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Open Banking Meets Instant Payments At The Online Checkout

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And those three years have given rise to a slew of new companies capitalizing on that initiative all over the world, as well as established companies making their mark. PayDirect is higher-converting, primarily because it just has a much better UX (user experience) than online card payments or bank transfers,” he explained.

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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

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And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets.

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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

PYMNTS

And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets.

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Mobile UX: A First Look at “Second Look” Transaction Alerts from Capital One

Fintech Labs Insights

One of the paradoxes of the early digital banking era (1995 to 2007) was why Capital One was a laggard? But it was practically a digital no-show for more than a decade, offering just a minimum level of functionality online. Fast-forward six years and Capital One owns the innovation mantle, at least in the United States.

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What’s Fueling Poland’s Tech Growth Engine?

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In this week’s installment of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we look at how the country’s capital city is developing a tech landscape that’s quickly catching up with its western counterparts. She confirmed that there are currently 500,000 trusted profiles in use, while the number of online banking users has reached 16 million.

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SoFi Unveils Digital Wealth Management Platform, SoFi Wealth

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Less than a month after announcing its new $105 million SoFi Prime Income Fund to help raise funds to issue loans, online lending innovator SoFi is making headlines again with the launch of SoFi Wealth. Clients can access their accounts online, as well as via the SoFi Wealth app. Originally published at FinDEVr.com. Mike Cagney is CEO.

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

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With 38 deals reported – one shy of the weekly record – fintech companies raised $303 million worldwide the first week of June. Fintech deals by size from May 28 to 3 June, 2016: Partners Life. Online insurance. Kikka Capital. Micro-payments for online content. Online asset lending. Latest round: $134.5