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Bank Of America Automates FX Conversion For Smaller FIs

PYMNTS

“As the economy continues to grow more global, the ability to provide services such as automated currency conversion will become more essential for local and regional banks,” said David Kretz, BofA Merrill head of global payments for its Global Transaction Services (GTS) unit.

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Mastercard Continues B2B Focus In Middle East

PYMNTS

Mastercard has invested significantly in the Middle East, home to a blossoming FinTech scene. Most recently, the credit card company struck a partnership with Swipezoom in the United Arab Emirates to roll out a B2B payment and invoice management solution, signaling B2B FinTech as a key focus for Mastercard in the market.

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

PYMNTS

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. Innovation On The Rise.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

In an interview at CB Insights’ 2019 Future of Fintech conference, CFO and CPO William Gaybrick indicated that businesses are more constrained by developer resources than by capital. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation.

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The Challenger Bank Playbook: How 6 Digital Banking Startups Are Taking On Retail Banking

CB Insights

Banks in Fintech: what’s ahead in 2018. Join us for data-driven look at how major banks are approaching fintech investments and taking on insurgents. We define challenger banks as fintech companies leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail banking. First Name. customers since 2014.

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Capriza Raises $23 Million in Series C

Fintech Labs Insights

” Pictured (left to right): Stephen Insdorf (Senior Solution Engineer) and Ivan Prafder (VP, Regional Business Development) demonstrating the Capriza platform at FinovateFall 2015 in New York. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Capriza demonstrated its technology at FinovateFall 2015.