PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2019

The China Banking Association (CBA) has announced the launch of a blockchain-based platform for trade finance. Local FinTech firms such as PeerSafe will be supplying technical support. Local FinTech firms such as PeerSafe will be supplying technical support. In addition, Latvia’s financial regulator imposed a 1.2

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 12, 2017

As the year saw changes in financial regulation, startup culture, and trends in venture capital, innovation moved forward: blockchain labs were made, funding was fought for, mobile payment systems were integrated, and the limits of artificial […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, British FinTech GoCardless has landed $95 million in a Series F funding round, while Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Openpay has officially launched in the U.S. UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain. UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Alas, there is no such thing as a sure bet, especially in the world of FinTech. Broader Doubts Emerge.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

In this context, the Dutch Authority of Financial Markets has turned to embracing FinTech players in the market to support SMBs, with the regulator’s latest approval going to Finturi. “I don’t know, but I have the impression we were one of the first companies using blockchain they approved,” he said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Blockchain. Cambridge Blockchain. Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital also participated. InsightSquared.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

It seems that blockchain may never leave the lab and enter the real world. And, indeed, this week’s Blockchain Tracker continues its coverage of ongoing tests and trails of blockchain solutions. Take a look at the ongoing tests — and the projects that made it out of the lab — in the breakdown below. Testing Continues.

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Bussman Advisory

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Join our community of 50,000+ subscribers and stay informed on the latest trends and news in the FinTech & AI world with the weekly newsletter provided by Bussmann Advisory. This decline was exacerbated when UK regulators denied its request to modify capital requirements calculations for its residential mortgages.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2020

How will banking and fintech business models be impacted by this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic? For insights into these questions, Bank Innovation and INV Fintech, its sister banking innovation services platform, will present a special Zoom meeting on […]. How will banks and startups work together?

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The finance landscape is witnessing some significant changes and disruptions due to fintech companies, blockchain technology, and AI. Here is a […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Blockchain. Digital banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion. While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. The latest research from PwC found that banks are no longer taking blockchain technology as an easily ignored fad. FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Regulations such as the second payment services directive (PSD2) and the Open Banking project spearheaded by the UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) are driving disruption in the banking value chain. You can embrace new ideas, build new Fintech partnerships and respond faster to changes in the marketplace.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Regulators, banks, customs, shipping, logistics and FinTech companies need to work together to inform new regulatory, legal and technical standards.”. FinTech Steps In. On the horizon, too, is blockchain , with trade finance a common use case for innovators when developing new solutions with distributed ledger technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The latest global FinTech collaboration ties together Singapore and Dubai in a deal designed to encourage innovation in digital payments, online and mobile commerce, and related areas. The deal between the two countries comes as other global FinTech partnerships are being formed. The FinTech is Finserve Africa. According to U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

B2B FinTech startups came close to hitting the $100 million investment mark this week, with funding rounds in the U.S., The $20 million funding round for Australian alternative lending platform Prospa has set a record, according to reports, as the largest FinTech venture capital funding in the country. Alt-Lending. SME Banking.

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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

MARCH 17, 2017

Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. Reports last week said the merger aims to create a FinTech “powerhouse” as both Misys and D+H evolve their services to meet the more sophisticated demands of the industry. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The tallies are in: Innovate Finance has calculated the state of investment in FinTech for 2015, and we have the numbers. Innovate Finance released The 2015 FinTech Investment Landscape this month, a report that offers a snapshot at how investors are placing their money among financial innovators. It amounted to about $12.5

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CB Insights

APRIL 12, 2018

European regulations, including the revised payments services directive (PSD2) and the UK’s open-banking mandates, are helping to drive these changes. Both were implemented by regulators to foster new competition in the market by lowering barriers for new entrants and creating equal access to proprietary customer data. Key Takeaways.

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Celent Banking

AUGUST 9, 2016

Distributed ledger technology, often referred to as blockchain, threatens to disrupt the sector with its potential to improve visibility, lessen friction, automate reconciliation, and shorten cycle times. Both banks and Fintech firms alike are experimenting with DLT solutions for various corporate banking uses cases.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The dominant story is that fintech startups and banks are better off as friends than foes. Fintech, once seen as a disruptor, is now becoming a mainstream and also a collaborating partner. Banks provide trust and infrastructure to a partnership with fintech. Things seemed different at Sibos this year. Banks are also innovators.

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Lex Sokolin

MARCH 31, 2021

Fintech is something some people are interested in, but crypto is something that can make people rich. Our third example is Chainalysis, the crypto-ecosystem mapping firm that helps institutional actors like government, asset managers, and banks interact with blockchain-based digital assets. So what do these compliance firms?—?valued

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

E-commerce enablement company Klarna raised $108M from BESTSELLER , Permira , and Sequoia Capital , taking the company’s total funding to $497M. Both Permira and Sequoia Capital have previously invested in the startup. Klarna gets follow-on funding. Klarna is valued between $2B-$2.5B Klarna is valued between $2B-$2.5B

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While AOBA provides a fertile forum for buyers and potential sellers in the bank M&A space to commensurate, the crowd uses this valuable face time to also delve into discussions about the economy, strategic growth, fintech innovation, competition, and talent wars.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

While Dan was the one really working (he presented on “How Big Data can change Financial Services”) I mingled around the participants of this vibrant ecosystem encompassing entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and regulators among other stakeholders. Share with us please!

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

“We are engaging in constructive dialogue with FINMA and are encouraged to see a feasible pathway for an open-source blockchain network to become a regulated, low-friction, high-security payment system.”. Just yesterday , U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The evolution of blockchain-based services. Collaboration between FinTechs and banks. A small business needs working capital, letters of credit, export insurance logistics, shipping insurance and credit protection. That’s where FinTech comes in. It’s the whole package that needs to be changed and accelerated.

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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

There should be no doubt by now that initial coin offerings – token sale fundraisings by startups – have established themselves as new and very compelling forms of capital raising. Startups, primarily in the blockchain world, raised $4.6bn in various forms of token launches in 2017, a quantum leap from the $0.2

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

regulator asked Overstock.com for information related to its planned sale of digital tokens, the eCommerce retailer’s shares tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday (March 1), Bloomberg reported. The idea is to develop an alternative to the NASDAQ using blockchain technology that is open and transparent. After a U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The blueprint for the proposed digital currency seems to offer Beijing extraordinary supervision over the flow of money, giving regulators economic control that most central banks do not have. “We I think you will see it very soon, in the next maybe two to three months,” Lee told CNBC at the FinTech Festival on Monday (Nov 11).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). In other news, soccer powerhouse Barcelona is teaming with Chiliz, a FinTech platform, with the intent of creating its own blockchain-based token for the team.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

With cannabis legalization expanding around the globe, marijuana-targeting FinTech startups are a growing breed, too. The latest to secure venture capital is WAYV , a procurement platform designed for the legal cannabis industry. “The WAYV marketplace provides this critical bridge.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

While other countries are warning against cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs), Japan has been embracing digital currency and has become a leader in the FinTech market. In 2016, the Bank of Japan created a unit that is in charge of FinTech, providing guidance to banks that want to get into the burgeoning market.

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