PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

India-based digital lender startup Capital Float witnessed a multitude of benefits from implementing video-based KYC to help onboard its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) clients. Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2 Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland said it had established a FinTech Foresight Group — further evidence of collaborations between traditional financial institutions and tech upstarts. That series will focus on global technology trends across financial services and how FinTechs and banks can work together across those efforts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

10), Craig Moore, CEO of business financing platform Beehive , not only made the case for more P2P lending in the Middle East (the company is based in the United Arab Emirates), but also gave a larger view of the FinTech situation in that region as a new decade dawns. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Reports in Reuters on Tuesday (May 28) said UBS expects its regulatory costs to remain high in the years ahead after a decade of more stringent regulations leading to heavier, more costly burdens on banks. “That has tied up enormous resources.” “Why is this so significant?

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Bobsguide

APRIL 12, 2018

However, few industries are as regulated as the financial sector. Since the financial crisis, the volume of regulations has grown exponentially, and market participants now find themselves operating in a minefield of various legal. Compliance with legislation is a basic condition for all businesses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? As has been reported, the regulators include the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own product development initiatives, and FinTechs finding new ways to collaborate with each other. Mastercard Taps FinTech for Biz Card Boost. Bankin’ Steps Into Payments APIs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. Ant, the FinTech backed by China's Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks, according to sources quoted by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The Series A round was led by Quona Capital, and companies including East Ventures, Skystar, Convergence and Gobi Partners also participated. The new capital infusion is earmarked for hiring new employees, improving the company’s credit scoring system and growing the business within the country. . “[A]

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

million SMBs operate across the country and account for 64 percent of new jobs. Only 35 percent of such businesses make it past their first decade in operation. The 2008 recession resulted in government regulators tightening the standards for creditworthiness, increasing the amount of checks that lenders must undergo to approve loans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Singapore Signs On With FinTech Firms. In Singapore, news came this week that the country will open up its real-time payment system to FinTech firms. The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets. In The Middle East.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

The banking regulator in Hong Kong has issued an additional four online-only banking licenses to Ping An, Alibaba, mobile phone maker Xiaomi and a joint venture (JV) consisting of Tencent, ICBC and Hillhouse Capital. Insight Fintech is a JV with Xiaomi and investment bank AMTD Group. Expect fireworks.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Companies separated across borders want payments to be delivered on time so they can meet their payment deadlines, access capital and deliver products in a timely fashion. A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region. Around the Smarter Payments World.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett investment company, has been getting in on the FinTech market, investing hundreds of millions of dollars during the past few months. The two dominate their local markets and are operating in regulated industries, two characteristics the famed investment firm typically looks for when making investments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Banks, he noted, have to be compliant with a host of extremely stringent regulations, and often across multiple jurisdictions – all with different rules. Throw into the mix consumer protection guidelines, active anti-money laundering checks and capital requirements, and things get difficult, Oosthuizen noted. Why Banks Need FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Three months in, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation still stymies some firms seeking to comply with new rules and regulations governing data protection and privacy. FinTech Firms Eye Bank Charters. Might a floodgate be opened — if only one were to open the floodgates? Japan Eyes Cryptos, Yet Again.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital also participated. Small Business Banking. The company raised $47.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Bookkeeping is at the core of many essential processes in the back office: tax filing, working capital management and access to financing, to name a few. In the case of accessing capital, the Federal Reserve ‘s latest analysis has suggested that small business demand for financing in the U.S. The firm secured $1.8

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. Reports last week said the merger aims to create a FinTech “powerhouse” as both Misys and D+H evolve their services to meet the more sophisticated demands of the industry. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. And those lending in multiple provinces would have to have 5 billion yuan in registered capital at a minimum.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2019

review of the capital requirements for market risk regulations, namely the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). It becomes effective in 2022, but banks should now, more than ever, implement the proposed changes in order to meet the deadline for reporting their Pillar I capital under the new methodologies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The government is gearing up to roll out a digital payments system that will be operated by the central bank, enabling citizens of Mexico to make and receive payments via a smartphone without any fees. The payment system, called CoDi, is slated to launch in March. Mobile phones will become banks.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

B2B FinTech startups came close to hitting the $100 million investment mark this week, with funding rounds in the U.S., The most lucrative players are operating in the SME finance space, with a small business banking startup landing more than a quarter of the funding. India, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the U.K. Alt-Lending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

The problem often stems from the environment in which they are operating — one that can put the brakes on innovation, even when innovation is key to thriving. They are heavily regulated and require heavy investment,” both in terms of capital and human resources. “It But that’s not the whole story, of course.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But in the alcohol beverage arena, unique regulations — many of which date back to the era of prohibition — have added an extra layer of complexity to the supply chain. Despite a growing community of FinTech solutions geared toward the industry, managing invoices and B2B payments remains a challenge. Managing The Invoice.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Trade finance revenue is slipping at the world’s largest banks, especially as companies struggle in a global trade environment operating with a $1.5 The FinTech space is hoping to address these challenges head-on, targeting the paper and manual-based processes of trade finance transactions though innovations like blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

The commercial card and expense management market is yet another space in which collaboration between FIs and FinTechs has proved key to driving innovative tools – especially as corporates grow weary with the traditional legacy services their banks provide.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing despite creating the same outcome of a regulated public company. Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing despite creating the same outcome of a regulated public company. Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Belgium’s capital city is becoming known for more than just housing major international institutions like EU Parliament, EU Commission and NATO. Its capital city of Brussels, which serves as a home base for various international organizations, is working to also becomes a top contender as a global tech center. environment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

urged antitrust regulators to act fast in enforcement toward Google. banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. Report: Strategic Payment Investments Give FIs, FinTechs Innovative Payment Options. and Canada.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

Based in Hangzhou, China, the company operates Alipay, an online payment service that debuted in 2004 and has evolved into the world’s largest payment and lifestyle platform, the company said. At the time, Credit Suisse and China International Capital Corp. Ant Group was launched in 2014 to provide global financial services.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

million (€10 million) led by Breega capital, with participation from Speedinvest. “We Lemon Way operates in 12 European countries and has a solid footing in France, Italy and Spain. Toscafund is a leading investor in financial services and has a great understanding of the benefits of operating within a regulated framework.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. The company, which was valued at $4.8

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