Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – One thing is clear: more and more fintechs are looking to create better interaction to engage users. One such fintech is Greenlight Financial Technology. Besides the obvious social media channels, another social phenomenon which seems to be advancing is gamification.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Consumers aren’t so much becoming different people, as PYMNTS’ latest mobile wallet adoption data indicates, but they are reevaluating a lot of priorities as they are recentering their lives on digital. Mobile Wallets’ Moment to Shine? A challenging task, as customers can still be quite surprising. Not So Much. percent to 3.3

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, is pleased to announce its inaugural episode of INV Unfiltered — a new monthly podcast series, which will cover current trends and intriguing topics in financial technology and beyond.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top digital-first banking news, German neobank N26 has hired a new chief financial officer (CFO) as it eyes a future initial public offering (IPO), while FinTech app Goalsetter has raised $3.9 German FinTech N26 Eyes IPO With Hiring Of New CFO. Goalsetter, the financial technology upstart, has landed $3.9

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

Traditional banks and other financial institutions are undergoing tremendous pressure right now to compete in an environment where they are faced with enormous scrutiny from government regulators looking to mitigate risk. Using API technology, customers can integrate Santander’s cash management solutions into existing ERP systems.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

That raises several questions for financial institutions (FIs), FinTech firms and payment service providers as they figure out how to best navigate this changing world. Legacy payment providers are looking for ways to innovate in the ways that [FinTech firms] do, and to avoid duplicative costs.”. Recent Trends. Basic Question.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Bank is reportedly looking to sell Elan, its card processing business, reported Fintech Futures. Elan processes credit cards for 1,800 banks in the U.S., providing payment services, credit card issuing, prepaid card and ATM services as well as debit card processing.

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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. APIs) directly to end-users.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

The virtual card FinTech company commissioned a study this month to explore how companies are managing their expense policies and procedures. The vast majority (90 percent) of respondents said that their reconciliation process is challenged because corporate cards are used by more than one employee. The Struggle To Change.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Apple is about to face opposition from a group of Seoul-based financial technology firms that are gearing up to file a complaint with the Korean Fair Trade Commission. According to a report , the financial technology firms are upset about Apple’s closed policy for the near-field communication functions of its iPhones.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

There’s an estimated 492 startups in Tokyo, with the majority serving the mobile and big data analytics sectors. Tokyo is well-known for its strong economy and significant presence in the financial world. The Future Of FinTech? “FinTech will have a big impact on financial services.” billion in funding.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 27, 2018

Fintech funding this year has been on the rise. In the second quarter alone, funding for financial technology companies around the world reached $20.3 billion in nearly 400 deals. Right now, venture capital firms, banks, and investors are pouring funds into companies Artifical Intelligence, the clear flavor of the year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. This week, Chime, focused on banking via mobile apps, held a $485 million series F funding round that valued the company at $14.5 The online-only bank lets customers deposit and save money on its platform and spend using a no-fee debit card.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

FinTech service provider WEX signed on with Phillips 66 to handle exclusive private label and universal fleet card services, Verdict reported on Wednesday (Aug. WEX and Phillips 66 have partnered since 2010, the release said, to develop a sales and marketing program that depends on new payment technologies for fleet customers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

Checkout.com faces competition from Stripe, a San Francisco technology company that allows businesses to make and receive payments over the internet, and Adyen, a Dutch payment company that provides businesses a way to accept eCommerce, mobile and point-of-sale payments.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 15, 2021

GreenSky partners with banks to offer a consumer financing and payments program in which GreenSky provides point-of-sale financial technology and payments technology, and performs origination and servicing activities.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 31, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards payments and card technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart payments firms and card issuers. We expect the calendar to expand as we progress through the year.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 11, 2017

Their third-party payments processor had an outage at the weekend so the cards couldn’t be used. I keep stressing that we need to remember … The key headlines of the past week include … Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts – Computer Weekly The report Who are you calling a challenger?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. This week, Chime, focused on banking via mobile apps, held a $485 million series F funding round that valued the company at $14.5 The online-only bank lets customers deposit and save money on its platform and spend using a no-fee debit card.

