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SMB Banking-as-a-Service Ushers In Bank-FinTech Collaboration

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Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality. StreetShares.

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Why London’s Calling For The FinTech Industry

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Head Keith Grose and Innovate Finance CEO Charlotte Crosswell told Karen Webster as part of a recent PYMNTS TV session on London’s FinTech environment, in partnership with London & Partners, the official international trade, investment and promotion agency for London. It was an obvious choice for [Plaid] to be in, honestly,” Grose said.

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Banks’ Definitive B2B Payments Guide To Sibos

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While FinTechs are offering a greater variety of solutions to business users than ever before, corporate finance chiefs and treasurers still turn to their banks first to improve their B2B payments strategies. On average, an organization will manage 300 APIs.

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Why Not All FinTech Providers Are FinTech Firms

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Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A A firm that offers financial technology is not necessarily a FinTech,” said Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas, who thinks the distinction between the two needs to be clearer. The Promise of FinTech.

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The Overdue Overhaul Of Workforce Spend Management

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At least those flames are casting light on flawed, outdated (even paper-based) expense management practices, as reported in the latest PYMNTS Workforce Spend Playbook. In the age of platforms, more firms are consolidating expenses into dedicated solutions that address worker complaints and bring new transparency to spend management.

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Cross-Border FinTech Collaborations Gain Traction

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In FinTech and FI collaborations , borders fall to bits and bytes. On FinTech collaboration writ large, Singapore and Dubai are working together to encourage strides in digital payments and commerce done by mobile means. New Offerings in Wealth Management. APIs: Making Inroads.

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Deutsche Bank: How To Make FI/FinTech Partnerships Work

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It may be conventional wisdom to assume that banks and FinTech firms are on opposite ends of the financial services spectrum, where large, asset-rich, traditional financial institutions (FIs) stand in stark contrast to small, bootstrapped tech upstarts, competing for clients’ attention and spend. The Strategy of Process.

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