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DECEMBER 27, 2017

As December draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the biggest headlines and defining themes of 2017 for the financial services industry. The humble ATM celebrated its 50 th birthday in June 2017. For many financial institutions (FIs), preparing for the EU’s PSD2 regulation has been priority number one in 2017.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. Private technology companies in Latin America have raised over $5.8B Permira, Technology Crossover Ventures.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Corporates across the Asia Pacific region are increasing their use of commercial card products, according to a new report from Citi. Businesses increased their spend on commercial cards by 24 percent in 2017, Citi’s analysis found. Reports in The Asset on Thursday (Oct. Overall, B2B spending jumped by nearly 50 percent last year.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 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. It’s almost time to wave goodbye to 2016. But how will it continue? That’s the real Read More.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The plans came from the “high demand” in the region for i2c services, the release states. i2c is known for partnering with a number of financial institutions (FIs), FinTech firms and governments using what it calls its “agile” processing technologies and API techniques.

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MARCH 3, 2020

To continue supporting technology in regions all over the world from North America to Southeast Asia, Leonid Boguslavsky-founded RTP Global unveiled a new $650 million fund to keep investing in early-stage tech companies. The venture capital firm’s last fund totaled $200 million and was rolled out in 2017, according to reports.

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APRIL 19, 2018

percent of all cards issued globally by the end of 2017 were EMV-enabled. EMVCo continues to work closely with payment stakeholders to evolve the EMV Specifications to provide a secure, interoperable foundation for emerging technologies across face-to-face and remote environments.”. Data from EMVCo shows that 54.6 percent in 2016.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. The confluence of technology and demographics means that the transition to the cashless economy is afoot. Payment services, with … 17.6

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MARCH 15, 2018

Startup Emailage stopped almost twice as much potential fraud in 2017 as it did in the previous year. That’s according to Emailage’s email risk assessment results from 2017, which bring together data from across customers’ transactions from the startup’s entire network. via London, and 2016’s into Latin America.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The collaboration will let consumers of UnionPay’s popular QuickPass app make financial payments utilizing the same technology (QR codes) that Tencent’s WeChat Pay platform also uses. Regional rival Alipay interacts with its customers with a similar, but not integrated software system.

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MAY 24, 2018

“Through our investment in YellowPepper, we want to bring the best of Visa’s technology and capabilities to a broader set of partners and clients across the region,” Eduardo Coello, regional president for Visa Latin America and the Caribbean, said in the announcement.

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APRIL 23, 2019

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , citing people familiar with the matter, Son made the investment in bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency back in 2017 just as its price peaked. SoftBank bought the person’s investment firm in 2017, noted the report. SoftBank is currently valued at as much as $190 billion.

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JULY 17, 2019

. “We’ve been humbled by investor support over the course of our current fundraising round as they have truly shown confidence in our long-term vision of powering the next phase of technology-enabled growth in Southeast Asia,” said Go-Jek President Andre Soelistyo. The company first expanded into Vietnam, then Thailand.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. The world of Islamic finance is growing, and with it, the region’s FinTech strength. That doesn’t mean it’s been easy.

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MAY 21, 2019

TriMet, the region’s biggest transit provider, in 2017 enabled all Hop electronic fare card readers to accept contactless bank cards, credit cards and debit cards in Apple Wallet to ride buses, trains and streetcars. Transportation providers will be able to let passengers book their trips in one app.

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William Mills

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The 2017 Jack Henry Annual Conference (JAC) took place October 15-19 in Nashville, Tenn. The conference also featured a TechConnect showcase where more than 130 vendors demonstrated their technology. To see remaining trade shows or conferences for the year, please download our 2017 Trade Show Directory.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

million reais ($630,000) in 2017, Reuters said. Launched in 2017, Volanty digitally connects second-hand car buyers and sellers. SoftBank launched a $5 billion Latin America fund in March, the largest investment of venture capital funds the region has seen. million), as well as 2.5

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NCR

APRIL 13, 2017

The coming months are set to be a busy time for the payments industry, as 2017 is expected to be a game-changing year as a range of new providers and technologies come to the fore. However, more recent joiners have indicated their upfront costs for accessing the interbank payment systems are in the region of £1.2 million ($3.12

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Major trade shows occur throughout the year, and it can be overwhelming to keep track of them all, which is why William Mills Agency has compiled its 2017 Trade Show Directory, which can be downloaded here. One is the 6th annual Bank Innovation 2017 , March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., But don’t always focus on the biggest trade events.

