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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. market with strong existing demand from its global customers.

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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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Canadian Fintech Market Map

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Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Data is as of 10/8/2019.

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The Overdue Overhaul Of Workforce Spend Management

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Corporate profits are at all-time highs and the markets are mad bullish. At least those flames are casting light on flawed, outdated (even paper-based) expense management practices, as reported in the latest PYMNTS Workforce Spend Playbook. It’s not as if corporate travel managers don’t get it. Paper Receipts?

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The Middle Market’s Expense Management Conundrum

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Expense management technology is now a saturated market, particularly for the small business space – which is notoriously difficult to serve, because they are too small for large, enterprise-grade solutions, but too large for consumer-specialized tools.

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Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth

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The platform’s deal with Visa to bring enhanced payments together with financial management tools in-app for consumers and Careem Captains — the gig workers who comprise its indie workforce — is another win, after being acquired by Uber for $3.1 It’s also about strengthening small business and marketing capabilities.

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