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SWIFT Gears Up For Trade Via Blockchain

SWIFT Gears Up For Trade Via Blockchain
SWIFT Gears Up For Trade Via Blockchain
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Financial messaging service SWIFT said this past week that it has fashioned a partnership with R3, a blockchain startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fighting Fraud In A Faster Payments Landscape
Fighting Fraud In A Faster Payments Landscape
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

NACHA recently released new figures on ACH network volume, revealing earlier this week that Same-Day ACH volume grew 46 percent between Q4 2017 and Q4...

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Barclays Shifts 15 Pct Of Assets To Dublin In Brexit Plan
Barclays Shifts 15 Pct Of Assets To Dublin In Brexit Plan
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. financial institution Barclays has moved about 15 percent of its total assets to Dublin in anticipation of Brexit, reports in the BBC said on Wednesday...

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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market
First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank...

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Enterprise Cloud, Security Drive Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
Enterprise Cloud, Security Drive Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella emphasized the enterprise’s digital transformation as a key driver of the company’s growth, as the technology firm posted its...

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Central Group Invests $200M In Local Grab Unit
Central Group Invests $200M In Local Grab Unit
January 31, 2019  |  Investments

Central Group, Thailand’s largest retailer, confirmed Thursday (January 31) that it is investing $200 million in a unit of Grab, the Southeast Asia ride-hailing startup. Get...

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Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
January 31, 2019  |  Delivery

British restaurants hit a milestone in 2018 — the number of insolvent ones hit an all-time high, and has even doubled since 2010, according to...

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Visa Beats Street On 11 Pct Payments Volume Growth
Visa Beats Street On 11 Pct Payments Volume Growth
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Factors such as the government shutdown, Brexit and a trade war all weighed a bit on Visa’s latest results, but Visa still managed to put...

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PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

PayPal kept its 2018 earnings beat streak alive, notching its fourth consecutive earnings beat with its Q4 results announcement yesterday (Jan. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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