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Luge Capital’s Gillani: Canada is becoming a test market for fintech founders

Bank Innovation

Luge Capital, a fintech venture capital firm based in Toronto and Montreal, serves a growing ecosystem of startups north of the border. This week, it closed a C$85 milion ($65 million) fund for fintech and AI solutions.

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Commerzbank’s Digital Innovation Strategy in Germany’s Cash-Heavy Economy

Bank Innovation

In some markets, banks and fintechs are a long way from overcoming the dependence on cash. billion ($513 billion) in assets, and boasting a 50-person innovation lab, implementing fintech for a fiat-focused market has its challenges. This challenge is felt at Germany’s Commerzbank. What is striking […].

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers.

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Join our ‘Fintech in the Age of Coronavirus’ Zoom meeting (Subscribers Only) 

Bank Innovation

How will banking and fintech business models be impacted by this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic? What is the role of innovation in response to these rapidly unfolding events? How will banks and startups work together?

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Santander InnoVentures leads $39m investment in debt marketplace CrossLend

Bank Innovation

Santander InnoVentures, Santander Group’s fintech venture fund, is leading a Series B investment of 35 million euros ($39 million) in CrossLend, a pan-European digital debt marketplace.

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How Challenger Banks Are Giving Legacy Players Key Opportunities

PYMNTS

Such institutions are working to raise the necessary capital to expand their products and customer bases as they enter new markets. Challengers like Britain’s Monzo and Germany’s N26 are using that funding to create products and expand into new markets like the U.S., Legacy Banks and the Innovation Game.

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In Banking Innovation, Eyeing The Needs Of The ‘Digital Native’

PYMNTS

In a PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster, Joe DeRosa, EVP of Global Sales at i2c , discussed the findings of the July 2019 Innovation Readiness Playbook , subtitled “Leveling the Playing Field for Different-Sized FIs.” It might be the case that as institutions scale larger, caution increases too — at least when it comes to innovation.