PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. community banks and small business lending. The one million euros will be spent through 2019, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As bitcoin stabilized in the wake of an election upset, the fervor formerly surrounding competitor cryptocurrency Zcash has all but faded. It’s set a due date for the report on clarifying the legal treatment of cryptocurrencies: the end of 2017. Until now, bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency available to use on the service.

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In Q3 2019 alone they made off with cryptocurrency valued at almost $4.5 Despite the efforts of law enforcement and the financial community, bad actors are on track to steal more than $35 billion in just the next five years. vs. the FinTechs. The good news is that it’s getting more difficult for fraudsters to ply their trade.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. Below, we dive into where the Fintech 250 Class of 2018 startups are now. Our call for submissions is now open for the third annual CB Insights Fintech 250 list.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2018

The initiative reflects a rising sentiment among financial institutions with regards to blockchain and other disruptive FinTech: The banks may not be entirely convinced of the technology, but they don’t want to necessarily rule it out. That can’t be said for all financial institutions (FIs), however.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 9, 2022

The metaverse is in its early stages of development, and there is disagreement on whether it should be built by major tech companies in a centralised format, or in a community-owned manner – the open-metaverse. Types of cryptoasset include non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrencies, utility and security tokens.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

New regulations involving cryptocurrency and the results of key elections will impact the industry's success this year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is examining the Community Reinvestment Act, which in part means that rules governing short-term lending may be reversed, and would let community banks compete more directly against payday lenders. FinTech Innovation and Cooperation in the Cards? Last Monday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. By Kelly Pike.

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Insights on Business

MAY 1, 2018

While the advances in Payments processing are clear, there still remains a number of areas where further education is necessary, additional trust and security is required, and advances made in payments technology are still needed. Cryptocurrencies. How can a bank modernize securely while lowering costs? Topics include: AI.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid the “real risk of regulatory arbitrage.”. “If But then came Facebook’s Libra, and the international regulatory community had to get its act together very rapidly.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

I am concerned that several of these institutions are simply too big to manage their own operations, too big to serve our communities and too big to care about the harm they have caused,” said Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the committee. Separately, in response to one lawmaker’s concerns that the U.S.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Connecting more than 8,000 decision makers and thought leaders across the industry, Sibos 2017 in Toronto was once again the platform where the global financial community explored the disruptions and opportunities in payments driven by innovation, technology and new business models. Open APIs was the standout technology at the conference.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Check out the B2B payments, blockchain, logistics and data analytics firms that secured funding below. Delivery logistics platform Bringg also secured fresh funding to the tune of $12 million , TechCrunch said this week. B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

He said community banks and credit unions (CUs) have tended be on the trailing edge when it comes to digital. The questions revolving around security will necessarily move beyond simply focusing on the transaction and will force merchants, issuers and others to examine whether consumers are who they say they are.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. A Singapore-based startup offering bitcoin exchange and cryptocurrency services secured another major round of funding this week. Innovation On The Rise.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

If we’re going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly,” CEO Marc Zuckerberg wrote in a post at the time. This might spur greater data security/national security concerns in cross-border deal making – exactly the type of thing that has fueled opponents of cross-border transactions, where Chinese firms would take stakes in U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

This week’s VC Investment Roundup demonstrates investors’ varied appetite for B2B FinTech. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital. Take a look at which firms from around the world landed new funds this week, and how they plan to deploy the cash.

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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

There is disparity between jurisdictions and most countries have yet to address cryptocurrency tax questions in a meaningful way. We have seen money stolen from token launches through fraud, for example through phishing schemes or fake websites, as well as security flaws in cryptocurrency wallets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

I am concerned that several of these institutions are simply too big to manage their own operations, too big to serve our communities and too big to care about the harm they have caused,” said Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the committee. Separately, in response to one lawmaker’s concerns that the U.S.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

How are you handling partnerships, and are you part of any fintech consortiums to assist are now common questions. The Fed plans to keep reducing its securities holdings by $47.5B The average community bank has a rating at the bottom end of the average (below). Top Line Revenue & Lending. and beyond.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

This discussion will focus on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and their impact on local economies and cryptocurrencies. The Thailand Blockchain Community Initiative (BCI) is a cross-industry initiative launched by Thailand’s top banks. With the IBM Blockchain Platform, transactions become scalable and secure.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. Second, Fintechs (e.g.,

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. Second, Fintechs (e.g.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It was the sixth week in a row that the number of fintech fundings topped 20. Bitcoin trading community. The post Fintech Fundings: 20 Companies Raise $175 Million Week Ending Nov 6 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Consumer, debit card, payments, cryptocurrency. Source: FT Partners. Blockchain technology. Change Labs.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

For the 12th consecutive week, there were 20+ fintech fundings worldwide. The number of deals was inflated somewhat by the six new fintech companies launched at YC’s demo day that we had not previously covered. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending. Total dollars raised, $6.3

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2015

One of the challenges facing broader adoption of bitcoin is having a safe, ready, and convenient way to store, send and receive your cryptocurrency. ArcBit founder and former Blockchain.info developer Tim Lee has a solution: a full-featured, secure, and easy-to-use bitcoin wallet app with built-in email and help support.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Funding to the fintech sector maintained pace this week with another quarter-billion ($234.3 The biggest pure-equity round went to Finovate alum, CoverHound , an insurance portal gaining favor with the VC community. The post Fintech Fundings: 17 Companies Raise $235 Million Week Ending Sep 25 appeared first on Finovate.

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Lex Sokolin

JULY 1, 2019

Goldman Sachs entered and dominated personal digital lending, runs a neobank and roboadvisor, bought a large digital wealth footprint in United Capital, launched a credit card in partnership with Apple, and is now looking into cryptocurrency stablecoins ?—?something as it has over and over again across Fintech. What about you?

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

There’s a lot to say about the overlap of Fintech and blockchain, but let’s find the very edge of the frontier and focus right there. If you withdraw your Ether, you get charged an interest rate determined by an open governance community. Other things like Compound are essentially a securities lending marketplace?—?you

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 21, 2015

Online network for private equity community. Pro Securities LLC (no website). The post Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $440 Million Week Ending May 21 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Security, fraud protection, big data, Finovate alum. Latest round: $28 million. Total raised: $37 million. Source: Finovate.

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NCR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

While the main themes have not changed much from last year – security, speed, ubiquity – there was more talk on what more should be done to improve the reach of payments and banking services to reach the unbanked and underbanked which, even in the US, are a significant portion of the population. The winner? But why was this?

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. Get the entire 43-page PDF. Founded: 2010. Founded: 2014.

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