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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

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Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ).

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Israeli Startup Riskified is Said to Seek $200 Million Funding

Bank Innovation

Riskified, an Israeli startup that provides anti-fraud services for online transactions, is seeking to raise as much as $200 million, according to people familiar with the company’s plans.

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T

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In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent. Attempted Check Fraud Spiked 43 Pct. Check fraud has spiked from $8.5 billion in 2018 and makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. In Two Years.

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The Corporate Card Faces New Hurdles In AP Departments

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Tat Capital Debuts Value-Add For Corporate Cards. Tat Capital launched a new solution in Australia aimed to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make use of the credit lines available via their corporate cards in new ways. Adflex CEO Raises Commercial Card PSD2 Concerns.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. billion – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 million buyers who operate in industries such as website development, logo design and blog writing. billion in 2017.

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Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the European Union’s (EU) executive vice-president in charge of financial services policy, said Wirecard’s collapse threatens investor trust in the EU, the newspaper reported. He has said allegations about Wirecard’s accounting practices are false and misleading, the newspaper reported.

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Credit Unions Play To Their Strengths To Compete With Large Banks

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Financial technology has made enormous strides in recent years, though it has been largely used only by institutions that can afford it. Large banks and FinTech providers are often first on the scene as they have the capital and resources to implement these innovations. Securing Their Customers From Fraud.

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