Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Harit Talwar, Marcus Goldman Sachs has long been known as an enthusiastic investor in fintech (or just tech) startups, with companies like Circle, Cadre, Financeit, Oscar and even Uber. But this year, the company shifted from being a mere investor to joining the fray as a fintech player, announcing Read More.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 6, 2017

I was listening to a financier talking about FinTech the other day, and claiming that they are all sustaining innovations and not disruptive. They were referring to Clayton Christensen’s innovator’s dilemma discussions, where Professor Christensen points to different markets that were destroyed by disruptors.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 15, 2016

Today Breaking Banks hails the world from the Innovate Finance Global Summit in London, where Liz Lumley hosts. FinTech is changing the nature of finance and money. Thus it’s no surprise that Innovate Finance, a phenomenon at the very heart of the UK fintech scene, gathered the most exquisite luminaries from Read More.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

What is the state of banking innovation today? Fintech funding has grown tougher to raise though total volume, because of a few monster deals, may exceed the previous year. Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Finovate this year pursued many themes that would have been familiar in Read More.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. What we are seeing is many new companies launching capabilities built upon the latest internet-enabled technologies. They are very different to banks and are collectively known as FinTech, financial technology start-up companies.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Tom Blomfield, Monzo In this age of fintech-rules-it-all, nobody (hopefully) needs an explainer on what a neobank is. specifically has been an epicenter of the mobile-first banks, with Atom Bank, Starling Bank, Tandem Bank and Monzo as the main players. So why single out Monzo? Well, customer retention Read More.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I get lots of input from many sources, and one of the ones I like is the innovation survey of banking produced annually by EFMA with Accenture.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

China may have taken the top spot in 2016 fintech funding, but it wasn’t the one doing most of the investing. based Innovate Finance, the top fintech investor for the year Read More. While China claimed nearly $8 billion of the total $17.4 billion invested across the world, according to a report by U.K-based

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

A host of new speakers joined Bank Innovation Israel 2016 in recent days. We’ve also revised the agenda to provide a deeper understanding of the current fintech market. Specifically, we’ve added a session entitled “Corporate Innovation Strategies,” which will explore the intersection between fintech and traditional banking.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Blockchain—possibly the buzziest of buzzwords in 2016. The world saw the rise of new enterprise blockchains, how the technology might be used to transport gold, to safely move perishable items like pork through a supply chain, and most importantly for those of us in the fintech trenches, we saw banks, Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Venture capital-backed fintech companies in the U.S. Fintechs raised $5.5 billion (and 459 deals) in 2015 – a 29% drop, according to the Global Fintech Read More. Venture capitalists were not buying it last year. saw a drop in both deals and funding volume last year. billion across 422 deals, compared to $7.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Small business finance is one of the most competitive, innovative and challenging markets in which to operate. That dedication and focus is what led Fundbox to secure gold in the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project 2016 Awards category of Best Small Business Innovation. We think of ourselves as providing innovative solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Here is the response from Florin Arghirescu, SVP of business relationships and innovation at Synchrony Financial ….

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2017

The transportation sector enjoyed VC spotlight throughout 2016, while the fintech sector was left in the shadow, according to Global Innovation Investment Report release by Crunchbase. When it comes to venture funding, the grass is (sometimes) greener in the other sector.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

New York was rocking the fintech this week, from Next Money and BBVA Open Talent to Finovate Fall. Tune in to Brett King and company below to hear the fintech insider perspective.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation . The year 2016 was the year of capitulation by FinTechs to the traditional banking industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. According to a report by Reuters , while FinTechs may not be red hot in the U.S., million in 2016. In 2000, it was $7.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

PayPal, the digital payments company, is rolling out two new technology Innovation Labs based in India, where FinTech startups are currently flourishing. The labs, according to the report, are based out of Chennai and Bangalore and will focus on initiatives in machine learning, AI, data science, IoT, AR, VR and basic robotics.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 17, 2017

On Wednesday the American Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)* followed up on its promise last December to introduce a national bank charter for Fintech bank startups by issuing a white paper on how to apply for a licence, the evaluation process and what will be involved. See OCC Issues Responsible Innovation Framework.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Innovate Finance, which represents 300 UK fintech companies, says venture capital investment fell from $1.2bn (£970m) in 2015, to $783m last year. There were 1,436 fintech deals globally, attracting $17.4bn in investment, Innovate Finance says, with China outpacing the US for the first time. Flight to safety?

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2016

It’s almost time to wave goodbye to 2016. This was a big year for fintech, with new regulations, new startups, and new technologies displayed across events like Sibos and Money20/20, making it clear that the progress of fintech can’t really be stopped. But how will it continue? That’s the real Read More.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. Fiserv was already a part owner when in early February it acquired the remaining portion of 2016-founded cloud-based Finxact.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. This industry is on the cusp of some major innovation, too, as FinTechs roll out services that banks can offer to their own customer clients via APIs. How can banks stay competitive while still cooperating with FinTechs?

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Innovation is a word we hear a lot in fintech. It’s a bit easier to measure innovation in startups — as that’s really the primary focus of one — than in incumbent or traditional banks, but one way to quantify the level of focus and attention banks are giving to Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

While non-bank financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs may be keeping traditional banks on their toes, banks still have the largest piece of the corporate banking pie. Regardless of FinTechs and the solutions banks choose to deploy, Finastra and Celent emphasized the importance of integration.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

on November 14, 2016 to discuss financial technology innovation in the financial services industry. The panels will discuss issues such as blockchain technology, automated investment advice or robo-advisors, online marketplace lending and crowdfunding, and how they may impact investors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Case in point: as Minna Technologies has noted, the average European consumes has 11 subscriptions in place — and the average household has 21 subscriptions. Founded in 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Minna enables customers to manage subscription services via their bank’s app.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Just because businesses are interested and willing to adopt payments innovations doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. Other key players in the adoption curve include government entities and financial institutions, says Bottomline Technologies Managing Director of Digital Banking Norm DeLuca. Value Propositions. Value Propositions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that when it comes to credit done through nascent technological platforms, boons and risks are afoot. China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 31, 2016

We aim to shed light on technology that is being developed for refugees. We opened up the discussion with the vision of a Refugee bank in Blockchain Digital ID and the vision of a Refugee Bank. The seed has been planted from the Canadian Digital Finance of institute. We mentioned Read More.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Every year, Bank Innovation chooses the bank and fintech videos that made us laugh, the ones that made us cry, the ones that made us want to go out and buy baby animals, and of course, the ones that made us go out and better manage our finances (well, we tried.) Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. Only 13 percent say they’re willing to jump on the innovation bandwagon. 70 percent of SMEs didn’t use tax software in 2016 , found Office Depot in its most recent Small Business Index survey.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It doesn’t look like global banking regulators will be rushing to change their rules for FinTechs anytime soon. According to Reuters , traditional banks will feel the impact if FinTechs start offering services such as payments, crowdfunding, mobile banks and online trading. In fact, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority and the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2017

Top seed investors in the New York startup community showed their muscle in the final quarter of 2016 and are likely to continue doing so in the coming year, says a new report from Primary Venture Partners. Among the winners in an otherwise difficult year for startups were fintech companies like Read More.

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