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Citi Inks $100 Million Trade Finance Deal With Asian Development Bank

Citi Inks $100 Million Trade Finance Deal With Asian Development Bank
Citi Inks $100 Million Trade Finance Deal With Asian Development Bank
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Global financial institution Citi is expanding its existing partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to share risk in trade finance transactions, reports in The...

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Small Business Earnings, Optimism Hit Yet Another High
Small Business Earnings, Optimism Hit Yet Another High
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a small business lobbying group, released a report last week revealing historic highs for small business (SMB) optimism...

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Data Dive: Coming, Going And Returning With Apple, PayPal And Wells Fargo
Data Dive: Coming, Going And Returning With Apple, PayPal And Wells Fargo
May 14, 2018  |  Data Dive

Twenty years ago today the last new episode of Seinfeld aired, much to the moaning and groaning of fans everywhere — especially after they saw...

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Canada’s Central Bank Continues Blockchain Project Despite Doubts
Canada’s Central Bank Continues Blockchain Project Despite Doubts
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A group of payments, technology and government players in Canada have joined together to tokenize central bank cash and assets to facilitate instant settlement of...

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China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China appears to be making progress in its fight against shadow lending even as new lending overall increased in April, according to data reported by...

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Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
May 14, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

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Santander Online Banking Debuts In UK
Santander Online Banking Debuts In UK
May 14, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Santander Online, the Spanish banking giant and lender, is gearing up to launch a digital bank in the U.K. that is a standalone operation. The...

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Goldman Looks To Germany As Part Of Marcus’ Expansion
Goldman Looks To Germany As Part Of Marcus’ Expansion
May 14, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Goldman Sachs is eyeing an expansion of its online bank Marcus across Europe and has chosen Germany as the next region after the U.K., reported...

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Bitbond Enables Clients To Transfer Loans Via Bitcoin
Bitbond Enables Clients To Transfer Loans Via Bitcoin
May 14, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitbond, a German online bank that lets clients transfer loans around the globe using bitcoin, has officially launched. It was licensed as a bank in 2016 and...

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