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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

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South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. Africa’s eCommerce volume is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, and economic output in FinTech is anticipated to add $150 billion by 2022 to its GDP.

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Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion

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Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Last week, Grab announced that its Grab Financial Group had raised $300 million in a Series A funding round led by Hanwha Asset Management and joined by K3 Ventures , GGV Capital , Arbor Ventures and Flourish Ventures.

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In Ireland, Banking Federation Promotes FinTech Foresight

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The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland said it had established a FinTech Foresight Group — further evidence of collaborations between traditional financial institutions and tech upstarts. That series will focus on global technology trends across financial services and how FinTechs and banks can work together across those efforts.

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Brexit And The FinTech Hub Hubbub

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And one question worth posing is: What will happen to FinTech ? Specifically, what will happen to London’s standing as a FinTech hub? The city has long been known as a financial center (especially in Europe) and more recently as FinTech. But one clue as to how FinTech may fare is where the talent goes. and to the EU.

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Top Banks Keep Ahead Of FinTechs’ Competitive Threat

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The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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How 5G Will Shake Up Banking and FinTech?

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Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Digital Demand.

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Goldman Joins South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. Africa’s eCommerce volume is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, and economic output in FinTech is anticipated to add $150 billion by 2022 to its GDP.

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