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B2B Payments
Lenders Must Embrace Regulatory Tech To Comply With 1M State and Federal Banking Laws
January 11, 2022

As it stands, the nation’s mortgage lenders currently face a mix of 7,000 state and federal laws and regulations governing their industry, with another 32,000 individual mandates that flow from them.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Regulation
UK Competition Regulator to Review Brookfield’s Purchase of Scotia Gas 
January 11, 2022

The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog announced Tuesday (Jan. 11) that it will investigate the proposed merger between Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Scotia Gas Networks Ltd. (SNG). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
2 Retailers in 2 Days Say Omicron Dented Holiday Season Sales
January 11, 2022

For the second time in as many days, one of the trendy stalwarts of online and mall-based retailing has jumped the gun on Q4 earnings season with a weaker than expected preliminary sales report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Latin America
Spreedly Reports 100% Growth in Latin America
January 11, 2022

Payments orchestration platform Spreedly says it’s seeing a lot of activity from users in Latin America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Payment Methods
In Latin America, Consumers Want eCommerce With Local Payment Methods
January 11, 2022

The rise of the connected economy has opened avenues of commerce — where wielding everything from cellphones to tablets to cars, consumers can transact in more ways than ever before. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
China to Use Olympics to Test Digital Yuan
January 10, 2022

China will debut the digital yuan ahead of its Beijing Winter Olympics, which will go out to both athletes and spectators, Bloomberg reported Monday (Jan. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

International
EMEA Daily: Ankorstore Becomes Latest French Unicorn, Delivery Hero Sells $150M Share in Rappi
January 10, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, French wholesale marketplace Ankorstore gets unicorn status and Germany’s Delivery Hero sells its $150 million share in Rappi. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
Saudi’s Social Trading Platform Dawul Raises $5M
January 10, 2022

Social trading platform Dawul has raised $5 million in a seed round led by RAED Ventures with participation from Impact46, Seedra Ventures, Derayah Venture and Sukna Ventures, the Saudi Arabia-based company announced Sunday (Jan. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Loyalty & Rewards
US Bank Ups Card Rewards for EV Charging
January 10, 2022

U.S. Bank announced Monday (Jan. 10) that it has added new rewards for its business and consumer credit cards for gas station purchases to help out with electric vehicle (EV) charging. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...