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DECEMBER 10, 2019

based FinTech specializing in facilitating payments for small business accountancy firms, is partnering with BIN (bank account identification number) sponsor Moorwand to further streamline the payments experience for accountants and bookkeepers. Telleroo , a U.K.-based In a press release issued Tuesday (Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Kikkeri said that’s why FIs must consider how to leverage their FinTech partnerships and push to market the digital services that customers have become habituated to in the past six months. Kikkeri said the pandemic’s shift in consumer behavior isn’t the only big change to the market that has recently appeared on the horizon.

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JULY 28, 2020

The collaboration promises to accelerate Mastercard Labs, the financial services company’s research and development arm that is dedicated to bringing payment solutions to market quicker. Earlier this year, Michael Miebach , Mastercard’s chief product officer, told PYMNTS that there is no use in fighting the evolution of payments.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

In Mexico, the pandemic is moving the needle toward digital payments — specifically mobile payments — to become more widely embraced by businesses and consumers alike. Call it a way to solve the “chicken and egg” problem that is so firmly entrenched in payments. The costs of entry are relatively low,” maintained Diaz. “If

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. What does that mean, then?

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

While FinTech innovators continue to drive competition with a focus on product functionality and an optimal end user experience, businesses are often forced to use outdated tools, according to Frank Dux , managing director of CoCoNet. The Drive To Upgrade. Connectivity Is Key.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Financial services application program interface (API) platform FI.SPAN is collaborating with B2B payments company Beanworks to create a corporate payments hub , the companies announced Thursday (Dec. FI.SPAN will integrate third-party FinTech services into the hub, the firms explained, and deploy APIs to facilitate payment processing.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In an interview with PYMNTS, Avi Cohen , co-founder and CEO of FinTech company The Floor , said boosting digital offerings and bringing new ones to market demands quick decision making as banks seek to improve user experience and user engagement. Now, he said, “innovation needs to also be incorporated internally.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The challenge for the bank will be remaining competitive when the interest rate is ultimately dialed back and the offering itself – namely its features and user experience — need to steer the ship. The focus for us has to be customer experience,” Dickinson explained of the pause due to speed of growth.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

The corporate expense management market doesn’t look like it once did. The commercial card and expense management market is yet another space in which collaboration between FIs and FinTechs has proved key to driving innovative tools – especially as corporates grow weary with the traditional legacy services their banks provide.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

While large consumer-facing fintech companies like Square, Klarna, Affirm and others tout speed and efficiency of their user experiences, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta‘s technology supports their payment capabilities, with its APIs allowing […].

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Payment Rails is making its official step into the cross-border payments market through the launch of its application program interface (API) and payment platform, the company said Thursday (Dec. Artificial intelligence ensures regulatory compliance and fraud protection.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Watchers of the B2B payments space already know how overwhelming the power of inertia can be. I think one of the most interesting things in terms of how [the pandemic] has revolutionized and accelerated all things digital payments is that companies historically are really slow or hesitant to adopt new payment modalities,” Harris said. “An

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JUNE 12, 2018

B2B eCommerce software provider OroCommerce is integrating payments capabilities into its platform through a new collaboration with Limonetik. A press release issued Monday (June 11) revealed OroCommerce is turning to the cross-border payments FinTech to provide payment services for its corporate customers via API.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Visa and Natixis Payments have launched Xpollens, a complete white label “Payments in a Box” service for retailers, corporations and Fintechs. Xpollens helps organizations integrate the whole range of payment services, from cards to instant payments, according to a press release.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Founded by Lamine Zarrad and George Kurtyka in 2017, Joust aims to help independent professionals find more financial stability and avoid late payments amid the irregular payment system for freelance work. Our platform not only saves time, but also reduces uncertainty and mitigates the risk of late and non-payment.”.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. We started out with a radical, mobile-first solution.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Visa and Currencycloud, an enterprise-class payments platform, announced on Tuesday (June 4) a partnership to drive more innovation in cross-border and travel payments. It will account for more than a fifth of the global eCommerce market.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Mastercard is teaming up with Network International , which works in digital commerce for the Middle East and Africa, to help drive the adoption of commercial payment services in that region, according to a press release.