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Jessica Ellerm

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Talk to any Kiwi living overseas and they’ll lament how difficult it is to pay for goods and services by debit card compared to back home. As a kid, it wasn’t uncommon to head to your local corner store (or Dairy, as we call them back home) and pay for Mum and Dad’s newspaper using your EFTPOS card. I kid you not.

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NCR

MAY 25, 2016

The disruption caused recently by the emergence of a wide range of new financial technology (Fintech) players has been a huge jolt for the banking sector, and reminded traditional players that they cannot afford to be complacent in the face of these competitors. The rise of the challengers. An opportunity for collaboration.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. The mobile payments hub. The unit that controls the mobile payments separated into an independent business. The fintech hub. The digital markets maker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Of that tally, roughly $4 trillion takes place via card payments. For Visa , he added, the focus has been on streamlining the way B2B payments are made, with an emphasis on serving a range of financial institutions. We think about what we can do ‘beyond the card.’”.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

While at the CFPB, James led nationwide investigations involving consumer credit, mobile financial services, emerging payment systems, mortgage origination, and debt collection. James has extensive experience with federal consumer finance laws, including UDAAP, TILA, RESPA, EFTA, and the FDCPA.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Credit cards — which are limited in China to state-backed Union Pay cards — are only used by a fraction of Chinese consumers. The firm has been in business since 2010 and makes its money charging a small fee on every card transaction it processes. “If Starbucks Mobile Order-A-Headache.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

The goal is to become one of the most valuable financial technology startups in the world as it eyes a region-wide expansion and seeks a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to reports in Recode. While Nubank is far from a household name in the U.S., And, according to Nubank, it’s just getting started.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Developers platforms have quickly gone from being cutting edge to being something like table stakes for serious financial technology players, as Karen Webster observed in a recent conversation with Vantiv’s Head of Developer Integration’s Matt Ozvat — “it feels a bit like everyone out there has their own version of a platform for the developer.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

London startup mobile bank Revolut Ltd. Founded in 2015, Revolut began by offering prepaid debit cards that allowed users to avoid foreign exchange fees while traveling abroad. Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Key trends in this year’s report include the continued evolution of payments technology, increased adoption of self-service and innovative branch automation technology, and further enhancements to mobile banking – all converging as part of an overlying strategy to improve the customer experience. Download the full report here.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

The report included several recommendations for banks, FinTechs and other financial services players — guidelines to establish an industry-driven framework for governing the system and encourage further research and investment in emerging financial technologies. faster payments system. faster payment system.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

MAY 22, 2015

With the announcement in January that it will support cards from third-party applications, Google Now is no longer just a feed of personalized sports scores, flight schedules, article suggestions, and commute updates. In-app “Tips” and “Challenges” alerts actually look and feel like Google Now cards.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to proliferate in markets around the world. and Europe embracing FinTechs in Open Banking efforts. Elsewhere, FinTechs are taking the initiative to work with financial institutions and offer their technologies in an effort to augment corporate services.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 24, 2016

It’s 2016, and the red hot fintech sector has evolved immensely since Finovate first launched 10 years ago. Financial services companies have to compete by offering more personalized services, real-time data and communication, and a user-friendly mobile features. Status quo is no longer an option.

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William Mills

MAY 10, 2016

One use case is to use a bot, via text messaging, to help customers when they have potential credit card fraud. The bot can be accessed via chat, mobile, email, and other channels. ^SR Mobile capture of identity info, run through backend databases, and then a quick validation of the identity. ^SR. Interesting stat: Avg.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

It was a quieter week in fintech fundings. Other than Blackstone’s $820 million bet on what is likely the oldest financial technology company on the planet, NCR founded in 1884 as National Cash Register, just $82 million flowed to the under-100-year-old crowd. ATMs, POS & financial technology.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In total, 23 fintech companies raised more than $121 million including Finovate alums Spreedly which brought in $2.5 Mobile giftcard & coupon redemption . Virtual card numbers on the fly. Expense-splitting mobile application. Tags: Real estate, mortgage, home purchase, consumer, DIY, mobile. Total raised: $45.5

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Insights on Business

JUNE 14, 2018

Digital reinvention employs multiple technologies and approaches including cloud, blockchain, mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI, automation, DevOps, Agile and Lean, but at the same time isn’t tied to any particular technology, and instead uses multiple supporting technologies.

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