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Accountants May Be Bucking The Innovation-Averse Trend

PYMNTS

FinTechs are developing ways to automate accounting tasks, forcing human accountants to provide more strategic, value-added services. At the same time, an influx in the variety of financial management solutions for large and small businesses has some companies looking beyond the corporate accountant.

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Frictionless Payments Take Center Stage at Money 20/20

Gonzobanker

The complexity of this future vision underscored the importance of partnerships between the FinTech world and financial institutions to get this vision from cool demo to reality. Some of the best discussions from Money 20/20 centered around three key megatrends: Megatrend #1 – Retailers Want the Smart POS. Keep your eyes on this innovator.

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What The Largest Global Fintech Can Teach Us About What’s Next In Financial Services

CB Insights

Today, it’s the largest fintech player globally. As the financial affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group , Ant Financial encapsulates a fintech ecosystem that starts with its dominant mobile payments service, Alipay, and expands into credit scoring, wealth management, insurance, and lending. Wealth management.

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