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Philippines Payments Platform Closes $120M Investment Deal

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“This is also a recognition of the significant role that the Philippines financial technology industry can play in providing meaningful digital solutions to many of the crucial and very human challenges that the Philippines community faces today.”. Vea, founder and chief executive officer of Voyager Innovations.

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The BaaS Gold Rush is On

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Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. While customer relationships are being redefined by fintechs, there will always be a place for community banking. Early leaders like Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash.,

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Go-Jek To Grow Thailand Food Delivery Business

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Go-Jek started its Thailand operations with food delivery and motorcycle rides with the Get brand, which put pressure on Singapore-based Grab. It was also noted that customers, merchants and drivers will have additional access to bank products such as small business lending as well as insurance.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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Provident Financial Services, Inc. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. All of this while knocking out a stellar 1.35% ROA and leading industry, community, and philanthropic efforts everywhere. merges with Lakeland Bancorp.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK , for instance, is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms Dana Cita, Aktivaku and Findaya. Mallzee created a digital mall where consumers can compare many different retail brands.

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

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I like analogies because they can inject simplicity into the most complex discussions of financial technology, and make abstract concepts become more concrete and accessible to the casual fan of technology. FIS’s core banking "brands" (Systematics, Horizon, IBS, Profile, etc.) As Ford has shown with its 3.5L