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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

One of the key reasons for the complicated relationship – the term “frenemies” comes to mind – is that FinTech newcomers are demonstrating innovative approaches to traditional banking practices, including financial management services and money transfers, while older banks tend to be wedded to older systems.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Deloitte’s latest research on procurement technology trends is out. According to researchers, technology is playing an increasingly prominent role in this goal, but there is still much progress to be made in the adoption of technologies within the procurement department, Deloitte found.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. Founded in 2015, Seattle-based Convoy is among the biggest operators of online marketplaces that match truckers with shippers needing to move cargo,” the report said. Rowe Price Associates. Uber’s Move.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

According to International Data Corporation’s WorldWide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the smartphone market will only grow by 1.6 percent in 2015. However, emerging markets like those in Asia (other than Japan), the Middle East, Africa, Latin American and Eastern Europe are expected to grow within the market between 2015 and 2010.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Developing markets are quickly increasing their rate at which paycards are accepted, according to the latest research by RBR. 23) with positive news for developing markets. According to the report, regulations, combined with FinTech innovation, are accelerating payment card adoption in these markets.

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MARCH 1, 2017

To succeed in retail (and retail marketing), merchants and advertisers need to keep up with what shoppers want, how they buy, and where. The TouchCR platform was born out of the desire to be able to serve a consumer who is increasingly omnichannel, said Chief Innovation Officer Ritchie Hale.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. EMarketer also found that nearly two-thirds of millennial internet users searched social networks for coupons in the third quarter of 2015.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Innovations — some more fantastical than others — keep emerging, though. The rise of new authentication methods is one of the driving forces in the growing biometric market. According to new research , the global biometric system market is set to grow at a CAGR of 14.6 Vein recognition? Voice patterns? It rose from $1.01

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Launched in November 2015, PeerStreet has been Read More. It seems like all the players in the marketplace lending space felt the cloud of uncertainty that surrounded the industry last year. Except for PeerStreet. The platform brings real estate to the marketplace lending space, opening up a previously inaccessible asset class to investors.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

With initiatives like the Faster Payments Task Force and the Secure Payments Task Force, the Fed is pushing for innovation and progress in the nation’s payments infrastructure and market. Two in particular, he said, are technology and payer habits. “It’s It’s a combination of both,” Sapenaro said.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

However, most people assumed that was survivable, and that the new millennia — powered by the emerging, mysterious technology known as “the internet” — was going to be a great place to live. We have the end-to-end guide — and the lessons learned during the ride by the innovators who had a first-row vantage points.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care. “We

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JULY 25, 2019

Banks need to keep this requirement top of mind as they compete against other FIs in newer markets, however. It is thus imperative that those seeking to expand into new markets adjust their fraud protection strategies to better fit local customer needs. Bringing a global fraud approach to a new local market. operations.

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JULY 11, 2016

India is becoming a new center stage for innovation in the corporate and small business accounting software space, analysts believe. “Technological advancements, rising integration of accounting software with various online applications, such as automated billing features, automated bank feeds, eCommerce websites, etc.,

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JULY 21, 2020

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). billion) in venture capital and the market has been estimated to have grown by nearly 70 percent since 2015.

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MAY 5, 2016

Now that Apple’s less-than-stellar earnings report has had time to propagate throughout the industry, the commonsense takeaway is that the company has lost a piece of the innovation mojo that has defined the brand for so long. Matsuoka’s hiring is far more than a hollow marketing opportunity, though.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Together, Bitfinex and Tether manipulated a market that, by design, is supposed to be decentralized,” states the lawsuit. And the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that they have signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.

