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BI Ignite 2019: HSBC Bank USA’s Innovation Head Prefers Fintech Partners to Building In-house

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When it comes to innovation, banks in 2019 should look to partner first, buy second and lastly build, Jeremy Balkin, head of innovation at HSBC Bank USA said at BI Ignite 2019 in Seattle earlier this week. It makes more sense for banks to make a strategic investment in fintech companies than to try and build […].

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2019 Looks Promising for Fintech Partnerships, Bank Innovation Poll Finds

Bank Innovation

There are startups that want to destroy banks and startups that want banks to buy their software, as Bank Innovation has previously reported. According to a recent poll conducted by Bank Innovation, the idea that fintech partnerships will be on the rise in 2019 compared to subsequent years, is gaining popularity.

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Citi Debuts Mobile App For Companies Seeking Capital

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Citi has launched a new mobile app for its Citi Supplier Finance platform in Latin America to help suppliers get more working capital, according to Finextra. Before the pandemic, Citi spoke with PYMNTS about the new challenges faced by supply chains with other global crises like 2019’s trade wars.

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5 Fintech Companies to Watch in 2019

Bank Innovation

But was it all just setting the scene for an even busier 2019? Here are Bank Innovation's 5 companies to watch this year, selected by editors' choice, in no particular order: PayPal This payments […].

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These 12 Startups Are Competing in the Demo Contest at Bank Innovation Ignite

Bank Innovation

The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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Distributed Ledgers Expected to be Most Prominent Financial Technology in 2019, Poll Finds

Bank Innovation

Distributed ledger technology will be crucial to innovation in digital banking this year, according to a poll conducted by Bank Innovation. For the December poll, Bank Innovation asked readers to name a technology, aside from the obvious - artificial intelligence, that would be most prominent in 2019.

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Vital Fed payment system experiences second delay of 2019

Bank Innovation

The Federal Reserve is investigating the second significant disruption in 2019 of a payments service administered by the U.S. central bank. Certain bank transactions were delayed after ACH — which stands for the automated clearinghouse system — experienced delays but it is now up and running.

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