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Richard Maloney to Lead UOB Thailand as CEO Starting July 2024

Fintech News

In his new role, Maloney will focus on enhancing UOB Thailand’s digital capabilities, expanding product offerings, and connecting clients to market opportunities within Thailand and across UOB Group’s regional network. Tan joined UOB in 2012 as Head of Group Credit (Retail) and became CEO of UOB Thailand in 2016.

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Walmart+ And Amazon Prime Face Off As Consumers Decide Who Gets Their Business

PYMNTS

“ Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year ad campaign launched by American Express in 1987 to persuade consumers that it was worth it to pay an annual fee for one of its charge card products. A PYMNTS study of a census-balanced sample of 2,165 consumers conducted Oct. But these results also suggest that the U.S.

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Nordic Capital to Invest in Leading Digital Insurance Payments Network One Inc to Drive Continued Growth and Product Innovation

Fintech Finance

Founded in 2012, One Inc’s mission is to help insurance companies digitalize and modernize payments through cutting-edge technology that places customers at the center of every transaction. The management team, together with Great Hill Partners, has achieved impressive results.

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Affirm’s Levchin On Changing The Consumer Credit Conversation

PYMNTS

There is a growing chorus of voices that eschew credit as a “dangerous trap” that lures consumers into spending more than they can afford, in part, they say, because credit products are designed to make repayment expensive and therefore difficult. That’s what credit products can do at their best.

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FTC Fines Office Depot; Refunds Consumers For Virus Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent $34 million to victims of a scheme by Office Depot and a separate software provider that encouraged them to buy unnecessary computer repair products, according to a report. The FTC is distributing 541,247 checks at $63.35

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Finovate Global Netherlands: Investing in Digital Banking and Innovating with AI

Finovate

“Our commitment to product excellence and expansion into key markets (are) central to our roadmap, and this funding will propel us even further,” Plumery Founder and CEO Ben Goldin said. Plumery will also look to add talent, particularly in product, engineering, and commercial roles.

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Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly

PYMNTS

When PayPal Co-founder Max Levchin launched Affirm in 2012, he had a specific target for disruption in mind: retailer-sponsored financing. Consumers, he noted, have spent decades agreeing to “free” or “zero interest” financing offers from retailers, only to find out the hard way that those offers were anything but true.