PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced the launch of its own fiat-to-crypto exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE-based firm Nvelop. In other news, Chainalysis , a crypto transaction analysis startup, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by venture capital (VC) firm Accel.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

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. Latency Advantages.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. Innovation is expensive.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. Innovation is expensive.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 18, 2017

Now that it has burst, the interview seems quite prescient so, here it is … UBS interview with Chris Skinner Cryptocurrencies – digital currencies based on encryption – are in the midst of a bubble, but that should not overshadow the genuinely transformative change that is taking place within the financial services industry.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Six of the startups come from INV Fintech, this website’s sister […]. The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp.,

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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. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Data Nerds. Cybersecurity.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2018

Many large banks describe themselves as equal parts technology firms as they are financial services companies, but then shouldn’t they have relevant patents backing that notion? In fact, a new report showed that technology company IBM has five times more fintech patents than the world’s 15 largest banks combined.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Company subcategories.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 11, 2019

Fintech funding is significantly on the rise. CB Insights' 2018 Q4 report showed a $21 billion, or 120% total increase in fintech funding from 2017 to 2018. And already this year, there have been several notable funding rounds.

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PYMNTS

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. Regulatory News, of the Global Type.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Adoption of cryptocurrency by large fund managers is being hurt by the difficulty cryptocurrency exchanges and traders located in Asia are having trying to get insurance to protect against hacks and theft. However, getting such coverage is almost impossible despite their best efforts.”.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With more countries and regions embarking on the modernization of their payments systems to capitalize on real-time technologies and customer demand, the market opportunity is significant,” said Paul Stoddart , Mastercard president of new payment platforms. Payments giant Mastercard, based in Purchase, N.Y.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”. 12) announcement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Brazil-based facial recognition and identification technologies provider Acesso Digital recently reported that more than 5.2

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

8) announced a beta offering called Line of Credit that it says lets its FinTech customers use the XRP digital currency to send cross-border payments. The service “lowers both the cost of holding trapped capital and operational costs associated with sending cross-border payments,” Ripple wrote in the announcement.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Grab some popcorn and watch.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Minal Hasan, a lawyer turned prominent fintech venture capitalist, has strong views on founder dramas, cryptocurrency, and why banks need to step up their technology game.

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Bankelele

JUNE 29, 2017

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed rules to create a regulatory fintech sandbox for innovations which do not fit within the country’s current financial regulatory framework. The post Kenya CMA drafts Sandbox Rules to test Bitcoin and other Fintech appeared first on Bankelele.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Thai FinTech firm DeeMoney is teaming with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple to facilitate quicker and less expensive cross-border money transfers, according to an announcement. DeeMoney is using RippleNet to process inbound payments coming into Thailand as of now, and it is the first non-bank institution in the country to use RippleNet.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While there’s been much hype surrounding venture capitalists’ growing attention on B2B FinTech, this year has largely been lackluster for the industry. Andreessen Horowitz and cryptocurrency hedge fund Polychain Capital led the investment, reports in Investopedia noted. We break down where $77.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Richard de Roos, head of foreign exchange for Standard Bank, noted that it also provides an “independent and much safer cloud-hosted record of all documents and steps, instantly available in real time to all parties involved,” according to FinTech Futures. ”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance into the world of blockchain. The involvement of the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange comes as the government cracks down on such firms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The FinTech Northmill, which offers cloud-based financial services, was awarded a banking license from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) on Friday (Sept. As part of the deal, Northmill must maintain a capital minimum of €5 million. There is a number of cloud-operated FinTechs offering the same services as Northmill.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The Chinese government has a complicated relationship with cryptocurrency: While it seems to be enthusiastic about the applications of blockchain technology, the country has banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and blocked crypto trading sites. billion fund focused on the blockchain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

While other countries are warning against cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs), Japan has been embracing digital currency and has become a leader in the FinTech market. Earlier this year, Japan recognized Bitcoin as a legal tender and signed off on several companies that created cryptocurrency trading exchanges.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America’s fintech scene is gaining momentum, with 80+ fintech deals closing for around $300M in 2016, and over 100 deals already closed in 2017. Track the LatAm fintech companies in this brief and many more on our platform. Track LatAm fintech companies. LatAm Fintech. Fiinlab, Vox Capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing rules. Another important requirement: an institution with a FinTech license must have its registered office and conduct its business activities in Switzerland.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. Below, we dive into where the Fintech 250 Class of 2018 startups are now. Our call for submissions is now open for the third annual CB Insights Fintech 250 list.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we check out a small country with a huge potential to emerge as one of Europe’s premier FinTech spaces. In the first four months of 2016, the technology companies based in the Netherlands raised €37 million in capital.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While AOBA provides a fertile forum for buyers and potential sellers in the bank M&A space to commensurate, the crowd uses this valuable face time to also delve into discussions about the economy, strategic growth, fintech innovation, competition, and talent wars.

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