PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Connected-economy companies led 2020’s surprisingly successful roster of U.S. Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Reuters quoted unnamed sources as saying the offering would occur in early 2021, valuing the company at about $30 billion.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

PYMNTS asked a cross-section of the companies we work with to give us their take on their wishes for the world as we approach 2021. In addition, we wanted to know how these companies and executives were planning for a new era when businesses and the economy start to bounce back.

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Axway

JANUARY 30, 2021

As we bid farewell to 2020, we welcome the first API news roundup of 2021. Celebrate the new year with us as we look at the top API stories for January 2021. Next-Gen Integration: Thriving in the API Economy. Integration, …

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Axway

JANUARY 30, 2021

As we bid farewell to 2020, we welcome the first API news roundup of 2021. Celebrate the new year with us as we look at the top API stories for January 2021. Next-Gen Integration: Thriving in the API Economy. Integration, …

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, the Fed raised the projection for the 2021 real GDP forecast to 4.2 By 2021, the unemployment rate is estimated to fall to around 5 percent. The last estimate for 2021 was also higher at 5.5 Scharf said the world is "far, far better" in terms of the economy than it seemed three to six months ago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And as the dust settles and the 2021 predictions are rolling in, Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards told Karen Webster that after the powerful boost instant payments got this year, 2021 is looking like the year they will evolve into their 2.0 Making The Jump To Instant And Digital . The year 2020 has only accelerated that, Edwards said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The IPO could value the delivery app at about $30 billion and could be announced early in 2021, Reuters reported. The news also comes a week after California voters approved Proposition 22 , which keeps gig economy workers classified as contractors rather than employees.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Speaking at a news conference with leaders of six major international economic and financial groups, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Li said the country's economy “this year can achieve positive growth, and we expect next year (economic) operations can recover to a reasonable range,” Reuters reports. “We

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FICO

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In 2021 I believe AI will cross the chasm, becoming a reliable and safe, mainstream business technology — but maybe not how, or for reasons why, you might expect. In 2021, organizations will stop their handwringing over AI and get down to brass tacks. COVID Is the Mother of AI Maturity. Prediction #2: AI as a Service Will Take Off.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

The measure is not a mandate, so employees could be allowed to return to work offices if they reopen before June 2021. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made the announcement at an employee meeting.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Riding the success of the global connected economy and a better than expected performance from the iPhone 12, the company logged its first $100 billion quarter, with the number reported during its earnings announcement on Wednesday (Jan. Apple saw double-digit growth in every product category for its fiscal 2021 first quarter ended Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Will 2021 Be The Year Of Bot? He said 2021 “is going to see very much accelerated bot behavior — both bad bots and good bots.” 2021 is going to be the year of emergence and dominance of event-based bot protection.”. And if it’s a good bot that the system finds, it makes sure legitimate customers have a frictionless experience.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2021, Facebook became Meta, NFTs came to dominate media discussion, and companies increasingly adopted omnichannel marketing models. The Creator Economy Market Map. How The $100B+ Creator Economy Is Going To Be Shaped By Big Tech. The Creator Economy Explained: How Companies Are Transforming The Self-Monetization Boom.

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FICO

JANUARY 4, 2021

It caused devastating effects to our daily routines, our families, our schools and our economy. Hopefully 2021 will allow the majority of us to resume our normal lives (or at least our new normal lives) and enable many individuals and businesses devastated by the pandemic, to make a come back. . Continued economic uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As 2020 limps toward its exhausting conclusion, get ready for a massive rebound in 2021 — for consumer spending , for small- to medium-sized businesses’ ( SMBs ’) top lines, and for the U.S. economy in general. I actually think that 2021 may not be a good year — I’ll be blunt in saying that,” he told Webster.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The coronavirus and the new, stay-at-home economy have been a boon for tech companies, including Apple. The tech giant is expected to set a new record in 2021 for MacBook sales, increasing by 10 percent to 17.1 million computers shipped, Cult of Mac reported Wednesday (Dec. 30), citing data from Finaria.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Main Street SMBs across the board are fairly optimistic about the return to normal in the economy – largely premised, it seems, on the recent news of vaccine development. Firms that PYMNTS surveyed in November expected to be back to normal in about 8-1/2 months (July 2021). SMBs Are Highly Aware of the Vaccine News.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It is estimated that the worldwide pandemic will propel 88 million to 115 million people into extreme poverty in 2020, a number that could hit 150 million by 2021. It is also estimated that some 490 million people will lose access to either potable water, sufficient food, electricity or education in 2021.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

