PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

But by leveraging data, and advanced technology, you get the details that can help drive decision-making processes or the routes that a payment can take.”. The rise of eCommerce can give merchants information ahead of transactions, which can be used to route those transactions with speed and security.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

Zooz also offers secure data storage and protection for consumer information. It helps optimize transaction acceptance rates by showing which card types or currencies are most likely to be declined. First, it can help detect and avert fraud by making trends easier to spot. Third, it’s configurable.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Leveraging Technology: In today’s data-driven environment, tasks that involve implementing or improving technological solutions should be high on the CFO’s priority list. This includes not just financial risks but also operational, regulatory, and strategic risks.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the US, the US Federal Reserve is set to introduce to the local market FedNow – an instant payment solution that will enable customers of participating banks and credit unions to instantly send and receive money transfers outside of traditional banking hours. Efforts are underway in other markets to facilitate cross-border e-payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

The blockchain group is reportedly working on a stablecoin , which is a digital currency tied to either one or a group of traditional currencies, something that would make it less susceptible to swings in prices. PYMTS CEO Karen Webster recently took a deep dive into the potential digital currency and its implications.

Currencies 56

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

State regulators noted at the time: “It is likely that many SPDIs will focus heavily on digital assets, such as virtual currencies, digital securities and utility tokens. Wyoming allowed the chartering of special services depository institutions (SPDIs) in 2019 and began accepting applications for them in October 2019.

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Simply Treasury

AUGUST 2, 2022

The idea is not new to encourage companies to increase their capitalization and reduce their bank debt (partly through more recourse to the capital market - CMU project). The rate would be calculated based on a 10-year "risk-free interest" rate depending on the currency, increased by a 1% risk premium (1.5% Any crisis can be fatal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The rewards market is a competitive one, said novae’s McCarthy, not just on the “earn” side of the equation, but on the “redemption” side, too. Flexibility, he said, comes in the form of digital currency — easily transferable and usable across any number of spending categories, moving from travel, for example, to groceries.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

The slight downturn comes at a time of broader market volatility as the U.K. Phelan said it is too premature to deduce that these geopolitical factors had any significant impact on the February Index’s reading, but did warn that Canada’s position in the market means that its SMBs are at least indirectly exposed to these pressures.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

The rise of the global economy and the demand for swift and secure cross-border payments is driving the development of more efficient infrastructures, and spurring financial institutions (FIs) to experiment with emerging tech. Last week, the company partnered with MoneyGram to enable the money transfer firm to use digital currency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Enterprise blockchain company Money By Design is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) and hopes to secure more than $350 million through the deal. The company describes its solution as an “augmented currency” that can boost transaction efficiency. The company also plans to leverage its solution for the financial services market.

Currencies 54

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

For airlines and hotels, catering to customers from around the world means dealing with a long list of complications, including accepting payments in a host of local currencies, complying with national and international regulations, and finding ways to afford or offset the high price of processing fees. The Future Of Travel Payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Smart Tokens, the company explained in its release, offer security for currency exchanges that support the transfer of smart contracts and funds via distributed ledger. “Our successful test proves low cost, faster, more secure global transactions are no longer a thing of the future.” ” .

B2B 74

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

When we look at everything that has been leveraged and assembled quickly — and in responding to what is clearly unprecedented demand for different services across digital channels — what stands out is the flexibility and agility of the underlying platforms.”. As Brown told Webster, “It is the digital platform that can enable that change.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

Banking 86

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Increasingly, firms selling abroad are embracing the belief that there is a business advantage to making products available for purchase in foreign customers’ home currencies. Despite the benefits of accepting a mix of currencies, this move can be daunting. How else to make a cross-currency exchange feel smooth and seamless?

Foreign Exchange 43

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

That move includes new rails (the Libra Blockchain), the new currency (Libra), and the new Geneva-headquartered nonprofit (the Libra Association) that will act as its governing network structure and hold the Libra reserves. Facebook said it simply wants to give the 1.7 To start, that’s Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp. So what is?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

One reason might be the fact that, at least according to some proponents, bitcoin and other crypto offerings have been regarded as a safe haven from currency swings (think China) amid ongoing trade conflicts and geopolitical concerns. Nonetheless, some crypto-focused backers are bringing new flavors to market. Concerns Over Security.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

PayGroup provides multi-currency payroll and human resources solutions; the firm also serves as the holding company for PayAsia, a cloud human capital management software and business process outsourcing provider to medium-sized and large, multinational conglomerates with operations in multiple countries. At the time, the firm secured $76.6

