PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Singapore’s FinTech scene is booming: Funding for the burgeoning sector in the island country topped nearly a billion dollars in 2017, reaching $983.6 million in funding for FinTechs at the time. Singapore overtook Hong Kong in FinTech funding in 2016. million that year. Hong Kong, by comparison, saw $596.8

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The problem is that old systems and legacy technologies stop the bank moving forward into the nimble and agile future on offer today, and this is exactly what FinTech start-ups believe they can exploit as it is clearly a weakness for the large banks. Some call them legacy, others call them handcuffs, but whatever they are is a problem.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Small business finance is one of the most competitive, innovative and challenging markets in which to operate. We have tremendous demand for our product, we’re growing and we’ve had a lot of success delivering value back to SMB customers,” said Fundbox’s Jordan MacAvoy, VP of marketing. Market Progress.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. According to a report by Reuters , while FinTechs may not be red hot in the U.S., million in 2016. million in 2016. and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? Beyond that, volume has exploded, with $284 billion extended in 2016 compared to $11 billion in 2013. China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

China is an emerging FinTech hotbed thanks to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption. But a new report from Citi found that, while China may be the market to watch for FinTech investments, the U.S. continues to thrive at the top of the B2B FinTech mountain.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to recognize the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Instead, as PYMNTS has regularly reported, the situation is much less black-and-white than the article suggests.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The payments platform, which has been live in Canada since 2016, will go live with one of its payment solution products in mid-December, CEO Brent Ho-Young told Bank Innovation. EXCLUSIVE – Cloud-based payment processing platform, Dream Payments is marshaling forces for a major U.S. launch next month.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2017

I was reflecting on a friend of mine who runs a FinTech start-up. But it gives you an insight into how hard starting a new firm is, FinTech or Tech or any really. How many of those are there in FinTech? America is still big on FinTech. Asia is big on FinTech. Their company was on a funding round, and struggling.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

For most of the past decade, the fintech sector seemed to have nothing but blue skies ahead. But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Just because businesses are interested and willing to adopt payments innovations doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. markets that could be slowing down the digitization of electronic B2B payments. markets that could be slowing down the digitization of electronic B2B payments. The adoption curve, especially in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. Financial Services FinTech Practice Co-Leader Anthony Rjeily in a statement. According to KPMG’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The FinTech space is hoping to address these challenges head-on, targeting the paper and manual-based processes of trade finance transactions though innovations like blockchain. The survey polled more than 515 banks and 1,336 companies across 103 countries, finding that FinTech innovators can, indeed, help address the $1.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2018

Coverage includes Oracle ’s decision to bring its FinTech Innovation Program to Brussels. The blockchain is gaining traction in India , where the market for such technology is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 58 percent during 2018 to 2024, according to a report from 6Wresearch.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

While non-bank financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs may be keeping traditional banks on their toes, banks still have the largest piece of the corporate banking pie. Regardless of FinTechs and the solutions banks choose to deploy, Finastra and Celent emphasized the importance of integration.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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Filene

MAY 12, 2017

billion sitting around waiting to be invested in the latest and greatest fintech innovations? But that’s the amount of global venture capital investment made in fintech firms in 2016 alone. Check out the latest innovations from Filene i 3 and l et us know which you’re interested in testing further.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

He also offers advice for how to innovate in the field. Here is an excerpt of the conversation: PYMNTS: How would you define your company’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? PYMNTS: What is the most innovative thing you’ve ever done? JB: Innovation often means taking a risk.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2016

Y Combinator President Sam Altman knows fintech — he helped Green Dot build GoBank, after all. So when only two fintech startups made it to the stage yesterday at Day 1 of its Summer Demo Day(s) 2016, we took notice. But today 10 of the 48 demoing companies are fintech-focused, Read More.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2016

In a payments landscape that is ever-changing and rapidly growing, having a focus on innovation that takes that same approach is significant. As Peter Read , President of Peoples Card Services , recently pointed out to PYMNTS, needs are never static, and neither should the payments innovation aimed at addressing them.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

FinTech Continues Its Disruption. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Mike Galarza, founder and CEO of AP automation firm Entryless, touted 2016 as the year that corporates stopped relying on banks. “As The list of cyberattacks on banks from 2016 is long. So, what can corporates expect from their banks in 2017?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

The whirlwind of FinTech investment shows no signs of slowing. In fact, new data from venture capital (VC) analysis firm CB Insights, analyzed by global management consulting and professional services firm Accenture Financial Services, suggests FinTech startups’ VC funding hit a new high last year, with major deals in the U.S.,

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. In 2016, the IBM Institute for Business Value teamed up with the Economist Intelligence Unit to interview global bankers. Drivers for Operational Innovation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

In looking ahead at the near-term emergence of FinTech markets, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. Payment services, with … 17.6 percent, insurance services at 7.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. In 2016, I believe that physical retail may be facing its own ‘Kodak moment,’” wrote Karen Webster. market development, to get both a domestic and worldwide perspective on the current retail landscape. “In There’s no doubt about it.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

percent in 2016. In the February Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including new co llaborations between CUs and FinTech firms, initiatives to appeal to Generation Z and how CUs are working to protect against the ongoing threat of data breaches. percent in 2019, compared to 10.5 million CU members.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. The rise of FinTech offers a bit of a prism through which to view those events. The rise of FinTech offers a bit of a prism through which to view those events.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

After decades of oppression, the economy of Myanmar opened to foreign investment, and many companies are jumping at the chance to help establish tech advancement and FinTech services for the unbanked. Even so, Myanmar was ranked as the fourth fastest-growing mobile market in the world last year as well as the fastest-growing economy in 2016.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Today in PYMNTS data, the kiosk market is seeing continued growth and proliferation, the Equifax breach impacted more U.S. Today in PYMNTS data, the kiosk market is seeing continued growth and proliferation, the Equifax breach impacted more U.S. million | Number of U.S. million from original estimates.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

hasn’t had such regulatory pressure, signs that banks are opening up their data to third-party FinTechs are beginning to emerge, a trend partially attributed to competitive market pressures — and similar signs are popping up in Canada too. PSD2 opened the floodgates for open banking across Europe and the U.K. While the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

MasterCard announced today (June 21) the kickoff of the 2016 summer session of its Start Path Global program — a class offering support to the next generation of commerce and FinTech startups from around the world. Narrowing down from 500 to the seven startups selected for the summer 2016 class was no easy feat for MasterCard.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to view the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

It’s great to be able to offer to the resident startups the innovative tools of a leading company in the payments space, which can help [entrepreneurs] to evolve further and reach new heights in their businesses,” Itaú IT superintendent and Cubo co-founder Erica Jannini told ZDNet.

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