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Citi Venture Investing Head: ‘Financial Services is Becoming More Like Tech’

Bank Innovation

This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

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Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments

PYMNTS

Checkout.com faces competition from Stripe, a San Francisco technology company that allows businesses to make and receive payments over the internet, and Adyen, a Dutch payment company that provides businesses a way to accept eCommerce, mobile and point-of-sale payments.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

PYMNTS

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Closer to home, in Wyoming, a bill has debuted in the state legislature to create a FinTech sandbox.

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China key to banking and payments innovation

Banking 2020

Financial services organisations in China are expected to shine a light for the rest of the world when it comes to innovation in the banking sector in the coming years, with the primary drivers being non-traditional companies that are looking to develop new payment solutions and platforms. At the turn of the millennium, just 1.8

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Investment Tracker: FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry

PYMNTS

Even with the push to online commerce, finding affordable fares and booking deals is still a game of chance for consumers. FLYR is a data science company that sits at the intersection of travel and financial technology, said Project Manager Andrew Jing. You see a great airfare when you’re booking online, and you want to book it.

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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)

PYMNTS

The goal is to become one of the most valuable financial technology startups in the world as it eyes a region-wide expansion and seeks a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to reports in Recode. Founded in 2013, Nubank currently claims 8.5 million customers and is the largest online bank outside of Asia.

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Financial Guard Acquired By Legg Mason

Fintech Labs Insights

Legg Mason has acquired a majority stake in online investment advisor Financial Guard. Financial Guard will become a part of Legg Mason’s alternative distribution strategies business which specializes in helping the global asset manager’s investment affiliates leverage financial technology to serve customers better.

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