Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. As new cloud-native, API-driven solutions come to market, the term “core” seems to live in the eye of the beholder. Response From The Other Two Big 3 Players.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The founder of Moven, Brett King, said the new venture would be a “world-class” bank, and that it would set its sights on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. STC Pay, which does financial technology work for both companies and individuals, works with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). Under the terms of the new deal, Mastercard will support EedenBull’s product development and digital services.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars. Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Look Who’s Charging is integrated with a number of Australian banks, with data available to millions of Australians within its existing digital banking apps. And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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