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MARCH 17, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it is planning to steadily develop a system of rules to regulate financial technology (FinTech) in the country. China has become an emerging FinTech market due to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor. This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. Some even say that blockchain will be the most influential FinTech technology of 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Naspers, Africa’s largest company based on market value, is gearing up to spend $1 billion in India in the form of investments focused on the financial technology market. At the time Naspers said proceeds would go toward growth opportunities in global classified, online food delivery and FinTech. percent from 33.2

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Financial technology services company WEX is going to acquire Discovery Benefits (DBI) , an employee benefits administrator, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. In 2018 alone, the company generated $100 million in revenue.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Welcome to FinovateFall 2018. and I are looking forward to watching the future of fintech unfold live on stage. There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018.

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JULY 31, 2018

Coverage includes Accenture ’s FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific. Europe’s Billon has signed a letter of intent with financial technology provider FIS to explore joint product development and sales opportunities for its corporate blockchain solutions. “FIS

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 5, 2019

Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). Arizona was the first state to create a fintech sandbox and we will soon be publishing a blog post about Utah’s new fintech sandbox.)

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. OneConnect is the financial arm for Ping An Insurance, the largest insurer in China.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

Coming up on the half mark in 2018, total fundraising on the continent has hit $168.6 Financial technology seems to be leading the startup charge, representing 40 percent of the largest 10 deals of the year so far, collectively worth $100 million. million — already ahead of 2017’s full-year take of $167.7 So why the boom?

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JUNE 15, 2020

To offer businesses a simple way for supervising expenditures, digital financial technology firm Wirecard is teaming with Payhawk to roll out a new Visa card, according to an announcement. Payhawk, which was started in 2018, triumphed at the Paris FinTech Forum’s Startup Challenge last year, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

At the top of the list, according to reports, is incoming FinTech disruption, legislation like PSD2, market shifts stemming from Brexit and more. As treasurers explore the possibilities of FinTech, disruption is coming from other angles too: According to the publication, treasury professionals revealed their struggles to prepare for Brexit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging. The terms of the deal weren’t released.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

And of course, SMB lending has been a huge focus for fintech. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018. He has more than 34 years of experience in financial technology and is a recognized leader in financial and technology marketing.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In July 2018, the OCC announced that it would begin accepting applications for special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters from financial technology (fintech) companies. Obtaining a full-service national bank charter, however, is the preferred option for a fintech company that can do so consistent with the BHCA.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Canadian VC-backed companies saw funding drop 13% in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

On September 12th, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced that it would again pursue litigation in opposition to the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter. On April 30, 2018, a D.C.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

The new funding follows a $215 million investment in 2018. The FinTech firm is taking meetings with new strategic and financial partners. Germany-based FinTech services firm Wirecard partnered last month with the Union Bank of the Philippines to improve banking services for corporate customers.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 17, 2017

The PSD2 rules go into effect in 2018, providing a new opportunity for financial technology companies to compete with banks. But there's also an opportunity for banks.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Financial technology company Revolut has ventured beyond Europe and into Australia as of Thursday (June 13), according to a report. In other Revolut news , the company has more than double the complaints from customers that rival Monzo received between 2015 and 2018. between the start of 2015 and the end of 2018.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The CFPB announced ACFIN’s creation last September, in conjunction with finalizing revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter policies and its proposal to create a new fintech sandbox policy.

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William Mills

JANUARY 25, 2018

William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations and content marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, released its 15th annual financial services industry report, Bankers As Buyers 2018 today. The report includes industry research about what technology, solutions and services U.S.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

The startup said this was the largest funding round ever for a French FinTech. In 2018, Qonto was awarded a payment institution license, developing its own banking apparatus from there. Compliance startup Chainalysis landed $30 million in a funding round, and Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 million.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. The firm has 1,300 employees across offices in seven states and is distinguished as a global FinTech unicorn. This latest fundraising could top $300 million.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

billion in 2018 and makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. Far Point Acquisition — which focuses on financial technology deals —said it would buy Global Blue, a payments company based in Switzerland, for $2.6 Check fraud has spiked from $8.5 billion in 2016 to $15.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Last year, East & Partners released a report , “Financial Technology and the Corporate,” that revealed 13 percent of corporate treasurers and CFOs had already entirely switched their banking provider. Their key motivation, the report found, was to access enhanced FinTech.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. These small group sessions allow for quality time with some of our best experts in financial services. Monday, October 22, 2018. Building blocks for a fintech world: Hands-on workshop.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2018 was a record year for small business (SMB) optimism in the U.S., The Bank of America Business Advantage “ Fall 2018 Small Business Owner Report ” found continued positivity among the nation’s small businesses, and in their outlook for the months ahead.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. The announcement comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement that it would buy FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 raised $550 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in June of 2018.

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NCR

MAY 25, 2016

The disruption caused recently by the emergence of a wide range of new financial technology (Fintech) players has been a huge jolt for the banking sector, and reminded traditional players that they cannot afford to be complacent in the face of these competitors. An opportunity for collaboration.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed ledger initiatives from the private and public sectors took major steps forward. The nation’s excitement over distributed ledger technology (DLT) cannot be ignored. Visa Tests B2B Connect.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has now pegged total losses to BEC scams at $12 billion across 150 countries, marking a 136 percent rise in BEC cases between December 2016 and May 2018. “A year on from its launch, we are just starting to understand its benefits and the way it may reshape the financial sector.”

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). But we achieved a new milestone surpassing the $1 TRILLION-mark in total valuation among the 120 public and private financial technology companies. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Ant Technology.

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CB Insights

JUNE 21, 2018

President & CEO Andy Rachleff discussed where he sees the company going and its unique role in the financial technology space at the CB Insights Future of Fintech conference. FUTURE OF FINTECH 2018. Get access to all the slides once the conference ends.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Today, that mini project has evolved into, as Singh describes it, “a driving force in many ways,” and the lynchpin for how Visa engages with the FinTech community on a global scale. In 2018, participating U.S. An Ends-Oriented Approach. The Upcoming Season. A World of Challenges.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As a leader in the financial services industry and at the forefront of payments, mobile, commerce and financial technology, IBM will convene a terrific team of financial services experts and partners for a variety of activities at this year’s Money20/20 conference. Using Payment Innovation to Change the Way Money Moves.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

Goldman Sachs as FinTech player? Call it FinTech for the masses, done with higher rates on savings than might be seen elsewhere, and where those rates are going higher by several basis points, starting, well … now. The digital age is upon us, though, and the bank is proving nimbler than perhaps some might think. and the U.K.,

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