PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. Ayoub Jemail has been assigned the role of general manager of business development for the region, the company stated in the announcement on its website.

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Fintech Regional Fraud Meeting 174

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Yet another business consortium vies for a lucrative, wholesale digital banking license, according to reports. ” The Monetary Authority of Singapore determined last year that it would issue up to five virtual banking licenses to enhance competition and innovation. Winners will be announced in mid-2020.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Belgium, which is home to many European Union (EU) institutions, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub. The country has the fifth-highest number of FinTech deals in Europe, according to an analysis from Belgium-based European FinTech platform B-Hive. ” FinTech firm recovr is among the startups based in Belgium.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. however, funding for FinTechs actually increased to $3.7 B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. As an FDIC insured bank in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

In late June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sent a ripple through the global financial services ecosystem with the announcement of its intention to issue five digital bank licenses to eligible applicants. Only two of the licenses will full digital banking licenses, while the other three will be wholesale banking licenses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Legacy banks have their work cut out for them if they want to survive another century as key players in the digital banking world. This is driving legacy banks to take a closer look at their own products and strategies, with many rising to the challenge. Around the Digital Banking World. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Banking as a service (BaaS) startup Bankable is partnering with Visa to accelerate digital banking solutions, Bankable announced on Tuesday (Feb. clients access to Bankable’s real-time digital banking solutions and faster payments. The strategic collaboration will provide Visa’s U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. Outside U.S.

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Fintech Cards System Groups 145

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Some companies have been able to adjust quicker than others, leading to the first-ever fines issued and collected for breach of GPDR within the region. However, the most intriguing development in the Open Banking world is not the impact of these two regulations inside of Europe, but outside of it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

GPS's technology helps brands by allowing them to provide customized experiences put squarely in the cardholders' hands, the release says, having previously supported FinTechs, digital banks, and eWallets on their various journeys. Last year, GPS partnered with the U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Not innovating is not an option. Perhaps in the early days of digital banking and mobile apps, innovative technology was a “nice to have,” but that is no longer the case. The Bank Innovation Readiness Index , in collaboration with payments solutions provider i2c , provides evidence to back that up.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

After a difficult first quarter, fintech funding rebounded in a big way in Q2’20. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20. Fintech funding rebounded in Q2’20 but deal activity continues to fall. Below, we answer some of our readers’ most pressing questions from the webinar on the state of fintech. First name.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2018

Coverage includes Oracle ’s decision to bring its FinTech Innovation Program to Brussels. It is not a surprise, that such an active market is attractive for our banking technologies company,” said BS/2 Georgia CEO Andrei Smirnov in an announcement. Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Now, more than ever, banks must be smarter and faster. Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. In this context, improving efficiency is mandatory.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With more consumers than ever interested in fulfilling all their financial needs on mobile, both legacy banks and FinTech firms are focusing on creating digital-only banking services, designed to catch and keep customers using their smartphones to bank. Around the Digital Banking World.

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Mobile Digital Banking social media Strategy 185

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Open banking is often associated with the European Union (EU) almost by default as the region pushes the envelope further on regulation than anywhere, partly to encourage — but also to keep up with — imaginative FinTech innovators going to market throughout the Eurozone. FinTechs Flourishing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

In the July Digital-First Banking Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of digital-first banking, including the long-lasting effects brought on by the pandemic, the shifting attitudes surrounding ATM use, and how the digital banking development field is reaping dividends from the financial industry’s sea change.

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ATM Digital Banking Alabama Study 225

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. FIs Or FinTechs: Who Will Power Banking’s Big Digital Shift? The pandemic has sped up the digital roadmap for everyone in financial services, providing for more innovation in the last few months than had been seen during several years.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Open banking rules have continued to evolve during the global health crisis, but the pandemic has given regulators and financial authorities new questions to tackle. One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA).

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Online Report Payments Regulation 151

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

B2B FinTechs continue to step up to introduce new solutions for their customers with an eye on helping business owners survive this market crisis and persevere into the future. There are unique challenges for SMBs operating in Belgium and the broader EU that banking solution providers should consider, said Czuba. .” ”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). Under the terms of the new deal, Mastercard will support EedenBull’s product development and digital services.

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Fintech Cards Regional Management 248

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The rise of open banking (and account aggregation) has shaped the conventional wisdom that banking will pivot toward innovation and service-oriented offerings. But, in truth, account aggregation is largely an activity that simply moves data from financial institution (FI) to FinTech.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Through focused, innovative products, services, and a redefined operating model, BDB has been stimulating and driving entrepreneurial activity in the country. The bank was looking for a modern, digital banking solution that would help it transform customer engagement through the delivery of contextual experiences.

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Innovation Customer Experience Strategy Operations 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Danske Bank , the Copenhagen-based retail bank, has partnered with FinTech firm Zenegy to roll out a new method for automating payments made with corporate cards, a report from Crowdfund Insider says.

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Cards Payments Innovation Regional 221

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging. Look Who’s Charging is integrated with a number of Australian banks, with data available to millions of Australians within its existing digital banking apps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In today’s top digital-first banking news, Goldman Sachs has selected FinTech startup Marqeta to power digital checking accounts for Marcus, while California credit card startup X1 notched $12 million in a funding round headed up by Spark Capital. Plus, the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report noted that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

We imagine if presented with an iPhone, penicillin, an automobile or just a ballpoint pen, even the original scribe would have been forced to concede that exciting innovations might be coming up on humanity’s horizon in the intervening 30 centuries. 30), the card network announced just such a FinTech partnership. So today (Sept.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 25, 2016

In a recent Celent survey 100% of the participants recognized that a scenario where all financial products get digitized needs to be addressed sometime in the next 7 years and 59% of them believe it needs to be addressed immediately. Threat of fintechs is also a reality. They launched in March of this year.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 29, 2019

Fintech startup Plaid Inc. a region it believes could eventually match the U.S. Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based Plaid helps customers and banks transmit data back and forth. is expanding its footprint into the U.K., in terms of revenue, despite political uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, California FinTech Green Dot is rolling out the GO2bank mobile banking to help cash-strapped individuals, while stimulus checks are reportedly posing challenges for some users of H&R Block and TurboTax. Green Dot Introduces GO2bank To Help Cash-Strapped Consumers.

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California FDIC Regional Taxes 142

Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

My engagements with a number of global banks of various sizes over the past several months have been on one common agenda. What should be their strategy for Digital Banking transformation? What can banks learn from the FinTechs?

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Fintech Video Lending Industry 132

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Traditional financial institutions (FIs) may offer only money transfers made via expensive correspondent banking networks, and some customers may require assistance from several financial services providers to meet their needs. Legacy banks often send remittances over correspondent banking networks, which can drive up costs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Consumers have noticed the rising levels of fraud in digital banking, and they are not pleased. Around the Digital Banking World. Regulators as well as banks are searching for ways to keep launderers and other fraudsters out of online banking. Banks Are Innovating AML To Keep Out Launderers.

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Fraud Digital Banking Strategy Security 126

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

About 40 percent of all ATO attacks now count as high-risk, meaning banks of all shapes and sizes must reexamine how they think about data protection, security and the tools they use to guard against emerging threats. Arou nd the Digital Banking World. digital bank Monzo. market debut. About the Tracker.

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Fraud Digital Banking Delaware Tools 196

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

What will it take to make Latin America more digital — in payments, commerce, FinTech or even healthcare? Cash remains king in the region, with about two-thirds of consumers in Latin America preferring that payment method over credit, according to estimates.

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America Regional Mobile Pennsylvania 109

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank.

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