PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Colombia-based RobinFood — Latin America’s fastest-growing chain of “cloud” restaurants — credits proprietary technology, the explosive growth of FinTechs and pandemic-led lifestyle changes as the secrets of its success. We are a tech company that sells food,” Vega said. Try It, You’ll Like It.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. Ongoing conversations between IBM and CFOs over the years have identified key activities that can help progress operational efficiency.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The acquisition will expand NCR’s service to 1,000 restaurants in the region. The Indiana- and Kentucky-based Midwest POS technology company has been serving the restaurant industry for more than 75 years. NCR said it will operate three local offices with the Midwest POS staff and management. “We

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Perficient

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s rapidly advancing technology landscape, businesses face a profound revolution in operations, customer interactions, and innovative endeavors. These scenarios include enterprise transformation, customer experience (CX) transformation, data and analytics transformation, and infrastructure and operational transformation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. It also makes it difficult for the traditional financial services companies to reach these consumers. 22) a strategic investment from PayPal.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 17, 2021

HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? California-based Chime collaborates with regional banks to create member-centric financial products, coining itself as a financial technology firm rather than a bank. The company reportedly has more than 5M customers in the US. Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

In a move that will extend the reach of its services outside of Southeast Asia, Grab has extended a partnership with Splyt Technologies and invested in the United Kingdom-based startup. Although Splyt doesn’t operate its own ride-hailing service, it does provide partners with that option in more than 1,000 cities.

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Bobsguide

JUNE 22, 2022

Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, and Compass Plus Technologies, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software, have announced a partnership to further strengthen Interswitch’s payment card processing capacity in Africa.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It is also crucial to improving back-office operations, and enabling bank employees to put the right products in front of the right customers. The bank recently partnered with technology company NCR Corporation for its self-service ATM, which uses real-time customer data to analyze interactions for a more personalized user experience.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Mastercard announced it has made a deal with Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis, an Indonesia-based payment switching company, to work together on the country’s gateway apparatus for payments, according to Reuters. The deal was given the green light by the country’s central bank in July, and will cover the processing of debit card operations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. If the company works with that coffee place, its servers will process that request, learn the consumer’s favorite order and confirm it with the consumer. The Voice AI Market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

an investment company owned by the Singapore government, are in talks to invest as much as $1 billion for Tokopedia , sources told Bloomberg News. the Chinese multinational technology company specializing in eCommerce, retail, Internet, and technology, led a $1.1 Google and Temasek Holdings Private Ltd. , Microsoft Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We have deep dives on cloud technology, business-to-business (B2B) payments and Visa’s deal to acquire YellowPepper. Albert Bourla, the chief executive of Pfizer, told investors this week that the pharmaceutical company won’t be unveiling COVID-19 vaccine data prior to the Nov. Pfizer Vaccine Data Delayed; Fed Halts Clinical Trial.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

USA Technologies (USAT), the payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (Feb. 8) agreements with several Pepsi Cola bottling franchisees throughout North and South Carolina to use USAT’s cashless payment technologies within their existing inventory of vending machines.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

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. This tech is also aimed to serve as the challenger bank or “sidecar” core offering for the digital subsidiaries of community and regional banks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

MonetaGo , which specializes in blockchain technologies, and GUUD Company , which focuses on making international trade smooth, have teamed up on international financial transaction security, MonetaGo announced in a press release. Both companies are based in Singapore. Going paperless has to happen.”.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Further, the competition is not just another bank that might make a loan or take a deposit, but it could be a credit union, insurance company, retail store, or a fintech. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Supply chain disruptions and economic volatility have elevated risk exposure for many enterprises, but for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating globally, that risk of exposure can be catastrophic. “Many Belgian businesses finance their companies with loans from family and friends,” Czuba explained.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

In an effort to help companies reduce their accounts payable (AP) expenses, Zycus has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bots for the last part of the procurement process, according to an announcement. Its technology also includes a supplier portal and an eInvoicing offering.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The government said that, in the wake of Brexit, roughly 100 financial firms have applied to set up shop or expand operations in Ireland. The Times reported late last week that initiatives include a “FinTech foresight” group that will bring together various stakeholders across financial technology and multinational companies.

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PYMNTS

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). The service, offered by a network of banks in the Nordics, has been adopted by more than 10,000 registered businesses, the FinTech company said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The Center will be set up for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation, and help solidify the region as a global hub for research and development. IBM will also expand and extend its partnership with SUNY Poly for the Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Banking giant HSBC and Cainiao Network Technology, which is a logistics arm of Alibaba Group , have announced they will offer rapid finance approvals to online merchants that use Chinese shopping site Tmall, according to reports. Eight virtual banks are starting operations this year. The competition will be keen.

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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. Currently, Dock has 250 clients that use FICO technologies to fight fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. Finastra Chosen by Community FI. payment schemes. Faster Payments scheme.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

MercadoLibre , which operates platforms for buying and selling goods across Central and South America, is eyeing an investment in Brazil next year that would be even bigger than its $716 million investment this year, Bloomberg reported. However, it is not simply a technology or a regulation. million on a peak day last year. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With more countries and regions embarking on the modernization of their payments systems to capitalize on real-time technologies and customer demand, the market opportunity is significant,” said Paul Stoddart , Mastercard president of new payment platforms. ACI is a payment-systems company headquartered in Naples, Fla.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia. Before COVID. And After .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Blockchain trade technology firm XREX has rolled out a cryptocurrency Exchange-as-a-Service (EaaS) technology called MyXchange. XREX serves international companies that have business in developing economies, according to Medium post from CEO and Co-founder Wayne Huang.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

1-800 Contacts unveiled a deal through which investment firm KKR will buy the company from AEA Investors, according to a Wednesday (Sept. The deal comes after a number of years of formidable expansion and innovation for the vision company that AEA Investors bought in 2016, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Managing and executing payments globally can be a sticking point, though, as companies must grapple with fund flows across banks and supply chains , where fees accrue and processing times can be slow. Beyond the cost of the transactions themselves, there’s a palpable drag on operations. Additionally, the transfers take many days.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We In addition, the company was looking for a buyer for its Canadian business.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Google’s parent company Alphabet is pulling the plug on its subsidiary Loon , a futuristic venture that for the past decade was exploring the use of giant helium balloons to deliver internet access to remote locales. The company aimed to bring internet access to remote communities and low-income areas unable to afford the technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The technology lets community banks, regional banks and FIs provide a white-labeled AP offering to their business clients. ” RegalPay serves as an “engine” for electronic payments that receives payment tractions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) or accounting technologies as inputs to send to FIs.

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2021

One of their key factors is through technology. We were honored to collaborate with MiHC to develop the La Puerta portal at no cost,” said Joel Stanesa, general manager of Detroit operations, Perficient. La Puerta is available to MiHC’s partner schools, with plans to scale access regionally and nationally over time.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

EMQ , a provider of global financial settlement services, has begun letting businesses around the world transfer up to roughly $280,000 directly into banks in Japan, the company announced in a news release. EMQ already operates in Japan.

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