According to the 2021 Financial Inclusion Survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), formal account ownership stood at 56% in 2021, a remarkable rise from 29% in 2019, 23% in 2017 and 17% in 2015. In 2021, e-money accounts surpassed bank accounts as the most commonly held financial accounts in the country.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But the year 2021 will not be a normal year off to a normal start, meaning the “see it to believe it” part of CES will be a bit different. The Vuzix Next-Generation Smart Glasses (NGSG) enter the show with multiple CES 2021 Innovation Awards for design and engineering.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Chief financial officers (CFOs) taking part in The CFO Survey by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta are "reasonably optimistic about 2021," one of the study's leaders said in a news release. If there is a snafu with the vaccine, that would be another layer of risk,” he told WSJ.

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FICO

DECEMBER 2, 2020

New dates have been announced for FICO World 2021 , the Decisions Conference. . FICO World 2021. November 8-11, 2021. The world’s economy has changed, consumer behavior has changed and your operations have changed — at FICO World 2021, we’ll explore best practices and ideas for the new normal. Orlando, FL.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The faster spread this fall of COVID-19 in Europe compared to the spread in the United States during the same period has left Europe's economy sputtering even as the U.S. economy continues to come back to life, according to new data cited by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). rose to 55.5 in October from 54.3 in September, WSJ reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

could help its economy by providing further stimulus payments, according to a transcript of a recent press briefing. Support should persist at least into 2021 to sustain the recovery and to limit long-term scarring. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the U.S. Health and education should be priorities everywhere.".

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, seeks input on the challenges that the sharing economy creates for value-added tax (VAT). Comments will be accepted through March 3, 2021. The ministry acknowledged in its report that there is not a single definition that can describe the sharing economy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Morgan on the coin and may launch it experimentally in 2021, CEO Herman Gref said. And, Kaspersky predicted that cybercrime will continue to increase in 2021, thanks to economies weakened by the pandemic. “We Meanwhile, Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank , is developing a cryptocurrency, called the Sbercoin, reported Reuters.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

As they lowered their 2021 growth outlook and forecast an unemployment rate at 10 percent at a minimum through the first quarter of that year, JPMorgan Chase & Co. economists reportedly see the country’s pandemic recovery occurring more sluggishly than thought in the past.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its forecasts for growth of the global economy, calling it sluggish, and said there isn’t any sign on the horizon that things are going to turn around, according to a report by CNBC. The organization has set the 2021 growth rate prediction at 3.4 percent this year. .

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Paypers introduces the release of the Open Banking Report 2021 , which showcases the evolution of Open Banking and the new business & monetisation models and key uses cases, as it inches closer to Open Finance and Open Data Economy

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

However, following the Covid pandemic, and various governmental initiatives, many countries focused on diversifying their economies and bolstering growth and innovation across various sectors. In Bahrain, the volume of e-wallet transactions almost tripled between 2020 and 2021.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In 2021, the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party, sparking ongoing protests and unrest. Agriculture, however, remains the largest contributor to the economy, accounting for nearly half of the GDP and employing two-thirds of the labour force.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Given the popularity of these apps during the financial freefall that was 2020, we’re not surprised to find things much as we left them last month as we turn to PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Gig Economy Apps. Ready for the only change to the new PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Gig Economy Apps ? The Top Five.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Ryan Frere, executive vice president and general manager of B2B for Flywire , believes that embedded finance in B2B is key to payments optimization in 2021. I hope we can leverage that urgency to prioritize a lot more examples of embedded finance on the B2B side in 2021.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

has canceled gatherings of 50 or more people through June of 2021. Given this, we’re canceling any large physical events we had planned with 50 or more people through June 2021. Facebook Inc. Guidance from health experts is that it won’t be advisable to have large groups of people get together for a while,” he wrote.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

SMB economy. This year, with the global pandemic posing significant financial challenges for businesses everywhere, the release stated 46 percent of SMB owners are depending on a strong showing of holiday spending to stay in business by the time 2021 starts. This year, Small Business Saturday will take place Nov.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This initiative comes as the region experiences rapid digital economic growth, with a compounded annual growth rate of 27% since 2021, coupled with an alarming 82% rise in cybercrime between 2021 and 2022.

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FICO

JANUARY 26, 2022

2021 saw debt collection and recovery professionals grappling with new regulations while they developed better ways to monitor and handle vulnerable customers during the pandemic. Collection Predictions 2021: Uncertainty and Opportunity. Ted London shared four predictions for collections in 2021: 1. Student Loan Challenges.

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