Bank Innovation

MARCH 23, 2020

Financial-technology firms including PayPal Holdings Inc. Industry group Financial Innovation Now urged Congress in a letter to provide capital to online lenders including PayPal and Square Inc., government funding. and to permit the firms to […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2018

London bank Standard Chartered has created an investment unit for financial technologies and innovation, the bank reported today. Under the heading ‘SC Ventures,’ the unit will focus on the bank’s existing “minority investments in fintech,” as reported by Reuters, while also searching for new fintech investments.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2017

Citi Group named long-time executive Yolande Piazza the head of Citi Fintech today. Piazza, a 30-year financial technology veteran, who has been serving Citi in a variety of roles since 1988, will lead the group’s efforts in mobile, payments, and general fintech innovation.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 3, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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Payments Source

MARCH 17, 2021

The American Fintech Council and the Financial Technology Association say they’ll promote responsible innovation, fair access to financial services and more. Their dozens of members include some of the biggest names in fintech. ]].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

banks and financial technology firms have worked together to create a set of guidelines to improve the relationship between FinTech startups and financial institutions (FIs). has been a hotbed of FinTech startups. USD) a year into financial technology companies. For me, culture is key.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Ireland has been ramping up to boost FinTech efforts — a trend that has spanned several countries globally. As reported this past week, per Yahoo Finance , Ireland wants to see as many as 50,000 people employed directly within the country’s international financial services sector, with a target date of 2025. In the U.S.,

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American Banker

MARCH 17, 2021

The American Fintech Council and the Financial Technology Association say they’ll promote responsible innovation, fair access to financial services and more. Their dozens of members include some of the biggest names in fintech. ]].

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has put money into the delivery startup Rappi in Colombia; Gympass , a Brazilian fitness company; and the FinTech Uala , based in Argentina.

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BankInovation

AUGUST 14, 2023

has agreed to take a minority stake in the financial-technology business of MTN Group Ltd., The size of Mastercard’s stake won’t be disclosed until the transaction closes, but MTN said Monday that the deal values the entire fintech […] Mastercard Inc.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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Payments Source

MARCH 12, 2021

Simon Hu has unexpectedly resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group Co., adding fresh turmoil to the financial technology giant as it grapples with Chinese government demands to overhaul its business.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). FinTech Efforts In Africa. The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. But AlphaCredit CEOs and co-founders José Luis Orozco and Augusto Álvarez were happy about the opportunity, saying it would give them the chance to keep providing cutting-edge technology for fast, easy and flexible service.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, executives of PayPal and Mastercard touted partnerships between financial technology companies and banks as a positive way to gain customers’ trust and innovate new ways for customers to interact with their finances. On Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A financial technology company called B-Social has raised £3.2 B-Social offers a social finance app and a beta debit Mastercard, which allows its customers to keep a close eye on daily spending and track where money is going, and also creates groups between people to split bills and keep a record of who owes what.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 29, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2019

This presents a unique systemic challenge to financial stability and efficiency, and one I hope we can touch on during the G20, and address in a cooperative and consistent fashion.”. “But The meeting also resulted in the Group of 20 finance ministers announcing they will work together to create common rules to close corporate tax loopholes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Israeli startup Access Fintech has received $17.5 Access Fintech has developed a network to help resolve business “exceptions” (also known as errors) that financial institutions (FIs) make, such as data discrepancies on the financial terms of a trade between counterparties or using the wrong information to identify a client.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Below, PYMNTS looks at some of the other payments and financial technology companies that are either innovating on top of existing rails or looking to bypass those legacy networks altogether with entirely new solutions. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. According to a report by Reuters , while FinTechs may not be red hot in the U.S., million in 2016. In 2000, it was $7.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Rocket Internet , the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports Reuters. Rocket Internet owns majority stakes in HelloFresh and Global Fashion Group.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. OneConnect is the financial arm for Ping An Insurance, the largest insurer in China.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

All of the meetings are scheduled to take place at the same time, thus suggesting that the groups will hold a combined meeting. The notices indicate that each of the groups “will discuss policy issues related to financial technology and other trends and themes in consumer finance.”. on March 14, 2019.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. “We We recognize that so often the case is with new technology, there is a needle you have to thread,” he added later. But the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. Ant, Razer Join Rally For Singapore eBank Licenses.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 4, 2016

The company has already signed two cooperation agreements — one with international customer interaction solutions provider NF Innova and one with Hungary-based financial technology company E-Group.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

So, payments provider Ant Group ’s much-heralded initial public offering (IPO) could be back on? While Ant calls itself a financial technology company (FinTech), China’s financial regulators are starting to view it as being more like a bank. Ant is a spinoff from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group.

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TheGuardian

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The 38-year-old co-founder of British financial technology company Revolut, wearing a tech bro’s uniform of jeans and a sweater, had been listening to Hunt set out his vision of the UK as “the world’s next Silicon Valley”, in a speech last month at the media group Bloomberg’s London headquarters.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a year into financial technology companies. government is also gearing up to launch a network of regional FinTech envoys as an effort to enhance the country’s status as a leader in FinTech.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Mizuho Financial Group , the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture in June to create new businesses with FinTech. Mizuho is among a growing list of financial services companies around the globe who are embracing FinTech, whether it’s investing in startups, partnering them or buying them outright.

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Bobsguide

JANUARY 31, 2019

Dash Financial Technologies appoints CFO. New York-based fintech Dash Financial Technologies appointed Scott Patrick as chief financial officer, effective January 23. Patrick has 25 years of experience in financial services and financial technology and has held positions of an investment.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Mynt is reportedly seeking more funding following a $175 million round, while WeTrade Group is seeking to raise roughly $121 million in its transfer from the OTC board to Nasdaq. Ant-Backed Mynt Seeks More Funding On Heels Of $175 Million Round. Mynt, for its part, runs the GCash digital wallet.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

If money is a vote of confidence, via investments, then confidence is strong in the tech sector, and specifically for FinTechs. Unlike the broader VC market, early-stage FinTech companies have continued to attract a solid flow of capital in the U.S., But there can be a sea change afoot that can mix things up a bit. The way it will go?

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

It’s not exactly dogs and cats living together in harmony, but FinTechs and banks — the upstarts and the traditionalists — are certainly cozying up, a trend that looks certain to continue. The deal is newsworthy because the mainstream view still sees banks and FinTechs as adversaries, each competing for payment and financial services revenue.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 17, 2019

As readers of our blog know, our consumer financial services group has been at the forefront of legal developments involving new technologies. Our Banking and Financial Services and Retail industry groups add further depth and specialized knowledge.

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