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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

Finally, looking at Canadian β€œfintech” (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. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies

PYMNTS

It’s too early into the new year to definitively call a trend. But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments, specifically within digital payments and FinTech, are sizzling. The biggest one, so far, of course, has been Visa inking a deal to purchase FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3

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The Middle Market’s Expense Management Conundrum

PYMNTS

” Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for this space is that the exact definition of the middle market isn’t exactly clear. There are others who will state that the definition of mid-market can hinge on the segment of business that is being discussed.” “We are more than welcoming them.”

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

CFPB Monitor

Currently, and depending on the facts, the BSA often does not apply to payment processors, who often fit into an exemption under the BSA’s definition of a β€œmoney services business,” or MSBs, subject to AML requirements. financial system adopt anti-money laundering procedures that can help detect and prevent the laundering of corrupt funds.”.

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FDIC issues proposed rule for approval of ILC deposit insurance applications

CFPB Monitor

The proposal is a significant development for fintech companies and other commercial companies seeking to establish ILCs. suggest the ILC charter as a viable alternative to the OCC’s fintech charter, which has been stalled by litigation.

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Fintech Trending: RegTech Reality Check, Blockchain Bandwagon, and IBM’s New Wallet

Fintech Labs Insights

Deloitte recently asked what we should make of β€œregtech” in a new report titled, “RegTech is the new FinTech: How agile regulatory technology is helping firms better understand and manage their risks.” Compared to β€œinsurtech” – regtech firms have been prominent players in the fintech firmament for years. ” Indeed.

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Uber’s IPO and the global Super Apps powering Financial Services

Lex Sokolin

It is becoming a truism that companies are going public much later in their vintage, and as a result, the capital that fuels their growth is private rather than public. Private markets in the US are legally structured for the wealthy by definition and carve-out. This has a distributional impact.