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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

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At a time when surging coronavirus counts are once again muddying the outlook for consumers and business owners, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shim Steinmetz says the crisis has also provided a silver lining of sorts to nimble FinTechs that can solve merchants’ cash crunch problems. We’ve heard that a hundred times.”. Or consider Sears.

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Trade Finance Moves To Stabilize A Volatile Market

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The drivers of this modest change are that we now include the sentiment and uncertainty effects and that financial markets have responded notably to recent trade news.”. According to Kocher, bank-FinTech collaboration is key to addressing that gap, particularly in Asia. But across the globe, access to trade finance can be stifled.

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FinTechs Link With FIs Down Under And Beyond

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Increasingly, digital strategy is in the purview of banks and non-bank lenders, who in turn are seeking pairings with FinTechs. The insurance FinTech, said the site, will seek to offer insurance contracts that are binding in real time, whereas traditionally insurance companies have finished the process. million USD.

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How Digital Transformation Can Lead to Greater Revenues for FIs

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There is a correlation between an FI’s revenues and its digital strategy. A new report from advisory firm EY suggests that the more mature an FI’s digital strategy is, the more revenues it is likely to generate.

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Mastercard’s Vosburg Sees Consumer Spending Changes

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Speaking at the Citi 2020 FinTech Conference , Vosburg recounted some of the trends seen in the latest quarter and beyond, saying “we see moderate levels of growth” in overall transaction volume and in spending levels and transactions. Craig Vosburg , Mastercard ’s president of North America, said at a conference Monday (Nov. In the U.S.,

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Bank of America Lays Foundation for Merchant Payments-Focused Lab

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EXCLUSIVE – After its recent partnership with digital product Innovation Company Stuzo, Bank of America’s merchant services business is laying the foundation for an innovation lab. “It

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Who Owns Digital? Ugh, That’s the Problem for Bankers

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Experience design is a specific skillset that is needed to steer the execution of a bank’s digital strategy. Without this leader in the driver’s seat, banks become either too dependent on slower-moving, outsourced vendors or too fragmented as digital is deployed in silos across different business units. Own It, Bankers!