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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

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Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ). for automated underwriting.

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Plaid Technologies Scores $44M Off Goldman Sachs-Led Round

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The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T

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In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent. Attempted Check Fraud Spiked 43 Pct. Check fraud has spiked from $8.5 billion in 2018 and makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. In Two Years.

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Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the European Union’s (EU) executive vice-president in charge of financial services policy, said Wirecard’s collapse threatens investor trust in the EU, the newspaper reported. He has said allegations about Wirecard’s accounting practices are false and misleading, the newspaper reported.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. billion – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 million buyers who operate in industries such as website development, logo design and blog writing. billion in 2017.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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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. Financial Businesses. Fraud Prevention.

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How Virtual Cards Can Live Up To Their Faster Payments Promise

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The creation of credit card infrastructure 60 years ago initially had the consumer in mind, but recent history has shown that investments in card technology are capturing a greater share of the B2B payments market. Leavitt offered the example of suppliers being reliant on factoring to accelerate cash flow. Delivering What Was Promised.

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