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Temasek Cuts Raises, Bonuses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Temasek Cuts Raises, Bonuses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Temasek Cuts Raises, Bonuses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
February 25, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

As the Coronavirus circulates, Temasek Holdings Pte is instituting a company-wide wage freeze and requesting that senior management accept voluntary pay reductions for as long as one...

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Walmart Plans To Bring Together eCommerce, Store Groups
Walmart Plans To Bring Together eCommerce, Store Groups
February 25, 2020  |  Retail

As Walmart aims to grow profits at its online shopping business and cut discord between units, the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying...

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Challenger Bank Battle In Full Swing In UK
Challenger Bank Battle In Full Swing In UK
February 25, 2020  |  Banking

In banking, in the jockeying and jousting for consumers’ attention (and deposits, of course), will it be a case of anarchy in the U.K.? Get...

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VC Interest In Food Delivery And AgriTech Declines
VC Interest In Food Delivery And AgriTech Declines
February 25, 2020  |  Investments

Investment in food technology and agriculture services around the world dropped almost 5 percent in 2019, showing that investment firms are paying less attention to...

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JPMorgan CEO: Effect Of Coronavirus On Markets Is ‘Wait And See’
JPMorgan CEO: Effect Of Coronavirus On Markets Is ‘Wait And See’
February 25, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC on Tuesday (Feb. 25) that “we’ll just have to wait and see” what the fallout is from the...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores; Revolut Raises $500M
Today In Payments: Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores; Revolut Raises $500M
February 25, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Amazon opened its first cashierless grocery store, Revolut raised $500 million and aims to reach profitability by the end of...

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Index Reflects Stalled US Consumer Confidence
Index Reflects Stalled US Consumer Confidence
February 25, 2020  |  Economy

The consumer confidence index, which measures people’s assessment of the business and labor environment, rose less than expected for the month of February, according to...

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Digital Banking Apps Vs The Establishment
Digital Banking Apps Vs The Establishment
February 25, 2020  |  Banking

Dubbed “challenger banks” for shaking up the status quo of banking as we’ve always known it, digital banks with awesome apps are the FinTech alternative...

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