Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2015

One of the major themes will be regional integration, which is another way of saying the development of cross-border markets. There are at least two important threads here: the ongoing internationalization of China’s currency, and the development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration can be an effective way for financial institutions (FIs) to launch new digital products. While FIs are exploring how APIs can elevate operations like small business loan underwriting, traditional FIs are also turning to their third-party FinTech partners to augment processes and product offerings.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a goal of expanding its presence across the Nordic region, Enterpay, based in Finland, has raised new funding from NFT Ventures, the companies said Monday (Feb. Capital Float. million , India’s Zen Lefin, better known as Capital Float, will expand its abilities to lend to SMEs. B2B Payments. Alternative Lending. Rippleshot.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Blockchain. Morpheus Labs. Data Nerds.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech investment by venture capitalists declined across the globe in Q3 of this year. Their “ Pulse of Fintech “ report found $2.4 Community Funded. P2Bi nvestor.

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Banking Exchange

MARCH 2, 2020

Also, Regions Bank has announced the planned acquisition of equipment finance lender Ascentium Capital Bank Performance Management Feature Financial Trends M&A Fintech Feature3 Community Banking.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Visa is moving to support startups in Africa, reportedly partnering with Nest, the Hong Kong venture capital firm and incubator. According to a report , Visa and Nest are gearing up to launch a four-day FinTech bootcamp in Nairobi for startups in Africa. According to the report, Visa and Nest opened the application process on Dec.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. to help bailing out their SMB customers, with some regional financial institutions (FIs) already taking action. Several FinTechs in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S. Firms with strong balance sheets, he said, have been in a position of strength to capitalize on select opportunities. No matter the size of the bank or the regional focus, there’s a general realization that disruption is on the horizon.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“We have a longstanding partnership with CGI, and the CGI Trade360 platform will mean we can continue delivering the best possible trade solutions and service to our clients for many years to come,” said James Binns , global head of trade and working capital at Barclays. Adobe Introduces B2B Capability for Customer Data Platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Conductor, which has been backed by Riverwood Capital since 2014, is a key technology processing platform for retailers, banks and other companies in Brazil, according to the press release. In a press release , Visa said the investment will go to help Conductor expand its products and to accelerate innovation in payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

FinTechs To The Rescue? And although FinTechs have been heralded as a lifeline to help close the liquidity gap, Steinmetz said they’re not wholly the solution for SMBs. All of a sudden, you had these FinTech platforms who had banking licenses, and they became the conduit for the government to get this money out to merchants,” he said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

While Credibly’s commentary suggests demand is up for alternative lenders and FinTechs, separate data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index revealed traditional banks are also seeing an increase in approved small business loan volume. .” Meanwhile, in the U.S., and the U.K. . and the U.K. 34 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Traditional banks are seeing new FinTech players become more competitive on several fronts, including lending.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Once again, the world’s alternative SMB lending industry regained the spotlight, with key deals in Asia and South America placing the industry in the top spot for this week’s B2B FinTech roundup. Blue Lotus Capital. Find out who scored how much of the more than $75 million that made its way to B2B startups this week.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The new Workforce Spend Playbook highlights the newest solutions helping SMBs to more effectively manage their capital, and focus on their expansion ambitions. based FinTech, recently added a new corporate card to its portfolio of solutions. This demand is driving the global expense management software market to reach $6.6

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Has to be M-O-E.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Based on our advisory work with hundreds of financial institutions and fintechs, Cornerstone has identified four Foundational Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership. Pillar #2: Leaders Transcend Daily Hustle to Build New Systems Most regional and community banks grew up executing the fundamentals with sheer hustle and hard work.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

21), outlining an alliance that sees Investors Bancorp subsidiary Investors Bank collaborating with OnDeck Capital subsidiary ODX to digitize the bank’s loan origination platform for digital loan services in select markets. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. More recently, as remote workout options have grown in usage, the firm has backed digital fitness brands like fitness community Keep and at-home gym Tempo. Clearco provides growth capital for small businesses.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 6, 2021

It has become crystal clear that digital transformation is now the largest technology initiative for regional and community financial institutions. Maybe this is the new reality for community bankers, but Cornerstone Advisors is seeing little evidence that they’re serious about implementing a comprehensive digital strategy.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Or at least they should be. The 2016 U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

For weeks the FinTech industry has been managing fears and anxieties over the future of the novel alternative finance space. Find out which alt lenders secured $77 million in venture capital, as well as the other startups across the U.S., There’s been talk that Brexit may force London’s FinTech scene to ditch the U.K.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Both fintech firms and traditional enterprises are on the brink of significant disruption as companies leverage the rapid insights generated by AI in banking to drive demonstrable outcomes in customer experience, risk management and cost efficiency. First are API-based models that integrate partner, client and peer communities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

million over the course of the next three years to build up a FinTech hub in Charlotte. Here is an except of the conversation: PYMNTS: Can you describe your personal and/or professional experience with the tech community in Charlotte? As we reported about three weeks ago, Bank of America has announced its plans to invest $1.5

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

The city’s GDP per capital is $54,722. The analysis suggests a range of both short- and long-term priorities Hong Kong should take in order to grow its startup landscape, including improving the availability of top talent, boosting the investor community and continuing to increase entrepreneurial activities.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes? Chris Douvos of investment firm Ahoy Capital told The Wall Street Journal , “We’ve been in the middle of a rollicking party that’s gone on for five years and someone has snapped on the light switch.” Rowe Price and Discovery Capital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Boost Payment Solutions , a New York-based FinTech focused exclusively on B2B payments, announced late last month that they’d signed a strategic alliance with Mastercard to bring straight-through processing — via the company’s Boost Intercept platform — to the Caribbean. The STP model is particularly suited for the Caribbean, said Leavitt.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 With an estimated population of just 5.47 A Knack For Mobile.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to thrive as more financial service providers place small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) front-and-center of product development. In a statement , HSBC Bank USA Head of Retail Business Banking Shaun McDougall said fueling the SMB community is important to support the broader U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years. have emerged to do.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Eight in 10 business owners report that a major, regional or community bank is their main financing partner for capital. After all, most of the nearly 29 million businesses in the U.S. are small businesses – a trend unlikely to shift much in the coming years. Banks are critical financing partners for growing enterprises.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

Results also noted this generation is less likely to open a bank account if physical bank locations are not available in their communities. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token. Can banks have it both ways? Getting in Front of Change.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. Get the full report. How Stripe makes money .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

million in new funding, B2B FinTechs this week are finding support from investors embracing startups’ focus on small- to medium-sized business (SMB) finances, from banking to payments. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest B2B FinTech venture capital funding rounds. With more than $93.7 Checkfront.

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