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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. As was widely reported this past week, seven of them are trying to do so.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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MAY 22, 2018

Corporate treasurers gathered for the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) annual conference last week, and there, treasury professionals made clear where their priorities stand today. At the top of the list, according to reports, is incoming FinTech disruption, legislation like PSD2, market shifts stemming from Brexit and more.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s no shortage of interest in fintech right now — the recent 10,000-plus attendees at last week’s Money20/20 conference proved that — and even though the industry is still not seeing the mega funding rounds it did last year, investors are still finding new fintechs to sink their teeth into.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others. The event is the 9th annual pitch session for SXSW’s accelerator.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. Today, Misys is gearing up for another overhaul that similarly reflects times of flux and progress in banking technology and corporate finance. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It appears Manchester may be giving London a run for its money as the next great FinTech sector in the U.K. Manchester is known for its world class universities, leaders in technology and science. The city’s FinTech reputation and tech sector are on the rise. It’s also the region’s thriving tech environment. billion each year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

PayPal is partnering with Alpha JWC , the Indonesian venture capital firm, to invest in FinTech companies operating out of Southeast Asia. The program is aiming to provide funding for several startup FinTech companies in Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand. Why have them when you can have a QR code or NCR tablet?”

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. There were many joint presentations with bankers and fintechs, talking about new initiatives they are working on in the trenches.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 27, 2016

When you’re in financial services, it sometimes seems like fintech startups are everywhere. They’re on Twitter, LinkedIn, they’re at conferences, they’re in your inbox, they may be waiting outside your office this very minute.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Current investors – including Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital – will take part in the investment round. To date, Affirm has raised more than $650 million, according to research firm CB Insights. News of the funding comes as Affirm is looking to branch into new markets.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 9, 2016

Absolutely, but not drastically, according to Pat Grady, partner at Sequoia Capital. “I I wouldn’t call it a drought, but more calling off the herd,” he said at the Future of Fintech Conference yesterday. Has that affected the volume of investment? Read More.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

Here is how he saw things … Fintech in Rwanda: the place where Telcos are surpassing Banks in the financial sector Telcos dominate in the financial sector of Rwanda Last week I participated in the leading fintech conference in Africa “Dot Finance”, which took place in Kigali, capital of Rwanda.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. As Sam Kilmer put it, “This is either the most brilliant (or insane) swag of the conference.”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

CB Insights unveiled the second annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the most promising private companies applying a mix of software and technology to transform the financial services industry. THE FINTECH 250 STORY. CB Insights clients can view the full Fintech 250 story by clicking the button below.

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William Mills

AUGUST 17, 2016

I’ll admit it, I really do look forward to the fall conference season. While this year will be remembered for: fintech labs and partnerships with traditional FI’s; the rise of millennials; and a push for real-time payments; I’ve been thinking a lot about how to gauge disruption and how we should view the messengers. BAI Beacon 2016.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

financial technology startup backed by Goldman Sachs , is expanding overseas. During an interview at a conference in Las Vegas Jason Gardner, the founder and chief executive of Marqeta, said the U.K. These FinTechs are acquiring more market share in the U.K. Marqeta , a U.S. The expansion into the U.K. percent in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. As companies elevate their use of payroll cards, Galileo Financial Technologies is rolling out its own solution to facilitate employee compensation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

But we are heading to France, where the country’s capital city is making a name for itself as a booming tech center. The digital technology sector accounts for roughly 5.5 A recent study from McKinsey found that France is expected to boost the digital technology share of its GDP by €100 billion by 2020. The Next Startup Capital.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 8, 2017

Earlier this week, we attended the LendIt USA conference in New York City, a leading annual fintech conference, at which CFPB Director Richard Cordray and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry both spoke. Kaplinsky and Scott M. ” He then discussed the CFPB’s two most recent requests for information. .”

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Chris Skinner

JULY 19, 2017

I just attended an EFMA conference where the opening presentation talked about the most innovative banks in the world. See what you think … Capital One Skill for Alexa Capital One’s skill for Alexa provides a new feature called “How much did I spend?” These are the ones I quite liked, so it’s not exhaustive.

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MARCH 11, 2020

B2B FinTechs are once again showing off the versatility of the corporate card. Although QuickBooks Connect ’s event was canceled due to the coronavirus earlier this month, Intuit has made public the new product enhancements that were originally planned to be announced during the conference. Airwallex Readies B2B X-Border Card.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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Current

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We’re a fintech, not a bank Fintechs obtaining their own banking licenses has been a hot industry topic as of late. Costs: Servicing a bank charter would require a significant amount of capital reserves. Unit economics: As a fintech, we have partnerships with issuing banks. What about us? You can sign up here to attend.

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William Mills

MARCH 8, 2018

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. Here are three reasons why the fintech industry is thriving in Atlanta: Incubators and accelerators. Atlanta is home to a host of startup incubators dedicated to creating environments for early-stage fintech companies to grow.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Well folks, they’re back—the cries from the rooftops, in the media and at conferences that “Scale Matters” in our consolidating and technically transforming banking industry. A recent round of bank merger announcements and the marquee Capital One/Discover deal illustrate this mantra’s popularity.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

At last month’s Money20/20 conference, the event brought over 10,000 people together and hosted speakers from start-up disruptors to incumbent financial institutions, and everything in between. He observed: We’re in what was described as “Phase 3” with fintechs. IBM was there in full force.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It’s still going under the stewardship of fintech famous Jim Marous, who modernized the name to Digital Banking Report (and recently opened the archives for free access).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Goldman Sachs Group is giving a $100 million loan to Konfio, marking the first time the lender’s structured finance, investment and lending business has provided a credit facility to a Latin American FinTech. Konfio’s technology is also able to keep non-performing loans under control, with the company’s delinquency rate at 4.8

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“We know the demand from the general public is to keep anonymity by using paper money and coins … we will give those people who demand it anonymity in their transactions,” Mu Changchun, head of the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute, said at the FinTech Festival in Singapore.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Yet, the broader perception of smaller financial institutions (FIs) in the industry is that these banks lack the resources that larger banks offer, as well as the agility of emerging FinTech firms, to promote product and service innovation to their SMB clients. Embracing Technological Disruption.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Australian FinTech firm Tyro says the gap in small business lending among traditional banks is “staggering” at A$7 billion (about $5.2 At present, Tyro said, inefficiency and a lack of access to capital are the top challenges for SMEs looking to grow and thrive. On Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

TheCCpress reported this past week that, according to remarks made by Santander Chief Technology Officer Ed Metzger at a California conference, combining OnePay FX and RippleNet might help speed cross-border processes. The blockchain had been designed on the distributed ledger technology (DLT) via R3 ’s Corda offering.

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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 manages the financial technology and innovation research at The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Reports in CNBC said Mills, speaking at London’s LendIt Europe conference, predicted these tech conglomerates would disrupt the industry. “I It’s putting pressure on banks to rebound from lost market share, Mills told CNBC in an interview following the conference. When I look at it from a U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

That couldn’t ring truer for the state’s capital, which many consider to have a tech scene bursting with potential and growth. Last year, 147 companies in Austin’s digital tech ecosystem raised more than $966 million in new capital, with more than $3.9 You know what they say, everything is bigger in Texas. billion in exits.

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