IFC, Citi Launch $800M Fund To Support Trade Finance In Emerging Markets
IFC, Citi Launch $800M Fund To Support Trade Finance In Emerging Markets
July 01, 2020  |  International

The International Finance Corp. (IFC) and Citigroup Inc. have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Survey: Quarter Of Americans Open To Banking With Big-Tech Firms Like Amazon, Apple And Google
Survey: Quarter Of Americans Open To Banking With Big-Tech Firms Like Amazon, Apple And Google
July 01, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Despite the surge in mobile payments and online banking, no one is predicting the disappearance of traditional banks and their brick-and-mortar branches.  Get the Full...

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Today In Payments: Senate Approves Five-Week Extension For PPP; Document: Wirecard Depended Upon Few Clients
Today In Payments: Senate Approves Five-Week Extension For PPP; Document: Wirecard Depended Upon Few Clients
July 01, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Senate extended the PPP application deadline by five weeks, and an internal document reveals a small client base brought in...

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Luckin Wraps Probe Into $300M In Fake Coffee Sales
Luckin Wraps Probe Into $300M In Fake Coffee Sales
July 01, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Luckin Coffee announced on Wednesday (July 1) the completion of an internal probe that blames the company’s former CEO and COO for inflating the embattled...

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EU Awaits Launch Of Payments Network Challenger This Week
EU Awaits Launch Of Payments Network Challenger This Week
July 01, 2020  |  International

A group of big European banks is planning to challenge Visa’s and Mastercard’s positions as the world’s two largest payment processing networks, Electronic Payments International...

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OCC: Banks Face Higher Compliance Risks Due To Pandemic
OCC: Banks Face Higher Compliance Risks Due To Pandemic
July 01, 2020  |  Regulation

The pandemic has heightened risks for pretty much everyone, including U.S. banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a report this...

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Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
July 01, 2020  |  Economy

The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second,...

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Pandemic Continues To Dull Allure Of Luxury Goods
Pandemic Continues To Dull Allure Of Luxury Goods
July 01, 2020  |  Retail

COVID-19 continues to take the shine off luxury goods. Despite some signs of improvement this month, LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods group, admitted that...

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Fitness Platforms Expand Offerings As Consumers Work From Home
Fitness Platforms Expand Offerings As Consumers Work From Home
July 01, 2020  |  Today In Data

Fitness and wellness platforms are expanding their offerings as Americans continue working from their residences and gym facilities have limited operations because of the pandemic. Gympass’...

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