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

As crypto companies increase their advertising spending, brands have pumped out crypto-theme campaigns or marketing gimmicks to leverage the buzz surrounding cryptocurrencies. Intuit has tried to capitalize on the crypto wave in its latest ad for its TurboTax software. Photo: TurboTax.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The booming Vietnamese economy is one of the most attractive markets around the world. It makes it easier for more AI users to leverage the platform, thus increasing the likelihood that data scientists and developers will feel incentivized to consider SingularityNET a viable alternative pathway to monetize their expertise.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It seems blowing past $1,400 at the start of this week wasn’t enough for the digital currency. The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 Some exchanges even pegged the digital currency’s value at over $1,600.

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Currencies Banking Retail Leverage 47

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Bitcoin keeps bouncing along in the upper $3K range, but it was unable to extend last week’s breakout above this level,” wrote Market Analyst Jani Ziedins. AAX will leverage LSEG’s Technology to deliver a world-class exchange that ensures safe, trusted and secure digital asset trading for all. By Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

“Merchants and service providers who use these platforms want quick, efficient, flexible and secure access to their earnings, whenever and wherever they need them.

eCommerce 50

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

And that can make the blockchain a bit scary, particularly when combined with the fact that its most well-known and famous application is bitcoin — the international cybercriminals’ currency of choice. The Move on a New Market. But, he noted, has to happen is a long timeline — and some other things have to happen first.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

According to BELLIN, the collaboration with Kantox means it can combine its treasury management offering with Kantox’s services that provide companies with foreign currency, foreign exchange (FX) and risk management solutions. Together, the firms will target middle-market businesses looking to grow internationally.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

BTC values are rising to approach the all-time highs seen in early March before all the China troubles, the Securities and Exchange Commission denial double whammy and fears of a hard fork. The estimated market cap of bitcoin was pegged at just over $20.4 on digital currency exchange GDAX and $1,230.63 On Thursday at 2:20 p.m.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Growing impatient waiting for their ETF fund to be listed and to boost bitcoin trading, the cofounders of the Gemini Trust Company, a digital currency exchange based in the U.S., are introducing a daily bitcoin auction so that the currency can be traded any time. dollars, but this is expected to expand to more currencies later.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

From working from home to redrawing supply chain routes, businesses have been forced to be flexible and get creative to adjust to the “new normal” of a dramatic and disruptive market downturn. ” Any B2B eCommerce platform to facilitate sales, however, must be ingrained with payments security and buyer-supplier trust. .

B2B 69

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

There still exists a lot of runway, of course, as India remains a cash-intensive economy, where 90 percent of transactions are still done through hard currencies. India, in contrast, has a huge point of leverage in embracing digital payments — namely, the power of mobile devices. The Players And The Lines Blurred.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Along the way, retailers are leveraging, and will continue to leverage, the latest payments technology developments to maximize revenue, while maintaining security of the transactions themselves. He noted that software solutions also improve the customer experience through marketing schemes and loyalty promotions.

Retail 55

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Ingenico Group recently acquired the Systems of Secure Transactions (SST) business unit from its long-time partner and distributor in the Ukraine Bancomzvjazok JSC (BKC). This will become increasingly important as it relates to the payment terminals market. Eastern European consumers spent more than $1 trillion in cash in 2015.

Currencies 40

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Companies must tailor their payments approaches to the norms and preferences of each market in which they intend to operate, and that means researching local habits as well as staying abreast of consumers’ and merchants’ changing transaction tastes. Whenever you have money flow, it’s quite technical,” he said.

eCommerce 63

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2019

In emerging markets where we’re heavily invested – India is a good example – we’re seeing all kinds of emerging best practices around data privacy, security and authentication, and at the same time the whole real-time payment network is being upgraded,” Pathak said. That still depends on the market. Pushing Past Old Limits .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

One estimate that debuted this week via Business Intelligence and Strategy Research (aka BIS Research) states that the global automotive blockchain market will reach $1.6 The advantages extend from transparency to security and, of course, immutability. Securities Offerings, Too. billion by 2026. percent, as measured from 2018.

Securities 41

Securities Invoicing Manufacturing Currencies 41

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

In the latest sign of regulatory action in the virtual currency realm, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed suits against three virtual currency operators, with allegations that the trio defrauded customers. For example, South Korea and China have set sights on their respective cryptocurrency markets.

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