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Fiserv-First Data Megadeal Includes $500 Million Innovation Spend

Bank Innovation

Fintech provider Fiserv said today that it will purchase payment processor First Data Corporation in a massive $22 billion deal, and the transaction will come with a hefty investment in innovation.

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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

PYMNTS

It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. And according to the data — consumers are increasingly warming up to the idea of taking them up on that offer.

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Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings

PYMNTS

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

PYMNTS

New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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Boost efficiency through operational innovation in financial services

Insights on Business

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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Banks, FinTechs Find New Open-Data Use Cases

PYMNTS

Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own product development initiatives, and FinTechs finding new ways to collaborate with each other. Mastercard Taps FinTech for Biz Card Boost.

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APIs Raising Tough Questions About FinServ Innovation, Competition And Data Privacy

PYMNTS

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to recognize the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. .