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BNPL outfit Zip partners BigCommerce 09 March 2021
Source: Zip Leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Zip (ASX: Z1P) today announced the company has been selected by BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC) as an Elite Partner.
Seen as a best-in-class e-commerce solution for businesses both large and small, Zip will provide flexible digital payment options to BigCommerce’s network of more than 60,000 merchants, globally.
“With so many options in today’s retail environment, merchants need to be thoughtful about decreasing barriers to purchase for their customers – including providing easy-to-use alternative payment methods at checkout,” said Russell Klein, Chief Commercial Officer for BigCommerce. “Zip is a trusted global leader in instalment-based payments, and we are excited to welco
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Itâs known locally for its âranch handâ burger. Lines for its drive-thru often back up onto Southwest Fourth Avenue. Its owners came to Ontario to run it. And now they have sold it to new owners.
The Davis family has owned Burger West in Ontario since it first opened in 1967, and has endured myriad challenges over the eateryâs 53 years in business. In an interview with the Argus on Thursday, co-owner Chris Kressly said the challenges added by the COVID-19 pandemic was what led to her familyâs decision to sell the business on.
âCOVID kinda put it over the top and my parents are elderly, and they need help taking care of them,â said Kressly. âItâs just gotten too much and so [itâs] that time to go on.â
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Operational resilience becomes priority on the regulator agenda 09 March 2021
Source: ORX A global study of financial services institutions has identified six areas of focus as operational resilience becomes a significant topic for regulators globally.
Published by ORX, the world’s largest operational risk association with a membership of over 100 banks and insurers globally, the findings highlight how much the industry is shifting from traditional risk prevention to adapting, responding, recovering and learning through times of significant disruption.
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MFS Africa strengthens London team 09 March 2021
Source: MFS Africa Leading pan-African fintech MFS Africa has made a raft of senior hires in its London office to drive new offerings targeted at banks, other financial institutions and global development organizations (GDOs); the team is also tasked with leading and enhancing the company’s Treasury function, and strengthening the company’s best-in-class governance, risk management and compliance across its business. Marking its second decade, the investment in London is a statement of intent as MFS Africa seeks to drive fintech innovation and bring its vision of seamless cross-border payments to banks, institutions and governments.