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Afterpay Hires Ex-Airbnb Official For Global Marketing
Afterpay Hires Ex-Airbnb Official For Global Marketing
February 11, 2020  |  Personnel

Geoff Seeley, former Airbnb marketing official, is now working with payment company Afterpay as its global marketing leader. Seeley has over 25 years of experience...

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Countries Brace For Global Economic Impact Of Coronavirus
Countries Brace For Global Economic Impact Of Coronavirus
February 11, 2020  |  International

Canada Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that the coronavirus is probably going to have a “real” impact on that country’s economy, according to a report...

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Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
February 05, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The former Bank of France (BoF) governor Christian Noyer said that a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away. Although physical money...

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APIs May Be The Key To Singapore’s Open Banking Future
APIs May Be The Key To Singapore’s Open Banking Future
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

Banking is no longer just for traditional FIs, thanks to open banking’s spread. Digital banking development is poised to explode in Singapore, where legacy institutions...

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SWIFT Expands Global KYC For Corporates
SWIFT Expands Global KYC For Corporates
December 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

SWIFT is launching its global Know Your Customer (KYC) registry to more corporate groups, SWIFT announced in a press release on Monday (Dec. 16). The...

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Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
December 11, 2019  |  VISA

Since the rise of M-Pesa in 2007, mobile money wallets have become prevalent across Africa. And while that addition to the market has made many...

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Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
November 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a...

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Visa: She’s Next Initiative Goes Global
Visa: She’s Next Initiative Goes Global
October 22, 2019  |  VISA

In early 2019, Visa launched the “She’s Next, Empowered by Visa” initiative to boost women-owned small businesses (SMBs) around the world through shared research, experience...

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The Three Golden Rules Of Growing Global Marketplaces  
The Three Golden Rules Of Growing Global Marketplaces  
August 27, 2019  |  eCommerce

Gaining scale as a marketplace is, by-and-large, a good thing. It’s a sign that one has successfully found a way to reach a stable base...

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