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Student loan advice platform Payitoff wins 2020 Ignite demo contest

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Payitoff, a white-label platform that provides automated guidance on student loan repayment, won the 2020 Bank Innovation Ignite DEMOvation contest. With the win, Payitoff has been awarded an advertising package on Bank Innovation worth $10,000. Rodrigo Suarez, principal of INV Fintech, moderated the startup pitch competition.

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Risk reduction, API connectivity to gather steam in 2020, say DTCC executives

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While industry players have noted the emergence of fintech “ecosystems” to lock in customer relationships, others point to embedded “experiences” based on data.

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6 ways the FDIC is fostering fintech innovation, diversity and inclusion

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken steps to promote fintech partnerships and diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry, both internally at the FDIC and among the institutions it regulates, FDIC Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams said during the LendIt Fintech USA 2020 conference Wednesday.

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Big tech Is coming for banking: Experts predict fintech’s 2020

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Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly 60 upstarts focusing on financial services — from Stripe Inc. to Chime Inc. to Plaid Inc. — have garnered valuations of more than $1 billion in recent years, according to CB Insights.

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Weekly Wrap: Banner week for fintech acquisitions

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Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, Feb.

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FIs and fintechs innovate with an eye on SMBs

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At the start of the year, Bank Innovation predicted, “if 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank territory.” But as 2020 would have it, not much is what it seemed at the beginning of the year, with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting the fintech […].

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Rebundling of services to continue in 2020, says BMO’s Ben Schack

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Throughout 2019, banks continued to partner with startups in their efforts to build multi-service platform offerings. These relationships have been necessary to help institutions evolve their distribution models and enable startups to develop product offerings that meet customer expectations. digital partnerships team in Chicago, is […].

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