PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

This week’s look at the latest open banking and bank-FinTech collaborative initiatives reveals financial services firms continue to focus on elevated functionality, with data security seemingly more of a background priority. Amex Joins Revolut’s Open Banking Platform. Arvest Bank Taps Finzly Platform. Back in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Collaborating with FinTechs means FIs can create innovative tools and consumer-facing features, but it also throws the established banking world into flux. They are [already] being challenged by a lot of the FinTechs and the larger technology companies.”. Open Banking and the Customer Service Shift. SCA and the Future of Banking.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

European FinTech Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S. with an app and debit card, is expanding its range of services into the realm of cryptocurrency trading with a big assist from Paxos. Paxos will hold crypto assets for Revolut’s users in the U.S., In a Wednesday (July 15) press release, Paxos Trust Co.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Building on top of the open banking infrastructure, PayDirect is a new payment method that enables companies to take online payments in a highly secure way, and also pay out to customers through the same rails. The reason is that you don’t need to remember any payment details, card numbers or bank numbers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Though there has been an increasing spirit of cooperation between FinTechs and traditional FIs, there’s still a lot of ground to cover. To modernize payments and the user experience, Davis said it is critical to consolidate processes and data aggregation. Davis told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. ’s Faster Payments service to give users the option of paying for goods with their bank account.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Yes, many organizations shifted the needle away from the paper check toward ePayment tools like commercial cards and ACH as a result of necessity. Still, the card rails themselves saw significant innovation in 2021 as more organizations turned to card products in their own digitization efforts.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

trillion; on security-related hardware, software and services at 10 percent a year from a 2018 base of $91.4 They’re also using software and cryptographic techniques and permissioned-based networks to digitize and move assets around the world faster and in a secure, compliant manner. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

It enables FinTechs and app providers easy access to approved consumer data to deliver financial products and services, Galileo said. Last month, Galileo launched what it called a faster and less expensive way to create debit cards. Dubbed Galileo Instant, it allows businesses to introduce debit card programs in as early as two weeks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

While FinTech innovation has opened up the doors for small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) to access more sophisticated solutions to manage money, software fatigue has business owners overwhelmed by a barrage of siloed systems. And according to Ronny Yakov , CEO of The OLB Group , QuickBooks is often an ideal place to start.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The IBAN accounts at Monneo, she added, are issued by actual banks linked to Monneo's segregated bank account in order to give better security to merchants. I’m quite interested in authenticating the user based on the creation some kind of biometric behavior-based unique profile for every customer and every user,” she told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the open banking business model permeates into the B2B financial services market, FinTechs and traditional financial institutions continue to find new use cases for API integrations and connectivity to elevate the business-user experience. In the latest demonstration of FinTech-to-FinTech integration, U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Banking as a Service (BaaS) is poised to change the end user experience of corporates as they navigate the daily challenges of cash flow management, supply chain activity and the need to become digital-first. The accounts are to be held by Evolve Bank & Trust.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

This offering is the latest set of APIs made available to issuers and FinTech firms via the Visa Next “digital-first” platform offering. The goal is to create a consistent and ubiquitous user experience across the channels they shop by leveraging the credit and debit relationships already in place with their banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

Zeta, the FinTech startup that offers digital employee benefits for tax optimization, announced Tuesday (April 11) has inked a deal with National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) payment platform, RuPay. We are happy to extend RuPay card platform for salaried individuals across sectors through Zeta.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This population represents a sizable source of remittances as well, according to Sam Tay , CEO of FinTech Aptiv8 , which offers a support app for foreign workers in partnership with MOM. This could also open up a new customer base for digital financial services like payment cards and eWallets. How The Pandemic Made Remittances Mobile.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

SWIFT wants its network members to tighten security, stating: “The targeted customers have, however, shared one thing in common: They have all had particular weaknesses in their local security.”. Authentication methods for payments networks, such as SWIFT, or P2P money transfer apps are still not completely secure.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In recent weeks, a number of financial institutions and FinTech providers have begun testing, introducing or adding upgrades to voice navigation functionalities for their banking customers. Santander went with the former, while FinTech startup D3 Banking recently unveiled an intelligent voice banking interface. In the latter camp, U.K.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

