PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Days after admitting to a hack that caused the loss of $32 million in cryptocurrency, Bitpoint Japan, a cryptocurrency exchange operator run by Remixpoint , said on Sunday (July 14) it has discovered an additional $2.3 This marks the eighth major cyberattack on a cryptocurrency in 2019 and is one of the largest. million was stolen.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

Branchless bank and FinTech Green Dot has reported that Dan Henry will step in as its new president and CEO, and will also join the board of directors. Dan is a highly regarded leader and accomplished executive with operational expertise and over two decades of deep experience in the FinTech space. million.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. Financial Companies’ Security And Regulatory Obligations . A report found that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14). ”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 17, 2019

IBM will be hosting IBM Think 2019 from February 12-15 this year at a new location in San Francisco, CA. Digitally transforming operations, operating models and technologies to compete in a changing industry structure. Optimizing risk, compliance and security. Return soon to read more Think 2019 financial services blogs.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Time is running out to apply for Bank Innovation’s DEMOvation Challenge, in which fintech startups demo before a crowd of conference attendees in hopes of earning their vote and walking away with prizes. The application deadline is Friday, February 8. Apply here.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 5, 2019

commercial banks are increasingly looking to fintechs to improve customer experience. commercial banks are considering new fintech partnerships for improving either customer experience or security, and in some cases -- both. In fact, a new Fraedom report shows that 73% of U.S.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 25, 2019

These startups, diverse in focus, comprised a wide range of the fintech ecosystem, including payments, security and blockchain. The winner of the competition- an identity proofing and verification startup Diro Labs, received admission to the INV Fintech […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

a South Korean digital bank, has chosen Credit Suisse and KB Investment & Securities as its advisors for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported. Kakao Bank is one of only two digital banks in the country and became profitable in 2019, according to Reuters, after less than two years of operation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Moreover, PSCU’s SVP of Product Denise Stevens told PYMNTS in a recent interview, credit union operators can feel the direction the digital winds are blowing. They want it to be easy and intuitive, and to assume it will be safe and secure. Finding Friendly Ground With FinTech Firms. It can be a better offering going forward.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In terms of the total amount invested to date in FinTechs, as tracked by PYMNTS via the India FinTech Tracker, the year to date tally stands at just under $3.7 Taking the pulse of where we stand coming into the last few months of 2019, deal activity has seemingly been concentrated within the alternative finance and investment arenas.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Welcome to Think 2019 in San Francisco, CA! Digitally transforming operations, operating models and technologies to compete in a changing industry structure. Optimizing risk, compliance and security. Download the NEW IBM Events app for Think 2019. See the full Think 2019 conference guide. Useful links.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

Interested in joining us for Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 on March 11-12 at the Hyatt Olive 8, Seattle? Register here to secure the lowest possible rate! In Seattle, you’ll see four Ignite Ideas sessions from the following fintech innovators: Lisa Frazier, Head […]. You’d better hurry!

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. Ant, the FinTech backed by China's Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks, according to sources quoted by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Collaborating with FinTechs means FIs can create innovative tools and consumer-facing features, but it also throws the established banking world into flux. They are [already] being challenged by a lot of the FinTechs and the larger technology companies.”. Open Banking and the Customer Service Shift.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. But the defendants allegedly ceased paying out investors in November 2019 while still raising funds well into 2020.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To those working in the financial services industry, security is at the core of their business. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning might help protect business assets, but it is also making it easier for the bad guys to find holes in the security. Many banks are still operating with legacy systems and applications.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The FinTech said it is improving user experience on its Paymode-X AP Automation platform and utilizing AI for enhanced invoice data capture. The growing threat of payment fraud is pushing Bottomline Technologies to invest in payments security and data analytics within the platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week saw B2B FinTechs targeting a range of pain points for business customers around the world, as investors put nearly $462 million in combined funding into the space. At the same time, Finexio pointed to recent growth with a nearly 300 percent year-over-year growth rate for its 2019 gross dollar volume.

