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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Black-market money changers are expected to return in Argentina following the government’s recent rollout of currency controls in an attempt to quell the demand for foreign currency, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Sept. We’ve seen this all before,” a money changer told FT. We don’t know how this will end.

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CFO Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The foreign exchange market can be a highly complex task for small-to-medium enterprises to navigate when conducting business overseas. More companies are venturing into foreign markets, buying and selling goods in places long considered out of reach for all but the largest multinationals. The Foreign Exchange Market.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

To test new products, most companies rely on creating “minimum viable products” and testing customer feedback, or conducting focus groups or marketing surveys. Since the invention of surveys in the 1930s, companies have used market research to size up consumer needs. What do all of those market research methods have in common?

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Last Wednesday (August 28), the market waited with bated breath for Nvidia’s earning call, scheduled for after the market closed. This dance between companies and investors, playing out in expected and actual earnings, is a feature of every earnings season, especially so in the United States, and it has always fascinated me.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Global currency, anyone? In the age of Libra, in a new decade where at least some central banks are exploring their own fiat issued in bits and bytes, would a global currency set the stage for relative calm? dollar or the euro, among other currencies. billion unbanked individuals into the world of financial inclusion.

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JULY 6, 2020

In its Canadian expansion, moneycorp will operate out of Toronto, and its new operation will be “fully compliant to serve the specific Canadian market requirements,” said moneycorp Americas Chief Executive Officer Bob Dowd , who called the expansion a “milestone.”. “In or in other countries. or in other countries.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has begun offering multi-currency bank accounts using an API, according to a press release. Beginning in the fourth quarter this year, the bank will allow users to access over 30 multi-currency accounts. ClearBank will remain in charge of the clients' funds.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

FinTech Paysend is introducing Global Account, its international, fee-free mobile money account with a multi-currency wallet, to European users, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. The Global Account offering aims to save people as much as £2 billion in currency conversions when buying abroad.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

But the reality is that the consumer experience itself is the new currency in loyalty.”. It’s all about being pragmatic, Hondal said, through the use of old-school cause-based marketing that emotionally connects with and matters to consumers now more than ever. Know me, first of all, and recognize my loyalty,” she said. How To Proceed.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis.

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JULY 1, 2020

The ethics decision came down because of the increasing prominence of digital currency, with the District of Columbia Bar finding it “cannot hold back the tides of change.” ” The opinion also noted that the IRS treats cryptocurrency more as a property than as a currency for tax purposes.

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MAY 1, 2020

In many ways, the rise of crypto and digital currencies like Bitcoin aims to address some of these issues, empowering payers and payees with a way of bypassing the “middleman” of the inter-banking system for faster transaction speeds. .” Choice, he said, is key to guiding corporates toward a digital currency ecosystem.

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 17, 2023

Global capital markets (stocks, bonds, private investments, real estate) are worth over $100 trillion. If you want to get rich in the markets, there are a few things you need to know that very few people will tell you. But I’m going to share with you the ten ways I know where you can get score big in the markets.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Weeks before cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy , dozens of young Nigerians in skintight dresses and brightly colored suits shimmied under limbo bars, posed for photos in front of the company’s logo and sipped expensive liquor at a swanky beachfront venue.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2021

As stock and bond markets went through these gyrations, it should come as no surprise that the same forces were playing out in other markets as well. Currencies : A currency serves three functions. There are a range of items that fall into this grouping from fine art to sports memorabilia to precious metals.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

In terms of collaboration, as noted in this space, the Federal Reserve is working in collaboration with seven other central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to bring together a framework that would smooth the path to digital currency issuance. The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring a digital currency.

