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PagBrasil’s Compliance-First Approach Fast-Tracks Payment License

PYMNTS.com 

The need for speed and digital tools has become essential to the Latin American banking experience. Case in point: As detailed in PYMNTS’ recent exclusive sweep of 11 countries’ digital engagement, “How The World Does Digital”, more than 55% of the Brazilian population engages in the top 10 measured digital activities at least weekly, including […]

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63% of Small Businesses Bet Big on Word of Mouth for New Customers

PYMNTS.com 

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make up most of all U.S. businesses, and each business is as different as its owner. It stands to reason, then, that they don’t all take the same approach to attracting and retaining their customers. For long-standing SMBs, customer loyalty is a powerful asset. Decades of experience, strong brand recognition […]

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India's trade deficit widens to $23 billion in January

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

India's trade deficit widened to $22.9 billion in January from $21.94 billion in December, with exports at $36.43 billion and imports at $59.4 billion. Economists had anticipated a $22.35 billion deficit. The government had earlier revised December's all-time high deficit from $37.84 billion to $32.84 billion after adjusting gold import estimates.

CE 100 Index Gains 3% as DraftKings Soars After Earnings

PYMNTS.com 

In a week that was largely dominated by earnings reports, the CE 100 Index gained 3% as all pillars advanced.  The Index’s upward trajectory outpaced even the tech-heavy NASDAQ’s gains. Amid the rallies, the “Have Fun” pillar of the CE 100 Index led the way, gaining 5.8% DraftKings was a standout, up 26.5%.  The company […]

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The Youth Singularity

The Last Word On Nothing 

This post originally appeared in 2011, when apparently I had the sensation of technology accelerating into escape velocity. I could have had no idea what was to transpire 14 years later, but looking back at this piece, the toddler still seems like an emblem of the age—our new age of AI. Little fingers swipe and […]

Presidents’ Day 2025: anti-Trump protests, and what’s open and closed today

Co.EXIST 

Presidents’ Day always falls on the third Monday of February, which, this year, is February 17. At the federal government level, the holiday is called Washington’s Birthday, which was its original name and which used to be celebrated on February 22, George Washington’s actual birthday. But in 1971, Congress enacted the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, providing federal workers and others with three-day weekends, and Washington’s Bday observance got swept up with that. The idea behind the holiday’s... Читать дальше...