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2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond

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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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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

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In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […]. 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.

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5 Best Bank Marketing Videos of 2018

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Banks and other FIs pulled out all the stops in 2018 to make commercials and marketing videos that would leave an impression on customers. Sad dogs, star power and talking goats. Here are five that caught our attention this year, in no particular order. These videos were selected by editors’ choice. We’ll lead with the […].

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Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Outpaces Blockchain In 2018 VC Funds; Chainalysis Raises $30M For Expansion

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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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Fintech regions to watch out for in 2019

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Headlining in 2018, the price volatility of bitcoin, cloud computing, and challenger banks stole the show. Funding in the UK from the government in East London Tech City and tech partnerships in Brazil and South Africa, has shown that digitisation and innovation have been front of mind for both.

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Why APIs, Privacy Are Key To Open Banking Innovation

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The EU’s PSD2 and GDPR regulations were passed in 2018 and designed with a primary focus on interoperability between open banking systems around the world. and Europe, where open banking and digital banking have gained traction, we are making progress in the region,” said Evans Munyuki, chief digital officer for Dubai FI Emirates NBD.

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Why Regional Payment Preferences Matter For Global Subscriptions

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Beyond product and strategy, payment methods come with highly regional preferences. A recent study by GoCardless analyzed payment preferences for subscriptions, memberships, bills and installment plans in 10 countries and found a number of regional quirks. One of the biggest issues — especially among U.S. How Do Consumers Want to Pay?

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