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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

According to a Crunchbase article published in February of 2018, investments in blockchain and blockchain-related startups (excluding initial coin offerings, or ICOs) were already 40 percent of what they were in 2017. And in 2017, those investments were off-the-charts nuts. However, the reality behind the hype tells a different story.

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3 key fintech predictions for 2017

NCR

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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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. That unit serves thousands of big companies and governments across the globe, managing $4 trillion in flows each day. His unit was also behind the launch of Citi Payment Insights last summer.

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Wealth Management In The Post-Covid World: Tech Is Reshaping How We Save And Invest Money

CB Insights

Change has been long overdue for the wealth management industry, which is facing growing competition, outdated legacy tech , thinning margins , and an aging client base. As with numerous other industries, the Covid-19 crisis has propelled digitization in the space — with fintechs and financial services incumbents alike.

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Wealth Managers Beware: Emerging Fintechs Are Coming For Retirement Planning Next

CB Insights

The wealth management industry is under siege by a new crop of “robo-retirement” fintech startups disrupting retirement savings. At stake is roughly $27.25T held in US retirement assets as of September 2017 (including IRAs, 401(k)s, pensions, etc). We define this group of fintech startups as “robo-retirement.”

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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. Pay by Bank app (PbBa) — created by Vocalink, a Mastercard company — leverages the U.K.’s

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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. The funding round was led by PTB Ventures, with help from Accion Venture Lab, Financial Venture Studio and Techstars.

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