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Covid-19 Spending Habits – Has The Pandemic Caused An Increase In Acquirer Fraud?
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Covid-19 Spending Habits – Has The Pandemic Caused An Increase In Acquirer Fraud?

Justyna Bialobrzeska
As the Covid-19 virus started to spread around the globe and a sharp economic downturn became apparent in many sectors, acquirers, and the financial institutions who maintain merchant accounts in order to accept card payments, faced a decline in the number of transactions being processed through their systems, and therefore......
Haidrun Enters Blockchain Market With Next-gen Enterprise Solution
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Haidrun Enters Blockchain Market With Next-gen Enterprise Solution

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New private blockchain platform with AI delivers scale, privacy and cost savings to drive intelligent business automation and new revenue streams for business Tech start-up Haidrun has announced its arrival in the fast-growing blockchain market with the launch of its new Haidrun private blockchain platform. With early generations of blockchain......
Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting: Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa’s Recovery Post-COVID-19
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Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting: Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa’s Recovery Post-COVID-19

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Participants in the meeting, hosted by the African Development Bank, brainstormed on joint actions that could help boost a strong and inclusive recovery in Africa A global coalition of public development banks today emphasized the urgency of immediate resources for Africa’s recovery post-Covid 19. Together, they committed to deepening cooperation......
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Fallen Angels vs Rising Stars: Scorable Credit Research Helps Investors Anticipate Critical Rating Migrations Ahead of the Market

Latest product release gives fixed income asset & wealth managers more predictive power  BondIT Global, a provider of fixed income technology, has further enhanced its Scorable Credit Research for more comprehensive risk monitoring of corporate bonds and credit spreads. With Scorable’s newly launched Rating Transition Model, fixed income investors can now anticipate both rating downgrades and upgrades up to twelve months......
Honeywell Announces Transfer Of Stock Exchange Listing To Nasdaq
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Honeywell Announces Transfer Of Stock Exchange Listing To Nasdaq

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– Honeywell will join a group of iconic companies on the cutting edge of technology and sustainability – Honeywell will join the Nasdaq Composite® index upon transfer; meets the requirements to join the Nasdaq-100® index during 2021 – Common stock and all listed bonds will transfer; stock ticker symbol will......
Visa and Airbnb Partner To Get Hosts Paid Faster With Visa Direct
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Visa and Airbnb Partner To Get Hosts Paid Faster With Visa Direct

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Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and Airbnb, a leading online marketplace for lodging and experiences, announced Airbnb Hosts in select markets will be able to access their earnings more quickly. Through Airbnb’s use of Visa Direct[1], Visa’s real-time[2] push payments platform, Hosts will have an option to move money......
2021: A Turning Point for Open Banking in the US
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2021: A Turning Point for Open Banking in the US

Duncan Barrigan
Editorials are rife at the start of each year, offering predictions and analysis on hot trends in any industry – and fintech is no different. In 2021, our corner of the world seems to be obsessed with two words that are touted to be the next big thing: ‘open banking’.......
InComm Payments Expands Presence in Columbus, Georgia
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InComm Payments Expands Presence in Columbus, Georgia

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New office will house 165 employees InComm Payments, a leading global payments technology company,  announced it has invested in a new office in Columbus, Ga. The facility is part of the company’s recently announced plan to grow operations in the state. These developments have been supported by the Georgia Department of Economic Development......
Stripe Has Raised A New Round Of Funding To Accelerate Momentum In Europe And Reinforce Enterprise Leadership
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Stripe Has Raised A New Round Of Funding To Accelerate Momentum In Europe And Reinforce Enterprise Leadership

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Stripe, which builds economic infrastructure for the internet, has raised a $600 million (€500 million) funding round at a $95B (€80B) valuation. Primary investors include Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sequoia Capital, and Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). The company will use the capital......
International Chamber of Commerce and Finastra Team up to Tackle the Trade Finance Gap
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International Chamber of Commerce and Finastra Team up to Tackle the Trade Finance Gap

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– New funding marketplace – ICC TRADECOMM – will provide micro-SMEs and SMEs with greater access to short-term capital – Initiative will unlock $1.5 trillion dollar trade finance gap The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Finastra have committed to a strategic initiative to tackle the growing trade finance gap. Both organizations......
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