PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That was the main message of a recent PYMNTS interview with Peter Spee, vice president of strategy and general manager, Americas, at AEVI , a FinTech player that wants to bring acquirers closer to their merchants. The new Retail Innovation Readiness Index from PYMNTS, powered by AEVI, found that 65.4 That might sound obvious.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 21, 2021

A comparison of the five-year stock performance of the Big 3 financial technology firms (FIS, Fiserv, and Jack Henry) to the KBW and QABA indices (both benchmark stock indices of the banking sector) illustrates that the Big 3 have been delivering much higher and more stable stock price growth than banks — by a significant margin.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Cloud banking platform Mambu will help business banking platform Tide expand its services , including innovations in releasing larger overdrafts, credit cards and invoice financing, according to a press release from Mambu. Tide especially wants to use the partnership to focus on bolstering small and medium-sided businesses (SMBs) in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to predict what could lie ahead. But that’s not to say that these FinTechs have a certain path ahead. The More Things Change.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Apexx, a FinTech startup, is reportedly launching in London, aiming to create a transparent marketplace in which merchants can browse and plug into competing services for a network of acquirers and payment brands. Apexx isn’t launching alone.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2018

UK-based startup Bean, a comparison app which alerts its users to savings opportunities, has officially received approval from the region’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to launch its service, the company announced today.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

With the advent of emerging FinTech startups, banks face some competition for payments. As a result, banks are investing in and engaging with FinTech startups to grow their customer base and their market share. To help drive innovation, 25.5 percent — of payments executives are focused on price comparison tools.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 14, 2017

Similarly, the high fees of Western Union and other remittance providers were fairly punishing … until FinTech came along. For example, here are the comparisons of a few players when sending $1,000 from the USA to the Philippines. Interestingly, the most expensive choice would be a FinTech!

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

That’s the description — perhaps clichéd but still apt — applied to FinTech firm Curve , which is on the hunt for $50 million in fresh capital, according to recent comments made by CEO Shachar Bialick to CNBC. Compared with other FinTech firms, “Curve is smaller. An Amazon of banking?

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Payments Source

AUGUST 18, 2016

After the whirlwind of payments innovation in 2015, 2016 has felt rather stagnant in comparison for many payment technology enthusiasts. What is the story behind this lull and what does it mean for the future of Fintech?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Everyone is talking about FinTech,” René Lomelî, operations director for 500 Startups , told Mexico IT. Though there’s been a boost to the number of tech startups, it’s been reported that the real sweet spot for Mexico City entrepreneurs is the financial services tech sector.

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NCR

APRIL 20, 2017

There’s been a lot of talk in the financial sector in recent years about the impact that non-traditional fintech players will have on the market. Some people believe that the emergence of this new breed of companies will be a threat to established banking institutions, while others see opportunities for innovation and cooperation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

Some of financial services’ largest incumbents have invested heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to power lifestyle banking innovations, only to find that full-scale rollout is taking more time and effort than expected. Many of these players are now surrendering the reins to FinTech companies with expertise in wide-scale deployment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Mitek noted in a press release that its new NFC-enabled “fast lane” can enable “banks, FinTechs and financial organizations onboard their customers more simply and securely.”. According to the company, users scan their NFC-enabled ID document and then “take a selfie to check liveness and face comparison.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

This, in turn, is bringing more payments and FinTech companies into the industry that are developing new, innovative platforms to widen card-linking’s appeal to even more consumers.”. “Card-linking has a network effect, and it is accelerating,” stated Silvio Tavares, CardLinx president and CEO, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

One area in which we’ve seen innovation break through recently may come as a surprise: insurance. However, earlier this week, we reported on a virtual insurance agent company partnering up with Facebook to offer quote comparison shopping via the social media giant’s Messenger chatbot. And it’s not specific to FinTech.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It’s an area of business spend friction that is driving a newfound resurgence in commercial card innovation that the card industry hasn’t seen in decades, with FinTech firms stepping in to take advantage of card transaction data.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Denmark has gained quite a reputation for supporting an overall positive business environment and fostering creativity and innovation – all of which have contributed to its capital city attracting the attention of global startups. There is a perception that larger companies drive innovation as opposed to startups.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

where FinTech is a prized industry and payments innovation is a seeming constant, the retail banking sector has been rather set in its ways, dominated by a few big players who have been less-than-speedy in granting loans to small and even micro-sized businesses. In the U.K.,