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MARCH 28, 2017

percent annual consumption rate increase over the last six years, India’s liquor market size has become the third largest in the world. Out of India’s overall retail $35 billion market on a yearly basis, the fact that liquor sales has reached $22 billion is astounding. With a steady increase of 8.9

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh said in a letter with the filing that the company, founded 11 years ago, has been “committed to providing honest products with great value, and committed to delivering them in an innovative, delightful way.”. “To To do what we did back then took more than wisdom and tenacity, it took courage,” he wrote. “We

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MAY 3, 2020

A lawsuit against Uber alleges that the company engaged in deceitful practices to drive its competitor Sidecar Technologies out of business in 2015, according to Reuters. The lawsuit by SC Innovations, Sidecar’s successor, has been allowed to go forward by Judge Joseph Spero in San Francisco.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Italian postal service Poste Italiane is introducing a new payments technology in an effort to attract more domestic small businesses, according to a report by Reuters. Poste Italiane’s new technology will be based on QR codes , which let buyers pay for things using their phones without the use of a POS terminal.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 22, 2017

I blogged a year ago about TechFin, the incumbents’ view of applying technology to existing banking services, versus FinTech which seeks to transform the financial system. TechFin is to rebuild the system with technology. What we want to do is to solve the problem of a lack of inclusiveness.”

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

From the digitization of medical records to smart patient care platforms, technology is disrupting the healthcare industry. One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

More important, perhaps, than the innovations they made on behalf of their more famous lead players, was how their contributions accelerated those innovations’ time to market. Innovation in payments and commerce has an unsung hero, too. And who will influence how innovation happens. Distribution.

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MARCH 27, 2019

It’s also backed by Sequoia and Zhenfund, and it’s one of a slew of companies trying to attract market share away from Apple and other tech giants. Mobvoi was previously valued at $300 million in a financing round that Google led in 2015. The company offers voice-search services, smart speakers and watches, among other things.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

PYMNTS' October Banking As A Service Playbook: Powering The Next Generation Of FinTech Innovation , a collaboration with Transcard , examines developments around banking as a service (BaaS) and how its digital-first nature makes it ideal for current banking needs. And it goes well beyond that as a unifying financial faculty.

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JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Or, said more simply, Plaid provides an API layer that sits between banks and FinTech innovators who want to access bank account information for what they are doing and makes the connection possible.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Citigroup was as well, but ultimately decided to scrap it instead of bringing it to market. When Citi kicked off the development in 2015, it code-named the cryptocurrency Citicoin, but never formally announced the project. That’s not to say Citi is abandoning blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrency.

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MARCH 5, 2017

market, they are still far from replacing cash. percent in 2015. The report found that 32 percent of transactions used cash in 2015 and that demand for cash remains strong in the United States. But there are fewer consumers who are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with digital payment technology every day. percent and 15.5

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Founded in 2015 by Brad Birnbaum, chief executive officer, and Jeremy Suriel, chief technology officer, Kustomer is an omnichannel software-as-a-service (SaaS) and customer relationship management (CRM) firm that specializes in chatbot technology. Shopify teamed up with Kustomer in July to advance more efficient operations.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Preface: Per IBM’s 2015 C-Suite study, “…CxOs believe technology and market factors are by far the biggest of the various external forces buffeting their organizations. CEOs put technology at the top of the list, as they have for the past four years. Technology is a broad term so let’s drill down a bit.

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 15, 2015

As we begin 2015 in retail banking, here is a quick look at five trends to watch for in 2015. Now in 2015, we will see more experimentation in location-based services and loyalty, and reward tie ups with merchants. Payment disruption and innovation. Branch innovation and branch closings. Digital Banking.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The move will help Aon get access to the $200 billion digital insurance market, as well as the ability to use CoverWallet’s platform to create client-forward initiatives to help with the company’s overall growth strategy. . “We The company has three offices in New York State and one in Spain. .

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AUGUST 10, 2020

trillion rise from 2015. Sixty-eight percent cited the need to quickly bring solutions to market and 58 percent said they need to reduce costs or maintain profit levels. Boosting Speed To Market. Developing new programs and innovations can be a massive time sink for all businesses, especially banks.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. The 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking listed Moscow as the 13th best city in the world to launch a startup. It is of no less significance than the creation of the internet.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

In fact, in 2015, ICBA Bancard provided more than $800,000 in financial assistance to help its community bank clients prepare for first-gen EMV. Consumer advertising campaigns are also noting the benefits of contactless payments, and positioning the product as the hip technology of tomorrow. million payment cards, Giorgio said.

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JUNE 8, 2020

I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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