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JANUARY 20, 2020

regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and U.K. UK Regulators’ Data Violations Fines Top $126.5M. Regulators in the U.K. Regulators in the U.K.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms. Visa Acquires Longtime Partner Fraedom.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about the future of the country’s financial ecosystem, according to reports. Early startups were a part of 304 deals in 2018 and raised $916 million. billion in funding – the most ever. In 2017, Indian startups got $10.4

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JULY 2, 2018

Despite a regulation crackdown and other issues, investors have continued to fund cryptocurrency startups in 2018, with ICOs raising $11.8 This year’s surge comes as ICOs have faced stricter scrutiny from regulators like the U.S. This year’s surge comes as ICOs have faced stricter scrutiny from regulators like the U.S.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 25, 2019

Looking at the top five blog entries of 2018, we see that using technology to meet the ever-increasing scale and rate of regulatory change is top of mind for financial service organizations. As Marc Andrew’s notes in his blog, Demystifying AI for risk and compliance , in 2018, we saw AI tackle exhausting regulatory requirements.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Big technology firms in China are suffering as regulatory issues continue, triggering falling share prices, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday (Nov. The State Administration for Market Regulation — China’s regulator — said on Tuesday (Nov. 2), China’s central bank and regulators outlined new rules for digital micro-lending.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

GonzoBankers, 2018 has been a troublesome year. about the best and worst in banking for 2018 and get fired up to start again in ’19. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the 2018 GonzoBanker Awards ! Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

However, an awful lot is in fact different at the dusk of 2018 than it was at the dawn. The year 2018 saw massive changes in where consumers shop, how they pay, and what goods and services they want in their carts. Yet, as 2018 was coming to a close, Facebook was hit with just a bit more bad news. The Facebook Follies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

STC Pay, which does financial technology work for both companies and individuals, works with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. Its digital wallet was introduced in October of 2018, enabling users to do things like pay bills, send money internationally and share or transfer money with people they know.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Amazon’s last official update was in April of 2018, when it reported more than 100 million members in the program.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The move “will enable it to capitalize on the accelerating transition of millions of bank customers from branch-based activity to digital services during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the news outlet said. On its website, 10X Future Technologies describes itself as “leading a revolution with our next-generation cloud-native technology platform.”

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NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Visa , American Express and Mastercard are among the payment companies that are the subject of an inquiry by Brazilian regulators. Bloomberg reported that Visa said it was cooperating with the Brazilian regulators that launched the inquiry in October. earlier in 2018.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

And Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled a $108-million plan to make the capital into a blockchain-enabled smart city, Coindesk reported. He said that multiple public services such as elections and labor welfare will use the blockchain technology. The research is described as “a project that uses blockchain technology to improve U.K.

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MARCH 26, 2020

Highland Capital Partners led the funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and Communitas Capital, among others. Tim Rice, who has had executive positions at firms such as Tradeweb, came on board as co-founding CEO in 2018 to power Coin Metrics’ commercialization.

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APRIL 13, 2020

percent in 2018, to 59.5 In this context, the Dutch Authority of Financial Markets has turned to embracing FinTech players in the market to support SMBs, with the regulator’s latest approval going to Finturi. The Technology Mix. percent in 2019.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

“With its combination of technology and banking expertise, solarisBank is a great partner for us to offer central services along the value chain for digital assets. In other news, “blockchain developer” is the number-one position in LinkedIn’s 2018 U.S. Emerging Jobs Report.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Since COVID-19, non-bank lenders have been hurting as capital markets became less available and retail investors tried to withdraw their cash from the P2P sector, the Times reported. Capital One was one of the earlier disrupters,” Janardana said.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Imagine one big party of more than 1,000 larger bank acquirers, smaller bank potential sellers, salivating investment bankers, and pen-in-hand attorneys full of big grins and big plans for 2018. While no one attending AOBA imagined a major rollback in legislation, the real benefit is expected to come from changes in style by the regulators.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Tightening regulations have introduced loftier compliance burdens to global supply chains, made even more complex and challenging as companies do business with thousands of vendors across borders. regulations, even if a vendor is not in the U.S. billion by the end of Q2 2018. In truth, though, technology can fall short.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

million in funding from Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Y Combinator. PayPal has been trusted by consumers for over 20 years because of its emphasis on fraud prevention and risk management,” said Rahul Raina, co-founder and chief technology officer of TRM Labs.

