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New Year’s Resolution: The Clearing House Urges Banks To Become 24/7 Operations
January 08, 2021

Whether it was helping small businesses get their PPP payments or convert to eCommerce, getting cash in the hands of workers delivering food, or accommodating digitized mortgage closing and escrow activity, the coronavirus has foisted a lot of change on the financial services industry in...

International
US Trade Representative’s Office Suspends Tariffs On French Goods
January 07, 2021

The U.S. is doing away with a program to levy tariffs on $1.3 billion of French goods as retaliation for that country’s revenue tax on Big Tech companies, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
Today In Payments Around The World: Ant Eyes Credit Unit Overhaul; FCA Releases Pandemic Resiliency...
January 07, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit, while the British financial watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned that the pandemic could flatline financial services companies. Plus, Indian B2B eCommerce platform Udaan...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: South Korea’s 20 Pct Crypto Tax To Start In 2023; Bitcoin Shoots Above...
January 07, 2021

South Korea will begin taxing crypto benefits 20 percent, from both buying and selling, beginning in 2023, according to a report from Asia Today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
ActiveWorx Introduces B2B Payments Offering On AP Platform
January 07, 2021

ActiveWorx, Inc. has rolled out B2B payments optimization offerings on its platform. The launch of the company’s payment functions will address ongoing corporate payment processing hurdles with process automation software and payment services that harness artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced machine learning (ML), according to an...

B2B Payments
UK Debt Collectors Want More To Do With Unpaid COVID Debts
January 07, 2021

U.K. debt collectors want the government to give them a bigger role in recovering the debts from the 44-billion-pound (about $60 billion) business rescue program, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Fides Expands Connectivity For Finance Professionals
January 07, 2021

Fides Treasury Services, which works in multibank connectivity and communications, has rolled out new details about its plans to extend its shop for corporate treasury and finance solutions, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Security & Fraud
Russian Hacker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
January 07, 2021

Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin, who helped carry out an attack on J.P. Morgan Chase, among other companies, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA
January 07, 2021

Customers of Simple Bank are receiving emails telling them the bank is closing and that the intent is to transfer them to BBVA, a report from Talk Android says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...