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MARCH 9, 2020

million households were underbanked in 2017. At the same time, bank branch closures appear to be accelerating, with small towns across the country losing a combined 14 percent of their banks between 2012 and 2017. Regional Banks, Credit Unions Compete. The bad news, however, is that it still means 8.4

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

In our experience these technologies can increase the number of SARs by 20% while at the same time producing efficiency gains of 30% in alert investigation and case management. Technology has the power to significantly improve compliance efficiency, reduce costs, add brand value, and increase the customer experience. Why is it so hard?

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MAY 22, 2018

One of the leading factors was that chip technology is extremely effective in reducing counterfeit fraud, which was the leading type of fraud in the U.S. The company’s research shows that for merchants who have completed the chip upgrade, counterfeit fraud dollars dropped 76 percent in December 2017 compared to December 2015.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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JULY 25, 2017

Until fairly recently the Middle East was a rather underdeveloped region from an eCommerce point of view. According to McKinsey, 50 million consumers are scattered across several countries in the region and yet only two percent of all retail spend flows online today. It is an exhilarating time for the eCommerce industry in the region.

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JULY 15, 2019

Goldman Sachs Private Capital will buy Lendable loans and expand the bank’s presence in the region, despite the ongoing specter of Brexit. Lendable is about five years old and uses machine learning technology to automate the process of underwriting and offering personal loans. consumer credit. P2P loans are expected to reach £7.3

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Payments technology firm Payoneer has introduced a new cross-border service that includes functionality for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company announced Thursday (Oct. These new capabilities and partnerships fuel our mission to empower businesses to grow,” said Payoneer VP, Regional Head of Americas Iain McNicoll.

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MAY 10, 2018

In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. The global wireless POS terminals market is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent from 2017 to 2023. billion at the conclusion of 2017.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Also, many FIs in those countries have been using more Know Your Customer (KYC) technologies, as well as digital addressing systems to assist with mail delivery. In 2017, Ghana introduced GhanaPost GPS and Nigeria partnered with What3Words.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. Crypto Regulations. billion over the corresponding period.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The partnership will enable Bithumb to further expand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. While European blockchain technology companies saw a record year in VC investment in 2018, new data shows that they still didn’t receive as much funding as FinTech companies.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

The bank is one of several newly proposed community banks in the region, with goals of disrupting the financial services landscape, including business and corporate banking. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The Financial Times is reporting that PayPal launched a domestic business in India in 2017, which allows for local and global payments in the country. India is critically important,” said Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer at PayPal. “We We look at regions and then there are countries of importance?…?India

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JUNE 10, 2019

PingPong and Luxembourg’s relationship goes back to 2017, when the FinTech startup got a payments license in the region, which allowed it to operate between Chinese outfits and customers in Europe. “This will help companies complete their digital transformation and be more competitive abroad.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The firm is locked in a battle with Grab , also a ride-hailing firm and one that is also targeting the Southeast Asia region. Cross-pollination of business units, and cross-border focus within the region extends a trend that has been seen over the past year where unicorns have, for lack of a better term, been taking flight.

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MAY 5, 2017

in Q1 2017. The Index predicts that by Q1 2017 establishment growth will remain stable at 2.1 percent, with the Mountain region leading the way with a 3.6 Geographically, the Mountain region saw the highest improvement with a 3.7 percent by Q1 2017. points, has since been picking up steam. It rose to 117.6

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AUGUST 25, 2019

The acquisition — our sixth investment in Asia Pacific since 2017 (following venture investments in Grab, Jirnexu, C88 Financial Technologies, BankBazaar.com and CompareAsiaGroup ) — demonstrates our ongoing commitment to investing in this region and using our advanced data and analytics expertise to remove complexity from the lending process.

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