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MARCH 26, 2018

A lack of access to capital. The red tape of regulation. But the most recent research suggests entrepreneurs are also clear about what is helping them grow, and what they are looking for in terms of technology, professional support and beyond. percent – believe their local economy will at least remain strong or improve in 2018.

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MAY 28, 2018

Venture capital is for the firms and the individuals with the wherewithal to commit hundreds of millions of dollars. Conversely, there is always risk in those same investments, in terms of loss of capital. To that end, Andra Capital said late last month that it would launch a fund geared toward technology investments.

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APRIL 12, 2019

The funding comes from a round of debt financing from Hercules Capital, and follows previous investments from FirstMark Capital, Rho Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, TransUnion and Silicon Valley Bank. Technology is meant to empower people and make their lives easier, and that is at the very core of what Dashlane does.”.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

The move, according to the publication, would subject the digital coin to “a set of extensive and well established regulations.”. We recognize that stablecoins are an emerging technology, and that policymakers must carefully consider how this fits into their financial system policies. Apple Gets a Look Too.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

While cryptocurrencies have garnered a lot of interest from all sorts of investors, leading fund managers have shied away from it because there is uncertainty surrounding the regulation of digital tokens and worries about the existing infrastructure for storing and trading cryptocurrency.

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MARCH 28, 2018

In hedge fund news, Morgan Creek acquired Full Tilt Capital LLC two months after that firm decided to dedicate a fund to crypto businesses, Bloomberg reported. Ford Global Technologies, LLC was awarded a patent for “vehicle-to-vehicle cooperation to marshal traffic.” August Capital led the round, with other firms also participating.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Locality Bank, a digital-first community bank serving south Florida that opened in January, is run by industry veterans with such successful track records that regulators signed off on their application for a charter in less than a year. from 2016 until its sale in 2018. Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Keith Costello, Locality Bank. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

FinTech market had a strong showing last year, with venture capital and private equity investments hitting $3.3 billion in 2018, according to an industry trade group, while venture capital investments were $1.7 FinTech sector , reaffirming its position as a leading global financial and technology center.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Standard Chartered Private Equity was the main investor, and Affirma Capital also participated in the round. The amount of the raise wasn’t disclosed, but Dianrong was reportedly trying to raise $100 million so that it had enough to satisfy China’s capital requirement — $74.5 The company is known as the “lending club of China.”

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Luckily, research from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Capital One and others often point to one thing: Despite the challenges, small businesses are optimistic. Still, less than half said they expect their local economies and the national economy to improve in 2018. billion in working capital is on the books for U.K.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Some might think of eCommerce as a global force, where technology underpins transactions done 24/7, and where even the smallest businesses can see significant top-line gains as they tap new markets. trillion) in 2018 alone, and growing at double digits into the current year. Working with Regulators.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

As more businesses join collaborative groups and invest in internal research and development (R&D) to explore using blockchain for new services, some firms have begun to use the technology themselves. This week, news from Citigroup, UPS and Vanguard signal interest in using the distributed ledger technology in the back office.

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MARCH 5, 2018

In spring 2018, participating U.S. This new round of capital will help us further our mission of connecting communities around the world through last-mile delivery,” CEO Tony Xu said. SoftBank Group led the round, along with participation from GIC, Wellcome Trust and Sequoia Capital. Food delivery is just the first chapter.

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JULY 16, 2019

Across a trio of hearings , Facebook was grilled about Libra , the cryptocurrency program that has been increasingly drawing scrutiny from regulators. Cicilline noted there have not been challenges from antitrust regulators. percent in 2018. There was a separate panel on Google and censorship. percent of the U.S.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

3, 2018, following “potentially manipulative transactions” last month. Malibu, California-based Crypto calls itself “one of the first publicly traded technology companies” providing investors with “responsible access” to digital currencies and blockchain. The company has a valuation of $11.9 In a similar warning issued Monday (Dec.

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