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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Facebook’s Cunnane laid out the threat in a sworn affidavit to the Irish regulator, hinting that the social media giant might be prepared to shut down its operations in a region where it has more than 400 million users. “It according to Metro. government.

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

30), the tech and search engine giant said it is expanding its free ad initiative to other regions around the world after a successful debut in the United States earlier this year. Shoppers will be able to find more products from more stores, just in time for peak shopping season across the region.”.

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JULY 1, 2020

Despite some signs of improvement this month, LVMH , the world’s biggest luxury goods group, admitted that its brick-and-mortar sales were erased by lockdowns across Europe and the United States in recent months, and that an immediate turnaround was unlikely. “We Spending in Asia-Pacific on luxury goods is set to contract by 3.4

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Mexican drug trafficking organizations responsible for much of the United States’ drug supply commonly rely on multiple money laundering methods, including bulk cash smuggling, to move narcotics proceeds across the U.S.-Mexico That activity accounts for “probably the most significant single source of illicit cash,” the FBI noted.

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MARCH 1, 2016

The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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JULY 22, 2020

The largest bank in the United States, J.P. In-branch operations have been severely impacted by the pandemic, with many banks instituting an appointment-only mandate for meetings be tween bank staff and customers to reduce the risk of infection. Scotiabank On How COVID-19 Could Lead To Lasting Change In Banking Operations.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

Brazil is now Uber’s largest market outside the United States, with São Paulo boasting more Uber rides than any other city in the world. The launch is the first for Uber in a country outside of the United States, and it will be available in six Mexican cities initially: Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey, Puebla, Merida and Guadalajara.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . The men operated under a hacking group called “Advanced Persistent Threat 10,” or “APT10.” William Evanina, a senior U.S.

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JUNE 29, 2020

SMBs and merchants operating in the EU must comply with strong customer authentication (SCA), which mandates stricter authentication requirements for online and contactless purchases above a certain value. Banco de España, Spain’s central bank, granted the license, which enables RevoluPAY to operate within all 27 EU member countries.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. Pushing Digital. That’s higher than the 8.59 percent and 2.83

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MAY 11, 2020

Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on a Monday (May 11) earnings call that, overall, “negative trends appear to have bottomed in most regions around the world. He noted that occupancy levels in the region are currently a bit more than 30 percent, which is higher from the lows of below 10 percent in mid-February.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As the Colombian economy expanded into global trade, companies in the region needed enterprise resource planning (ERP) to take the first steps with digital transformation. What was the turning point for expanding operations as a nearshore software development partner? Camilo : The early 2000s marked the start of our transformation.

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JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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JUNE 4, 2020

“In a post-COVID19 normal , we anticipate demand for delivery services to remain elevated,” said Demi Yu, regional head of GrabFood and GrabMart, in a press release, adding that the company plans to “double down” on its expansion of GrabMart. More than 35 percent of U.S. shoppers were buying retail goods online as of May 23, up from 29.2

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Whether in Australia, India, Europe or the United States, mobile phones aren’t just driving interconnectivity, but are the key channel driving innovation in payments and commerce. Payments landscapes in different regions can vary greatly, and to succeed, businesses need to know the ropes. Take China, for example.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

FlixMobility is operating in 30 countries. FlixMobility launched in the United States in 2018, challenging popular companies like Greyhound, and now operates with 100 destinations from coast to coast. It also acquired Turkey’s leading bus provider Kamil Koc and long-distance coach service Eurolines. billion people.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

This can be difficult, with a recent study finding that 78 percent of banks in the Asia-Pacific region reported rises in fraud after debuting real-time payments services. Security is top-of-mind for many firms in the United States and appears to be affecting executives’ choices when determining which payment tools to use.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

The United States Federal Reserve has passed new rules which lower the liquidity and capital requirements for most banks, as well as easing other restrictions. Also, some larger regional banks won’t have to undergo previous regulations on stress tests anymore. days of operations, instead of 30. .

