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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7

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MARCH 7, 2018

The whirlwind of FinTech investment shows no signs of slowing. In fact, new data from venture capital (VC) analysis firm CB Insights, analyzed by global management consulting and professional services firm Accenture Financial Services, suggests FinTech startups’ VC funding hit a new high last year, with major deals in the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

JULY 4, 2016

The pre-referendum discussions reminded me of the fact that we have more and more noise in the markets. For me, this was a great time to look into the value of sentiment analysis, which overlaps with Artificial intelligence, Big Data analytics, and the wisdom of the crowd. All three domains Read More.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

It’s no secret that banks and FinTechs are collaborating at a rate faster than ever before. The need is there for a comprehensive approach for risk management, which in turn means that both FinTechs and FIs need a strong, consistent strategy and roadmap from the very start of collaborations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

. “I would characterize it as a Big Data issue — it’s very intimidating to get started in third-party risk management,” Simkins said. ” Inexperienced or unfamiliar professionals may take a bottom-up approach to third-party risk management, analyzing risk on a vendor-by-vendor basis.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The latest global FinTech collaboration ties together Singapore and Dubai in a deal designed to encourage innovation in digital payments, online and mobile commerce, and related areas. The agreement … sets out a process to share and use information on innovation in their respective markets.”. The FinTech is Finserve Africa.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

million in total funding across nine rounds, with startups ranging from corporate travel and expense (T&E) management and small- and mid-sized business (SMB) accounting to artificial intelligence and beyond. and Asia, and PYMNTS lined up all the B2B FinTechs that recently scored fresh funding. Travel and Expense Management.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

The rise in B2B FinTech has complicated the picture of treasury management, forcing it to rethink its position in the enterprise. The more payment, cash management, cash flow forecasting, ERP and other digital platforms integrated, the more difficult it can be for a company to envision its own financial health across all of this data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Other backers include the big data firm Palantir , gaming firm Supercell and eCommerce firm Zalando. This new fund, the second under Firstminute's umbrella, will bring the total assets under management to $211 million, building upon the $100 million fund it launched with several years ago.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Trend Lab, a startup developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the FinTech market, has revealed it secured new funding. Trend Lab was established in less than three months by its Founder and CEO Tin Mok, reports said, who wants to enhance FinTech across Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two years ago I wrote an article on the 6 biggest trends in FinTech. In a landscape where new technology arises, gets implemented and goes mainstream in a heartbeat, I wanted to cover five of the most impactful trends currently impacting the FinTech industry today: 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There’s no shortage of consulting advice and press clippings that will state the importance of actionable data for companies as a selling, operational and marketing strategy. Big data, it used to be called. It is an open banking platform on one level and it also is a data management platform for consumers on another.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

There’s an estimated 492 startups in Tokyo, with the majority serving the mobile and big data analytics sectors. The Future Of FinTech? Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced its own plan to boost the FinTech market by making it easier for companies to collaborate with the financial technology industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

Investors seem confident in the industry’s startups and their ability to provide adequate risk management and underwriting for their loans; VCs provided more than $11.5 million in B2B venture capital was divided among alt-finance, supplier payments and Big Data services startups this past week. Seed funding for U.S.-based

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 8, 2019

But what has this got to do with risk management I hear you ask? It requires calculating sensitivities of the non-cleared trades to a large set of market risk factors on a daily basis. Quantum computing is real, even if still in the infancy stage. Well, one of the biggest potential uses of quantum computers is a simulation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Fleet Management. Canada-based Bench stands as this week’s sole B2B FinTech company that secured venture capital this week. Luckily, the rest of the week played out fairly nicely for B2B startups, with a few raising dough for their B2B financial services solutions. Turns out, it wasn’t a total bust. Accounting. Hockeystick.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

When news of the financial crisis broke in 2008 and big banks all over the world were eschewing consumer and small business credit markets, Batine and Dunaev saw an opportunity — one that was particularly pressing in developing nations, an area of the world that was below the big banks’ radars. A New $200 Million Fund.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Check out the B2B payments, blockchain, logistics and data analytics firms that secured funding below. Data Nerds.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

