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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Real-time currency exchange and remittance network Ripple has teamed up with Finastra to allow banking customers to access RippleNet , its worldwide blockchain payments network. Ripple’s more than 200 customers will also have access to Finastra’s banking network, which will let users on both sides partner up and access each other easily.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Real-time currency exchange and remittance network Ripple has teamed up with Finastra to allow banking customers to access RippleNet , its worldwide blockchain payments network. Ripple’s more than 200 customers will also have access to Finastra’s banking network, which will let users on both sides partner up and access each other easily.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 9, 2019

According to our survey, 87 percent of banking executives agree that the integration of customization and real-time delivery is the next big wave of competitive advantage. In the digital age, the Internet of Things, AI and other next-gen technologies help to minimize delays in quotes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The Bank of England’s (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has laid down a set of strict rules that Facebook’s Libra and other cryptocurrencies must follow in order to do business in Britain, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Oct. The terms of engagement for innovations such as Libra must be adopted in advance of any launch.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The Chief of Russia’s Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said she doesn’t see any pertinent or obvious reason to create a national digital currency, according to a report by Russian News Agency TASS. The regulator made the remarks at the Finopolis forum of innovative financial technologies.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

The Chief of Russia’s Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said she doesn’t see any pertinent or obvious reason to create a national digital currency, according to a report by Russian News Agency TASS. The regulator made the remarks at the Finopolis forum of innovative financial technologies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In other news, the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announced that it is joining forces with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on a proof of concept to look into how digital central bank money could be used in the settlement of tokenized assets between market participants. “As Bitcoin is making a comeback after its September crash.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When it comes to QSR and mobile innovation, pizza seller Domino’s has earned itself a leading position. Now, thanks to a court case brought against the chain by a blind consumer, we can probably expect more innovation in the coming years to make eCommerce more accessible to people with disabilities. Domino’s Innovations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

bank NatWest has started a three-month trial of a biometric credit card that will use a fingerprint in lieu of a PIN. 7, and it’s in tandem with Mastercard and the digital security company Gemalto. CNBC reported that the test was launched on Oct. There will be 150 users will be involved in the test. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Bitcoin, Libra, instant payments, Open Banking — these were the big subjects on repeat last week, Dobbie told Webster. But the main recurring point was how are we rising [to] this challenge, how will we meet changing expectations, and where are the opportunities to get out ahead and actually innovate,” Dobbie said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When it comes to QSR and mobile innovation, pizza seller Domino’s has earned itself a leading position. Now, thanks to a court case brought against the chain by a blind consumer, you can probably expect more innovation in the coming years to make eCommerce more accessible to people with disabilities. Domino’s Innovations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The gig economy — and digital marketplaces designed to service gig workers and employers — is where so much of the action is these days. Indeed, cash-on-delivery remains a popular option for digital consumers. UReed offers that payment method, along with PayPal, Payoneer and direct bank transfers. Global Gig Trends.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 9, 2019

For Northwestern Mutual, digitization imperatives have forced it to think more like a tech company. In particular, the path to developing more online tools included the acquisition of digital financial planning company LearnVest in 2015 for $250 million. It’s achieved this by way of internal reorganization and acquisition.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Innovation has become such a buzzword that it can be applied to countless solutions and initiatives, from emerging 5G mobile technology and the rise of “smart factories” to using blockchain to trace and track food supply chains to deploying kiosks to personalizing the ordering experience. The State of Innovation. points to 19.3,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Here is what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have large plans to change the world. Inside Synchrony Financials’ AML Playbook (Feedzai Digital Banking Tracker). Levi’s Talks Up Its Big Digital Game — Including In China. Visa, Intuit Launch Instant Deposit For SMBs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as more travelers choose adventure over mere relaxation, and as urban experiences attract more travelers at the expense of, say, a traditional week spent along the beach or at a lake house. Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

For senders, delivering that experience means more than just moving money faster into bank accounts or digital wallets — it is also about offering the payment choices that create ubiquity for the consumers on the other end of the transactions. That, Edwards told Webster, remains a work in process.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Until Friday, as reported in the past, the group was made up of the 28 companies that had been backing the development and ultimate deployment of the digital currency dubbed as Libra. What We’ve Learned from Libra. What has happened four months after the official launch of Libra was highly predictable, Karen Webster writes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The founding members are supposed to pony up $10 million each to back the crypto project, and in doing so commit to Libra operations, such as promoting the open-sourced blockchain and creating the digital currency from a basket of real (fiat) currencies. That long road suddenly seems a lot longer … and rockier.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Instead of piling on, though, I’d rather be constructive and lay out what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have big ideas to change the world. Before people need a digital wallet in which to store their money, they need to have the money – and food in their bellies.

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