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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

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The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. SoFi had familiarity of Technisys through prior use of the system and through SoFi’s prior acquisition of digital payments provider Galileo.

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24 Big European Banks Take On Visa, Mastercard With Their Own Payment System

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Dubbed the Pan European Payment System Initiative, or PEPSI, the group has the support of 20 French and German banks, and would handle all forms of cashless transactions. . PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. .

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Nium Teams Up With Visa To Issue Credit Cards In Australia

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Nium , a financial technology platform, has become a Visa issuer in Australia as part of its membership in Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. Singapore-based Nium said that with this business arrangement, it will be able to shorten the time for issuing a Visa card to just four to six weeks.

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Ant Group Curbs Credit Limits Of Some Users Of Virtual Credit Cards

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That arm of the financial technology (FinTech) giant offers a virtual credit card. Any FinTech disruptor, when it becomes so big, represents systemic risk,” he said. The company said that the move was an effort to promote more “rational” spending habits among users, Reuters reported. The company did not elaborate.

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Virtual-Card Adoption – Not An ‘All-Or-Nothing’ Strategy

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As chief financial officers (CFOs) become more familiar with the opportunities of virtual card adoption, they’re also becoming more well-versed on their biggest challenges. This challenge can quickly lead to discouraged finance teams that abandon the effort to implement a v-card program altogether. Going Touchless. .

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Razer Fintech, Visa Pitch New Prepaid Card To Young Adults In Singapore

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Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled a new prepaid card, dubbed the Razer Card, now in its test phase. The Singapore-based financial technology company said the move is part of its goal of establishing “the world’s first global youth bank.”. The rewards setup will be “ gamified” and use an in-app system.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. And you may ask yourself, ‘How do I work this?