Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—The legacy infrastructure of most banks leaves something to be desired, and payments technology provider Baton Systems wants to use the cloud, APIs, and distributed ledger technology to help.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. Moscow is considered to have the largest eCommerce market potential. Russia has ambitions to be a leader in the blockchain space and currently has 500,000 blockchain users.

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Bankelele

JUNE 29, 2017

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed rules to create a regulatory fintech sandbox for innovations which do not fit within the country’s current financial regulatory framework. The post Kenya CMA drafts Sandbox Rules to test Bitcoin and other Fintech appeared first on Bankelele.

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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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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

When it comes to finance, millennials are a generation known to be conservative in spending and distrustful of financial institutions. Thus, it’s not shocking that millennials are a driving factor in the growing financial technology, or FinTech, movement. Cryptocurrency. Innovation in payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Ready to embrace financial technological innovation which has the potential to transform payments and money faster, and in more disruptive ways, than ever before,” he said. He referenced a survey by the Bank for International Settlements that showed 80 percent of the 66 central banks polled are working on CBDCs.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 14, 2018

Is it smartphone-carrying merchants; other advancements in technology like AI, data science and cognitive computing or new ways companies and individuals can conduct business by circumnavigating bank involvement with decentralized digital assets such as cryptocurrencies? The Banker Technology Projects of the Year Awards 2017.”

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. Leveraged by tremendous customer data, Chinese Fintech companies have an edge over their Western counterparts in innovation applications.”. China could improve its regulatory technologies. Cryptocurrencies. Financial Services.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

In a roundtable discussion, the last in the “Powering the Digital Shift” series with Karen Webster, six experts in money movement, fraud prevention, banking and financial technology discussed one sure bet: “Digital optional” is no option as we move toward contactless commerce. The recent payouts by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The regulator of the nation’s banks has issued its first guidance on stablecoins , the cryptocurrency backed by traditional currency. . Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become a broadly adopted payments instrument.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 25, 2020

Some of you reading this are heads of innovation at investment banks, pushing forward institutional change. Software companies are realizing that monetizing through financial products can double or triple their total addressable market. corporations, companies, communities) are making markets for value exchange.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Small businesses that ignore next-generation payments technologies like invisible payments or cryptocurrencies are losing out big time, but new research suggests that tens of thousands of dollars are lost by SMEs because they aren’t even accepting cards. Analysis from Expert Market found that some small businesses in the U.K.

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

The periodic table includes Canada’s only current unicorn company, the social messaging platform Kik Interactive , which launched its own Ethereum-based cryptocurrency in 2017. AR/VR : Augmented/Virtual reality companies include AdHawk Microsystems , which creates eye-tracking technology to solve problems faced by AR/VR manufacturers.

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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. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs.

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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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Banking 2020

JANUARY 20, 2016

Cryptocurrency is often lauded as the future of payments. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin run on a decentralized system of computers and use a secure “ blockchain ” ledger that is verified by the community through cryptography. Financial technology innovation is driving and shaping how consumers interact with banks and businesses.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

There] are problems we need to tackle — but I’m skeptical financial technology firms will solve them. Cuttino noted that things like early wage programs can come with high transfer fees, and said markets have generally not solved the problem of financial inclusion. should lead in their development.”

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