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Six Keys to Meaningful Evaluation of New Financial Technology

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Banking and securities lead all industry sectors in terms of average IT spending as a percentage of revenue, at nearly 8%, according to a 2018 Deloitte study. Global IT spending in the banking sector during 2021 is estimated to be nearly $300B.

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member Pushes For Cryptocurrency Regulation; ShapeShift Delists Three Privacy Coins

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In other news, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Hester Peirce expressed hope that securities regulations concerning cryptocurrencies will speed up to match the speed of financial technology innovation.

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EU To Crack Down On Stablecoin Projects

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the EU’s executive vice president of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People, told attendees of the Digital Finance Outreach 2020 , a series of events for the 27-nation bloc on financial technology companies, that Europe must become the leader in crafting rules for digital finance.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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One could consider it the “layaway of the digital age,” except unlike with layaway, the consumer does not have to pay in full before taking their purchase home, using the service, obtaining the tickets to an event or destination, etc., which is a huge draw to using BNPL as a non-cash payment method. Looking Ahead in the BNPL Landscape.

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MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge

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Mann did not enter a plea and was released on a $200,000 bond secured by his home and two cars. The NYC-based financial technology company DailyPay has created a $25,000 fund to pay for overdraft and/or late fees for MyPayrollHR employees, up to $100 per employee.

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Five At Five: Amazon’s New India Push

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An analyst for Guotai Junan said the price of shares could fall further in the event that police do, in fact, charge CEO Richard Liu. Intel Secures AI Partnerships f or FinServ, Supply Chains. The move comes as the eCommerce company reportedly wants to make the country into a major market. Yardi Digitizes Real Estate Vendor Payments.

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Is mPOS The New Nonprofit Nonoptional?

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In one recent move, for example, financial technology provider Payscape partnered with CardFlight to bring the latter’s SwipeSimple mPOS solution to more merchants. Around The mPOS World. SwipeSimple offers mPOS capabilities via card reader, paired with an iOS or Android app. About The Tracker.