PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Financial technology company Sleek has reportedly netted $4 million in venture funding for its efforts to take on the traditional corporate services industry. SEEDS Capital , the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore , led the funding round, which also included MI8 Ltd.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In other news, the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announced that it is joining forces with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on a proof of concept to look into how digital central bank money could be used in the settlement of tokenized assets between market participants. “As We are starting to see more demand pick up in the market,” Lim said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Qonto intends to squeeze more out of its existing markets, improve and upgrade the offerings on its platform, and focus more on local needs. Compliance startup Chainalysis landed $30 million in a funding round, and Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 billion USD) in transaction volume last year. . million.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced Tuesday (April 16) it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market. It also offers online completion of transactions that meet new compliance rules.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

8), the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) offered up a list of its priorities for the year that has just dawned. Among them: cryptocurrencies and the financial (alternative) data that is used in the investment realm. In documents released Tuesday (Jan.

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William Mills

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Porter Keadle Moore is active in the Association for Financial Technology (AFT) and is a stalwart on Accounting Today ’s annual list of the nation’s best accounting firms to work for, having been included for each of the last 10 years. For more information, visit www.pkm.com or call 404-588-4200.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ). LevelField Financial Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. Despite lending £6.7

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

In other Czech news, Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced in April that it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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Insights on Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. Another technology in discussion will be the ever prevailing blockchain technologies. IBM keynote. This session will take place Thursday, June 21 from 9:15 to 9:35am.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It’s a concept that banks and financial technology (fintech) companies should—and are—quickly learning. The exceptions are markets where there were no incumbents. The picture is quite different in most mature markets. The thrust of one helps the others.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

By its very nature, the market of cross-border payments presents a significant opportunity for financial authorities around the world to collaborate as they make it easier for money to move between each others’ markets. Reuters reported earlier this month that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) counted a 4.1

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Celent Banking

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This week I’m in Singapore, which provides a beautiful backdrop for Sibos 2015, the annual conference that brings together thousands of business leaders, decision makers and topic experts from a range of financial institutions, market infrastructures, multinational corporations and technology partners.

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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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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, is pleased to announce its inaugural episode of INV Unfiltered — a new monthly podcast series, which will cover current trends and intriguing topics in financial technology and beyond.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. Open banking is often mentioned in relationship to compliance with regulatory standards, but in reality, the regulators are only catching up with what is happening in the market.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Treasury Department has released a report entitled “ Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets.” The report looks at the role of these new entrant non-banks, how they interact with insured depository institutions (IDIs), and their impact on these core markets.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The final rule, which includes material differences from the FDIC’s proposal, becomes effective April 1, 2021, with full compliance extended until January 1, 2022. Adequately and undercapitalized IDIs may not solicit deposits by offering rates that are significantly higher than the prevailing rates in the institution’s normal market area.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Developers platforms have quickly gone from being cutting edge to being something like table stakes for serious financial technology players, as Karen Webster observed in a recent conversation with Vantiv’s Head of Developer Integration’s Matt Ozvat — “it feels a bit like everyone out there has their own version of a platform for the developer.”.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Every year, Money20/20 is one of my favorite conferences because I get to hear firsthand how leaders are reinventing financial services and are making fundamental shifts in technology, processes, people–and ultimately their own markets–to deliver better customer experiences, build skilled workforces, and solve industry-wide challenges.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

Nearly a quarter of survey respondents said they were doing business in each of the 10 key markets identified by the survey, with the vast majority operating in North America. Globalization brings new opportunities for businesses but gives rise to new complexities, including cross-border payments, compliance, risk mitigation and accounting.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Assurant most recently made a $5M investment in professional rental management company Vacasa , while AIG made investments in 2015 in construction-site wearable safety firm Human Condition Safety and cyber defense services and compliance firm K2 Intelligence. Number of investments (since 2012): 2. Stated investment focus: N/A. 13 in 2015.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

TD has been a player that maintained its acquired market share so we are hoping this one doesn’t get messed up like other Canadian banks that have struggled in the Southwest. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. banks by market value.”. You aren’t competing with the supermarket.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The research showed that by 2018, nine out of 10 organizations will invest in the use of blockchain technology for financial transaction, asset and contract management and regulatory compliance. Specifically, they include the areas of citizen services, regulatory compliance, identity management and contract management.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

In the latest PYMNTS Commanders in Chief series, Bruce Lowthers, executive vice president of FIS Global, a financial technology solutions provider , and president of the company’s Payments Division , didn’t set out to be an innovator. We stepped out to do something that is going to help solve a market or customer problem.

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William Mills

JANUARY 25, 2018

–Research and perspective provided by 45 sources in free report for the financial industry–. William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations and content marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, released its 15th annual financial services industry report, Bankers As Buyers 2018 today.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. As banks focus on speed to market, they must become more discerning about how different solutions impact the pace of delivery. Today, financial institutions are technology companies.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Bankers as Buyers explores what banks will likely invest in this year and provides ideas and concepts from leading industry analysts, banking consultants and financial technology professionals on the top trends impacting the financial industry in 2018, including: Mobile Developments. The post What Will Bankers Purchase in 2018?

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NCR

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Banking institutions and financial technology startups are putting their differences aside and working to find common ground. The chasm that has traditionally existed between the two is due primarily to their divergent approaches in providing financial services. Security and Compliance. Document management.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years. Learn more about Gene Ludwig and Promontory Financial Group.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banks — despite some reputation for provincialism — are faring well when it comes to adopting the future of digital financial technology. Community banks, she said, have the digital services that younger consumers want, and are developing them at pace with the market. What’s Next.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We want to balance providing the fast answers and solutions that customers are looking for without losing that personal touch,” says Rory Bidinger, chief marketing officer of Stearns Bank N.A. Venu Gopal, chairman of the board of Quinte Financial Technologies, Inc. “Did I get the loan or not?”. “We Cloud, Minn.,

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. He added that China could use Blockchain technologies to decentralize its financial regulations and supervision by allowing private companies to test the ground in so-called regulatory sandboxes. Compliance. Financial Services.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 26, 2017

The deal with ABN AMRO is the latest in a string of wins for the Dublin-based compliance specialist. Earlier this month Fenergo announced a deal to deploy its Client Lifecycle Management technology with HSBC Group. And this spring, the company was named to Planet Compliance’s RegTech Top 100 Power list.

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