The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The UK government has set over £100million aside for researching and developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, and to support regulation in the space. The government has also pledged £10million to prepare and upskill regulators to address and make the most of the opportunities presented by AI.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

economy and jobs market will take years to recover from the coronavirus economic crash. However, gross domestic product (GDP) will return to pre-COVID levels, in part due to government stimulus packages, by mid-2021. The CBO’s projections assume that “current laws governing federal taxes and spending (as of Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The plans supported by Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, voted on last month, included broad, sweeping changes that dismantled a long-standing regulatory system making farmers sell most of their crops via government-sanctioned wholesale markets which are dominated by traders and middlemen, rather than directly to consumers, according to WSJ.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Wise is spearheading a campaign urging the government to abolish this opt-out and implement tighter regulations to eradicate hidden fees, thereby fostering a more competitive environment and facilitating SMB growth nationwide. . This needs to end now, and the Government can do so without costing the taxpayer a penny.

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Payments Source

JULY 8, 2019

s plans for its new cryptocurrency called Libra comes from India as Asia’s third-largest economy is not keen on allowing the digital currency in the country. The latest skepticism to Facebook Inc.’s

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Ghana says it plans to eliminate paper from most services and transactions by next year as it aims to become Africa’s most digitalized economy. The government claims that it will have “electronically tagged” every home, including informal housing in slums, via GPS by early 2020. You’re a nobody,” he said.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Scottish Government has launched its first Techscaler hub in Silicon Valley, as part of an initiative to help promising startups from Scotland build contacts with international investors and customers. It’s amazing that the Scottish Government has joined that list.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In Britain, 13 years of Conservative government will come to an end. The US will face its most divisive, and potentially destabilising presidential election in decades.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Indian economy has suffered a blow due to the COVID-19 pandemic in spite of its massive 1.3 While India was once among the world’s fastest growing economies, now it’s one of those that is contracting the quickest. To help combat the economic decay, the Indian government is looking at deregulation methods, PYMNTS writes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Skip ahead to the present-day gig economy , chiefly a byproduct of the Great Recession, when firms shed workers in the millions and whole industries contracted or vanished. It’s anybody’s guess how gig economy market dynamics will shake out at this point. The gig economy is full of these contradictions. In It for the Money .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

officials ordered the economy to shutter for most of Q2, starting in late March weeks after other European countries, and gradually eased restrictions starting in late May, the WSJ reported. s sinking economy is the region depends on activities that require personal contact. In contrast, the U.S. Officials of the U.K.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 8, 2024

The certification also showcases its commitment as a player in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. B Corps envision an economy that benefits everyone and strives for positive change. Jenkins continues: “We chose B Corp Certification because it aligns closely with our core value of ‘Impact’.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

government is enlisting Uber and Lyft to help provide transportation services for public agencies and employees, Reuters reports. The deal is worth up to $810 million and will be able to assist over 4 million employees of the government nationwide. government was known to spend around $200 million on transportation every year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The federal government is not exactly the poster child for modern payments distribution. The fact that the government needs to immediately modernize its payments capabilities is something that everyone knew, according to Ingo CEO Drew Edwards – but what has escaped the conversation is the need to identify the actual core problem. “The

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

Even Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the longer the country’s economic downtown persists the potential for more long-term damage to the economy. government “are interfering in the process of ‘creative destruction.’ Will so-called “zombie companies” soon do the same to parts of the U.S. In an age where U.S.