The company provides Human Capital Management cloud-based software to businesses. In a statement, Boulder Ventures General Partner Peter Roshko said SyncHR “provides unparallelled automation and innovation” in the human capital management industry that “differentiates their SaaS platform” from the competition.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Euler Hermes has made a strategic investment in FinTech APiO , reports this week said, as well as a collaboration that will see the companies develop the ApiO.EarlyPay solution to connect small businesses with faster financing. The SMB market is desperate for a simple and easy working capital solution.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

However, the biggest funding round of the week went to a company that is not yet in the B2B FinTech space, though it has plans to use the capital to launch a cross-border, small business (SMB) money-transfer service. Yellowbrick Data. Catch up on the latest investment rounds below. WorldRemit.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

. $203 billion to be spent on Big Data analytics solutions by 2020 , said IDC, highlighting banking and manufacturing as the industries that will fuel this spend. That’s due to the capabilities of risk management, fraud detection and prevention and compliance within data analytics solutions. One-fifth of U.K.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Neeti Aggarwal, CFA senior research manager, The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a bit of a mixed bag for B2B FinTech venture capital (VC), investment backers stayed fairly quiet this week, racking up nearly $90 million in funding. Check out all the B2B FinTech companies that secured fresh investments below. Treasury Management. SMB Banking. Countingup. later this year, according to reports. DeePhi Tech.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

This well-publicized trend has also highlighted a wider change in the market, namely, the increasing importance of picking not only the right application, but also the right supporting technology to achieve the end goal. The traditional database is far from ideal.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 13, 2017

How are the big trends in fintech like virtual reality, the blockchain, and big data analytics dictating trends in proptech? It is worth keeping in mind that trends in proptech are controlled by the same forces that drive trends in other parts of technology such as fintech. Big Brains and Big Data.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

“With continued efforts to increase collaboration between startups and corporates, the program will help these startups scale up with partnerships,” said Microsoft Accelerator Managing Director Bala Girisaballa in a statement. The Accelerator will also link the startups with marketing, sales and research teams.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

It’s quite rare that a FinTech startup that focuses on B2B payments emerges — even rarer that venture capitalists would step in to support it. The company said it will use the support to grow its presence in the alternative small business lending space through marketing and developing. We break down the $68.3 B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Big Data and software as a service (SaaS) once again caught the attention of venture capitalists in the B2B FinTech space this week, but it was cross-border B2B payments that landed the most money. based FinTech startup, helps businesses make cross-border payments. Currencycloud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

“As the pace of digital change is accelerating daily, last-mile delivery companies will need to leverage digital solutions to remain relevant and competitive in a fast-changing market,” the executive said in a statement. Some of these investments stretch into the world of payments and fintech, too.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

The company uses big data and machine learning to detect fake accounts, payment fraud, account takeover and content abuse. In fact, some estimate that the industry will become a $43 billion market by 2023 – and Sift Science is not the only player. Clients include Twitter, Airbnb, Twilio, Instacart, Zillow and Yelp.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

has taken the week to celebrate its Independence Day, but the rest of the global FinTech scene was busy funneling cash into B2B startups. investors placed nearly $50 million into B2B FinTechs, with particular attention on startups disrupting the supply chain management and corporate banking spheres. Supply Chain Management.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

3) @JohnRBarlow – John Barlow is president of Barlow Research, which provides market research for commercial banks. His Tweets mix news about middle market, small business and business internet banking with occasional pop culture references. It often Tweets columns tied to breaking news and statistics. Learn more here.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

It’s not all venture capital, but the investments do suggest that the FinTech industry, and its backers, aren’t quite ready to let go of the promise of alternative finance. PYMNTS breaks down the major AltFin investment rounds below, plus covers the other B2B FinTechs that were able to secure new funding. Supply Chain Management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Of that figure, 71 percent, or $145 million, came from the FinTech sector, with the biggest deal, at $119 million, tied to OfferUp, a Craiglist.com rival, raised through Warburg Pincus and also GGV Capital. PYMNTS caught up with Abbo to learn more about C3 IoT’s work, particularly in the areas of mobile devices, Big Data and fraud protection.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

But today, in some markets like the U.K., the agriculture sector is widely ignored by big banks and FinTechs. As a result of banks’ withdrawal from the market, Coates noted that suppliers in this space, including sellers of seed, animal food, pesticide and other necessary products, are often forced to sell on trade credit.

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