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Accenture

JULY 9, 2019

No matter which industry you are in, the new winners are the ones who can innovate and create value using a data-driven approach. Tech firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (GAFA) were early adopters, propelling their valuations to be 10x in comparison to banks. The dawn of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

In our fast-paced FinTech environment, business requirements aren’t typically introduced at a steady pace. It makes any other job seem boring in comparison. The natural desire of every FinTech businesses is to continue to add value for its customers and clients. “Educate and delegate” is my guiding philosophy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

depository institutions are using for payments innovation.” What is known is that banks have to invest money in changing their systems to accommodate faster payments, so getting on board and using it for payments innovation isn’t just like signing on and flipping a switch. That’s a big claim. as of January 2019. Not exactly.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fintech sector represents the second-most frequent investment target for SoftBank in 2021, with 26 fintech companies garnering deals. . A number of SoftBank’s fintech portfolio companies are focused on providing financial services for enterprises. Key focus areas include: Financial services for businesses. Auto/mobility.

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Let's Talk Payments

MAY 9, 2016

If you have ever taken your phone out of your pocket to look up a product or perform an online comparison while standing at the entrance of the shop, then.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2016

Between the dominant national banks in America and the hundreds of fintech startups aimed at disrupting our industry, there lies a group of resilient mid-size financial institutions. Here’s a simple way to visualize where an agile bank could play between fintech startups and behemoth banks: Fintech Disrupters Agile Banks Behemoth Banks.

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Insights on Business

MAY 21, 2019

Value at Risk and even Monte-Carlo VaR calculations seem insignificant in comparison to CVA sensitivity calculations for the FRTB CVA capital charge. (To Regulators are demanding a substantial increase in the number of simulations, and a main challenge is to achieve the computing speed and power needed. “).

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

His comparison? The point: to ensure laws and regulation would not negatively impact innovation. government officials and industry thought-leaders establish an appropriate balance between basic consumer protection regulation and an openness which not only permits, but fosters and promotes, innovation. So, why digital currencies?

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

GET THE 106-PAGE FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Download the free report to learn about the biggest trends from fintech in 2018 and ones to watch for 2019. Meanwhile, alternative lending is also seeing strong growth, with P2P fintech platforms distributing $1.4B Innovation in offline channels is a critical component of distribution.

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Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Over 60% of Ant’s revenue comes from Fintech product lead generation, with capital risks passed on to the underlying banks and insurers, which Ant also digitizes. This therefore incorporates the types of enabling fintech that Refinitiv and Finastra dream about. It is less a banking enablement software (i.e.,

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

Which under normal circumstances is pretty good – but they kind of pale in comparison to the global display of metaphorical fireworks. A few years ago marketplace-based online lending was being hailed as the the signature innovation that was going to upend tradditional bank based lending for consumers and small businesses everywhere.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2016

It is almost as if the sea change is such that there is a growing awareness that leading a sales pitch off with a comparison to Uber has become more of a liability than a salable feature at this juncture. FinTech was responsible for as much as 86 percent of the week’s activity. Europe barely budged.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 16, 2020

In my 25 years in the fintech space, I’ve had the misfortune to experience three massive ecosystem shocks. To help gauge where fintech is now and how and when it will get back on its feet, let’s compare and contrast the three downturns and their recoveries. year run from high to low; for comparison the S&P dropped 48%).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

“Innovation and convenience are driving usage of alternative products and services like online and mobile payments. In comparison, the U.S. Citigroup’s FinTech unit is reportedly testing how it can use Amazon’s voice-activated assistant, Alexa, and the technology that powers her voice in tandem with its mobile banking app.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Move over robo-advisors and alternative lenders, there’s a new destination for investment dollars in the fintech space. Digital insurance comparison shopping platform, CoverHound announced today that it closed a $33.3 million Series C round.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Large swaths of cash flowed into the global fintech sector last week. Peppermint Innovation. The post Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $810 Million Week Ending Nov 20 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Consumer, insurance, price comparison, lead gen. Wealth management system for advisors. Latest round: $3.35

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

s Faster Payments network, by comparison, supports 2,000. We’re a good example of how FinTechs can collaborate within the industry and accelerate innovation by working with incumbent providers — the FIs — and give them the benefit of the innovation rather than running around trying to take their customers,” said Cooke.

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