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EU Calls For Anti-Money Laundering Reforms

EU Calls For Anti-Money Laundering Reforms
EU Calls For Anti-Money Laundering Reforms
December 05, 2019  |  AML

European Union finance ministers on Thursday (Dec. 5) agreed on strategy for anti-money laundering (AML) reforms and countering the financing of terrorism, Reuters reported. Get...

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UK Regulators Call For Backup Plans Following Bank IT Glitches
UK Regulators Call For Backup Plans Following Bank IT Glitches
December 05, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. regulators on Thursday (Dec. 5) called on banks and payment firms to set “impact tolerances” for important services after numerous IT failures last year,...

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Visa Offers Scholarships To Train Workers In Dispute Resolution
Visa Offers Scholarships To Train Workers In Dispute Resolution
December 05, 2019  |  VISA

Visa has announced it’s going to start a new certification program in dispute resolution, as well as fund up to 500 scholarships to offset the...

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EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
December 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

EU finance ministers came to an agreement on Thursday (Dec. 5) that digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra have no place in the European Union unless...

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AvidXchange Targets Banks’ B2B Payments Friction With AvidPay
AvidXchange Targets Banks’ B2B Payments Friction With AvidPay
December 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial payments technology company AvidXchange is connecting banking clients to its AvidPay B2B payments network through a new integration. The company announced on Thursday (Dec....

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How TikTok ‘eGirls’ Helped Create A Multi-Million-Dollar Fashion Brand
How TikTok ‘eGirls’ Helped Create A Multi-Million-Dollar Fashion Brand
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

If one were to make a list of products for a cutting-edge fashion brand aimed at capturing the emerging Generation Z market, it is safe...

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Recurring Payments, Boosting Customer Loyalty – And Merchants’ Top Lines
Recurring Payments, Boosting Customer Loyalty – And Merchants’ Top Lines
December 05, 2019  |  Today In Data

Subscription commerce, and the recurring payments tied to it, has advantages for consumers and merchants alike. There’s the lure of dependable top-line growth (and cash...

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Fueling Consumers With Protein, Prebiotics And eCommerce
Fueling Consumers With Protein, Prebiotics And eCommerce
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

Before Kellie Lee created prebiotic energy snacks packed with protein called Rowdy Bars, she was experimenting in her kitchen. Lee and her husband are big backpackers...

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