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US Finance Crimes Org Calls For Private Sector Innovation

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

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Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. Bowman remarked at an event, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that the Fed could foster collaborative action between those smaller banks and FinTech firms. “I

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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Deals are still happening and — at this writing — the “student intervention” after the unfortunate alumni mixer event seems to have taken (fintech industry valuations improving a bit off their lows and fintech companies more focused on explicit utility value in the here-and-now).

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Payroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push

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Mastercard and Eedenbull are broadening their existing partnership into the Asia Pacific region in a move that sees Mastercard supporting EedenBull’s commercial card platform offered to banks. ” Mastercard, EedenBull Expand Into APAC. Galileo Launches Contractor Pay Card. ScaleFactor’s Card Offering Nixed.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Visa Expands Visa Everywhere Initiative

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Visa’s Everywhere Initiative is something of a global treasure hunt, according to Singh – where Visa casts a wide net looking for the best and brightest among a broad range of start-ups in a wide swath of regions to solve the commerce challenges of tomorrow. In 2018, participating U.S. A World of Challenges.

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Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth

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Dubai is considered to be a hotbed for financial technology and innovation, not just in the Middle East but globally. Earlier this month, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced it will partner with Accenture to launch a FinTech accelerator in Dubai geared towards both regional and international startups.

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