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Commerzbank CEO Shakes Up C-Suite In His First Month

Commerzbank CEO Shakes Up C-Suite In His First Month
Commerzbank CEO Shakes Up C-Suite In His First Month
February 12, 2021  |  Personnel

A month into his new role and a day after announcing an aggressive revamp strategy, Commerzbank’s new CEO Manfred Knof is moving around the senior...

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FTC Tosses Payday Lender From Industry, Frees Debtors
FTC Tosses Payday Lender From Industry, Frees Debtors
February 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

An online payday lending scheme operating under several different names was banned from the industry and debts owed to it wiped from the books, the...

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Local ‘BeanCoin’ Currency To Help Bars In New Orleans
Local ‘BeanCoin’ Currency To Help Bars In New Orleans
February 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

A homegrown currency known as “BeanCoin” is out to help bars in the New Orleans at a time when city officials have closed the establishments...

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Oyo Hotels Cuts Staff In Latin America, Pivots To Other Markets
Oyo Hotels Cuts Staff In Latin America, Pivots To Other Markets
February 12, 2021  |  International

Oyo Hotels & Homes is taking a step back from its Latin America market as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decimate travel across the globe,...

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Equifax Completes Purchase Of Kount
Equifax Completes Purchase Of Kount
February 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Equifax has closed on its purchase of fraud prevention and digital ID firm Kount following the Jan. 8, 2021, announcement of a definitive deal to...

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February Consumer Sentiment Index Hits Six-Month Low
February Consumer Sentiment Index Hits Six-Month Low
February 12, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Consumer attitudes about the state of the economy unexpectedly dropped to a six-month low despite good news about vaccinations and more stimulus funds on the...

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PayPal Investor Day: Super App Ambitions Come To The Fore
PayPal Investor Day: Super App Ambitions Come To The Fore
February 12, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

The year 2020 was undeniably a big one for PayPal, in any number of ways. The FinTech giant ended the year with 377 million consumer...

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Digital Savings Soar In New Coupon App Provider Ranking
Digital Savings Soar In New Coupon App Provider Ranking
February 12, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Our love-hate relationship with coupons lives on in the age of digital disruption as couponing apps take the friction, frustration (and scissors) out of saving...

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P&G, Other CPG Firms Downplay D2C In Recent Earnings Calls
P&G, Other CPG Firms Downplay D2C In Recent Earnings Calls
February 12, 2021  |  Retail

After three weeks of earnings calls from major consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, one of the industry’s hottest trends was conspicuous in its absence: direct...

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