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FinTech Jeff Aims To Boost Lending To The Underbanked In South Asia
FinTech Jeff Aims To Boost Lending To The Underbanked In South Asia
January 06, 2021  |  Loans

With no credit scores, limited financial transaction histories, and a huge amount of people who don’t even have a bank account, lending money in Vietnam...

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How Mexico’s Central Bank Plans To Move Payments To Digital
How Mexico’s Central Bank Plans To Move Payments To Digital
January 06, 2021  |  Banking

In Mexico, the pandemic is moving the needle toward digital payments — specifically mobile payments — to become more widely embraced by businesses and consumers...

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Subscription Payment Options Drive Customer Acquisition, But Too Many Drive Them Away
Subscription Payment Options Drive Customer Acquisition, But Too Many Drive Them Away
January 06, 2021  |  Subscriptions

At a time when merchants are embracing an array of payment options to reduce friction and meet customers where they want to be, when it...

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Personalization Is Key To Loyalty Programs’ Post-Pandemic Future
Personalization Is Key To Loyalty Programs’ Post-Pandemic Future
January 06, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The future of the post-pandemic loyalty program is digital and tailored, giving consumers relevant offers in real time, Mladen Vladic, senior vice president of loyalty...

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Stimulus Round Two: Two-Thirds Of Payments Reach Bank Accounts
Stimulus Round Two: Two-Thirds Of Payments Reach Bank Accounts
January 05, 2021  |  Disbursements

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has electronically sent out two-thirds of the second round of individual stimulus checks, or over $112 billion in payments,...

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Report: Alibaba Founder Ma OK But ‘Lying Low’
Report: Alibaba Founder Ma OK But ‘Lying Low’
January 05, 2021  |  International

After a short period of time in which Alibaba Founder Jack Ma’s whereabouts were unknown, CNBC has reported that Ma is not missing Get the...

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Crypto Trading Volumes Hit Record $68.3 Billion On Monday
Crypto Trading Volumes Hit Record $68.3 Billion On Monday
January 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have been doing extraordinarily well this week, hitting a new record volume of $68.3 billion, Reuters reported. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: CoinDesk Acquires Crypto Index TradeBlock; Bitcoin.com Co-Founder Sues Bridge.link For Misleading Investors
Bitcoin Daily: CoinDesk Acquires Crypto Index TradeBlock; Bitcoin.com Co-Founder Sues Bridge.link For Misleading Investors
January 05, 2021  |  Bitcoin

CoinDesk has acquired digital asset index TradeBlock, the cryptocurrency news platform announced in a press release Tuesday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Trump Executive Order Bans Transactions With Alipay, 7 Other Chinese Companies
Trump Executive Order Bans Transactions With Alipay, 7 Other Chinese Companies
January 05, 2021  |  Regulation

President Donald Trump has banned transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group‘s Alipay, which will escalate tensions with Beijing as he prepares to...

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