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AUGUST 11, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported on Sunday (Aug. He was unclear, however, when the digital currency might actually launch. He didn’t reveal when it will be ready to hit the market.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

To let consumers spend the value of their digital currency, instant crypto loan company Nexo is rolling out a cryptocurrency credit card that is Mastercard-branded. According to the company’s website , “Your Loan limit is based on the market value of the crypto assets in your Nexo Account. dollar, the British coin and the Euro.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Nigeria’s central bank will automate foreign exchange (FX) trading starting in December, replacing the decade-old over-the-counter system to enhance transparency and liquidity in its currency markets. This shift is expected to level the playing field, reducing opportunities for bias and favoritism in foreign currency allocation.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Arana said Visa and novae are confident about the move, because the market is coming to something of a strange inflection point, particularly in Latin America. That will allow consumers to use rewards how they want, on the goods they choose, in whatever channel they prefer – physical or digital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It’s a loyalty program overhaul that Visa and Novae say makes them the first to market with a working digital currency based on converted loyalty points. Today we're managing our own currency, which is miles. What we're saying is that no matter what currency you're working [with], the conversion [of] miles. We've done].

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The movement toward digital currencies may be a bit of an arms race of sorts, for now. As noted in this space last week, about 80 percent of 66 central banks queried by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Bitcoin hit more than $37,700, a new record high that helped drive the cryptocurrency market beyond $1 trillion, CNBC reported on Thursday (Jan. Since the start of 2021, the cryptocurrency market is up 29 percent, and in the past 12 months, it is more than 380 percent higher. 7), citing data from CoinDesk and CoinMarketCap.

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MAY 29, 2019

trading partners, only nine need further scrutiny because of their currency practices. Reuters noted that report in October didn’t name China or any trading partner as a currency manipulator. Meanwhile, Malaysia told Reuters interventions are only to ensure an orderly market and to prevent too much volatility. trade deficit.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Traffic on Russia’s digital currency exchanges jumped more than 5.5 Qrator Labs, for its part, connected the rising figures with heightened interest in the currency markets. The organization also noted large growth in denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) events on digital currency exchanges.

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CFO News

MARCH 7, 2024

RBI governor stressed on distinguishing between blockchain technology, which has various applications including the central bank's digital currency project, and speculative crypto trading. RBI is not in a hurry to launch the digital currency and will only proceed when they are fully confident, he said.

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MAY 22, 2020

The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. . The digital currency would be backed by the yuan, the Korean won, the Japanese yen and the Hong Kong dollar. .

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JUNE 24, 2020

To let traders purchase digital currencies, such as BTC, USDT and ETH, via U.S. dollars (USD) through PayPal in addition to other payment methods, the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange said that USD support has been added to its P2P Fiat Market, according to an announcement. 1 place at 63.21 percent, per Coinhills data.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

The European Central Bank (ECB) opened up about cryptocurrency and said it wouldn’t recognize it as an actual currency, according to reports. Bitcoin is not a currency, it rather is an asset and it is very volatile,” Central Bank officials wrote, quoting Chief Economist Philip Lane. The company debuted the card in the U.K.

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CFO News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Recent meetings between senior officials of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and bank treasury executives have focused on market appetite for upcoming green bond sales even as the likelihood of liquidity-draining open-market auctions remain a concern for an anxious bond market.

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E78 Partners

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

CEOs of middle-market private equity sponsored companies face unique challenges when it comes to delivering growth, profitability, and cash flow while managing operations with limited resources. Talent acquisition and retention: Attracting and retaining top talent is a critical issue for middle-market private equity-backed businesses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2019

After hitting the 500,000 user mark, currency exchange service WeSwap has rolled out a Seedrs crowdfunding round. According to its Seedrs page , the WeSwap app along with Mastercard enables users to swap currency with others via a peer-to-peer technology, track rates, send money to friends and spend money around the world. million ($2.89

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is proposing revised rules for the listing of new virtual currencies and will review the state’s BitLicense , the regulator announced in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. The DFS has issued 24 licenses and charters to virtual currency firms since 2015.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey expects there to be an internet currency, although he’s not sure if it will be bitcoin or another digital token. During the podcast, Dorsey also expressed his support for bitcoin, which has been the leading and largest digital token based on market capitalization.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As interest rates have risen against a backdrop of volatile equity and currency markets, lower-risk T-bills are drawing more interest.

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CFO Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2022

and market volatility may sustain demand for the dollar, which has soared 18% against a basket of currencies in 2022. Rising interest rates in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The website, which was presented at this year’s Disrupt London hackathon, also has virtual currency that kids can use to purchase things on their lists. Known as veecee, the virtual currency can be used only after two adults authorize the transaction, giving parents more control over how kids spend the virtual currency.

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