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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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Banks’ Definitive B2B Payments Guide To Sibos

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Corporates have growing expectations for faster, more efficient and more secure B2B payments — whether their money is moving from one business unit to another or one country to another. Payments Speed and Security. As financial institutions gather for this year’s Sibos conference kicking off in London today (Sept.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Sheds $20 Billion Off Market Cap; Gibralter-Based FinTech Launches Tokenized Securities Platform

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California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would attempt to more clearly define how cryptocurrency is meant to be treated, and definitively determine if it is an investment contract. Gibraltar-based Global Stock Exchange has launched its Grid tokenized securities platform in Estonia as of May 7.

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eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC

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18) that they have entered into a definitive merger deal. Securities and Exchange Commission, the conclusion of the HSR Act waiting period, and “other customary closing conditions,” per the announcement. Katapult Holding, Inc. and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinServ Acquisition Corp. said on Friday (Dec.

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B2B APIs Bring Connectivity, Security To The Cloud

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It’s happening in the B2B space as well, and not a moment too soon, as many B2B systems are in definite need of an upgrade — and could learn a thing or two from the consumer side. Cloud platforms are also helping firms secure APIs with built-in capabilities that apply security policies through nonintrusive policy enforcement.

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How Radius Bank Is Tapping Mobile, Digital Card Issuance To Keep Debit Transactions Secure

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FIs must be prepared to support the pandemic-driven shift in consumers’ payment and spending behaviors while also keeping up with new security needs, Chris Tremont , executive vice president of virtual banking for Radius Bank , said in a recent PYMNTS interview. “As Security And The Consumer Element . is huge,” Tremont said.

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BIS Sees Boons, Risks As FinTech Credit Gains Traction

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When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? As for inroads into overall credit as a whole, the BIS noted that FinTech accounted for 13 percent of volume in China, and stood at 15 percent of lending to consumers and small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom.

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