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Payments Source

JULY 21, 2019

Commercial entities could harm the dollar's value, causing harm to the economy. A government backed cryptocurrency would add balance, argues Madeline Aufseeser, a payments industry veteran.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Bank of America (BoA) said it’s clear America has entered a recession caused by the coronavirus and its effect on the nationwide economy, according to a report by CNBC. We are officially declaring that the economy has fallen into a recession … joining the rest of the world, and it is a deep plunge,” Meyer said. “We BoA Chief U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Building consumer trust during the COVID-19 pandemic is a tall order as sharing economy providers such as Airbnb and Uber struggle to recover lost revenues. They must reassure customers they are safe from viral contagion in sharing economy spaces while ensuring their personal data is secure from rising incidents of fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2021

Government pandemic aid helped bankruptcy filings hit a 35-year low in 2020, according to legal service firm Epiq. Those numbers are a measuring stick for the economy, and Chris Kruse, senior vice president of Epiq AACER. “We However, Epiq officials said in the release that recent government financial aid will help those numbers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

businesses and individuals to avoid storing data with Chinese companies due to the risk the country's government will demand and receive access to commercially valuable information. government and U.S. economy and businesses at direct risk for exploitation. The federal Department of Homeland Security is urging U.S. businesses.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Rest easy, gigsters: Someone is thinking about you, starting with governments around the world that suddenly seem aware of how big of a deal gig work has become in the past 10 years. Some actually go quite a bit further into fairly draconian territory as governments set things right for gig workers – whether gig workers want the help or not.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In the evolving sharing economy, trust takes on additional dimensions as people make their actual dwellings available for strangers to rent or, conversely, rent lodgings from a stranger. Attracting more participants in the sharing economy requires that new and existing users feel comfortable sharing their homes, cars, assets or expertise.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Abubakar, who is a former vice president, plans to use cryptocurrency to help speed up the economy in the country. “In In harnessing the potentials of the new economy, we shall promote the production of a comprehensive policy on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies by the relevant government agencies,” he said.

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Fintech Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Organisations and governments use these bonds to raise capital specifically for environmentally sustainable projects. Governments and financial institutions worldwide encourage the use of sustainable finance instruments, and bonds are a primary vehicle for financing eco-friendly projects.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

COVID-19 cases is on the rise, consumer spending in advance of the holiday season is boosting the economy, The Wall Street Journal reported. That’s even while household income likely declined as the effect of pandemic stimulus programs faded and Congress failed to enact new government aid programs. While the number of U.S.

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BioCatch

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It has also become detrimental to the prospects of many economies in several ways such as undermining trust in financial systems, increasing costs for businesses and consumers, and draining government and law enforcement resources.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

International business leaders are calling for urgent action to counter “elevated” downside risks from a global economy that is in its “worst state in a century.”. The group warned that the leaders of the world’s top economies will need to take meaningful action at the summit.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Government program subsidies and loans have been snapped up by larger companies and mid-sized chains, and banks have capped their exposure to loan programs. The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

economy has never seen a clearer picture of the consequences of friction in government procurement practices than it is witnessing right now. COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus , could prove to become a catalyst for digitization in government procurement operations, according to Mark Eigenbauer, president of BidNet.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

To create a framework for the international governance of cryptocurrencies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has reportedly formed a worldwide consortium.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

government’s economic report boosted its earlier estimates of growth up by a bit. The economy, as measured by gross domestic product ( GDP ), grew by about one-third in the third quarter of 2020. This growth followed the epic second-quarter collapse of the economy. economy faces big headwinds going forward into the new year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

Morgan Chase , expressed hope that the economy will improve and unemployment will ease in the second half of the year after hitting levels near the Great Depression era in the second quarter, according to CNBC. “I The government has been very responsive, the Federal Reserve has been very responsive. I think that’s got a good chance.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Sharing economy platforms have permeated every aspect of consumers’ lives. Overall, some 111 million consumers use some type of sharing economy platform to enhance their day-to-day life. Hiding among these legit users are fraudsters and other bad actors that are increasingly targeting sharing economy platforms. Meanwhile, 19.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, the shift to remote work is bad news for a large segment of the economy, especially those in the restaurant and other service jobs in downtown or suburban commercial hubs, Deutsche Bank researchers contend. As the number of office workers going to lunch or making coffee runs drops off, governments in the U.S.

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