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Dubai Launches Business-To-Gov’t Digital Wallet
May 07, 2019

Dubai is looking at digital wallet technology to ease the friction of paying government fees for both businesses and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
May 07, 2019

The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses. At a time when small business insolvencies are on the rise in the country, critics of the initiative say the...

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Kraft Heinz Uncovers Employee Procurement Misconduct
May 07, 2019

U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz continues to address issues related to claims of procurement misconduct after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenaed the company. An internal probe of the matter revealed evidence of employee misconduct, reports on Monday (May 6) said in Bloomberg. Get...

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Ripple News: Boosts X-Border Partnership Tally
May 07, 2019

Ripple has added to its cross-border payments roster with a recent linkup with Ria Money, while also readying a refresh of its xCurrent, geared toward banks’ cross-border payments. In the meantime, SWIFT had some news of its own.

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OCBC Bank Says Fraud Is Pushing Digital Trade Finance
May 07, 2019

Rampant fraud in the global trade finance space is forcing the industry to go digital, according to Asia’s second-largest lender, OCBC. The Singapore bank’s Managing Director and Head of Global Commodities Finance Ng Chuey Peng told Bloomberg that “trade finance is due for a transformation,” reports said Monday...

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BBB Sounds Alarm On Online Small Business Lending
May 07, 2019

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing a warning to small businesses (SMBs) about a possible lending scam shedding light on the risks of online lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Digital Banking
Singapore Mulls Issuing Digital-Only Bank Licenses
May 07, 2019

Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is in talks about letting online banks operate in the city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Microsoft, Starbucks Team On AI-Powered Predictive Orders
May 07, 2019

Starbucks is teaming up with Microsoft on AI-powered projects that will do everything from gathering customer preferences to connecting coffeemakers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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ACH Sees Steady Growth In 2019
May 07, 2019

The ACH Network has started off 2019 strong, with the number of payments in Q1 up 5.8 percent from the previous year. In 2018, there were 27 billion ACH payments, and more than $51 trillion in value moved across the ACH Network. Get the Full Story Complete...