Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2019

With the start of the new year, banks and fintech companies that do business in California will need to grapple with the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect Wednesday.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

FIS and Worldpay combined in mid-2019, Fiserv and First Data combined shortly thereafter and Worldline SA purchased Ingenico earlier this year. What makes the current developments so interesting and exciting is that “we're just seeing that they're at the end of the innovation growth cycle,” he explained.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 8, 2016

Before the financial crisis, over 100 banks set up shop each year, on average, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the agency that approves … The post America’s banking regulations strangle innovations appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The proposed regulations from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are expected within the next few weeks and are almost certain to guide the actions of a newly announced government digital watchdog, FT reported. FT quoted an unnamed government spokesman saying of upcoming new regulations: "We are committed to making the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Late last week, the U.S. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Open banking regulations across Europe kicked open the door for a wave of FinTech competition, with consumer-facing personal finance management (PFM) right in the crosshairs of innovators’ efforts. “People were not believing in open banking so much as a big evolution. .”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization. Then, there are the huge data breaches that just keep happening, increasingly to companies with high levels of consumer trust.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 1 Having a cohesive vision from the top down is critical to a culture of innovation and the successful adoption of new software. .

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Chris Skinner

MAY 9, 2017

I got a very interesting heads-up yesterday to a campaign the European FinTech start-ups have kicked off to try and stop the big, nasty banks screwing them with their version of PSD2. These legislative acts foster innovation and drive both competition and choice in the market. accountants, Start-ups etc.…)

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2017

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. .

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2019

regulators have taken a greater interest over the last year in technology startups promising to reinvent finance. This newfound attention is compelling the biggest names in fintech to prioritize a part of their business that’s often ignored.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

While this industry is largely reliant on corporates’ adoption of innovative technology, it is also instrumental to getting issuing banks in on the movement. According to the executive, the key is to work “with banks, not against them” – a sentiment that has become a mantra for many in the FinTech market.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2016

banks incorporate “responsible innovation” as they adapt quickly to these advances, but what exactly does that mean? In a recent whitepaper (download), the regulator outlined the general approach it will take as it evaluates innovative products, services and processes that OCC-regulated banks may offer or perform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

and Europe is a natural progression from the surge in FinTech solutions offered to consumers, small businesses and enterprises. While policymakers target protection and customer ownership of data, one of the most prominent selling points for open banking is the ability for data to move seamlessly between once-siloed platforms.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Regulators from the U.K., 7) a new alliance aimed at encouraging the growth of FinTechs. is among the first countries to introduce a FinTech sandbox , and now it wants to expand the effort. is among the first countries to introduce a FinTech sandbox , and now it wants to expand the effort.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. Fintech enthusiasts should also keep a close watch on Apple’s newly unveiled BNPL system, Apple Pay Later. According to Kristen E.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, transformative innovations in payments and commerce are making the visible, invisible. Also, incoming European Union (EU) leaders are planning laws governing artificial intelligence (AI) as well as big data. And regulators are taking a close look at payroll advance apps.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

As President of Trulioo, Jon Jones is passionate about protecting consumers and businesses from all facets of fraud and subsequent loss — but he doesn’t believe that doing so effectively has to come at the expense of technological innovation. In many ways, RegTech can be viewed as an innovation enabler.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

Treasury Department is poised to release a report over the next few weeks that will give some recommendations on regulating financial services, with a nod to the advantages of FinTech efforts and sandboxes that encourage innovation. Other tech-driven areas include digital financial planning.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. The banks have also agreed to share data on emerging markets. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. The Fed And FinTech Firms.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

Mastercard has released its latest report on the FinTech landscape, with analysts fixing their eyes on the small business (SMB) community to drive competition and innovation. Another key trend is the role of SMBs, the report noted, claiming that small businesses were “the next battleground for FinTech.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has shifted priorities in regulatory policy tied to the financial services industry — and for Europe, it is heralding the emergence of a data-driven economy. The trends toward modernizing the banking system were only accelerated by lockdowns and shutdowns of brick-and-mortar locations. “If Ready for Digital Currencies? .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Open banking’s impact on small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continues to proliferate as traditional financial institutions (FIs) embrace the opportunity to unlock data for third-party platforms. “Regulation around open banking has certainly been of great benefit to businesses in the U.K., In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms. Square Links Up With Handshake.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to Bloomberg , the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a new consultation paper that revealed new and existing venture capitalists will no longer be subject to the same rules that apply to fund managers overall, including capital requirements and business conduct regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Loosening federal regulations, enacting national data breach protections and drafting “model laws” at the state level to reduce overlapping red tape, could help promote FinTech in the United States, according to report released Tuesday (July 31) by the U.S. FinTech Growth. AI And Data Security. Treasury Department.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

A new service launched Wednesday (May 22) called Plaid Direct enables “two-way connectivity across the financial ecosystem and makes it easier for consumers to move money between their accounts — whether it’s in a neobank, FinTech, or big box bank account,” according to a statement from Plaid.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Also, as big tech moves into the financial services industry, regulators call for more “vigilant monitoring” of its data use. Regulators Call for ‘Vigilant Monitoring’ of Big Tech’s Financial Data Use. PayPal’s Schulman: Why Payments’ Biggest Innovations Are Yet to Come.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The FinTech industry is undoubtedly a competitive one — never mind the cross-country rivalry. doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., The goal is to keep FinTech companies and innovation stateside. To make sure the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In the continued drive for collaboration between the FI and FinTech, between governments and financial services providers, efforts this past week focused on the Middle East and support for new initiatives. The portal contains APIs that, as reported, “enable developers to quickly build innovative services that securely connect to select U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability. FinTech Improvements.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fintech lending is on the rise but under the microscope, too. Government Accountability Office released in December said financial regulators should give the role of non-bank players in the small business and consumer lending markets a little more scrutiny, and clarify their views on the use of alternative data to make […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In banking, collaboration — between the traditional players like banks and the tech savvy FinTechs bringing a slew of new apps to market — is key. there are indications that the opening of data flows between financial services companies has led to strong innovation (and demand for that innovation), and more regulation may loom.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

When you think FinTech, many words come to mind — startups, disruption, innovation, consumer-centric — but there’s also regulation. It can be seen as one of the biggest headaches facing FinTechs today and is considered a significant barrier to entry. Enter regulatory technology , better known as RegTech.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

There’s a difference, one that transcends simply rendering documents into data files. The pandemic provided us greater opportunity to work with regulators to create digital solutions,” said Kanthadai. “We What’s Next.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Small business finance is one of the most competitive, innovative and challenging markets in which to operate. That dedication and focus is what led Fundbox to secure gold in the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project 2016 Awards category of Best Small Business Innovation. We think of ourselves as providing innovative solutions.

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