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Insights on Business

JULY 17, 2019

It’s gratifying to see IBM once again positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Risk Management, released on July 3 rd for its OpenPages with Watson solution.* Digitalization brings along risks like IT security, Cybersecurity, etc. Learn more at ibm.com/RegTech.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

More banks are therefore moving away from legacy core systems to embrace cloud-native architectures to power automation and meet the speed expected by consumers, securely. The acquisition was finalized in July 2019 for $34 billion. FinTechs Curve, Neat On Why Infrastructure Is Key To Digital Transformations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

and Europe is a natural progression from the surge in FinTech solutions offered to consumers, small businesses and enterprises. have plans to acquire a FinTech in the next 12 months as they pursue heightened digital transformation. For proponents of open banking , the regulatory initiative seen in the U.K. ”

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Envisioning a Future of Prevention Feature Technology Risk Management AML & Fraud Tech Management Security Operational Risk Cyberfraud/ID Theft Feature3 Fintech Compliance Compliance Management.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. trillion in 2019. million in 2019. million in 2019. Security threats continue to trouble the industry, however. Around The Credit Union World. CUs like St.

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Bank Activities

JULY 1, 2022

The Indonesian consumer fintech platform Flip has successfully completed a Series B extension round, raising an additional $55 million. The total funding secured through Series B round amounts to more than $100 million. Consequently, the fintech platform provides peer-to-peer digital payment solutions.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 28, 2019

Working with IBM, the bank was able to enable a fully transparent extension of their VMware infrastructure with elastic capabilities while keeping the same operational procedures in a transparent extension of their operations and compute infrastructure over VMware. The breadth of security exposures and risks is constantly expanding.

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FICO

APRIL 28, 2020

The winners of the 2019 FICO® Decisions Awards can now be formally announced. The 2019 FICO Decisions Award winners have demonstrated what is possible with a clear business objective, innovative use of technology and a great partnership. Fraud & Security. Sharon Kimathi , editor at FinTech Futures.

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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. Today, 22 of those companies have become unicorns, 17 have exited, and none have shuttered operations. GET THE 102-PAGE q4 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

billion by 2024, and a separate study suggested that many customers were willing to use FinTechs as well as their primary banks to receive the level of technological support they desired. It found that 64 percent of consumers across 27 surveyed markets noted that they were using FinTech services.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The industry indeed proved to be lucrative for FinTechs, with alternative lending often landing at the top of venture capital investment reports with giants like Kabbage , OnDeck and LendingClub securing an early lead in the industry. Remarks made in 2017 from BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz hinted at this emerging trend.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. The Deep Dive also highlights innovative fraud detection technologies that FinTechs and other businesses are employing — such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and dynamic biometrics — to thwart criminals.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Open banking may soon become table stakes for financial institutions (FIs) — they need to act now and be able to offer it securely or risk getting left behind. percent between 2019 and 2026, hitting $43.2 percent between 2019 and 2026, hitting $43.2 Tightening Authentication. percent “less likely to be compromised.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

It’s unclear how this focus on more mature tech startups will impact investment in the B2B FinTech market, but as the latest VC roundup below shows, late-stage funding does indeed seem to be a focal point, with Series C, D, and even H rounds. Companies are also taking a longer path and achieving more scale.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Brazilian lawmakers have been developing open banking plans since 2019, for example, outlining rough guidelines to be enacted late this year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But that didn’t work out, as by September 2019, lotte.vn Last week, Vietnamese group Vingroup announced a plan to shut down its eCommerce site Adayroi.com, which it formed in 2013, and merge its ePayment business side with its FinTech arm, VinID. Lotte’s move isn’t the only such case of larger retailers shying away from eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

FinTech firm Fiserv is partnering with software company SAP to help worldwide B2B companies streamline payments and improve working capital, Fiserv announced on Monday (Feb. ” The SAP add-on assists with digital payment types that have to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). billion expected.

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