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55. Super Bowl goes cash free

For the first time, this season’s Super Bowl will be cashless after the NFL and partner Visa decided to accelerate the move to contactless payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Super Bowl LV, taking place in Tampa Bay in February, will offer 100% digital payment acceptance for fans throughout

The Future Of Fintech In A Post-pandemic World

COVID-19 has been extremely damaging for many businesses, especially small businesses and their employees. Yet, tragedy is excellent at uncovering opportunity, and in this case, the opportunity lies in the fintech industry.  The response to the pandemic in the business world was to redo structure. Businesses that hadn’t previously

Risk of Fraud Is the Greatest Concern for Online Retail During COVID-19

For over half of online businesses (55%) an increased risk of fraudulent payment transactions has been one of the greatest concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to international research from specialised payments platform Paysafe which indicated that concerns around fraud are more front of mind for businesses than ever after
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The 3rd GCC E-Payments and Online Banking Summit

  • EastMed Ltd.  -
The future of payments and banking industry EastMed Ltd, announced the 3rd Annual E-Payments and Online Banking summit will be held under the patronage of Central Bank of Bahrain on 2-3 December 2020, virtually. E-Pay Summit which has been held annually since 2018 is the chosen meeting point for
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ePay Summit 2020 – Speaker Interview Questions – Al Baraka Banking Group

  • East Med Ltd.  -
Interviewee Name: Adnan Ahmed YousifJob Title: President & Chief Executive, Al Baraka Banking Group It’s been a year since the launch of Islamic challenger bank Insha. How is Insha doing? With low interest rates and volatile markets, where do you see growth coming from? How does your organisation embrace

Santander acquires Wirecard’s assets for tech expansion

Banco Santander has released a statement confirming its acquisition of tech assets from insolvent payment processor Wirecard. Although not confirmed in the company’s official document, other sources report the total figure exchange as being €100m.  Wirecard, which declared insolvency earlier in the year following revelations that it had misplaced over US$2.3bn in funds, was formerly
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Konsentus launches international Open Banking Hub

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UK, 25th November 2020: Konsentus today announced it has launched an international  infrastructure platform with the ability to accelerate a country’s implementation of open  banking.  The Konsentus Open Banking Hub (OB Hub), a SaaS based solution, runs in a national  cloud infrastructure, has end to end functionality and helps
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Reuters Events Launch Global Investment Summit Online Edition Uniting Institutional Investors, Asset Owners & Financial Institutions

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LONDON, Nov. 16, 2020 – Reuters Events – today announced a new wave of speakers for the Global Investment Summit (Dec 3rd -4th). The 2-day strategic summit has been reimagined in the era of social distancing and will be broadcast free of charge to the public.  This Summit, with

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55. Super Bowl goes cash free

For the first time, this season’s Super Bowl will be cashless after the NFL and partner Visa decided to accelerate the move to contactless payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Super Bowl LV, taking place in Tampa Bay in February, will offer 100% digital payment acceptance for fans throughout the stadium on game day, including parking, concessions, retail, mobile ordering, and more. For fans that bring paper money, the stadium will have ATMs that exchange cash for pre-paid cards of up to $500, with no load fees. Visa says the move is designed to ensure safer and more secure

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