In the soon to be released What’s Going On In Banking study, Cornerstone ’s Ron Shevlin shows that both bank and credit union execs are most fearful of big tech (Amazon Prime, Venmo, Apple Card) primarily because of their great data reach and ability to drive customer experience. Experian recently reported. The delay has been too long.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Digital payments may be in the crosshairs of treasury professionals, banks and FinTechs, but the journey to truly transform business payments is fraught with challenges. He said the transition from physical cash, check and card to more digital means is accelerating. User Experience.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Acknowledging that delayed and late B2B payments is not solely caused by poor payment behavior on the customer’s end is an important piece of optimizing the accounts receivable (AR) process, according to Alex Louisy, co-founder and CEO of France-based FinTech Upflow , who said that the notorious spreadsheet is often to blame.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

based B2B FinTechs led the way in this week’s investment roundup, with more than $212 million in new funding falling in the hands of startups targeting a range of enterprise operations. based SeedLegals is in the startup funding business, but it’s not exactly an alternative lending FinTech. SeedLegals. BigTime Software.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Webster related a story of trying to figure out purchases on a credit card statement that entailed two different authentications by two entities using completely different methods in under five minutes. He noted that he had a friend who tried to sign on for a Netflix subscription with a card that was inexplicably declined.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that CU members may not prioritize the latest technologies as much as bank and FinTech customers do, but they still value easy-to-use mobile apps and online capabilities. SAFE has been delivering on-demand experiences since 2016, when it launched a targeted marketing function on its mobile app.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

When customers apply for a credit card or loan, that application can take weeks to process, said Kaplan. Kaplan said that larger FIs will probably invest it in further research and development to continue improving the customer service and end user experience. Another use case is application processing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Conventional wisdom seems to hold that challenger banks will eat traditional financial institutions’ collective lunch in the race for deposits, for checking, even for credit cards. Big Tech is good at promoting, designing and improving the user experience, he said. But legacy FIs, he said, do have a significant weapon at hand.

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NCR

MARCH 27, 2018

The payment initiation API will open up new opportunities for competition by enabling third-party service providers to set up and complete electronic card payments, through direct and secure connections with bank systems. “All are excited by the prospect of standardizing common payment-related APIs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Squeezed out of tried-and-true methods of card fraud (thanks in no small part to EMV), the fraudsters are eyeing how to interfere with the money that firms legitimately send in the course of normal, daily business life. Elsewhere, FinTech and crypto, as they come to market, offer up new avenues of fraud, and scrutiny by the good guys.

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

Banks in Fintech: what’s ahead in 2018. Join us for data-driven look at how major banks are approaching fintech investments and taking on insurgents. We define challenger banks as fintech companies leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail banking. First Name. customers since 2014.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager which protects more than 2.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

“Banks will always have a role as the custodians of money – as the literal vault to keep money secure,” said Ray Brash, CEO of banking infrastructure provider and card issuer PrePay Solutions , in a recent chat with PYMNTS. “Even payments, that’s a cost for banks. It’s a tiresome, expensive process.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 14, 2018

Here are a few examples of how digital reinvention is being used by banks today: A bank in North America is using digital reinvention to improve its customer rewards program by using blockchain technology to give customers real-time data about their rewards account and a much better user experience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

MoneyPass, a network of Elan Financial Services , provides ATM and debit card processing solutions for financial institutions, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and retailers. We listen to our customers, we watch consumer trends and we observe what FinTech companies are working on. The conversation is excerpted below.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Next, Encap Security debuted its Omni-Channel Enablement Platform: “Encap’s Omni-Channel Enablement Platform enables financial services companies to unite their previously separate transaction channels and create a clean, consistent, and safe method of access for their customers at any point. HQ: Palo Alto, CA & Oslo, Norway.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2016

And one of the easiest ways to do that is when a merchant refund appears on a credit or debit card account. Discover Card merchant refund notification email (29 Sep 2016). Discover Card merchant refund notification email (29 Sep 2016). But after clicking through the email, the user experience (UX) gets a bit gummed up.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 30, 2017

Terms were not disclosed, but Mastercard announced today that it would acquire Canadian anti-fraud specialist, NuData Security. “Securing all payments today and tomorrow remains a top priority for Mastercard,” Ajay Bhalla, president of enterprise risk and security for Mastercard said. .

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms. Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through other fintech companies and platforms (curently via Finastra).

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