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Podcast: Cloud migration ‘a must’ for FIs

BankInovation

We definitely see cloud migration as a must,” Rodrigo Silva, regional director for the Americas at Temenos, tells Bank Automation News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. Financial institutions are prioritizing cloud migration as cost reduction and innovation continue to be top of mind. “We

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The Problem For Small-Town Banks: Technology Has Redefined Community

Ron Shevelin

The traditional definition of "community" was a geographic construct, referring to a town, a county, or some other geographic region. The new definition of community is based on affinity, not geography.

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

PYMNTS

In the case of Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Careem and its efforts to modernize payments in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, add “timely” to the list. Just how important that ability is became quickly evident during the global pandemic, as the MENA region shut down like the rest of the world.

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Fave: Inside Southeast Asia’s Merchant Super App

PYMNTS

Mobile payments penetration has historically faced a gap in Southeast Asia , Joel Neoh , founder of leading regional online-to-offline company Fave , told Karen Webster. For example, many merchants worry about the costs associated with card payments, although such fears are diminishing rapidly as interchange fees across the region fall.

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Today In Payments: Billtrust Plans To Go Public Through SPAC; Paya Makes Public Debut On Nasdaq

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, Billtrust and South Mountain Merger Corporation have entered into a “definitive business combination agreement,” while Paya became the latest FinTech to join the ranks of publicly traded companies. Plus, i2C has become part of Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. Billtrust to Go Public via SPAC at $1.3B

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Chinese P2P Lender Blames Gov’t For Growth Decline

PYMNTS

While the industry has expanded quickly to a large and complex scale over the years, regulatory directions keep changing and different regions have different rules.”. We hope regulators can give the industry a clear and definite timetable, and give guidance and a ray of hope for companies that stick to compliance,” Guo said.

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How Loan Size Impacts Commercial Loan Profitability

South State Correspondent

When we analyze the same size/ROA relationship using banks’ efficiency ratios, it is not surprising that community banks (under $10B in asset size) have, on average, a 5% higher efficiency ratio than regional banks ($10B to $50B in asset size) as shown in the graph below. Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.