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How SMB FinTech Firms Boost Data Sharing Without Open Banking

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and Europe is a natural progression from the surge in FinTech solutions offered to consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Indeed, he said, a lack of regulatory momentum in certain markets means acquisitions are often the most effective choice. For proponents of open banking , the regulatory initiative seen in the U.K.

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Financial Services Platform SoFi Plans IPO Via SPAC

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billion, with the goal of bringing FinTech businesses to public markets. SoFi partnered with Samsung and Mastercard to launch a new cash management account feature with no fees. Founded in 2011, SoFi has worked to leverage lending after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on student loan refinancing.

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Banks and Fintech: Friends or Foes?

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Earlier this week, I was kindly invited to join the panel on “what’s hot in Fintech” at Citi’s Digital Money Symposium, and it was one of the central questions we debated as a group. My colleague Stephen Greer has also discussed Bank-Fintech relationships on these very pages, for example, see here and here.

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The Events That Shook Forex Markets For Treasurers

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The corporate treasurer at the multinational corporation is facing a particularly fierce global market today. But technology is changing the foreign exchange trading game, and market volatility may be the only sure thing in this space. The FX Market Has Changed. All of that impacts the FX market. Amid the U.S.

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SoFi Sees Investor Accounts Double Thanks To Fractional Shares

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CEO Anthony Noto told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the FinTech company’s investing platform has seen a significant uptick in user numbers since January. Founded in 2011, SoFi made its reputation by refinancing student loans for millennials. In 2019, it launched SoFi Invest and SoFi Money, a cash management account.

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Conference Alert: New Fintech Event to Focus on AI (duh!)

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In the fintech space, only Fintech Meetup , launched in 2021, has reached critical mass this decade. Last week’s event in Las Vegas attracted a self-reported 4,000 attendees and was the talk of the fintech pods and Substacks the last few weeks. This time around he’s going after an even bigger market, AI in financial services.

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Green Dot and the Changing (Digital) Face of Banking

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We got a glimpse into at least some answers to those questions, as Green Dot reported earnings this week that, per management commentary, showed the strategic intent behind owning a bank, battling neobanks – and growing, even through a recession. in 2011 and thus gaining a banking charter). And where do consumers want to bank?

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