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Uber Creates Uber Money Team In India With FinTech Focus

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In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad. billion earlier in January and started in 2008. Uber Money teams are also located in Palo Alto, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco tech centers, Livemint reported. Zomato was valued at $3.55

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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

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Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”. “As

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Dwolla Partners With Currencycloud On International Payments

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Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international payments. Launched in 2008, Dwolla has helped move billions of dollars for millions of end-users annually for a variety of businesses.

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Amex, Santander Explore FinTech Using API

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American Express has filed for a blockchain-based proof of payment technology, and Santander U.K. Traditional banks and other financial institutions are undergoing tremendous pressure right now to compete in an environment where they are faced with enormous scrutiny from government regulators looking to mitigate risk.

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Misys Helps Banks Play The Alt-Lending Game

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The financial technology firm revealed it will offer banks access to its peer-to-peer lending technology to help banks compete with younger alternative lenders in the industry. Misys is offering banking clients access to its P2P lending software, reports said Tuesday (Jan. Europe and India” but declined to mention specifics.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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2008 called and wants its headlines back. Goes to Aaron Graft, Triumph Financial for building a payments network (for trucking) with its factoring arm becoming the second largest factor in the transportation industry while starting Triumph Pay, which is what has investors valuing the company as it is. The Smarter Bank Technology Award.

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What SMBs’ Cash-Flow Crisis Means For Fintech

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Aid-related or not, alternative (non-bank) lenders have an opportunity to step in and demonstrate technological advantage over incumbent lenders through faster loan processing and payment. Most alternative lenders, such as BlueVine , and the algorithms their lending decisions rely on are a post-2008 phenomenon.

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