Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Lending, especially for small businesses, is an area that has been technologically stagnant for years—which is probably why at the moment it feels like it’s saturated with fintechs. But just because it’s fintech doesn’t mean it’s good, as Simple CEO Josh Reich noted recently.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A new report says artificial intelligence and IoT are going to transform fintech before blockchain, which still has some growing up to do. The rise of AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) is happening rapidly—and according to a Forrester Research report released earlier this month, these are the two technologies that Read More.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mid-way through #money2020 and in my fourth back-to-back chat about Fintech and leadership and core systems renewal and machine learning and and and … I am suddenly taken back to my roots. My roots are firmly in data.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 15, 2016

9, host Brett King talks augmented reality and artificial intelligence, and what effect the increased presence of that technology will have on financial services. King recently attended the SLUSH conference in Helsinki Finland before migrating to the Fintech Japan event in Tokyo. In this episode, which aired Dec. At both Read More.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 11, 2016

ValueWeb: How FinTech firms are using bitcoin blockchain and mobile technologies to create the Internet of Value After months of writing and editing, I’m delighted to say that my new book ValueWeb is now available.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Treasurers from the largest corporations are more likely to invest in newer financial technologies, found a new report from East & Partners and Contentive Media. East & Partners outlined its findings in the Treasury FinTech Index, which surveyed treasurers across geographic markets. That figure is less in Australia, where 17.6

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 19, 2016

This week, Breaking Banks hosts Brett King and Chris Skinner continue their five-part series on the blockchain, this time discussing the way the technology is being used in non-fintech areas such as healthtech, biotech, trade, and energy.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2016

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that fintech startups need banks and the services — not to mention the regulatory protections — they offer. The Berlin-based “fintech company builder” FinLeap has taken this to its logical conclusion by building a licensed bank for its startups to leverage.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Today FinovateFall debuted in New York, where thirty-nine fintech companies debuted their newest toys to an appreciative, fintech-hungry audience. The technology presented ranged from the latest in biometrics, including voice and facial recognition, the latest in how to create insights for big data use–and Read More.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Fintech, the marriage of finance and technology, has been part of the business world for decades. As a small business owner, you should keep tabs on the fintech industry. In recent years, the explosion of innovation has brought even more attention to this sector. Here’s a few reasons why it’s Read More.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 14, 2016

On this week’s episode of Breaking Banks, host Brett King is joined by four panelists from the fintech world to discuss the intersection of government oversight, technology, and finance. The five weigh in on these issues, especially in regard to regulation, and what can be done to solve the problems of Read More.

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Let's Talk Payments

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

As FinTech hubs around the world enter various phases of growth and development, the attention of financial industry professionals is being scattered over emerging locations and new opportunities for businesses.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 16, 2016

There was a shakeup in the highest echelons of fintech today as Citigroup announced Gavin Michael, head of digital at JPMorgan Chase, will join Citi as head of technology for global consumer banking. This role encompasses the digitization efforts of Citi’s consumer businesses, the bank said today.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Traditional Fintech is so boring – and so profitable. The question is whether these vendors will use some of those profits to transform themselves or let nimble startups with modern technology and new business models eat their lunch. Two years ago, in December 2014, we took a look at Read More.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

On the second day of FinovateFall 2016, fintechs continued to wow attendees with bright, dazzling new finovations. Attendees from banks, credit unions, and other fintech companies saw 31 demos of technology that has applications across the financial sphere, from financial data analysis to mobile payments to trading.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 20, 2016

Banks spend a great deal of time, money, and energy building technology to compete with fintech companies, but the CEO of innovation software maker Spigit has a message: Don’t bother. Why is that? “You’re too late,” Spigit CEO Scott Raskin told Bank Innovation, referring to the banks.”By

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 12, 2016

Our main stories of this week includes … ValueWeb: Fintech is building the Internet of Value ValueWeb: How FinTech firms are using bitcoin blockchain and mobile technologies to create the Internet of Value After months of writing and editing, I’m delighted to say that my new book ValueWeb is now available.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 29, 2016

