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CADFPI announces hiring of Christina Tetreault to lead Office of Financial Technology and Innovation

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced earlier this month that it has hired Christina Tetreault to lead the new Office of Financial Technology and Innovation. Tetreault most recently served as Manager of Financial Policy for Consumer Reports.

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Equifax Buys Commercial Credit Data Company Ansonia

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Equifax , the Atlanta-based financial technology company, has purchased Ansonia Credit Data , a commercial credit data firm. trillion in accounts receivable data from industries in North America. In contrast, the credit data company’s international revenues in Q2 fell during that time, according to a statement.

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How Real-Time Data Recharges The Monthly Financial Close

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Financial technology innovation has opened the doors to massive transformation of corporate finance departments. Transformation Through Data. For middle-market organizations, the largest barrier to efficient financial close processes remains the struggle to obtain high-quality data. From Data To Intelligence.

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House Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology to hold Nov. 21 hearing on the role of big data

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The Task Force on Financial Technology of the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “ Banking on Your Data: The Role of Big Data in Financial Services ” on November 21, 2019. Mr. Don Cardinal, Managing Director, Financial Data Exchange (“FDX”). Seny Kamara, PhD.,

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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

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Small businesses in 2017 may not be using marketing technologies to their full potential; according to the CEO of creating marketing agency Project Bionic, Joshua Dirks, small businesses are “missing out” because they don’t take advantage of technologies like social media.

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The Fiserv-First Data Merger Is Complete

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The big deal is now complete: Fiserv announced this morning (July 29) that it has completed its acquisition of First Data Corporation. The two massive firms first inked the deal earlier this year, which will see Fiserv purchase First Data for $22 billion in an all-stock transaction. He also noted that outside the U.S.,

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Advice On Financial Data Access

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The announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) comes on the heels of a symposium it held in February which included experts from consumer groups, financial technology (FinTech) companies, trade groups, banks and data aggregators.

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