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Helping FI’s Develop Their ‘FinTech Sense’

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But that doesn’t mean all the players in payments and financial services have a solid or clear digital strategy. It’s not that banks don’t want to go more digital and mobile, he said. They are heavily regulated and require heavy investment,” both in terms of capital and human resources. “It

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Ayala To Launch Fund Focused On FinTech, eCommerce, Healthcare

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Ayala, the Philippines -based conglomerate, is raising money for a new capital fund that will invest in technology companies. As reported in Deal Street Asia , Ayala Chairman and Chief Executive Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said the focus will be on companies in eCommerce, FinTech and healthcare.

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FinTechs Link With FIs Down Under And Beyond

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Increasingly, digital strategy is in the purview of banks and non-bank lenders, who in turn are seeking pairings with FinTechs. The insurance FinTech, said the site, will seek to offer insurance contracts that are binding in real time, whereas traditionally insurance companies have finished the process. million USD.

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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

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It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. But that’s not to say that these FinTechs have a certain path ahead. But that doesn’t necessarily mean history is repeating itself. ” A Banking Pullback? .”

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Trade Finance Moves To Stabilize A Volatile Market

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Glenn Kocher, managing director at trade finance technology firm LiquidX , says the volatility of today’s cross-border trading market makes availability of working capital particularly important for small and medium-sized businesses to manage the sudden changes and extra costs of their global supply chains — especially across Asia.

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How Supplier Focus Propels AP Innovation

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Innovation in the accounts payable (AP) space continues to expand, with FinTechs looking to capture their piece of a growing market driven by businesses’ desire to digitize their operations. Investors at SignalFire led the round, while Hillsven Capital, Bloomberg Beta and NextWorld Capital also participated.

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Why agile banks are relying on hybrid cloud

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Not only are financial institutions being squeezed by growing costs and continued margin pressure, agile FinTechs are driving an imperative for hybrid cloud banks to become more open and agile in order to offer more compelling services to clients. Improved operational efficiency. Cloud is how they are getting there.

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