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Sterling Bancorp Names Leaders Of Innovation Finance Group

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Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? From May 1-6, the U.S. Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Around The World In FinTech Innovation

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Over the past eight weeks PYMNTS has cast a weekly global spotlight on one of the many tech hubs fostering innovation and tech advancements across the world. We began the Weekly Tech Center Roundup journey in London – Europe’s self-proclaimed startup capital. Tel Aviv Fuels Israel’s ‘Startup Nation’ Reputation.

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Tel Aviv Fuels Israel’s ‘Startup Nation’ Reputation

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In just six years, Keidar explained, the industry has grown from 90 startups to 430 companies, with 60 of those raising approximately $370 million as of 2014. banking giant Barclays recently launched its Barclays Accelerator in Tel Aviv , marking the ongoing race to capitalize on what some are calling the “hottest FinTech scene.”

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).