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Procurement, Digital Banking See VC Funding Rounds

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Venture capital funding rounds this week showed some concentration on the continent, with several announcements tied to Europe. Additional participation came from ERA, 645 Ventures, Stage 2 Capital and Green Visor Capital. million USD) in a Series B funding round, led by NGP Capital and ETF Partners. Starling Bank.

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Jack Ma’s Digital Bank Offers Three-Minute Loans To SMBs

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The 4-year-old bank uses real-time payments data and a risk-management system that analyzes more than 3,000 variables to allow borrowers to apply for a loan on a smartphone and receive cash almost instantly if approved. It used to be a segment that banks thought was too difficult and too risky.

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Bitcoin Daily: OCC Grants Crypto Firm Anchorage Conditional Digital Banking License; Crypto Exchange RG Coins Owner Arrested For Money Laundering

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted digital asset platform Anchorage Trust Company a digital banking license, according to a press release Wednesday (Jan. With the national trust bank charter, South Dakota-based Anchorage will become Anchorage Digital Bank , National Association.

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Lessons from the Capital One Data Breach

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When most financial executives read the headline “Capital One Data Breach,” they had two thoughts: How is this going to impact the financial sector? In this case, information about Capital One ’s customers. Aren’t both AWS and Capital One both responsible? What does the Capital One breach mean?

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Embedded Financing Helps Asia’s SMBs Weather Cash Flow Challenges

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RootAnt has said that it will use the capital to expand in Singapore, Southeast Asia and Japan. They’re suffering from the challenges of finding new revenue streams and transforming to digital,” he said. Thus, working capital challenges are mounting for these SMBs. Risk Management.

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FinTechs Aid Banks In Their Own Open Banking Initiatives

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Aegean Baltic Bank Taps Wolters Kluwer Tech. Aegean Baltic Bank of Greece announced late last week that it will implement risk management technology from Wolters Kluwer. Finovate Capital Adds MonetaGo Technology.

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Grab Launches GrabInvest

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Bento’s methods for its digital wealth platform included client onboarding, portfolio construction, and rebalancing supported by risk management tactics, in order to achieve the goal of helping everyday people manage their finances. Grab faces competition from rival Ant Financial and others.

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