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4 strong ideas from the payments disruptor playbook

Accenture

If there’s one thing the payments industry has learned to expect over the last decade, it’s the unexpected. Even before the pandemic rewrote the rules on customer expectations, industry incumbents were being compelled to innovate by forces such as the advent of new technology like artificial intelligence, disruptive new competitors of all sizes, and shifting….

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Fed delivers mixed credit card data

Payments Dive

While first-quarter consumer credit card debt rose relative to the same period last year, it dropped compared to the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, consumers' outlook on the availability of credit deteriorated.

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Fraud Threat Overview: Cybercrime Results in Unprecedented Losses

Abrigo

This post was substantially updated from the one originally published July 19, 2019. Protect your financial institution from cybercrime With cybercrime constantly evolving, what can businesses and financial institutions do to prevent fraud? These measures can help. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Sophisticated cybercrime attacks target various sectors, including government, finance, education, energy, and health care.

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Jack Henry prowls for acquisitions

Payments Dive

The payment technology provider aims to start making acquisitions again this year, the CEO said. While potential targets had been too expensive in recent years, the public market's swoon is creating more options now.

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The Executive Guide to Generative AI

Generative AI is taking the world by storm, but the questions that all CEOs, data leaders, and AI leaders are being asked are: What are we going to do about it, and what is our plan? The business and creative possibilities are practically limitless with generative AI. From productivity gains to finding new routes to revenue generation, generative AI is going to radically transform how we work.

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Alvaro Bedoya confirmed as FTC Commissioner 

CFPB Monitor

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alvaro Bedoya to serve as an FTC Commissioner . Mr. Bedoya fills the seat on the Commission previously held by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. He joins the two other Democratic FTC Commissioners, Lina Khan, Chair of the Commission, and Rebecca Slaughter, thereby ending a 2-2 split and restoring a 3-2 Democratic majority.

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Passing the ACAMS Exam: A First-Hand Experience | FinTalk

Strategically Speaking

As I sat staring at the computer screen at hour three, I thought to myself, “Have I done enough? Studied enough?”.

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Cryptocurrencies being used by fraudsters, Starling boss says

BankInovation

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies present several challenges for investors and banks, including their use by criminals, according to Anne Boden, chief executive of Starling Bank Ltd. “People are being scammed and the proceeds normally go into crypto wallets,” Boden said in a virtual interview with Bloomberg UK. The assets are also in a valuation bubble and […].

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Senate Banking Subcommittee holds hearing on overdraft fees and their effects on working families

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled “Examining Overdraft Fees and Their Effects on Working Families.” A recording of the hearing is available here. . After opening statements from Subcommittee Chairman Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Ranking Member Thom Tillis (R-NC), three witnesses offered testimony and responded to questions from the Subcommittee members.

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Fiserv integrates Affirm into Carat merchant platform, plans more integrations

BankInovation

Fiserv is integrating buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm into its Carat merchant platform as part of the core provider’s latest business banking push. Affirm is set to be the first BNPL to fully integrate into Fiserv’s Carat merchant platform, allowing Fiserv merchant clients to add Affirm payment options into their digital checkout. Fiserv […].

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8 Sins of a Manual Reconciliation

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Business operations are getting increasingly complex, shareholders are demanding more, and your auditors are breathing down your neck like never before. In this high-pressure environment, it’s important to remember that reconciliation activity is your last line of defense against financial fraud and errors. Insisting on a manual process to handle month-end reconciliations is a risky endeavor that places an undue burden on your accounting team.

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Murex Platform Once Again Named Software Solution of the Year

Bobsguide

PARIS, May 12,?2022 — Murex , the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, has?won?the Software Solution of the Year?category at the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2022. Murex’s MX.3 integrating platform received the distinction for the fourth time in five years. After its FTF News editorial panel shortlisting, MX.3 was voted Software Solution of the Year due to the strong support received from clients and industry peers worldwide.

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Listen: What quantum computing may mean for the finance industry

BankInovation

Quantum computing has implications for high-value challenges in finance, according to an industry expert. Quantum computing can be used to measure credit decay as it relates to risk, to increase training speed for machine learning algorithms, including accelerating Monte Carlo calculations, and to optimize portfolios, explains Sam Mugel, who holds a Ph.D. in quantum computing, […].

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How businesses could utilize AI in security systems?

Dataconomy

In the era of digital workplace, enterprises are utilizing cutting-edge technologies and today we are going to discuss how AI in security systems could help businesses increase their cybersecurity. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent than you may realize.

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UK’s defences against ‘dirty money’ overrun, say MPs

TheGuardian

UK now ‘jurisdiction of choice for dirty money’, cross-party group says as it launches economic crime manifesto The UK has become “the jurisdiction of choice for dirty money”, harming its national reputation and democratic institutions, a cross-party group of MPs have said as they urged a new government focus on money laundering and corruption. An economic crime manifesto launched by the group calls for measures including transparency reforms for company records, a crackdown on tax avoidance in

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The Forrester Wave™: AI/ML Platforms: Vendor Strategy, Market Presence, and Capabilities Overview

As enterprises evolve their AI from pilot programs to an integral part of their tech strategy, the scope of AI expands from core data science teams to business, software development, enterprise architecture, and IT ops teams. Enterprises need a platform that can make broader AI teams more productive, implementing more complex use cases and harnessing the fast pace of new AI technologies.

