PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The age of technology is, of course, well upon us, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) a key conduit to making sure that at least some business operations — once the province of spreadsheets and reams of paper — can be streamlined. For FinTech firms, doing the chasing all on their own is a losing proposition. Plugging In To Plugins.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Banks, he noted, have to be compliant with a host of extremely stringent regulations, and often across multiple jurisdictions – all with different rules. And, he noted, banks and FinTechs are going to need time to negotiate their relationships with each other, and with consumers the world over. Why Banks Need FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Lights out for the FinTech charter idea? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) debuted a special purpose charter in 2016 that would have given FinTechs a leg up on competing with traditional financial services companies. Regulation, Law and Going Forward. As reported , the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Providing robust services via mobile channels is especially important now, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to operate remotely and consumers to stay at home as much as possible. Such vigilant security means FinTechs must vet new customers and continually review existing ones for changes in their money laundering risk, he said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

million SMBs operate across the country and account for 64 percent of new jobs. Only 35 percent of such businesses make it past their first decade in operation. The 2008 recession resulted in government regulators tightening the standards for creditworthiness, increasing the amount of checks that lenders must undergo to approve loans.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Last month, Canada’s Competition Bureau released its final study on tech-led innovation in FinTech, offering regulators some thoughts on competition in the payments sphere, along with suggestions on where the competitive landscape could be improved. And why hasn’t that quite happened yet? and the EU.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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Perficient

MAY 5, 2022

Two-plus years later, banks and credit unions continue to feel the pressure to transform their credit and lending operations. As an example, for one client, we implemented a “treat-people-right-and-they’ll-pay-you-back” plan that meets today’s heightened customer expectations. And for good.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Everyone who is doing prepaid processing today claims that they can do credit,” he said — but when you dig deeper into the requirements of a credit-processing system and associated regulations, it’s a very different product than prepaid or debit. He uses the friendly, in-person relationships of a credit union as an example.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said this past week that it is linking up with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, eyeing a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. has lagged behind other regions (notably Europe, and, for example, the U.K.) The bank operates primarily in Latvia and Lithuania.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Brazilian lawmakers have been developing open banking plans since 2019, for example, outlining rough guidelines to be enacted late this year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. Reports last week said the merger aims to create a FinTech “powerhouse” as both Misys and D+H evolve their services to meet the more sophisticated demands of the industry. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In April, for example, the EBF, European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) and the European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) said that tech-driven priorities include the development of instant payments capabilities across the EU and robust data sharing. Ready for Digital Currencies? .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In an interview with PYMNTS, Avi Cohen , co-founder and CEO of FinTech company The Floor , said boosting digital offerings and bringing new ones to market demands quick decision making as banks seek to improve user experience and user engagement. Now, he said, “innovation needs to also be incorporated internally.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

The volatility of cryptocurrencies and their existence in what’s often a grey area of regulatory compliance make businesses operating in this sector an unattractive target for traditional financial institutions. ius noted, this is often because the heart of the cryptocurrency industry is often at odds with the nuances of regulation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But in the alcohol beverage arena, unique regulations — many of which date back to the era of prohibition — have added an extra layer of complexity to the supply chain. Despite a growing community of FinTech solutions geared toward the industry, managing invoices and B2B payments remains a challenge. Managing The Invoice.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators. The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations , powered by Ekata, dives deep into this complex and unsettled topic, from possible abrupt retail impacts to long-term open banking repercussions. With regulators showing their fangs in dozens of countries, U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Banks and FinTechs are going in on blockchain technology , as two separate reports released earlier this month conclude. Analysis from Corporate Insight and Infosys Finacle say banks and FinTechs are readying increased involvement and investment in distributed ledger technologies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

regulators have taken a more hands-off approach by issuing non-binding guidelines, thus allowing industry stakeholders to pave the way forward. regulators acknowledge that although there is a market and demand for open banking, the current regulatory structure prioritizes consumer protection.”. “A

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Banks and FinTechs in the European Union have settled into a period of harmony with the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). These financial institutions ( FIs) have recognized how this regulation has affected the EU financial ecosystem, and they have passed that familiarity onto the merchants and payment providers that work with them.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

No, not just in homeownership, but in business, too – and especially when it comes to upstart FinTech firms grappling with an ever-onerous compliance landscape. Risk also scales higher, as there exists the danger of missing the red flags that mean companies can run afoul of regulators and their compliance mandates. Build vs. buy.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2018

The report noted no correlation between banks’ implantation of digitized solutions in their trade finance operations and rejection rates of providing trade finance to businesses. That means a slowdown in trade finance operations – and economic struggles aren’t the only factor behind this trend. percent in 2016. ”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Firms have had to quickly adjust their operations so workers can stay home to help prevent the virus’s spread, but this has presented hurdles for businesses with entrenched paper-based processes. Many banks are therefore partnering with AP-focused FinTechs to quickly meet clients’ new demand, he explained.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 24, 2024

Examples include: A car dealer could quickly finalize a sale by receiving confirmation of the required payment immediately rather than in hours. Through FedNow, the fintech also facilitates instant microdeposits, the small-amount transactions used to validate accounts. Careful product design is vital.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an impact on open banking developments worldwide as regulators, financial institutions (FIs) and businesses set their sights on helping their current customers rather than future innovations. where regulators have been workshopping potential rules for several years. Seventy percent of U.S.

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Insights on Business

APRIL 5, 2018

As the financial services industry continues to be disrupted by smaller, agile fintech startups, long-established financial institutions are looking for ways to keep pace. Some examples and applications include: Data : Global coverage of every major investment universe . Mutual funds, Hedge funds, Private equity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Britain’s top antitrust regulator proposed Friday (Oct. s approach to regulating FinTech companies could offer insights into the best ways to increase regulation of Big Tech firms. “It may be entering an era of more robust regulation. Coscelli said the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Michael Jaffe, the company’s insolvency administrator, said Wirecard has enough liquidity to keep operating for the time being. The $28 billion FinTech leader was once the envy of Europe. Also on Monday, a high-ranking German regulator has called for major changes in response to the Wirecard scandal.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 13, 2018

A portion of the Treasury’s report entitled “ A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities, Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation ,” focuses on payments. ( See our legal alert for a discussion of other portions of the Treasury’s report.). Current payment methods. Recommendations. Our observations.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right. Rather than viewing fintechs as competitors to be feared, bankers should look at them as a means to benefit financially from BaaS. assets, citing high NIE.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Centuries-old banks have been operating on decades-old infrastructure, leaving many traditional financial institutions (FIs) to stand idle and offer little in the way of digital-native products and services. That is, until FinTechs and challenger banks stepped onto the scene, jumpstarting financial services innovation in a whole new way.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 5, 2019

Reducing costs but appeasing regulators seems like an oxymoron, yet, many AML compliance and operations leaders are being asked to do just that. The question is, how to do this, while keeping the regulators happy? Even better, regulators have recently begun encouraging the application of these techniques.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Grupo Flor said that, in the first week of the trading desk’s operation, it facilitated “several million dollars’ worth of trades.” At the same time, a lack of logistics and B2B service providers compliant with state regulations, and familiar with the products, is also a rising concern for industry players.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

financial institutions (FIs) have been advised to comply with the EU’s Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) regulations despite Brexit, but the U.K. He pointed to access to business loans as one example. has its own Open Banking initiatives coming into force in 2018, too. As the U.K. There’s a lot of lag.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S. The law is still ambiguous.

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