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Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech...
December 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the People’s Bank of China ordered merchants to accept cash and the EU has threatened to break up Big Tech firms...

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws
Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws
September 30, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

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...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Targets Trade Finance Deserts
Buy Now, Pay Later Targets Trade Finance Deserts
July 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The global trade finance gap now stands at an estimated $1.5 trillion, the Asian Development Bank has calculated, but banks and FinTechs have risen to...

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Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
July 13, 2020  |  Digital Payments

“Careem” is an Arabic word meaning, in part, “noble, admirable and praiseworthy.” In the case of Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Careem and its efforts...

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Open Banking Casts Global Net
Open Banking Casts Global Net
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking is making its rounds across the globe as regulators embrace financial services industry competition, and as financial services players — both banks and...

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Visa Expands Everywhere Initiative To Middle East, North Africa
Visa Expands Everywhere Initiative To Middle East, North Africa
June 22, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Visa announced Wednesday (June 21) that its Everywhere Initiative, which is a program aimed at encouraging the development of the so-called next big thing in...

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