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MARCH 4, 2020

To get a sense of the changing needs and expectations of enterprises, said DeLuca, financial institutions (FIs) should recognize the significant influence that the consumer and retail markets have on corporate treasurers. He also noted that the digitization of payments has been slowed a bit by a stubborn adherence to the paper check.

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MARCH 20, 2020

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. ’s experience is quickly influencing the way SMB lenders approach open banking in other markets like the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

NovoPayment, an enabler of digital financial services, announced Wednesday (November 28) the expansion of its Developer Hub to include new partner-integrated application protocol interfaces (APIs), enterprise customer functionalities and an enhanced user experience. million end-points.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

While FinTech innovation has opened up the doors for small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) to access more sophisticated solutions to manage money, software fatigue has business owners overwhelmed by a barrage of siloed systems. And according to Ronny Yakov , CEO of The OLB Group , QuickBooks is often an ideal place to start.

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APRIL 23, 2020

As one-person operations, they often lack the resources and know-how to manage professional finances in a compliant and efficient way, yet they have more complex tax, payments and cash flow management needs than the average individual. Easing The User Experience. That means cutting out the jargon. According to Hogan, the U.K.’s

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AUGUST 8, 2018

“Statistics indicate that consumers still trust their banks more than, for example, tech companies when it comes to their financial lives,” said Richard Bailey, SVP of engineering at Entersekt , a South Africa-based FinTech firm that focuses on mobile authentication and app security software. Customer Relationships. Customer Relationships.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Over the years, that surge in competition gave way to a more collaborative spirit between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs as both sides worked to digitize and modernize SMB financing. This is a market that's going to be digital-first in the future," he said. The SMB lending space is evolving rapidly.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

At the same time, digital banks are looking to capitalize on their growing small and medium-sized business (SMB) customer base, with open banking and bank-FinTech collaborations an important part of that strategy. Open banking may seem like an inevitability in any market, but in China, the path to unlocking bank data may be more complicated.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Small businesses, particularly those launched by younger entrepreneurs, are often assumed to be a key driver of B2B FinTech innovation as business owners seek sophisticated, automated technologies to run their businesses. One of the biggest lessons would perhaps come as a surprise to many in the SMB FinTech space.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s top payments news, India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. Jackie Berg, VP of marketing at Olo, said in an announcement , “Ordering lunch from the car with a push of a button — we’re living in the future!”. Paytm , India’s mobile payments startup, said on Monday (Nov.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Cashfree , one of India’s biggest business payments platforms, has announced that it has launched a new suite of payment products aimed at lending companies and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), to facilitate easier loan disbursals across all platforms, according to a press release.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

A small test market could be ground zero for seismic changes in commerce and payments — and now possibly for cryptos. Dubai is gearing up for payments via digital coin through a concerted effort between the government and blockchain payments provider Pundi X , with hardware rolling out and a state-created cryptocurrency.

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MARCH 26, 2020

As Davis noted, larger banks, including regional players, tend to have their own technology platforms — and direct integrations into their own networks — to enable mobile and contactless payments. Often, these smaller FIs are inundated with projects that are specific to the legacy products they have offered to the market, said Davis.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Resulting from its partnership with FinTech firm Narmi , the upgrades target the customer experience, according to Radius CEO and President Mike Butler. “Our national client base demands a great 24/7 digital banking experience across all of their devices, and this enhanced technology provides just that,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Entersekt , the push-based authentication and mobile app security company, announced that it has appointed FinTech veteran Christian Ali as its country manager of Canada. The news comes as Entersekt continues its expansion into the United States and Canadian markets.

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JUNE 17, 2019

But could merchant incentives help fuel this ongoing effort at digital payments innovation? That was one of the questions raised in a new PYMNTS interview with Ireti Samuel-Ogbu, Citigroup ’s head of payments and receivables for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Open banking is nothing if not a lot of moving parts and complications.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Yet for those banking partners, the fact that every corporate is at its own unique position in the digitization process presents a challenge as to which products to offer, and how to enable corporate clients to adopt them — a predicament that impacts everything from banks’ investments in infrastructure to their FinTech collaboration strategies.

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JULY 7, 2020

The level of market volatility hitting the U.S. It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. “It’s not the largest market, and there are a lot easier markets to go after,” said Diamond.

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