PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

A new report by business banking market research and analysis firm East & Partners suggests corporations aren’t opposed to changing banks as a direct result of new FinTech solutions businesses want to use. Researchers announced East & Partners’ new report, “Financial Technology and the Corporate,” on Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.”. According to Reuters , Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps. In some quarters, there could be an aspiration for global standards.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). The card program allows financial institutions to establish commercial cards and rewards programs and to manage those accounts.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2016

In looking ahead at the near-term emergence of FinTech markets, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. Payment services, with … 17.6 percent, insurance services at 7.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This will address the opportunity created as the “account-to-account payments market continues to quickly expand,” a press release said on Tuesday (Sept. He added that the new partnership “will provide great benefit not only to banks and central infrastructures” but to merchants, their customers and financial technology companies (FinTechs).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging. Look Who’s Charging Founder Stuart Grover added: “We are extremely excited to combine the technology and data we have built to support the Australian banks with Experian’s market-leading open data technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Major cities in Europe may not be the only ones after London’s FinTech crown. A new reported from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) stated that Singapore’s fast-growing and lucrative FinTech sector is standing out as many larger rivals around the world are impacted by regulatory challenges and political turmoil.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 30, 2018

National and regional interests have helped to determine the shape of financial regulations in recent years, but politicians and regulators have acknowledged the need to consider the global nature of markets when constructing them. It could be good news for financial technology providers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. Dubai is considered to be a hotbed for financial technology and innovation, not just in the Middle East but globally. FinTech Hive Generates Buzz.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Commerce is increasingly crossing borders and currencies, digitally, affording firms of all sizes, and across all verticals, opportunities to tap into new markets. Comparing this industry between five years ago and now, there’s a lot of technology that makes it easier to do business,” said Wong. Wong pointed to the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Founded in 2005, the FinTech AffiniPay now processes over $6 billion annually on behalf of 150,000 professionals, according to a news release announcing the appointment. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

Tokyo is well-known for its strong economy and significant presence in the financial world. Its ranking as the world’s second largest economy has made it a hotspot for many global banking and financial firms looking to set up regional headquarters. The Future Of FinTech? Making Startups Thrive.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. Checkout Founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz said Australia is a key market for the firm’s business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Grab Financial Group (GFG), a Southeast Asia financial technology (FinTech) and ridesharing company, is expanding its reach with the announcement on Tuesday (Aug. Called “Thrive with Grab,” the strategy is designed to tap into the region’s vast market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

From shifting use of various payment rails like ACH and cards, to deployment of FinTech technologies, to changing supplier payment habits, the report offers a glimpse at the current state of B2B payments – and where the industry may be headed. PYMNTS dives into the report to examine the biggest data points. Globalization.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

The legal cannabis market’s financial services challenges are, by now, well-known. Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Traditional banks are seeing new FinTech players become more competitive on several fronts, including lending.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. Open banking is often mentioned in relationship to compliance with regulatory standards, but in reality, the regulators are only catching up with what is happening in the market.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At best—its originator and Visa’s SVP and global head of innovation and go-to-market, Shiv Singh, told Karen Webster—back in 2015, it was a mini project, a toe in the water to engage an entirely new audience for Visa: the developer. An Ends-Oriented Approach. In 2018, participating U.S. A World of Challenges.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed ledger initiatives from the private and public sectors took major steps forward. The nation’s excitement over distributed ledger technology (DLT) cannot be ignored.

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Jessica Ellerm

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

On Wednesday Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison jointly announced the launch of a new fintech advisory panel, bringing together bankers and fintech leaders alike, and tasking its members with the job of making Australia the leading force in financial technology within the APAC region.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). Nubank’s $10B Regional Expansion . Were the deal to go through, Nubank would be the second-highest valued FinTech in the world, trailing Stripe , which is currently valued north of $20 billion.

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Jessica Ellerm

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

And while financial technology is still a nascent industry, no doubt this sector will be subject to a little more of our Kiwi ingenuity over the coming few years. When it comes to p2p lending, New Zealand’s Harmoney leads the APAC region. I kid you not. Read more here. Did you enjoy reading this post?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. The downside of data sharing has come full circle as JPMorgan Chase aims for enhanced protection by stopping FinTech apps from accessing the passwords of clients. The bank will reportedly disburse tokens to third parties that are embedded with limited information.

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Let's Talk Payments

JULY 26, 2016

Over the years of growth and development of the financial technology market (and alternative financing, in particular), the eyes of the professional community have usually been fixed on two regions.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. As banks focus on speed to market, they must become more discerning about how different solutions impact the pace of delivery. Mandate #3: Build a next-gen I.T.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

A Visa study of 1,000 C-level executives from 10 major global markets found that 87 percent of said executives believe that expanding online sales into new markets is one of the biggest growth opportunities for their businesses. Corporations in the Asia-Pacific ( APAC ) region are particularly aware of these regulatory challenges.

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FICO

JULY 9, 2021

In general, the latest software solutions are expensive and in many cases beyond the reach of organizations of this size, which is where a technology partner can help. The solution integrates Equifax Consumer Credit Information and FICO risk decision management technology with marketing campaign automation and execution.

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FICO

JULY 9, 2021

In general, the latest software solutions are expensive and in many cases beyond the reach of organizations of this size, which is where a technology partner can help. The solution integrates Equifax Consumer Credit Information and FICO risk decision management technology with marketing campaign automation and execution.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Rapyd, the B2B financial technology-as-a-service company, launched an integrated payment solution in Mexico, allowing companies to access all local payment methods through one network, according to a news release. Mexico is one of Latin America’s high-growth markets. Morgan Global Payment Trends.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 18, 2016

Fujitsu will help Cloud Lending Solutions distribute CL Originate , CL Lease , CL Loan , and CL Collections to its large and small business customers in Japanese and ASEAN markets. ” Fujitsu Laboratories of America will also help integrate the solution with existing systems.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, Facebook gives the French tech ecosystem a big boost of support, Canada’s FinTechs reach record high investments and young entrepreneurs in Gaza catch the eye of Silicon Valley. FinTechs In Canada Aim High. Reuters reported investments in FinTech in the U.S. Facebook To Open Startup Garage.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

An App Store for FinTech applications. Targeted at Marketing, execs, lines of business owners, etc. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters. 09:43 am iBank Marketing – [link]. Very clean interface.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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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