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. Recovery Through Technology. But it’s also important to take a local approach to supporting SMBs.

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Abrigo

JULY 7, 2015

Though the message has stayed constant, technological improvements have opened the door for firms to reach beyond the borders of geographical regions and time zones. Often times, technology seems too big to implement or hard to understand. Often times, technology seems too big to implement or hard to understand.

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Technology Marketing social media Big Data 150

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Banks have the customer and financial institution (FI) relationships needed to facilitate trade finance, while FinTech firms have the technology to digitize and accelerate the process for participating parties. However, both sides struggle with making trade finance profitable, and maintaining compliance.

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Compliance Regional Survey Fintech 134

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. The world of Islamic finance is growing, and with it, the region’s FinTech strength. That doesn’t mean it’s been easy.

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Fintech Lending Regional Regulation 144

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. Faster Payments scheme. Surecomp Debuts as-a-Service Offering.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Regional 242

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

They face the challenge of offering customers a smooth onboarding process while also remaining rigorous in know your customer (KYC) efforts, taking care to remain compliant with local anti-money laundering (AML) regulations that aim to keep criminals from using legitimate operations to move money illegally. News From The AML/KYC Ecosystem .

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses. Muller explained that the technology augments existing rails like eCheck and ACH to enhance data capture and transmission to complete a transaction.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Currencycloud is connecting regional banks to advanced FX and global payments technologies, while the firm’s founder, Nigel Verdon, is also targeting Banking-as-a-Service with his new startup, Railsbank. But many of these businesses are also looking ahead to drive financial services efficiencies beyond coronavirus disruption.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff. Technology through a trusted partner that automates those and other tasks frees up staff “for what you’re really paying for, and that’s business development,” Kirby noted. “I

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Community Bank Kansas City Community Lending 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Currently, there are 57 real-time payments rails operating in more than 72 countries, with even more under construction.

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Payments Regional Operations Guidelines 190

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Cloud banking technology provider nCino will help U.K. Deploying nCino’s Bank Operating System, Santander U.K. Deploying nCino’s Bank Operating System, Santander U.K. Streamlining the infrastructure will also support compliance, they said. The overhaul is part of Santander U.K.’s ” .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Pioneer Bank has joined the number of firms filing lawsuits over the continuing and complex MyPayrollHR/ValueWise scandal, which a report from the Daily Gazette calls one of the largest in Capital Region history. GUUD has significant operations across Asia, and GUUD executives have publicly announced plans to expand in the region.

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Fraud Capital Regional Security 159

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Regulators want to have a greater stake in the way sharing platforms operate. In the April edition of the Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook , PYMNTS examines how regulatory compliance changes are impacting the growth of the sharing economy. Around the Payments and the Platform Economy.

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Marketing Regulation Case Study Security 179

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. 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.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In many ways, we can help guide our customers in streamlining their PV operations and technology platforms to become more efficient and flexible for growth, all while remaining compliant and keeping to a sane budget. The goal is to gain efficiencies as the regulatory PV burden for compliance becomes heavier. It was free.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins. We allege that BitFunder operated unlawfully as an unregistered securities exchange,” Marc Berger, director of the SEC’s New York regional office, said in the release. In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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Fraud Bitcoin New York Regional 102

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. Progress has been made in modernizing information technology services for taxpayers,” he stated. However, further reforms are needed.

Regional 108

Regional Taxes System Guidelines 108

Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The future is here with the convergence of technologies and capabilities including AI, robotic process automation, blockchain, advanced analytics and cloud. Supported by innovative technologies and processes, this collaboration between humans and machines further enhances the strengths of the organizations that embrace it.

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Customer Experience social media Case Study Video 157

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The Innovation Hours Program will provide financial technology (FinTech) and regulatory technology (RegTech) companies and financial institutions the opportunity to present their new and emerging innovative products and services to FinCEN,” the organization said in the release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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Innovation US Metro Washington 124

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In addition, the legislation would make sellers pay a third of commissions to a dedicated training fund for technology specialists each quarter. The FAA’s role is to ensure that any [drone] operation is performed safely,” the FAA said in a statement to PYMNTS. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax.