We have also posted it onto the Fintech Genome to stimulate discussion there. You can find Amy’s profile on the Fintech Genome here. While most insurance technology startup activity in the US is concentrated in health… Read more Life insurance #insurtech innovation Part I: No longer an oxymoron, expect an uphill climb.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Green Dot is what many fintech companies wish to grow up into. The bank has the technology and the banking background, which many fintechs are missing these days. The next sector this “fintech dream” will Read More. At least according to their CEO Steven Streit. It also owns a real live bank.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a year into financial technology companies. government is also gearing up to launch a network of regional FinTech envoys as an effort to enhance the country’s status as a leader in FinTech.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 25, 2016

Freshly jet-lagged from Dubai, Brett King brings us a multicultural smorgasbord of new fintech spokespeople with social equality on the mind. Analogous to the technological disruption we see in financial services, there is a movement to bring women’s Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2016

Our last top 5 fintech rounds toured fintech’s human touch — firms working to improve the human condition through healthcare, technological interfaces, and the like. It’s a good time to be looking for a Series B raise, apparently. This week’s funding news spans the globe, from the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 11, 2016

The bankers who fly in want to understand technology. The Traditional Fintech vendors want Read More. In a few weeks time, about 8,000 bankers and their vendors fly into Geneva for SIBOS (the annual “gathering of the tribes” that is organized by SWIFT each year in a different city around the world).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The seed of FinTech innovation often comes from a desire to do things differently. In B2B payments, that can mean discontent in the way traditional banks and FIs do business or a need for disruptive technologies to come to market faster than banks can offer. Take Capital One’s deal with Gem, for instance.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

This is an exciting time to be alive in the fintech space — and also an interesting time to be a chatbot, as the experiences of Microsoft’s Tay proved last week. As FIs and startups alike leverage the best in entrepreneurial and technological insight to adapt to customers’ lives, the Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It appears Manchester may be giving London a run for its money as the next great FinTech sector in the U.K. Manchester is known for its world class universities, leaders in technology and science. The city’s FinTech reputation and tech sector are on the rise. It’s also the region’s thriving tech environment. billion each year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Major cities in Europe may not be the only ones after London’s FinTech crown. A new reported from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) stated that Singapore’s fast-growing and lucrative FinTech sector is standing out as many larger rivals around the world are impacted by regulatory challenges and political turmoil.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The rapid rise of Fintech firms offering non-bank financial services is triggering what some consider “creative destruction” in banking. Recognising that technology is a key enabler for efficient treasury operations, an increasing number of Fintech firms are creating specialized solutions for corporate financial management.

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Bobsguide

JULY 19, 2016

Much has been said of the changes banks are facing - branch numbers are falling, consumers are increasingly entrusting their money to innovative fintech businesses, and the Payment Services Directive 2 is expected to further level the playing field between banks and new market entrants.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

House of Representatives, asking the government to establish a national policy for technology. The resolution implies that bitcoin and blockchain technology are ways to help the unbanked and empower the consumer. The resolution is evidence of support for digital currencies and blockchain technology in the House of Representatives.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

A new survey from the group published earlier this month found that 83 percent of treasurers are gearing up to upgrade existing technologies, or implement entirely new ones, in the coming year. Capital One’s Treasury Management Group is already looking ahead to how corporate treasurers will face the most modern of challenges in 2017.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Notable sectors in Glasgow include FinTech, eCommerce and marketplace, social networks and enterprise software, and cloud computing. Glasgow is undergoing a transformation — from industrial powerhouse to leading digital technology cluster. As part of the FinTech push within Scotland, the U.K. Think of it like baking a cake.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Juvo Technologies wants to extend its presence within the procure-to-pay space and announced an acquisition to help it do so. Reports late last week said the technology firm has acquired Vendorin , a B2B payment technology and enterprise solutions company, to help Juvo build out a procure-to-pay platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Earlier this year, analysts told reporters that investors have begun to shy away from the copious population of B2C-focused FinTech companies. B2B FinTech’s Time. Like Europe, Asia is also seeing some promising performance from its FinTech startups. With that in mind, investors want in.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

With a strong penetration of smartphones and mobile commerce, Spain is quickly gaining visibility in the FinTech world, and its capital city is leading the charge. Considered a “dark horse” in FinTech, Madrid is making strides to improve conditions for startups to flourish and boosting record venture rounds for its homegrown companies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. At first, banks may have scoffed at the thought of an intangible technology overhauling the way the world works, and yet, here we are. FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

SWIFT is the latest FinTech player to perk up at the thought of using distributed ledger technology for business transactions. SWIFT’s report explored how the market would approach standardization of these technologies and how to apply previous standardization initiatives to this process.

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