PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

PYMNTS’ recent Making Real-Time Payments a Reality: Rising Demand for Real-Time Payments report, a collaboration with Mastercard, found that two-thirds of corporate survey respondents said they are either “very” or “extremely” aware of real-time payments – and even more are interested in using the functionality.

Payments 287

Payments Fraud Survey Fintech 287

Gonzobanker

JULY 21, 2021

In a recent survey of banks and credit unions about their technology vendor contracts, Cornerstone Advisors found that more than half of these financial institutions allow emotional factors to influence their negotiation processes. Bankers, there’s no need to feel sorry for the technology vendors that serve your market.

Technology 158

Technology Comparison Survey Financial Technology 158

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. What a year.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

The financial services and FinTech communities have flocked to blockchain , positioning the technology with high expectations to overhaul the banking and FinServ spaces. ” PwC estimates that investment in financial technologies like blockchain will surpass $150 billion in the next three to five years.

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blockchain Google System Fintech 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The document states that the RBA (and its Innovation Lab) has been focusing on the digital dollar being used as way to facilitate payments between banks as they settle balances and conduct wholesale activities between themselves. Consider the fact that, as the paper noted, there seems to be uncertainty about demand for a CBDC.

Retail 219

Retail Payments Bitcoin Policies 219

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Small businesses (SMBs) are rarely early adopters of new financial technology (FinTech). However, with business owners and entrepreneurs often taking a page out of their personal lives as consumers, the eventual adoption of emerging solutions is an inevitable part of FinTech innovation.

Payments 151

Payments Fintech Customer Experience Technology 151

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to corporate treasury departments, according to cybersecurity company BioCatch. The emergence of open banking in the U.K.

Payments 141

Payments Fraud Security Data 141

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

billion was invested in FinTech startups in Q3 2016 , calculated KPMG and CB Insights in their most recent Pulse Of Fintech report. Researchers agreed that this shows a continually high level of interest in the financial technology and innovation space among investors, despite the overall drop in VC funding.

Strategy 100

Strategy Lending Capital America 100

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Innovation never sleeps and, from the current shape of things, it is also safe to assume that it isn’t much for taking a summer vacation, either. In this case, the headache comes from the order-ahead technology that has made Starbucks a consumer favorite — and left its staff feeling a bit tapped out.

Data 100

Data Survey Fintech Regulation 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

percent in our latest survey. There are a lot of unknowns, Burkhart said, but trendlines are certainly emerging, particularly in financial services. Deals have a way of continuing to happen, and this week the FinTech world saw a big one in the form of SoFi snapping up Galileo Financial Technologies for a total price of $1.2

Mobile 170

Mobile Payments Cards Branding 170

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The document states that the RBA (and its Innovation Lab) has been focusing on the digital dollar being used as way to facilitate payments between banks as they settle balances and conduct wholesale activities between themselves. Consider the fact that, as the paper noted, there seems to be uncertainty about demand for a CBDC.

Retail 100

Retail Payments Bitcoin Policies 100

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Three ways millennials could accelerate FinTech trends in 2016. When it comes to finance, millennials are a generation known to be conservative in spending and distrustful of financial institutions. Thus, it’s not shocking that millennials are a driving factor in the growing financial technology, or FinTech, movement.

Millennials 70

Millennials San Francisco Bitcoin cryptocurrency 70

William Mills

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Key trends in this year’s report include the continued evolution of payments technology, increased adoption of self-service and innovative branch automation technology, and further enhancements to mobile banking – all converging as part of an overlying strategy to improve the customer experience. Download the full report here.

Report 40

Report social media Customer Experience Industry 40

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 25, 2017

Our annual spring fintech conference begins today and after a full morning, afternoon, and early evening of rehearsing on Tuesday, we think you’re going to like what you see when our 60 presenters take the stage this week. So let’s get the fintech party started! Synapse Financial Technologies. SuperMoney.

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Conference Video Financial Technology Analysis 21

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Accelerate to help streamline how Mastercard works with FinTechs and provide support from startup to expansion, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. Accelerate offers FinTechs easy onboarding to access and integrate all of Mastercard’s specialized tools and proprietary technology.

Fintech 101

Fintech Survey Innovation Data 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

The virtual card FinTech company commissioned a study this month to explore how companies are managing their expense policies and procedures. According to Conferma, 66 percent of CFOs surveyed said they acknowledge their current way of doing things takes too much time; 58 percent said it costs too much money. The Struggle To Change.

America 100

America Mobile Payments Cards 100

William Mills

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

This year’s report has an emphasis on the “invisible” customer, who has been created as financial institutions do more and more business with customers through digital and contact center channels rather than through face-to-face interactions. The report also includes research and articles about what technology, solutions and services U.S.

Report 40

Report Big Data Analytics Strategy 40

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Expect to see much, much more activity as financial institutions and fintech companies develop applications using Amazon’s Alexa and the new Google Assistant. The annual Sibos 2016 conference in Geneva took place at the end of September – between the last Fintech Trending meeting and this one. InsurTech Rising.

Trends 12

Trends Fintech blockchain America 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

Simply put, that means consumers’ retail experiences tend to inform their expectations for financial services, said Jim Johnson, executive vice president of FI payments and wealth for FIS , in a new PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster. In this evolving world of payments, FinTechs must play a vital role, Johnson noted. Recent Progress.

Payments 188

Payments Fintech US Innovation 188

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as the latest example of companies in payments and FinTech gaining licenses to operate in Europe. There, PSD2 was designed to encourage FinTech and payments innovation.

Trends 185

Trends Payments Fintech Mobile 185

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

There is some concern that widespread financial regulations like Basel III may lead economies to lose sight of FinTech innovation and overall economic growth. Corporates in particular are struggling with some of these financial reforms, according to research from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released last year.

Compliance 135

Compliance Regulation Management Fintech 135

FICO

JANUARY 19, 2018

Typically, competition, innovation, and/or regulatory changes drive transformation, resulting in new products, providers, and pricing plans for consumers. The financial and retail sectors both have emerging competitors who are more technologically sophisticated than the incumbents.

Analytics 45

Analytics Millennials Retail Data 45

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB) customers, is through relationship-building. ” Like big banks, credit unions’ collaborations with FinTech firms are an investment in product and the small business customer experience, added Dryer.

Training 161

Training Fintech Lending Customer Experience 161