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The Bank-FinTech Collaboration Model Goes Global

PYMNTS

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. India’s ICICI Bank is adding accounting technology from AlignBooks to strengthen its SMB services.

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Two more groups submit Singapore digital banking license bids

Bank Innovation

Two more consortiums said they submitted bids for digital banking licenses in Singapore as companies, ranging from a massage chair maker to a property giant and Chinese fintech firms, joined forces to go for the sought-after permits. Beyond Consortium, led by one of Asia’s largest massage chair makers, V3 Group Ltd.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Deep Dive: Strategizing Transparent, Holistic Digital Banking Transformations

PYMNTS

One study recently determined that the number of digital banking users is expected to exceed 3.6 billion by 2024, and a separate study suggested that many customers were willing to use FinTechs as well as their primary banks to receive the level of technological support they desired.

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The Future Of Compliance: Using Data Better

PYMNTS

and compliance teams would manually check onboarding customers to make sure their records were clear. The system has always had its flaws, noted Alain Meier, CEO of Cognito – but in a pre-digital banking world where onboarding was a multi-day process, it wasn’t completely out of step with modern practices.

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Banks, FinTechs Find New Models To Mesh Their Strengths

PYMNTS

The bank-FinTech collaboration model is often about wielding digital-native FinTech solutions to fit within bank offerings. Kabbage Steps Into Banking. Our answer to the question ‘FinTech or bank’ is: ‘FinTech AND bank.'”

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Fintechs know they need better compliance, but don't want to pay for it

American Banker

Banks are holding their fintech partners to a higher compliance standard as regulatory scrutiny of banking-as-a-service increases.