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Taxes Google Apple social media 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Furthermore, according to the latest edition of PYMNTS’ PSD2 Tracker , only 40 percent of merchants operating in the European Union that are aware of SCA reported being ready as of that date. Within that window, both have laid out specific deadlines for various industry players to reach full compliance by the end of the migration period.

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Compliance Security Industry Regulation 156

FICO

JUNE 12, 2020

In comparison to others in the Asia Pacific region, regulation has evolved due to last year’s Royal Commission, updates to the privacy act as well as changes enacted by global bodies such as the FATF (Financial Action Task Force). Like other advanced financial sectors, Australia has a complex and evolving regulatory environment. and the U.K.

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Fraud Compliance Regional System 52

PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Among the enduring promises of computer technology is that it would give the “little guys” — all those Davids struggling to compete in a world full of corporate Goliaths — a new source of strength. They explored the advantages that financial services firms can tap into by moving some of their operations to the cloud. Compliance is key.

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Regional Regulation Meeting Security 109

FICO

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The data from this survey revealed global trends, along with regional differences, that demonstrate the ongoing commitment that financial institutions have for finding and stopping payments fraud. 65% of the respondents indicated that their companies plan to increase operational expenditure for fraud management anywhere from 5% to 20%+.

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Fraud Data Survey Regional 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. Challenger bank Yelo, operating in India, raised an undisclosed sum from Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Flourish VC and Better Capital, Inc 42 reports said this week.

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Fintech Capital Lending Operations 155

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

This is no easy task for the millions of merchants of multiple sizes, scopes or verticals operating across the continent, and grappling with SCA will mean updating numerous eCommerce processes and technologies. Larger merchants appear to be better prepared than the roughly 800,000 smaller ones operating across the continent.

Fraud 148

Fraud Regulation Compliance Online 148

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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Community Bank Capital Lending Training 195

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

With barriers to globalization coming down and new opportunities for growth discovered, corporate treasurers and CFOs are stepping into unfamiliar territory with their cash management operations. ” Challenge Turned Opportunity. Yet there is opportunity hidden within the friction, he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

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. ADP Eyes Payroll Card Adoption Jump. Galileo Launches Contractor Pay Card.

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Cards New York Capital Compliance 208

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Its effects will likely have far-reaching consequences, too, for both EU-based companies and those that operate outside the region. Once officially live, GDPR will impact any company or organization that operates, stores or processes personal data belonging to a natural person — a “data subject,” in GDPR terms. In the U.S.,

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Cisco

MAY 10, 2022

Join us for our thousands of engaging business and technology sessions. Cisco Live delivers education and inspiration to technology innovators worldwide through large-scale in-person and digital events, as well as on-demand education. Find a full list of sessions by technology or technical level and registration information.

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Las Vegas Industry Leadership Technology 127

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

billion-strong, high-spending consumers and their willingness to adapt to new technologies, trends and products may represent the economy of the future for many banks and businesses, but it is notoriously difficult for firms to enter and compete in this market. Confronting the Chinese Privacy Myth . The law is still ambiguous.

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Regulation Policies Data Compliance 160

Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Digitally transforming operations, operating models and technologies to compete in a changing industry structure. Optimizing risk, compliance and security. But it is possible to gain control and establish a proactive foundation of well governed, compliant security upon which these cloud projects can be built and managed.

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Innovation Seattle blockchain Customer Experience 79

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

The June Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) Tracker™ follows recent developments in the payments industry, from cross-border commerce developments to point-of-sale solutions to loyalty programs and how these new tools could change business operations for retailers large and small — and, yes, medium too.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the role and appeal of FinTech is increasing significantly as consumer demands rapidly change, and technology and regulatory efforts encourage further innovation in digital payments and global transactions. an effort that was already operating in Europe and Asia-Pacific. And that’s where we come to FinTech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. There’s also a technology boom, which comes as the continent, in Nazir’s words, “leapfrogged over the landline and over the computer, and straight to the smartphone and, now, into mobile money over bank accounts.

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Mobile social media Taxes Technology 212

Payments Source

JULY 6, 2018

International banks are also having to adapt to a raft of regional payment and data regulations that impact their operations in certain territories significantly but in others only negligibly, according to Russell Bennett, chief technology officer of Fraedom.

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