PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

“This additional investment further validates our long-term business strategy and is evidence of our collective mission to make modern mobile technology accessible to everyone.”. Also, HMD Global will grow its footprint in important regions for expansion. The company is now active in 91 markets throughout eight regions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

SoftBank, the Japan-based technology company, is rolling out a $5 billion fund that will target Latin American technology companies. According to a report in Reuters , by launching another tech-focused fund, SoftBank is increasing its ambitions in the technology market beyond its massive Vision Technology Fund.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care. In the U.S.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. We sat through almost every presentation and took pages of notes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

According to market research firm International Data Corp., It will allow customers to get a quick glance on the go and get the information they need instantaneously,” George Flouros, vice president for financial services at NCR India, Middle East and Africa region, said in an interview with Gulf News. million units in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

That includes paying for everything from clothes to restaurant deliveries through online and card-not-present transactions. But in an interview with PYMNTS, Scott Anderson , director of software product management and go-to-market, banking at Diebold Nixdorf , said that predictions of cash’s imminent demise are premature.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Volanty, an online Brazilian used car market startup, raised 70 million reais ($17.6 SoftBank launched a $5 billion Latin America fund in March, the largest investment of venture capital funds the region has seen. It also rolled out a $2 billion fund that will target Latin American technology companies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The global economy offers a wide range of opportunities for businesses to expand their reach, and promote their brands to new markets. What’s more, companies must also work to remain compliant with the laws in place across the different regions where they operate. In the financial services market, trust is an essential component.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

The only way to predict what the emerging payments trends are for today is to seek out the one group of people who has the power to control the entire market: consumers. But, of course, no two consumers are exactly alike – especially when comparing consumers across different regions of the world. ” The Highlights.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With the global pandemic creating a market of volatility, corporate spend is down as businesses look to safeguard their bottom lines against macroeconomic headwinds. But for the commercial spending technology world, these forecasts aren't exactly rosy. Virtual Cards And Mobile Technology. While losses climbed from $5.7

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

According to a report in OracleTimes , Mercury FX chief executive Alastair Constance said during the Ripple Regionals 2019, a company event held in London, that it will use xRapid for payments from the U.K. Earlier this month SendFriend , which operates in the cross-border payments market, announced it raised $1.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Logistics and shipping conglomerate FedEx is planning to introduce its QR (Quick Response) Pay solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in several Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets. Small businesses can scan the FedEx-provided QR code presented by couriers or on invoices. Reports in Enterprise Innovation on Wednesday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID cards, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The new requirement went into effect Sunday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Chinese companies are setting their sights on a new market for growth: Southeast Asia and its 620 million people. EMarketer, the research firm, is projecting that the number of smartphone users will surpass 257 million by 2020, presenting a big opportunity for companies. The deal values combined were $1.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

This can become increasingly difficult in emerging markets, where Kunal Patel, global head of product strategy and mobile payments at GoSwiff , explained that merchants are focused on operating in cash-driven economies. KW: How do you get the consumers — who, in many of these markets, are very cash-centric — on board?

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 14, 2024

Banks often lack a technology architecture plan and are channeled down dead-end streets. Bankers don’t know what they don’t know, and few bankers outside of national and regional banks have experience with platform selection when it comes to digital banking platforms. Part of this problem is deficiencies in vendor selection.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 14, 2024

Banks often lack a technology architecture plan and are channeled down dead-end streets. Bankers don’t know what they don’t know, and few bankers outside of national and regional banks have experience with platform selection when it comes to digital banking platforms. Part of this problem is deficiencies in vendor selection.

Digital Banking 195

Digital Banking Customer Experience Meeting Analytics 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

More recently, Mastercard, with Vocalink, struck a deal with P27 Nordic Payments Platform to provide the Nordic market with a real time and batch payments system. The immediate impact of the acquisition will be felt in the Nordics, where clearing services already exist, and then well beyond that region. “We On A Grand Stage.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Leavitt continued, “Most people think of a Caribbean island as a strip of hotels on a beach, but each market is a meaningful economy that can be the size of a state in the U.S.”. This is just more of that, in a different region, with a great partner in Mastercard.”. The STP model is particularly suited for the Caribbean, said Leavitt.

Marketing 100

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Abrigo

JULY 14, 2023

Takeaway 2 Do you have the right technology to efficiently generate strategic insights now and on an ongoing basis? For example, say your management and board’s strategy for the upcoming year is to grow the CRE loan portfolio by 10%, and the institution needs to consider expanding into new markets to achieve this goal.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Rather, the difference could be seen in just how significantly technology disruption has slammed its way into bankers’ discussions regarding shareholder value. At the same time, Michaud shared compelling data concerning just how big players like PayPal and Square have become relative to the market caps of traditional banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

While QR codes have become an extremely prominent part of the payments landscape in the Asia Pacific region in general and in China specifically, in the U.S. But the experience isn’t perfect yet, and has presented the same bugs and glitches that were seen in China in the early days of the QR code rollout almost a decade ago.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund innovation and research in tech startup projects across the region. According to Reuters , Europe has lagged behind the United States in developing new technologies. France has already promised to spend 1.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. Consumers’ changing views are prompting MENA financial authorities to reexamine how their present regulations handle online privacy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

For now, eMarketer pointed out, Lazada Group dominates the eCommerce activity and web traffic in the markets it serves, which includes mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. What’s more, the incomes in the region are growing at the same time smartphone ownership is, noted the report.

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Accenture

APRIL 21, 2017

European banks are in the midst of a ‘perfect storm’ of negative interest rates, regulatory pressures and market disruption, and are in search of new sources of value. The solution of choice for each bank must be qualified based on the specific characteristics of its client segments and local market considerations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

As 5G deployments start, the people who run hospitals and medical offices, along with companies that supply healthcare devices and payment services, are starting to figure out what the quicker speed and other features of the new mobile network technology will do for them. 5G and Hospitals. 5G Payments Impact. percent until 2013.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 6, 2021

It has become crystal clear that digital transformation is now the largest technology initiative for regional and community financial institutions. Topping their list of complaints: speed to market/pace of new improvements (or lack thereof) and integration challenges. Commoditization Strategy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This represents 59 percent growth over the past 10 years, much of it buoyed by a surge in sign-ups across the Oceania region. It found that more than two-thirds of consumers would tap mobile-based authentication measures such as fingerprint, face or voice recognition technologies to safeguard their accounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

That a market is massive and emerging as a target for digitization, does not necessary mean it will be an easy target to pursue — a lesson learned the hard way by Facebook in June when regulators hit the pause button on its adding payment capabilities to WhatsApp in Brazil. Leveraging an Ecosystem to Ride Out Uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

The banks have also agreed to share data on emerging markets. Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“It is our strategic direction to enhance our digital technology capability, to deliver a better customer experience,” said Thanachart Bank EVP of Retail and Small Business Banking Anuwat Luengtawekul in a statement. The trade finance gap across Asia is also a key opportunity for the firm.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2019

While many financial institutions are seeing the benefits of digitizing different areas of their bank or credit union, others are still hesitant to invest in technology. Does your financial institution support a culture of innovation and an environment that welcomes new technology? Technology, like banking, isn’t “one-size-fits-all.”

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Oklahoma Millennials Innovation Technology 218

Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

While Dan was the one really working (he presented on “How Big Data can change Financial Services”) I mingled around the participants of this vibrant ecosystem encompassing entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and regulators among other stakeholders. Discover the finalists of all regions here.

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