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Today In Payments Around The World: UK Banks Prepare For Firms Extending BBLS Terms; UN Report Highlights eCommerce Surge
Today In Payments Around The World: UK Banks Prepare For Firms Extending BBLS Terms; UN...
May 03, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, banks in the United Kingdom are bracing for a wave of requests from firms to extend terms...

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UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
May 03, 2021  |  eCommerce

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce around the globe surged to $26.7 trillion in 2019, and increased from 16 to 19 percent of total retail...

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UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
July 09, 2020  |  Regulation

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be...

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Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
July 01, 2020  |  Economy

The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second,...

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UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q
UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q
April 08, 2020  |  Economy

Being called the “worst crisis since World War II,” the coronavirus is set to wipe out 6.7 percent of working hours across the globe in...

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How To Build A Digital ID In Layers
How To Build A Digital ID In Layers
February 14, 2020  |  Authentication

The United Nations wants every individual digitally verified by 2030, in a bid to promote financial inclusion and reduce fraud. Trulioo Chief Operating Officer Zac...

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JP Morgan Creates $100B Funding Arm To Help UN
JP Morgan Creates $100B Funding Arm To Help UN
January 21, 2020  |  International

JPMorgan has created a $100 billion funding arm — the JPMorgan Development Finance Institution (DFI) — to expand investments in emerging markets and help the United...

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Bitcoin Daily: UN Secretary-General Urges Blockchain Adoption; Africa Blockchain Institute To Open School In Rwanda In 2020
Bitcoin Daily: UN Secretary-General Urges Blockchain Adoption; Africa Blockchain Institute To Open School In Rwanda...
December 29, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The United Nations (UN) needs to embrace blockchain, António Guterres, U.N. secretary-general, said in a statement to Forbes.  Guterres said blockchain technology will be a...

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Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

Technology firms in China are framing facial recognition policies at the United Nations (UN), The Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Dec. 1), citing leaked...

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