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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Meanwhile, the federal government is Nigeria is said to be creating a framework to allow for countrywide digital currency adoption, CoinDesk reported. The potential adoption blueprint reportedly encompasses a program to make a legal structure to supervise the digital currency sector.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Marking its first fall in quarterly sales in half a decade, LaCroix sparkling water maker National Beverage Corp. reported revenue of $220.9 By contrast, the Florida-based company reported $300 million in the quarter finishing in July, The Wall Street Journal reported. “We million for the quarter concluding on Jan.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The island nation of Mauritius will now have a sovereign fund dedicated to investment in fintech. According to reports, high-level Fintech and Innovation-driven Financial Services Regulatory Committee panel met last week to discuss the possibility of the fund that would focus on, among other things, fraud, security, and blockchain.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The cash result, up 8.8%, was booked during a 12-month period of fast-rising interest rates that has helped the wider banking sector print profits by increasing borrowing rates at a faster pace than deposits.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

The National Restaurant Association , the country’s (and world’s) foodservice trade association, released its annual State of the Restaurant Industry report on Tuesday (Jan. The report looks at sales expectations for the coming year, operational changes in the industry, consumer behavior, menu trends, employment statistics and more.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

With claims that the company aimed to coerce music venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the Justice Department is reportedly gearing up to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation brought together two of the music industry’s most formidable forces.

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JULY 10, 2020

Punjab National Bank shares fell by nearly 6 percent late Thursday (June 9) after it was defrauded $491 million by one of its customers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The failed loan was granted to mortgage lender Dewan Housing Finance Limited, which has faced its own financial troubles, the Journal reported.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The National Defense Authorization Act as passed by the House and now headed to the Senate includes amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act dealing with the reporting of adverse information on servicemembers by consumer reporting agencies.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

24), could put digital currency exchanges under one national structure, CoinDesk reported. It would organize them into a distinct legal category and have the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in charge of supervision, according to the report. The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, which was proposed by a U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

Bloomberg reported. billion, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source. Conditions could become modified or discussions might not lead to a deal since an arrangement is not set in stone, Bloomberg reported. FTAC raised approximately $755 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in August.

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MAY 14, 2020

Amazon urged Congress on Wednesday (May 13) to enact legislation to prohibit price gouging during times of national emergency, Reuters reported. Brian Huseman, a vice president of public policy at Amazon, said in a blog post that each of the nation’s states have different rules when it comes to price gouging.

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JULY 31, 2020

On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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Bobsguide

MAY 10, 2022

Why Australia Benchmark Report 2022 released. Australia’s health and economic response to COVID-19 has put its recovery among the world’s leading nations, according to new analysis of global data. The report is produced by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). Why Australia Benchmark Report 2022.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ) and Global Payments were in talks to merge in a $70 billion deal, but it didn't end up happening, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The deal was reportedly in "advanced talks," WSJ reported, and the companies were planning to announce a deal this week.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is looking into allegations that the names and passwords of many of its customers were compromised, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 27). The Doha News website reported that 1.5 The largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets may have become the victim of a cybersecurity data breach.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

As it approaches its potential introduction to the public markets, Palantir is reportedly set to be the newest in a line of tech firms to go public long prior to bringing in positive income, The New York Times reported. Palantir registered $742.5 million in revenue last year, marking an increase of almost 25 percent from the prior year.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges have reported a total of 669 suspected money laundering cases to the country’s National Police Agency, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review.

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MAY 13, 2020

The Washington Nationals baseball team unveiled its ticket reimbursement policy for contests that the pandemic impacted, The Washington Post reported. But many teams — such as the Nationals — had halted or delayed payments for season tickets.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has announced a new director of the National Economic Council in Brian Deese , the current head of sustainable investing at BlackRock , CNBC reported. The president-elect appointed Cecilia Rouse , a Princeton labor economist, to head the three-member Council of Economic Advisers, PYMNTS reported.

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MARCH 10, 2021

” SNC (pronounced like the candy bar but without the “ers”) stands for the Shared National Credit Program, which, since 1977, has assessed risk in the largest and most complex credits shared by multiple regulated financial institutions. percent in 2019 to 12.4 percent in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. ” Modi has said that using RuPay is akin to offering a service to the nation, given the fees associated with the use stay in India. Mastercard reportedly has lodged a protest with the U.S.

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Perficient

JULY 28, 2020

Forrester interviewed Perficient for its recent report The Forrester Tech Tide: Channel Software, Q2 2020. Released last month, the report focuses on channel software and its increasing importance in winning, serving, and retaining customers – as well as dealers, distributors, resellers or other partners. Real-World Results.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A shocking new report reveals an underworld of corruption in the world’s banks and how governments allow it to thrive, BuzzFeed News reported. The report found the illegal profits from the drug trade, cash stolen from developing countries and Ponzi schemes flow through financial institutions despite warnings from bank employees.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut on the stock market. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for its application for a national bank charter.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 2 is the day with the most activity for holiday returns in the United States, CNBC reported. According to prior reports, Deloitte foresees that approximately $1.1

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AUGUST 9, 2020

11), National Public Radio (NPR) reported, citing a source. NPR reported ByteDance , TikTok’s parent company, will argue Trump’s far-reaching action is unconstitutional because it failed to give the company a chance to respond. The White House declined to comment on the expected litigation, NPR reported.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

government agencies, Reuters reports. 13), it was reported that SolarWinds' Orion Platform software was involved in “active exploitation.”. The recent reports of widespread attacks on government systems, PYMNTS writes, have caused concerns about how the institutions are doing at protecting vital data — and that if the U.S.

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APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to get their systems back online, The Wall Street Journal reported. They claimed to have birthdates, credit card information and national insurance numbers and demanded the $6 million payment. Travelex, the foreign exchange company that was crippled by hackers on New Year’s Eve, reportedly paid a $2.3

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

The Israeli government is creating its own “digital shekel,” according to multiple reports. The move is apparently driven by the desire to reduce black market activity, which makes up 22% of the country’s GDP, the report says.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. The news comes after reports surfaced in June that efforts from lawmakers in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. We are proud to report that the Group also received the highest national ranking in this new third category.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 1, 2023

We are pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Group was ranked in the highest tier nationally in the Compliance category of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Los Angeles-based City National Bank recorded a $247 million loss during a tumultuous final quarter of its fiscal year. But executives at the bank's Canadian parent company say they expect a return to profitability in the first quarter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. NEW REPORT: The Banks’ How To Guide To Using AI To Manage Credit Risk. businesses.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

UN Committee Indicates Support For Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations. The United Nation’s Tax Committee of Experts has indicated support for an initiative to assist developing nations in taxing Big Tech, Bloomberg Tax reported on Wednesday (Oct. streaming company to pay taxes, Techwire Asia reported.

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