PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Yet, what’s amazing to me is that we are still, as an industry, talking about it — bitcoin, now crypto, blockchain — as if its potential to revolutionize our global financial system, and the way money moves between parties around the world, is just around the corner. But as the salvation of our global financial system, not even close.

Currencies

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

The executive also noted that eCommerce merchants were also impacted as shoppers pull back spending. The HDE requested that the government defer tax payments right away, along with the exclusion of interest, in addition to social security contributions due this month and next.

Banking

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Published reports indicate that China’s central bank and banking, securities and foreign-exchange regulators summoned Ant Group executives this past weekend to discuss official concerns about the firm. Reuters quoted central bank Vice Gov.

Restructuring

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In a series of actions aimed at boosting liquidity (and, by extension, economic stability), China’s central bank has pumped money into the country’s financial system, which had been slowing markedly even before the pandemic. According to Zhou Guannan, an analyst at Huachuang Securities Co., China may be about to find out.

Economics

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Ant was co-founded by billionaire Jack Ma, who also co-founded eCommerce giant Alibaba. Authorities want to overturn that model, due to what they say is potential for danger to the country’s financial system. Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history.

Restructuring

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Sabre Vice President of Product Management Becky French discussed this strategy with PYMNTS in a recent Masterclass video , noting that this collaboration has already yielded stronger cash flow and financial management practices for joint clients. NY Labor Department Secures Payroll Card Win. SmartEquip Adds Commercial Card Support.

B2B

The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Entrepreneurs may be able to get into new markets using these tactics, but the financial system is putting up significant barriers. The financial sector is an appealing target for cybercriminals due to the high value of this sensitive data. Accountants must also incorporate digital payment mechanisms on eCommerce platforms.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2012, Honey has grown from an eCommerce price-tracking tool to an expanded suite of services that includes a shopping assistant and rewards program. Planes may fall out of the sky, the financial system may be crippled, the energy grid may go dark — actually, it’s likely that none of this will come to pass.

Healthcare

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In addition, securities regulators are starting to embrace sandboxes, which are another recommendation put forth in the report. In the case of the former, there’s obviously a lot more risk to the individual and to the financial system. If Starbucks goes under, the individual has lost the $20 they have put on the card.

Credit Risk

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Telecommuting, online education and moving to a cashless and virtual financial system will likely become the norm,” he told PYMNTS. This most recent black swan is proving that online financial services are a lifeline service.”. I became part of e-Visa, an organization tasked with making Visa USA an eCommerce innovator.

Education

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Whenever a seismic event comes on the scene, and threatens to swamp the financial system and the U.S. That sentiment was echoed, at least in part, Wednesday (March 18) in an op-ed that ran in the Financial Times , penned by Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, former heads of the U.S. This time is different, as the saying goes.

Treasury