Insights on Business

JUNE 18, 2018

At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. Below are just a few of the sessions surrounding IBM Banking and Financial technologies you won’t want to miss at SIFMA 2018. There will also be many great panel discussions at SIFMA 2018. IBM keynote. IBM panelists.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed. The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., to the rise of […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Small businesses have historically been deemed as unprofitable by major banks, with FIs’ innovation efforts often prioritizing consumer products, followed by commercial banking offerings. In India, Visa recently announced a partnership with FinTech Open to introduce new small business banking services. banking operations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

While there has been some innovation in wage payment mechanisms as more employers shift away from the paper check toward direct deposit and payroll cards, little has changed about the timing of those payments. ACH Innovation Breaks The Mold. I incorporated the business the next month, in April 2018.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? As for inroads into overall credit as a whole, the BIS noted that FinTech accounted for 13 percent of volume in China, and stood at 15 percent of lending to consumers and small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

trillion in 2018. In August’s The FI’s Guide To Modernizing Digital Payments , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of payments modernization, including record numbers of digital payment users in India, high demand for instant payments from corporates as well as consumers, and emerging competition from FinTechs and challenger banks.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 3, 2018

But which Bank Innovation stories caught […]. Bitcoin is no longer enjoying the limelight, non-bank giants like Amazon, Walmart and Google have shaken up the banking landscape and automation has become the norm in various aspects of banking with banks like using it in the backend of credit decision-making and lending.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 11, 2018

PREMIUM —In 2013, Bank Innovation asked readers to predict the state of innovations in banking for 2018. Data collected in the September 2013 Bank Innovation survey showed that our readers had excellent foresight into the current innovations and challenges of the fintech industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to make it easier for emerging companies to enter “our world” through a combination of operational support, commercial access and some strategic funding. The Start Path Admissions Process.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. Finxact’s own offerings operate in the cloud. “I million credit cards, 15.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

The FinTech startup has already created several financial services products, including cryptocurrency and stock trading, savings wallets, junior accounts and rewards. Storonsky said Revolut wants to develop “many more innovative products” that will advance “innovation and competition” across the financial services sector.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

One of the biggest shifts in banking that FinTech newcomers ushered into the market is the demand among customers for advisory services. What some financial institutions have come to realize is that collaborating with FinTechs can enable them to offer cutting-edge solutions while reserving resources to invest in meeting those advisory needs.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Enter, IBM Think 2018 , the premier business and technology event of the year that underscores and emphasizes the bond between business and technology. If you look for a common theme among the financial and banking sessions, speakers, demos and client stories at Think 2018, it is disruption through agility. Real-world experience.

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Insights on Business

JULY 26, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. One of the best things about working at IBM—and in the RegTech field in particular—is meeting daily with the engineers and developers who are driving technological innovation in the financial industry. IBM driving innovation. Learn more how IBM is driving innovation in RegTech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It was only (relatively) recently that B2B payments finally secured significant attention and investment from innovators. That’s one trend we’ll see a lot more of [in 2018].” ” There’s evidence to support his sentiment that B2B payments haven’t evolved as quickly as innovators may have liked.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Ebury operates in 19 countries and will expand in Latin America and Asia with Santander’s investment. Ebury was the first FinTech to go live in 2018 with SWIFT’s global payments innovation. The deal is expected to value Ebury at around £700 million.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Southeast Asia is now front and center on the world’s FinTech stage, and it’s no accident. Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2019

Among such issues discussed in the Spring 2019 report , which generally reflects bank data as of December 31, 2018, are risks arising from financial innovation and new technologies. By taking a wait and see approach to innovation, banks add to their risk.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm. ”

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In a statement, EY Global Innovation Leader, Blockchain Technology, Paul Brody, said, “blockchains are quickly becoming routine tools for business processing that companies can use to manage and take action from the huge amounts of data their systems collect and process.”. Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Scrutiny Heightens.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Corporate treasurers have said they’re interested in a slew of cutting-edge FinTech solutions that experts believe will disrupt financial business management. These professionals widely agreed that positive disruption is on the horizon as a result of FinTech.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2018

The bank, which was officially launched in 2015, currently has a German banking license, allowing it to operate in other […]. Berlin-based challenger bank N26 will be opening its services to users in the United States and the United Kingdom by the end of this year, founder and chief executive officer Valentin Stalf told Reuters today.

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Insights on Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Given IBM’s experiences helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey with Cloud and AI, we’re particularly excited that “Enabling the digital economy” is the Sibos 2018 conference theme. IBM at Sibos 2018. Stay tuned for more blogs on Sibos 2018! Using IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson, Cargills Bank Ltd.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Lloyds will look to both of these providers to help it create digital banking tools for its customers that will allow it to compete with the rising number of online-only FinTechs and challenger banks grasping at established FIs’ market share in the United Kingdom. FinTechs Curve, Neat On Why Infrastructure Is Key To Digital Transformations.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. The selection was based on several factors, including company-submitted data, business model, tech innovation, marketplace momentum, team strength, and more.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

SunTrust Banks’ fintech investment LightStream delivered $2 billion in originations in 2018, Allison Dukes, the bank's chief financial officer, said during a fourth-quarter earnings call.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced last week that it has agreed to implement 14 recommendations made by its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel (Advisory Panel). It has 33 fintech company members that engage with the CSBS Emerging Payments and Innovation Task Force and other state regulators.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s according to Bank Innovation’s annual State of Banking Innovation survey for 2018. Respondents working at banks, credit unions and finance companies say the three major areas of innovation their firms are putting their money this year are […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

India saw a busy year in B2B FinTech as the small business (SMB) community continued to demand enhanced financial services. The nation continues to push against cash in favor of digital payments, while both the government and private sector continue to fuel FinTech innovation. Soon, we might have to ask them to go home.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

That’s the big message being sent throughout the payments world as PSD2 and other FinTech efforts spark innovation and give consumers, companies and other organizations more methods to pay — methods that better match the preferences of those participants, payments that feature more speed and less friction than was often the case before.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

B2B payments are an instrumental component of global trade and of setting the stage for currencies to operate as global instruments of cross-border trade. Three unnamed sources told Reuters that Chinese officials are opening up its large-value payment system to operate 21 hours a day, with the ability to process payments overnight.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The trend, then, is toward collaboration between traditional FIs and tech-savvy FinTech upstarts, to develop digital first offerings that dovetail with the new (online) normal wrought by the pandemic. In terms of scale, openbanking.org reports that 300 FinTechs and providers have joined the ecosystem, and more than 2.5 million U.K.

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