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China’s Bank Watchdog Goes After Supply Chain Finance Fraud

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China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Technology, he said, is key to that endeavor. “As JD.com, Suning.com Spark Concerns.

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The year in IBM FinTech

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Banking on blockchain for increased trust”. You would be hard-pressed to find tech industry jargon spoken and written about as much as the secure ledger technology known as blockchain. While it is currently revolutionizing a number of industries , blockchain might as well be the word of the year in technology.

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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

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As the site reported, the plan states that stronger FinTech risk controls should be in place, and adds that FinTech can help improve the quality of financial services through the country. The collaboration seeks to promote a “friction-free” digital identity and authentication services tied to fraud prevention.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . Keeping An Eye On Fraud.

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SIFMA Fintech Conference 2018

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Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. Another technology in discussion will be the ever prevailing blockchain technologies. IBM keynote. This session will take place Thursday, June 21 from 9:15 to 9:35am.

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Why B2B Payments Can’t Shake Its Anti-Innovation Notoriety

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Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other disruptions all show promise to make major changes in the B2B payments space. Last year, ‘disruption’ was the watchword in payments — primarily the FinTech variety,” concluded Ken Paterson, Mercator Advisory Group VP of research operations and author of the report.

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Don’t miss these IBM sessions at Money20/20

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The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. For those in marketing, data and analytics roles who have business operations responsibility. Carmelle Cadet, IBM Blockchain Payments Business Development Manager. 12:00-12:55 PM. 2:00-2:45 PM.

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