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Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks

Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
June 18, 2018  |  Regulation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a forum for the world’s central banks, wants specific regulations that were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis to...

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Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
June 18, 2018  |  Google

Google, aiming to boost its presence in Asian markets that are seeing fast growth, is investing $550 million in JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company. Get...

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Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
June 18, 2018  |  Google

One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, one surprising company is reaping rewards from the deal: Google. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Venmo To Phase Out Web Support
Venmo To Phase Out Web Support
June 18, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Venmo, the peer-to-peer payment app owned by PayPal, is gearing up to discontinue web support for its payment service. TechCrunch, citing an email to users,...

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US Bank Profit Payouts To Reach $170B
US Bank Profit Payouts To Reach $170B
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Some of the country’s largest banks should soon be handing over more capital to investors than they are generating for the first time since the...

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How Applebee’s Sees Digital Ordering Shaping Casual Dining
How Applebee’s Sees Digital Ordering Shaping Casual Dining
June 18, 2018  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Casual dining restaurants are putting their own stamp on mobile order ahead. In the June Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, PYMNTS catches up with Applebee’s strategy chief,...

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Credable CEO: Lessening The Pain Of Late Payments For SMBs
Credable CEO: Lessening The Pain Of Late Payments For SMBs
June 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It stands as one of the top pain points in B2B payments, a place of uncertainty and anxiety, a spot where a late or ignored...

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The Path To Consumers’ Digital Hearts Is Paved With Alerts
The Path To Consumers’ Digital Hearts Is Paved With Alerts
June 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Data collection is vital. So are mobile and fraud alerts. However, for banks and credit unions still trying to do more to meet the demands...

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The Payments Bucket List (No, It’s Not What You Think)
The Payments Bucket List (No, It’s Not What You Think)
June 18, 2018  |  Payment Methods

We compartmentalize our daily lives, separating goals and task into manageable “buckets” of thought and actions.  Why should payments be any different?  In the latest...

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