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Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
May 07, 2019  |  Loans

Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the year, with banks...

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Standard Chartered Broadens Biz Banking Services Across Asia
Standard Chartered Broadens Biz Banking Services Across Asia
April 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Standard Chartered is spreading the availability of some of its corporate financial services across Asia. A press release Monday (April 15) said Standard Chartered is...

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Virtual Reality: 5G Retailers’ Secret Sauce?
Virtual Reality: 5G Retailers’ Secret Sauce?
April 04, 2019  |  Retail

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking...

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Asia’s Corporates Driving Treasury, Banking Digitization
Asia’s Corporates Driving Treasury, Banking Digitization
April 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Large corporates across Asia are driving digital transformation of banking and treasury management in the region, according to new analysis from Greenwich Associates. The firm...

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Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
March 28, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and other FinTech services....

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Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has struck a partnership...

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Wirecard Denies New Fraud Allegations Amid Decline In Shares
Wirecard Denies New Fraud Allegations Amid Decline In Shares
February 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Wirecard, the German-based payments company, saw its stock tank again Thursday (Feb. 7) after the Financial Times ran a new report alleging more fraud at...

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Financial Firms Form FinTech Cooperation Committee In Asia
Financial Firms Form FinTech Cooperation Committee In Asia
January 25, 2019  |  International

To help FinTech startups, banks, and institutions exchange expertise, financial firms formed the Fintech Cooperation Committee in Singapore. Approximately 60 financial institutions became a part...

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Travelstop Embraces Mobile-First Asia For Launch Of T&E App
Travelstop Embraces Mobile-First Asia For Launch Of T&E App
January 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate travel and expense report management company Travelstop has launched throughout Asia, with the iPhone playing a key part in its growth efforts. Reports Monday...

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