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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

Bank Innovation

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

PYMNTS

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Financial technology provider Fiserv has devised a technology that allows individuals to accept payments on consumer-grade smartphones and other digital devices, as well as handheld business point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M In New Funding, Now Valued At $5.5B

PYMNTS

Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking. the New York-based settlement platform. Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For Default Ruling For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Founder

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OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. billion in 2018, and went public on the New York Stock Exchange last year.

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SWIFT, Microsoft, BNY Mellon Team For Cloud Payments

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SWIFT and Microsoft have partnered with Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) to finalize the trial of Cloud Connect, a new payments solution, BNY Mellon announced in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. The new solution will service SWIFT’s 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries. “We

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MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge

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The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged Monday (Sept. Michael Mann, 49, allegedly obtained millions in bank loans and lines of credit over the last decade that he diverted to fake companies, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York said in a statement.

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Boost Teams With BMO Harris Bank To Deliver B2B Payment Solutions

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Boost Payment Solutions , a global provider of B2B payment technologies, announced a strategic collaboration with BMO Harris Bank on Thursday (June 25). The New York-based financial technology company has teamed with BMO Harris Bank to deliver integrated, automated processing for its corporate card customers.

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