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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with FinTech healthcare credit card SmartHealth PayCard , i2c announced on Tuesday (Feb. SmartHealth PayCard is enabled with the agile processing of i2c and is offering the first healthcare-only credit card.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Something particularly notable in the emergence of FinTech platforms all over the world, Matt Dill, Visa’ s Global Head of Strategic Partnerships and Venture told Karen Webster when they discussed the worldwide launch of Visa Partner. 30), the card network announced just such a FinTech partnership. So today (Sept.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And for financial institutions (FIs), that translates into an incredible opportunity to build better digital banking journeys for their customers. But an opportunity is only as good as the bank’s ability to pursue it. Consumers are expected to be able to undertake digital journeys that are truly self-service,” he said.

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MAY 22, 2020

From competitors to collaborators, the FinTech boom introduced a field of opportunity for traditional financial institutions to team up with an industry newcomer to become more agile and modern with their own product offerings. On the other hand,” he added, “the pandemic doesn’t just spare FinTechs. Financing Burdens.

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JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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JULY 22, 2020

FinTech TradeCore rolled out a platform that helps new financial institutions (FIs) launch quickly and easily, according to a Financial IT report. CEO Stefan Pajkovic founded the company to help emerging FinTechs find their way through the industry’s regulations and licensing requirements.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

The PYMNTS December 2019 Credit Union Tracker looks at the changing topography of the CU space, as digital transformation challenges the “all for one, one for all” mentality that has undergirded their business model since the 1800s. Strong balance sheets in key areas like credit card debt ($64.4 A Small Change It’s Not.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Digital: Pigskin Pick-Ups Bankjoy , a digital banking provider, had a funding round led by the Curql Collective Credit Union Service Organization. Fiserv partnered with Central Payments LLC , a BAAS provider for fintech, and sold its Frontier Reconciliation and Accurate Reconciliation solutions to Trintech.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures; U.S. and Japanese banks Mizuho Financial Group Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With the global pandemic creating a market of volatility, corporate spend is down as businesses look to safeguard their bottom lines against macroeconomic headwinds. What's more, the market lull may offer a moment to focus on innovation for the future as commercial payment habits shift — perhaps permanently.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Data is as of 10/8/2019.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Digital bank Monzo, based in the United Kingdom, is crossing the pond. shores, debuting with what is being termed a “limited rollout” of an app linked to a checking account and debit card. banking license, Blomfield told the newswire, coming into the U.S. s FinTech-friendly regulatory environment.”. In the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Emerging markets have their own challenges when it comes to banking, where big, traditional financial institutions (FIs) are anything but efficient. Consider the fact that in Mexico it can take four to six months to open a business account — and as much as a year to get access to a debit card.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Level, a digital banking startup based in San Francisco Calif., Level is also offering 1% debit card rewards and paycheck deposits two days early to sweeten the deal for customers. The company said it’s able to offer these competitive rates because the digital distribution model keeps costs under control. […].

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JUNE 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has removed the choice and forced FIs and customers to interact via digital platforms, though, and brick-and-mortar branches have become auxiliary services with limited use for more complicated financial tasks for those who remain branch-dependent. Confronting Digital Banking Reality.

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JULY 8, 2019

InstaReM is currently preparing to apply for one of five (two retail, three wholesale) digital banking licenses that the city-state of Singapore announced it would be issuing earlier this month. Not without uses, not unimportant and a transitional step into the market for some consumers, but also not really a next-level innovation.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. Mobile Cards: Make or Break? The highest interest is among “bridge millennials” whose card spend averages $40,000 annually.

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JULY 16, 2019

In the continued linkups between banks and FinTech upstarts, new markets beckon across various borders. Among the latest examples, N26 , which is a digital-only bank based in Europe, has entered the US market through partnership with Axos Bank in order to offer FDIC insured accounts.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks' embrace of FinTech is often driven by consumers' growing demand for a more seamless and unified experience. Increasingly, treasurers are seeking intelligent solutions augmented by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) — and banks are turning outward to meet those needs. HighRadius & Commerce Bank.

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JULY 30, 2019

FinTech dLocal , which specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, has announced its expanded its payments network to include Indonesia, Ecuador and Bolivia. dLocal is the only 360 payments platform designed to handle mass online payments in Latin America and other emerging markets across APAC, Middle East and Africa.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Many of them are technical in nature, as firms — especially FinTech firms and traditional financial institutions (FIs) that want to bring digital payments to new markets — must navigate new relationships with multiple payment processors on a market-by-market basis to gain that acceptance. New Markets And New Users.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. The bank has also estimated that the tally includes 4.4 Outside U.S.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

banking market through a partnership with Ohio-based Sutton Bank. It has already signed consumers up for its cards in cities including Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco and there is currently a waiting list. is a different market with its own challenges, according to some observers. In the U.S.

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JUNE 12, 2020

A pair of Indonesia’s FinTechs plan to merge in a bid to challenge Gojek ’s GoPay, sources told Bloomberg. The potential union would unite Ovo , Indonesia’s giant digital payment service that is backed by Singapore’s ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings , along with Dana, Indonesia’s digital wallet platform, an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, U.K. FinTech Revolut has introduced its Pockets tool, while Robinhood Markets is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs for its public offering preparations. Robinhood Markets is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs for its initial public offering (IPO) preparations.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). Under the terms of the new deal, Mastercard will support EedenBull’s product development and digital services.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Brazil’s unicorn FinTech and payments startup EBANX is trialing a digital wallet, called Ebanx Go, with 10,000 consumers on a test basis, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan. The digital wallet offering is intended to solidify the FinTech’s reach in the Brazilian payments market.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Amsterdam FinTech startup bunq is expanding into 22 additional countries after successful launches in Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland and Belgium, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Oct. The bunq Travel Card is a Mastercard without any foreign exchange fee, and bunq offers a true exchange rate on purchases in foreign currencies.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, banking startup Dave Inc. has a new marketing executive, while payroll and employee benefits processor Gusto has launched “Gusto Wallet." Banking Startup Dave Taps Ex-Airbnb Marketing Exec. Boost Partners With Visa To Enhance Commercial Card Use.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s been another busy week in the world of payments and commerce, with the expansion of installment point of sale (POS) credit and digital banking. banking license. Risk decisions to be made in milliseconds, he said, and they can perform better than many underwriting models in traditional credit card companies. “I

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. Around the Digital Banking world. Time will tell.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The FinTech is aiming for a bigger U.K. We are doing that by building a digital bank that truly accommodates the way people live their lives and is dedicated to connecting a person’s finances to their social world.”. B-Social’s plan is to let users buy stuff with its card, and then mark the purchase as an expense for a group.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access to credit. As Martins said, the country’s financial system and central bank have restrictive rules about what types of collateral — or “leverage” — businesses can offer when seeking loans.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 7, 2023

The launch of Charlie points to an underserved niche in banking: older adults. In mid-May, a digital bank account for the 62+ crowd debuted in the United States. Older adults have long been ignored in all kinds of markets, but evidence of bold change is even emerging in entertainment. Well, it happened. The need is there.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The panelists agreed that there is no lack of liquidity in the market. Bergeron noted that such investments and markets are “hot until they’re not” and there could be an exogenous event that shocks public and private markets and reset valuations. Debit cards work virtually. The Big Picture .

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market. China’s central bank gave Mastercard the green light on Feb. 11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. a share with a market cap of $14.6 What Amazon At 10 Can Teach Us About Uber At 10.

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