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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

Accenture

In my frequent conversations with clients across the UK and Irish banking industry, one of today’s hottest topics is the rise of the challenger banks such as CYBG, Metro and AIB UK, and particularly the neo-challenger banks providing digital-only services, like Monzo, Atom and Starling. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

William Mills

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. According to the American Transaction Processors Coalition, more than 70 percent of all payments on a global scale currently pass through companies headquartered in metro Atlanta, earning the city the moniker “Transaction Alley.”

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High-Profile — But Secretive — Funding For B2B FinTechs

PYMNTS

For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. that looks to apply distributed ledger technology to payments and settlement.

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VR Venture Gets Hollywood Backing

PYMNTS

Dreamscape Immersive, a new virtual reality technology startup, is looking to find growth and opportunity in the film and entertainment industry. 21st Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — along with an investment from director Steven Spielberg, according to The Wall Street Journal. have also reportedly invested in Dreamscape.

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Inside The Race For Flying-Taxi Liftoff

PYMNTS

In a new PYMNTS interview, Florian Reuter, CEO at Volocopter , talked about this company’s role in this potential new ecosystem — the firm makes flying taxis, which look, at first glance, like massive drones — and what’s coming next for this particular technology. Flying-Taxi Expectations. So when can people expect that?

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Consortia Key To Blockchain’s Success, Says Deloitte

PYMNTS

Deloitte has been an early embracer of blockchain technology, and 2016 was a busy year for the consulting firm in the space. firm that uses distributed ledger technology for payments and settlement. This diversity may be a testament to the versatility of the technology,” Managing Director David Schatsky said in a statement.

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The Periodic Table of Tech In Canada

CB Insights

In honor of Canada Day this weekend, we used CB Insights’ database to compile 150 notable tech companies, most active venture capital and corporate investors, and top exits of Canada’s private company tech scene into a periodic table. The list includes VCs such as BDC Venture Capital and Real Ventures, among others.