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This week’s podcast episode: CFPB invokes its “dormant authority” to supervise nonbanks that present risks to consumers: What it means for nonbank providers of consumer financial products and services

CFPB Monitor

We first review the scope of the CFPB’s supervisory authority granted by Dodd-Frank and the source of its authority to supervise nonbanks that present risks to consumers. We then discuss how we expect the CFPB to use its risk-based authority, including the types of products it may target and its decision to make public the identities nonbanks. We also look at the practical impact of CFPB supervision for targeted nonbanks and what steps companies can take both to avoid becoming a CFPB target an

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Chemists developed a new ML framework to improve catalysts

Dataconomy

A new machine learning framework developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory can hone in on which parts of a multistep chemical conversion should be altered to increase productivity. The technique may assist researchers in determining the shape of catalysts, also known as chemical dealmakers that speed.

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Instagram to start testing NFTs | Visa, Google bring virtual cards to autofill | More than $200 billion erased from entire crypto market

Bussman Advisory

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies: Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators Visa, Google bring virtual cards to autofill More than $200 billion erased from entire crypto market.

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Meet Digital Jane, She’s Your Customer and She Has High Expectations

FICO

Meet Digital Jane, She’s Your Customer and She Has High Expectations. FICO. Thu, 05/12/2022 - 22:39. Meet Jane. Jane is 28-year-old woman sharing an apartment in the big city with friends. She uses her mobile phone to conduct a lot of her day-to-day life, including connecting with friends, making purchases, checking her bank account, and even buying a new car.

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Chit Chat: Elevating the Month-End Close Process Through Automation – Lancaster Leaf

Speaker: Raul Perez, VP and CFO of Lancaster Leaf

Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co Inc. is a subsidiary of Universal Corporation, the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Lancaster Leaf supplies virtually all the major cigar manufacturers in the U.S. with filler, binder, and wrapper, and exports filler, binder, and wrapper to international cigar manufacturers. This all could mean a complicated month-end close - before automation.

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China-based cryptocurrency exchange platform KuCoin hits $10B valuation. KuCoin competitors are Binance, Bybit, Coinbase, FTX, and Paxos.

CB Insights

KuCoin , a cryptocurrency exchange platform, has raised $150M in an extended Series A. The round drew participation from Jump Crypto, Matrix Partners China, and Circle Ventures, among others. <span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"<div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-wrapper"><div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-content"></div><div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-forms" ><div class="cta has-desktop"><div class="

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FICO World 2022: Spurring the Applied Intelligence Revolution

FICO

FICO World Is Back! After a 30-month Covid hiatus, FICO World 2022 kicked off this week in Orlando, Florida with more than 1,000 customers and partners joining the conference to explore best practices and new ideas in digital transformation and applied intelligence. The conference, which started 45 years ago, features innovative speakers and more than 80 breakout sessions delivered over 3 days.

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Paddle, a subscription billing platform for software companies, hits $1.4B valuation. Paddle competitors are ChargeBee Technologies, Chargify, FastSpring, and RevenueCat.

CB Insights

Paddle , a provider of payments infrastructure for SaaS companies, has raised $200M in a mix of debt and equity. The Series D round drew participation from 83North, FTV Capital, and KKR, among others. The debt financing was provided by Silicon Valley Bank. <span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"<div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-wrapper"><div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-content"></div><div class="cbi-cta-shortcode-forms" >

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Thailand’s economy battered by Covid-19, war and household debt

The Banker

Encumbered by high household debt, the impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, Thailand’s economy is exploring foreign investment and infrastructure projects to give it a much-needed boost. Peter Janssen reports.

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10 Keys to AI Success in 2023

An organization’s path to AI success can be full of obstacles, from a proper assessment of its own AI maturity, to a better alignment between business and technical teams, many factors can influence the outcomes. All of this is tightly intertwined with a myriad of complicated technical decisions that can make or break any long-term AI strategy. While AI progress is hard, companies don’t have to get stuck in an endless loop of inertia on their path to value-driven AI.

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Contract management technology SirionLabs raises from investors including Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global. SirionLabs competitors are Agiloft, Conga, ContractPodAi, and Icertis.

CB Insights

SirionLabs, a provider of contract management technology, has raised $85M in a Series D. The round drew participation from Avatar Capital Partners, Partners Group, Sequoia Capital, and Tiger Global Management. the state of venture report. Download our free report to get the TL;DR on what you need to know about venture funding and trends in Q1 2022. First name.

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Thai banks search for growth in stuttering economy

The Banker

When Thailand’s banks were hit with a ratings downgrade, it created uncertainty across the sector. With the country reopening to tourists and the banks exploring new growth models, there is hope of a return to form. Peter Janssen reports.

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New GoCardless president, a Mastercard vet, eyes global expansion

American Banker

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Visa, Solarisbank partner with FINOM

The Paypers

Fintech FINOM has launched a new business account in Italy, which combines banking, e-invoicing, and finance management services on a single platform, according to ffnews.com.

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A Modern Approach to C&I Lending: 8 Facts Lenders Need to Know

What to expect? The commercial and industrial (C&I) lending sector has been undergoing a transformation in recent years thanks to technological advancements and changes in customer expectations. The traditional way of lending, where commercial lenders relied on manual attorney processes and legacy software solutions, is slowly becoming obsolete.