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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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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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11FS Pulse ‘best of 2017’ awards

BankNXT

Benedict Shegog reveals the 11 fintech brands that deserve recognition for 2017 in this 11FS 'best of' fintech roundup. 11FS Pulse ‘best of 2017’ awards on BankNXT.

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Citigroup Ramps Up Payments Tech With New Tools

PYMNTS

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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Tencent WeChat and WeChat Pay

Chris Skinner

WECHAT KEY TRENDS REPORT 2017 MATTHEW BRENNAN CHINA CHANNEL THIS PRESENTATION IS ADAPTED FROM A KEYNOTE SPEECH DELIVERED AT CHINA CONNECT CONFERENCE IN PARIS ON MARCH 2ND 2017 BREAKING NEWS: SLUGGISH GROWTH FOR WECHAT IS WECHAT STILL COOL? EVERYTHING IS WITH USER VALUE IN MIND. THE VALUE TO THE USER IS THE FIRST PRIORITY.”

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Brex Launches Vancouver Tech Hub With 40 Employees

PYMNTS

Silicon Valley payments FinTech Brex opened its first international office, a technology hub in Vancouver, Canada with a 40-person workforce, the company announced on Tuesday (March 3). The new hub will target software engineering and user experience processes. They previously founded the online payments company Pagar.me.

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Mastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App

PYMNTS

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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