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Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says

Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
August 07, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. financial regulators haven’t tackled risks adequately, ex-Bank of England governor Paul Tucker says, and now they should construct a “comprehensive” new policy. Get the...

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Deutsche Bank Taps Traydstream for Automated Document Checking
Deutsche Bank Taps Traydstream for Automated Document Checking
August 07, 2022  |  Partnerships

Deutsche Bank will be working with Traydstream to automate document checking, a press release from Traydstream says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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South Africa’s TymeBank Acquires SMB-Focused FinTech Retail Capital
South Africa’s TymeBank Acquires SMB-Focused FinTech Retail Capital
August 07, 2022  |  Partnerships

South Africa-based digital bank TymeBank has a proposed acquisition lined up for Retail Capital, which will help it boost its business banking services, a press...

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Augmented Reality Encourages UK Shoppers to See In-Store Through Their Phones
Augmented Reality Encourages UK Shoppers to See In-Store Through Their Phones
August 07, 2022  |  Technology

In the “Benchmarking the Digital Transformation” report, PYMNTS found that 83% of Brits owned a smartphone, the second highest when compared to data from the...

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Israel: At the Confluence of FinTech, Cybersecurity Innovation
Israel: At the Confluence of FinTech, Cybersecurity Innovation
August 07, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Israel is well known as a world leader in cybersecurity and a critical innovation hub driving the development of tools and resources aimed at fighting...

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5 Things to Know About the Nigeria Startup Bill
5 Things to Know About the Nigeria Startup Bill
August 07, 2022  |  Startups

In July, the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) passed through the country’s House of Representatives, a week after the Senate voted in favor of it. The...

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Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
August 07, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Five Turkish banks have adopted Russia’s Mir payments system, a Bloomberg report said Saturday (Aug. 6), quoting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his talk...

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EMEA Daily: Ukraine Banker Says Fast Digital Payments Critical in Times of Crisis; EU Asks Developers About Google App Payments 
EMEA Daily: Ukraine Banker Says Fast Digital Payments Critical in Times of Crisis; EU Asks...
August 05, 2022  |  Europe

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the latest PYMNTS report draws on the insights of Gerhard Bösch, the chairman of Ukraine’s PrivatBank,...

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