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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

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10), Craig Moore, CEO of business financing platform Beehive , not only made the case for more P2P lending in the Middle East (the company is based in the United Arab Emirates), but also gave a larger view of the FinTech situation in that region as a new decade dawns. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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For several years, while state-level legalization has expanded, access to traditional banks remains an issue thanks to their status as federally regulated entities. For marijuana businesses, with compliance a critical yet challenging factor, these payment rails don’t always adequately address the needs of the sector.

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Payroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push

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Mastercard and Eedenbull are broadening their existing partnership into the Asia Pacific region in a move that sees Mastercard supporting EedenBull’s commercial card platform offered to banks. ” Mastercard, EedenBull Expand Into APAC. Global Cash Card’s Legal Saga Ends. ADP Eyes Payroll Card Adoption Jump.

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US Finance Crimes Org Calls For Private Sector Innovation

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Open banking APIs are open for business

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Open banking is a term that is associated with a broad set of initiatives that align to one of these three principles: Banking customers are empowered as the owners of their financial data. . Regulations, such as Payment Services Directive (PSD2), are forcing banks to “open up”, enabling customers to easily share data with third parties.

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Analysts Press For Corporate Payers, Banks And FinTechs To Collaborate

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Globalization brings new opportunities for businesses but gives rise to new complexities, including cross-border payments, compliance, risk mitigation and accounting. As more banks and bank accounts must be managed and new currencies and regulations come into play, the complexity faced by corporates with their payments operations grows.”.

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