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MARCH 27, 2020

While the advancement of open banking regulations may be seeing a small skip due to the spread of the coronavirus , many countries saw business and typical banking operations halted right after deciding upon new online privacy rules. European Union and other regions currently fighting the pande mic.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Rules like the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have been operating for several years in the European Union, for example, but there are different considerations when it comes to online transactions and privacy during a time when most consumers and businesses are operating indoors.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Three regional players in the organic food retail business — where Whole Foods and parent Amazon rule — have declared bankruptcy over the past month. Four generations of the family had owned and operated a handful of Fairways in New York City, starting with a fruit-and-vegetable stand that opened in 1933. The number of U.S.

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MARCH 24, 2020

Business is restricted to drive-thru, carryout and delivery in the United States and select other markets. And the firm noted that the impact on sales is very different by region. In another region, some mayors in important agricultural regions of Brazil are stopping transportation to help stop the virus from spreading.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Its Getaround Connect device now operates in the United States, as well as in seven European countries: Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the U.K. In April, Getaround announced its acquisition of Drivy , a Paris-headquartered car sharing startup that operates in 170 European cities.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Sweden’s oldest retail bank will face a hefty $386 million fine for a scandal that erupted last year over the bank’s poor handling of money laundering issues in the Baltic region, according to Reuters Thursday (March 19). Also, Swedbank is under investigation in the United States.

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MARCH 9, 2020

There is good news, and there is bad news with regards to the path to addressing the unbanked and underbanked in the United States. Digitization and modernization are key, yet for the regional banks and credit unions that are left in the wake of larger institutions shuttering their branches, the process is a challenge.

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JULY 23, 2019

In terms of individual regions, the company saw the highest credit and debit activity in constant dollar volume at 8.9 Other deals include those to acquire Verifi, and Rambus tokenization and electronic ticketing operations. Total transactions were up 10 percent to 51.6 billion, processed transactions gained 12 percent to 35.4

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Alicia Levine, who works at BRCK, an internet hardware and service startup, will become the company’s chief operating officer. Both Chipper Cash founders emigrated to the United States to study and work in Silicon Valley. Animashaun is not the only person leaving a successful African tech venture to join Chipper Cash.

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JULY 21, 2017

Fraud varies country to country, region to region. As has been widely noted, the region has paved the way for the adoption of EMV, and its embrace by merchants in the EU, mandated though it has been, has steered hackers and criminals to online methods of siphoning funds from consumers and cheating companies.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Consumers can visit SmallSurprises.Shop , access a questionnaire and then select a customized pack to be delivered anywhere in the United States. Twenty-eight percent of PREIT’s portfolio consists of local and regional tenants. In that way, the initiative puts PREIT in a position to sell outside of its Northeastern territory.

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JUNE 19, 2020

As it launches a health and sanitization initiative, AMC will restart operations at roughly 450 cinemas in the United States on July 15 and a further roughly 150 cinemas in time for the release of “TENET” and “Mulan.” AMC will have an empty row of seats between each row for each showtime in non-recliner rooms.

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JULY 28, 2019

In other news, Alkiviades David and his Swiss-based consortium announced the launch of The Swissx Bank of Cannabis, which will operate SWX Coin, a cryptocurrency pegged directly to the median global price of premium hemp flower. Safeway has 894 locations across 17 states. percent bitcoin back on all online purchases at Safeway.com.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Banks operating in oil and gas intensive areas of the U.S. Using data from quarterly Call Reports going back to 2013, analysts compared the performance of “energy-sensitive banks” with that of similar banks that aren’t located in energy-dependent regions. Possible causes Why might that be the case?

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Operational performance data also show that the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions saw the steepest drop-offs in total volumes as measured across credit and debit at 16.4 He also said 43 percent of face-to-face transactions are being done through contactless means — a tally that rises to 65 percent excluding the United States.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Those test payments, the company said, went through between India and the United States. Commercialization will roll out later in the year and expand into Europe this year, among other regions, and Singapore and the Philippines next year.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Small businesses across the United States have a sanguine view of near-term prospects, with plans to hire more staff in the face of an anticipated pickup in demand, Reuters reported, citing data from the New York Federal Reserve. That anticipation might lead to solid hiring trends across the next several months.

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