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Why Drive, Not Size, Is Key To FI Innovation

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When it comes to technological innovation, however, the smaller players have long been outgunned by larger FIs and their sizable IT budgets. Today, small banks are more aggressive and ambitious in their innovation strategies than medium-sized and large FIs. percent in 2017. percent in 2017. percent) and large banks (23.8

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Citigroup Ramps Up Payments Tech With New Tools

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Kohli was tapped in 2017 by Citigroup to run the global payments and receivables unit, which is an important business at Citigroup. He has already driven tech innovation at Citigroup, pushing for the creation of Citi Smart Match, a tool created in conjunction with High Radius, one of the bank’s FinTech partners.

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

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It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Marketplace lending. Blockchain.

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3 key fintech predictions for 2017

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Given the prevalence of financial services across the globe – in both emerging and developed markets – the disruption opportunity for fintech startups is massive. As fintech startups battle it out to get their share of the business, the drive for innovation is spreading well beyond traditional tech hubs and basic banking products.

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Mastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App

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Pay by Bank app offers a best-in-class digital payment solution that optimizes user experience while making transactions more secure and reducing fraud,” said Suren Nawalkar, senior vice president of consumer applications at Mastercard. WHSmith is excited to launch Mastercard’s innovative new payment method, Pay by Bank app.

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Neobank Joust Raises $2.6M To Improve Freelancer Payments

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Founded by Lamine Zarrad and George Kurtyka in 2017, Joust aims to help independent professionals find more financial stability and avoid late payments amid the irregular payment system for freelance work. We’re pleased to be part of Joust’s innovative solution targeting an underserved and increasingly important segment of the U.S.

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Ant Financial Adds Third Bank Partner This Month

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Alipay , Ant’s mobile payment and lifestyle platform, was processing 256,000 transactions per second at the height of 2017’s Single’s Day Shopping Festival. The two also plan to collaborate on inclusive finance initiatives focused on user experience, security and support for small businesses. FinTech Kabbage.