PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Patent and Trademark Office that would create a digital currency underpinned by blockchain technology. A central entity may maintain exclusive rights to create or destroy currency in a region such as a nation. A central entity may be associated with a government of such a region.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced the launch of its own fiat-to-crypto exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE-based firm Nvelop. The partnership will enable Bithumb to further expand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. times increase over five years.

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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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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong. Get the entire 43-page PDF.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. According to news from Reuters , a document by the European Commission revealed that the law would enable the FinTech sector to grow through crowdfunding and common blockchain technology standards. “An

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Demand remains an Achilles heel for all cryptocurrencies because most people have soured on this investment class, and have no interest in putting in new money. Set to launch this year, AAX will be the first digital asset exchange venue to use LSEG Technology’s matching engine. Every bounce continues to be a selling opportunity.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Automation, bots, blockchain — the deluge of technologies flooding the enterprise today can be overwhelming. Fifty percent of financial executives believe cryptocurrency will become somewhat common for business transactions in the next five years, according to a survey by Robert Half Finance & Accounting. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

a platform that will help develop a center of AutoMobility innovation via partnerships for new technologies and/or business models. In other news, Opolis has revealed that it received a grant from MakerDAO that will be used to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2019

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, which aims to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering. billion won ($25 million) into the region by 2021, with development spread between the Munhyeon Innovation District, the Centum Innovation District and the Dongsam Innovation District.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

A growing number of nations are looking to develop digital versions of their currencies, and now there might be regional initiatives taking shape to target the U.S. Though involving vast numbers of accounts, it would not be a particularly innovative option from a technological viewpoint,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

In addition, the EBA said banks might be burdened with old technology, Reuters reported. The news comes as the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region as the EU prepares for the U.K.’s s exit from the bloc next year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

They tie in to public key storage offerings, and the tech giant has said that the offerings apply to smartphones and software The site maintained that the trademarks may be tied to offering storage for cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

It’s been a newsworthy week for bitcoin, with agencies around the world concerned with a potential bubble involved in cryptocurrency. 214 | The number of banks surveyed in the PYMNTS Bank Innovation Readiness Index, in collaboration with payments solutions provider i2c.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

“As a financial institution, we’re in a unique position to innovate when it comes to enabling instant settlement for payments,” Stronghold CEO and co-founder Tammy Camp said in a press release. Integrating our technology with IBM Blockchain World Wire represents a paradigm shift for payment processors.”.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with borderless digital payments platform Wirex to introduce a multicurrency travelcard for customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Wirex announced on Sunday (Dec. The platform folds blockchain technology into everyday transactions, offering customers flexibility and up to 1.5

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

In our experience these technologies can increase the number of SARs by 20% while at the same time producing efficiency gains of 30% in alert investigation and case management. Technology has the power to significantly improve compliance efficiency, reduce costs, add brand value, and increase the customer experience. Why is it so hard?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. Singapore stepped onto the global stage as a world leader in blockchain innovation in recent months.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

China represents what he termed a “world of its own,” marked by mature and advanced technology unseen anywhere else in the world. Beyond the technological advances, of course, China’s push toward a digital economy comes as the government has also digitalized the national ID card, which must be wielded by every citizen over the age of 16.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2019

The New York State Attorney General ( NYAG ) Letitia James wants to see documents regarding an alleged deal made between cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether that “misled their clients and investors.”. The design phase is underway, with testing to begin in Q2/Q3 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Catastrophe breeds innovation — at least in terms of new business concepts. And in a roundtable with Karen Webster, five panelists from innovative companies — and one investor who gave insight into what he looks for when funding such firms — said digital-first should be the guiding light in backing nascent business ventures.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. Since taking the reins at MSUFCU in 2015, Clobes has more than doubled the size of the credit union, started a successful service organization (the Reseda Group), built an innovation center (The Lab), and started development of a new digital platform (Nextly).

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Why should organizations say “yes” to purchase order matching and “no” to cryptocurrencies? Israch said automating this process using technology like that which Tipalti just added to its AP suite, which can both reduce risk and slash the time spent manually completing these tasks by approximately 80 percent. Modo Payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

The endless speculation over Facebook ’s plans to build a new set of global payments rails and launch a global cryptocurrency comes to an end today with the official launch of Libra. The New Cryptocurrency — Libra. Or does it? – Dan Schulman, President and CEO, PayPal. The New Governance Structure — The Libra Association.

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NCR

AUGUST 18, 2017

Over the past year or so, major banks across the world have begun investigating what blockchain technology can offer to their business, with many use cases now being piloted. It started out as the rails for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but has evolved as a technology that can transform many legacy business paradigms in the banking sector.

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Alex Jimenez

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

FinTech Revolution and AI: The overarching trend was the continued evolution and revolution in the FinTech industry, including the adoption of AI and emerging technologies. While most people talking about AI seemed to be annoyed about the buzz that generative AI has wrought, they understand that we are seeing a new phase in AI technologies.

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Vitalik Buterin

AUGUST 26, 2018

However, in the longer term, I do think that as blockchains become more and more mature, layer 1 will necessarily stabilize, and layer 2 will take on more and more of the burden of ongoing innovation and change. That is, suppose that the blockchain state has regions A and B, where few or no nodes are processing both A and B.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Trend Lab, based in Hong Kong, wants to infuse the FinTech market with sophisticated technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). In total, companies landed more than $255.6 Blockchain. Data Nerds.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Stemming from the broader theme of globalization comes localization — the practice of serving local markets and regions. It also tied with cryptocurrency for the most new winners at 11. It also includes companies like Cambridge Mobile Telematics and Shift , which sell technology to reinsurers and insurance brokers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2018

In the path of FinTech innovation, many expect the inevitable demise of the paper check. Steve Traut, co-owner and SVP of Sales at Superior Press , recently spoke with PYMNTS about why the company is helping banks stay up to date with technologies to help manage paper check volume, despite ongoing talk of its eventual demise.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It has also opened new doors for criminals, who have rushed to exploit the uncertainty in a pandemic world and devised new money laundering and terrorist financing schemes by taking advantage of loopholes in the regulations, new ways of working aided by advances in technology, and electronic payment innovations.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank has also backed a number of food delivery apps across regions in 2021, including India-based Swiggy , Colombia-based Rappi , China-based Dingdong Maicai (which went public in June), Norway-based Oda , and UAE-based Kitopi , a ghost kitchen that prepares and delivers food on behalf of restaurants. Blockchain & crypto fin services.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Coordination fosters a level playing field for innovation – who’da thunk it? In-store pickup for app orders: Despite growing pains, such as deciding whether to offer curbside pickup or other offerings, some technology adoption by QSRs stands out, according to the latest PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. Cryptocurrencies suffered through a rough day in mid-June, when prices plummeted fast during a few hours and wiped out a total of $15 billion in value. Crytpo’s Big Flash Crash. percent on the day. million users, up from 9.2

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The report notes digital that digital currency does not mean cryptocurrency or require the distributed ledger, there a plenty of existing technologies that could do the job. Promoting innovation in payment system. In the current year seigniorage will be in the region of only 500 million or so.

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

The UK, in particular, has seen the most challenger bank activity compared to other regions, as a result of progressive regulations enacted to promote competition and break up the banking monopoly. We define challenger banks as fintech companies leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail banking.

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