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UK Regulators Call For Backup Plans Following Bank IT Glitches

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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Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

With the negative impact from trade, the economy of the eurozone expanded at a modest rate in Q3, as retail sales dropped in October at...

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