PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

4) chose four firms to receive digital banking licenses, including “digital full bank” licenses for Singapore-based Sea Ltd. to receive “digital wholesale bank” licenses. to receive “digital wholesale bank” licenses. MAS expects the new digital banks to commence operations in early 2022.

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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

JULY 28, 2020

The bank-FinTech collaboration model is often about wielding digital-native FinTech solutions to fit within bank offerings. Kabbage Steps Into Banking. Our answer to the question ‘FinTech or bank’ is: ‘FinTech AND bank.'”

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

BankMobile, BBVA USA, BMO Harris, The Coastal Community Bank, First Independence Bank (a federally designated minority depository institution) and SEFCU will join Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union in the offering beginning next year. “We 3) in announcing the bank’s agreement with Google. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. Airwallex Taps Deutsche Bank. In another bank-FinTech tie-up, J.P.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Digital: Pigskin Pick-Ups Bankjoy , a digital banking provider, had a funding round led by the Curql Collective Credit Union Service Organization. Fiserv partnered with Central Payments LLC , a BAAS provider for fintech, and sold its Frontier Reconciliation and Accurate Reconciliation solutions to Trintech.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Alkami Technology , a startup providing banks and credit unions with digital banking technologies, has announced new funding. Separate reports in TechCrunch said the firm secured $70 million. Alkami offers financial institutions (FIs) a digital banking platform based in the cloud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Cross River Bank, a company that provides banking services for FinTechs, has partnered with payments processor and tech provider RS2 Software to provide an improved payment and digital banking experience for its customers, the companies announced. RS2 builds payment solutions for upwards of 14 million merchants.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Specifically, the metamorphic impact of mobile open banking and instant payments has been the first real test of the trust bond that holds CUs together. With the possible exception of FinTechs that stand to gain from customer defections and perhaps some legacy banking competitors, no one is rooting against the CUs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Community financial institution (FI) Cross River Bank is acquiring Seed , a small business (SMB) digital banking company, reports in Reuters said on Monday (June 24). Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

To be the bank, buy the bank. Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4 The LendingClub announcement follows the news that mobile bank Varo received approval from U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

FinTechs could face these same financial pains as regulators increasingly demand that they follow the compliance rules to which FIs must adhere. The People’s Bank of China announced in March that it plans to create rules for regulating and securing the FinTech sector, for example. . A report found that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

As a result of the passage and adoption of open banking regulations, like PSD2 in Europe, banks and other financial firms are sharing data more freely than ever before. Adapting To Open Banking . The Future Of Open Banking .

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Interested in the latest trends in payments, digital banking, blockchain technology, API, security, big data and all the other hot topics in the fintech space? Come join Bank Innovation’s Telegram Group.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In the February Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including new co llaborations between CUs and FinTech firms, initiatives to appeal to Generation Z and how CUs are working to protect against the ongoing threat of data breaches. million CU members. Developments From Around The World Of Credit Unions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And for financial institutions (FIs), that translates into an incredible opportunity to build better digital banking journeys for their customers. But an opportunity is only as good as the bank’s ability to pursue it. That’s where FinTechs can come in. Is something geared toward transactions across multiple channels?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

The banking industry faces many day-to-day business challenges, including competition with digitally native FinTechs and the ubiquitous social distancing restrictions brought on by the pandemic. This increased digital presence also brings a greater risk of digital fraud, however. How Authentication Prevents Fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

FinTech Tide withdrew from the program citing inadequate funding, according to a report in The Guardian. . The FinTech lender Tide is scrambling to secure the funding necessary to offer BBL top-ups to its customers. The FinTech lender Tide is scrambling to secure the funding necessary to offer BBL top-ups to its customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Credit unions have had to reach out with messaging to walk consumers through new ways of using their accounts, taking advantage of various digital financial offerings or understanding how CUs have been protecting financial data. Convenience matters, too.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Kakao Bank Corp. , a South Korean digital bank, has chosen Credit Suisse and KB Investment & Securities as its advisors for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported. The bank's most current valuation is estimated to be around 10 trillion won ($9.1 Kakao Pay , the FinTech arm of Kakao Corp.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. On Tuesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Luxembourg regulators have given a thumbs-up to the FinTech PingPong , authorizing it to do business as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). The San Mateo, California-based company said the new license would aid its expansion efforts and ensure that it can “provide a secure electronic wallet.”. The company is now valued at $1.5

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Insights on Business

APRIL 28, 2017

As a result, many new, all-digital financial services firms, unencumbered by older, less flexible systems are aggressively pursuing customers by addressing their needs in new and distinct ways. There are interesting characteristics both in the new entrants and in the more established digital banks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems.

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The Paypers

MARCH 25, 2021

Meniga , a UK-based fintech that provides digital banking technology to banks, has closed USD 10 million in additional funding led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

As online banking becomes more popular, countries are grappling with cybersecurity. In Denmark, the advent of digital banking also saw almost a 60% jump in card fraud, Bloomberg reported yesterday.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. Digital Demand. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The November edition of the PYMNTS Digital Banking Tracker , a Feedzai collaboration, features an interview about how credit unions can attain AI, a scorecard of industry players and the latest headlines surrounding AIs, digital security and new digital banks. Around the Digital Banking World.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Bad actors have moved to take advantage of the rush to digital payments — particularly those made with debit cards — leaving banks and financial institutions (FIs) racing to keep them off their platforms. As more people move to digital, so do some of these [fraudsters],” he said. Security And The Consumer Element .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. Plus, Indonesia is planning to implement flat-rate fees for certain digital wallet transactions. 1, 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access to credit. As Martins said, the country’s financial system and central bank have restrictive rules about what types of collateral — or “leverage” — businesses can offer when seeking loans.

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