PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This earnings season, the downturn has become apparent as several corporate payments technology players post losses. What's more, the market lull may offer a moment to focus on innovation for the future as commercial payment habits shift — perhaps permanently. Virtual Cards And Mobile Technology. Boosting The Banking Experience.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Cross River Bank, a company that provides banking services for FinTechs, has partnered with payments processor and tech provider RS2 Software to provide an improved payment and digital banking experience for its customers, the companies announced.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

More banks are therefore moving away from legacy core systems to embrace cloud-native architectures to power automation and meet the speed expected by consumers, securely. The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

That left FIs scrambling to “rapidly figure out how to get that same emotional and engagement outcome when the possibility of face-to-face is virtually nonexistent,” Randy Piatt , head of product solutions at card technology firm Ondot Systems , told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Simple: Start with the cards.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Cape , a new Australian FinTech made up of professionals in finance, is debuting its new “recession fighting” credit card, powered by open banking and intended to allow access to new functions like buy now, pay later (BNPL), according to a report from AltFi. Common plans offer four-installment payments as ways to buy items.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Daylight , the first digital bank for the LGBT+ community, just went live in a Nov. Daylight is just the latest member of Visa’s Fast Track program, an initiative that provides FinTechs looking to get off the ground with a bank sponsor and external payments processor. They need to get an external processor.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with FinTech healthcare credit card SmartHealth PayCard , i2c announced on Tuesday (Feb. SmartHealth PayCard is enabled with the agile processing of i2c and is offering the first healthcare-only credit card.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has raised $1.6 Unlike other FinTech startups, Kuda was granted a banking license from the Nigerian Central Bank. Kuda is the first digital-only bank in Nigeria with a standalone license.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. however, funding for FinTechs actually increased to $3.7 B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. In the U.S., billion, compared to $3.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The great digital shift is transforming credit cards into money management tools. Consumers want cards, and they want them quickly, and they want those cards [delivered] in a digital way," said Turner. Those processors will in turn work with issuing banks to offer near-instant issuance of cards.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Digital: Pigskin Pick-Ups Bankjoy , a digital banking provider, had a funding round led by the Curql Collective Credit Union Service Organization. NCR announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies: NCR Voyix , focused on digital commerce, and NCR Atleos , focused on ATMs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

The trend toward digitization in consumers’ lives isn’t new, but COVID-19 has accelerated it dramatically over the past several months. In fact, the majority of 2020’s new accounts have gone to megabanks and digital banks, not to community institutions. FinTech players are also grabbing deposits. Square announced $1.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Strong balance sheets in key areas like credit card debt ($64.4 But change is in the air, and it’s the intoxicating scent of digital transformation. Specifically, the metamorphic impact of mobile open banking and instant payments has been the first real test of the trust bond that holds CUs together. Digital Unison.

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Fintech partnerships allow smaller financial institutions (FIs) to remain competitive in digital banking. Businesses on the commercial product are not […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

India’s Paytm and Brazil’s Nubank could soon turn the corner to profitability thanks to surging demand for digital payment services in India and Brazil amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We Paytm offers a wide array of digital products throughout India, including a merchant payment platform, money transfers, and bill payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic is reshaping banking. Generationally, we’re seeing individuals who maybe weren’t accessing their card accounts or their banking accounts on a regular basis through digital,” he said. An example of that self-service pivot lies with credit card transactions — specifically, disputes.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit cards and bank accounts for customers, without expensive startup fees or long-term contracts. FinTechs, for example, can leverage the new initiative to create debit cards and bank accounts more easily.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures; U.S. and Japanese banks Mizuho Financial Group Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Digital technologies that can be quickly developed and integrated into banks’ platforms, particularly those that enable faster payments, will therefore be critical. Confronting Digital Banking Reality. The pandemic also appears to be enhancing mobile wallets’ and other online payment methods’ roles.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

FinTech TradeCore rolled out a platform that helps new financial institutions (FIs) launch quickly and easily, according to a Financial IT report. CEO Stefan Pajkovic founded the company to help emerging FinTechs find their way through the industry’s regulations and licensing requirements.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

To be the bank, buy the bank. Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4 The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

From competitors to collaborators, the FinTech boom introduced a field of opportunity for traditional financial institutions to team up with an industry newcomer to become more agile and modern with their own product offerings. On the other hand,” he added, “the pandemic doesn’t just spare FinTechs. Financing Burdens.

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BankInovation

AUGUST 30, 2023

On Monday, BMO, with Mastercard and digital card fintech Extend, rolled out a mobile wallet for virtual cards for its commercial banking clients in the U.S. By offering mobile wallet functionality for physical cards and now virtual cards and contactless payments, BMO is equipping our Corporate […]

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And for financial institutions (FIs), that translates into an incredible opportunity to build better digital banking journeys for their customers. But an opportunity is only as good as the bank’s ability to pursue it. Consumers are expected to be able to undertake digital journeys that are truly self-service,” he said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s been another busy week in the world of payments and commerce, with the expansion of installment point of sale (POS) credit and digital banking. banking license. There was no shortage of news in the installment payment space this week. Digital Banking Innovation . banking license.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks' embrace of FinTech is often driven by consumers' growing demand for a more seamless and unified experience. Increasingly, treasurers are seeking intelligent solutions augmented by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) — and banks are turning outward to meet those needs. HighRadius & Commerce Bank.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit cards and bank accounts for customers, without expensive startup fees or long-term contracts. FinTechs, for example, can leverage the new initiative to create debit cards and bank accounts more easily.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Curve , a banking app that consolidates all of a person’s bank cards into one card and app, is launching a new feature that will allow for person-to-person (P2P) payments, according to a report by TechCrunch. When someone uses Curve Send, they pick a contact and choose an account and an amount.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

These fintech and banking trends should be on financial institutions’ radar in the year ahead. This list of top banking and fintech trends for 2022 won’t tell anyone anything they haven’t already heard about. The payment networks are getting into the act, as well. The topic of “faster payments” is hardly new.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

And that’s where we come to FinTech. As PYMNTS readers know, the role and appeal of FinTech is increasing significantly as consumer demands rapidly change, and technology and regulatory efforts encourage further innovation in digital payments and global transactions. FinTech Partnerships. Whole Ecosystem. “If

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. The world doesn’t need another bank,” Poovala told Webster.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It was a busy week for commerce and payments, as consumers are harnessing connected devices for digital-first shopping and firms are looking to harness tools to speed up business-to-business (B2B) disbursements and payments. Mastercard: Why It’s Time For Card Issuers To Up Their Digital Game. banking license.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. The bank has also estimated that the tally includes 4.4 Outside U.S.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Non-bank lenders in Singapore will soon be granted access to the country’s digital payments platforms PayNow and FAST, according to a statement from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, on Monday (Nov. PayNow and FAST enable people to move funds between banks and digital wallets.

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