Swift Board’s Chair Retires; Deputy Takes Interim Leadership Role

Swift Board’s Chair Retires; Deputy Takes Interim Leadership Role
Swift Board’s Chair Retires; Deputy Takes Interim Leadership Role
December 16, 2022  |  Personnel

The Swift board of directors that leads the financial transactions facilitator has a new chair.  Swift Chair Yawar Shah has retired from the board after 16 years...

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Freightos Sees $1.8T Opportunity to Digitize Freight, Supply Chain
Freightos Sees $1.8T Opportunity to Digitize Freight, Supply Chain
December 16, 2022  |  Supply Chain

The future of freight, logistics and the supply chain lies with digitization and online platforms. That’s according to freight booking and payments firm Freightos, which...

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Data Access Will Power CFOs’ New Role in 2023
Data Access Will Power CFOs’ New Role in 2023
December 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Businesses expanding globally will face numerous Black Swan challenges in 2023 and what will power them through is data access, so says Joe Pergola, Chief...

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Amazon vs Walmart Battle to Remain Focused on Inflation, Food Prices
Amazon vs Walmart Battle to Remain Focused on Inflation, Food Prices
December 16, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart’s CEO said inflation will persist into the new year, especially for food prices. Although government data this week showed the pace of price hikes...

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Warhammer Game Creator to Partner With Amazon on Film and TV
Warhammer Game Creator to Partner With Amazon on Film and TV
December 16, 2022  |  Retail

The creator of the Warhammer game may team with Amazon on film and television productions. Games Workshop said in a Friday (Dec. 16) press release...

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Americans Hesitant to Break Up With Big US Banks
Americans Hesitant to Break Up With Big US Banks
December 16, 2022  |  Banking

Americans are slow to change U.S. banks, even though they could be missing out. Credit unions (CUs), with a 6% higher-than-average member satisfaction rate, could...

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DFC and Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion in Africa
DFC and Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion in Africa
December 16, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to further financial inclusion in Africa. The initiative, which was announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Friday...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Better, Faster Digital Identification a Must-Have for Consumers, Regulators
PYMNTS Intelligence: Better, Faster Digital Identification a Must-Have for Consumers, Regulators
December 16, 2022  |  Digital Identity

Authorized push payment (APP) fraud, identity theft, synthetic account fraud and first-party misuse are all growing problems for many industries and countries. In the United...

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Payments Orchestration Helps Small Business Shorten Time to Making a Sale
Payments Orchestration Helps Small Business Shorten Time to Making a Sale
December 16, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

The pandemic brought merchant aggregators — marketplaces that onboard and provide crucial platforms for individual merchants — to the forefront of the payments ecosystem. Demand...

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