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Lloyds Tells Brokers To Go Digital In 2019 Or Go Home

PYMNTS

Lloyd’s of London has announced that it might impose a ban on insurance brokers who refuse to digitalize their business in 2019. A quote target will also be introduced in Q2 2019, and all targets will now apply to both lead and follow business.”. She will start her position this coming February. “I

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Fintech regions to watch out for in 2019

Bobsguide

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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Banks can take cues from challengers on digital customer acquisition: Gartner

Bank Innovation

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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Why Regional Payment Preferences Matter For Global Subscriptions

PYMNTS

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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Nexi Raises $2.3 Billion in Europe’s Largest IPO in 2019

Bank Innovation

billion), making it the biggest listing in Europe so far this year and the third major IPO of a payment-processing institution in the region in less than a year. The initial public offering of payment-service company Nexi SpA raised 2.01 billion euros ($2.3 Shares were offered at 9 euros each, giving the company a value […].

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May 2019 FinTech Funding – Payments & Lending Startups Top the Chart

Let's Talk Payments

In May 2019, FinTech startups across the globe raised $2.67 of the global FinTech funding in the fifth month of 2019. In region-specific terms, the Americas dominated global FinTech VC funding in May with 68.8% billion worth of VC/PE investments across 121 deals. The US heavily dominated the funding charts with $1.59

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CFPB to Open Southeast Regional Office in Atlanta

CFPB Monitor

On September 21, 2018, the CFPB announced that it will be relocating its southeast regional office from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta, Georgia in late 2019. that will be surrendered after the southeast regional team is moved to Atlanta. The plan for a southeast regional office has been in the works since 2016.

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