Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The fintech landscape is shifting. Investments in new companies have slowed, valuations that some early-stage companies commanded last year are ratcheting back, and financial technology providers are tightening their proverbial belts. We see this same trend playing out in larger financial institutions as well.

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MARCH 26, 2019

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has announced the creation of the Fintech Advisory Group to bridge the communication gap between the FinTech industry and consumer organizations, the organization said in a release. The group plans to hold its first meeting on April 1. Members will participate on a rotational basis.”.

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MARCH 6, 2020

The fund will set its sights on FinTechs and financial organizations in Africa, Latin America, India and Southeast Asia. We focus on scale-up stage financial technology companies that are expanding access to financial services for underserved consumers and small businesses,” said Rengaswamy.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Paya , an eCommerce FinTech, plans to go public through a special kind of merger with an investment company, according to a press release. Paya is set to merge with FinTech Acquisition Corp. The deal is part of the move toward market consolidation for FinTechs. The deal values Paya at about $1.3 ” Betsy Z.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled a new prepaid card, dubbed the Razer Card, now in its test phase. The Singapore-based financial technology company said the move is part of its goal of establishing “the world’s first global youth bank.”. Razer Pay users can “opt-in for a free virtual card” as well.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Today, financial institutions are technology companies.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability. FinTech Improvements.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2019

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system across the globe. 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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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The CFPB has published notices in the Federal Register announcing that its Consumer Advisory Board , Credit Union Advisory Council , and Community Bank Advisory Council will hold meetings in Washington, D.C. All of the meetings are scheduled to take place at the same time, thus suggesting that the groups will hold a combined meeting.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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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 service, offered by a network of banks in the Nordics, has been adopted by more than 10,000 registered businesses, the FinTech company said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) at the University of California, Irvine announced Wednesday (Feb. According to UCI, the first report to come out of the center, which is slated for later this year, will look at the drivers of financial technology change, as well as consumer adoption.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Meet Our 2023 FICO Decisions Awards Judges. FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Saxon Shirley. Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:29.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

That arm of the financial technology (FinTech) giant offers a virtual credit card. Chinese regulators are looking to strengthen the rules for FinTechs. Ant is the financial arm of Alibaba, which could be the world’s biggest eCommerce company. The company did not elaborate.

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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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Insights on Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. IBM keynote.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Company subcategories.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 9, 2018

This month, ATM Marketplace will be joined by an all-new publication designed to bring you a concentrated dose of the day's biggest stories about banking, payments, financial technologies and the consumer trends driving a tumult of change in the world of money.

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Bobsguide

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In the popular and political press, 2016 is sometimes and facetiously referred to as the year in which “facts don’t matter” But in the world of financial technology and investment management, of course, facts do matter. The demand by investment professionals for superior.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Globe Telecom’s financial technology division, Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, notched $175 million in additional venture funding in January. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, is said to be now looking for more funding — and aiming to get a valuation in excess of $1 billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The FinTech company SoFi is making its first leap to go global with a big move into Hong Kong. The new Hong Kong-based SoFi Invest will also offer “automated investing” along with financial advice and education, per a press release announcing the expansion.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 13, 2021

Robinhood , a financial services company, has acquired Say Technologies , a shareholder communication platform, for $140M. Say Technologies: California-based Say is a technological platform that gives shareholders access to their full ownership stake. WHO ARE THE PARTIES TO THE DEAL?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

The FinTech firm is taking meetings with new strategic and financial partners. This fresh round of investment is a testament to Voyager’s success in providing Filipinos with access to convenient, relevant and inclusive digital financial services through PayMaya,” the five investors said in a joint statement.

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William Mills

MARCH 8, 2018

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. Here are three reasons why the fintech industry is thriving in Atlanta: Incubators and accelerators. Technology sector talent. So how did we get here in such a short amount of time?

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, has created a free, calendar resource called ATL FinTech Events. It includes local event happenings in financial technology, payments, banking and credit union areas and will be updated on an ongoing basis.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

On September 12th, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced that it would again pursue litigation in opposition to the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter. On April 30, 2018, a D.C. On April 30, 2018, a D.C.

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William Mills

APRIL 5, 2016

The Association for Financial Technology (AFT) held its 2016 Spring Summit Meeting in Orlando, Florida this year, and both Kelly Williams and I made the trip to learn more about what’s happening right now in the banking industry as well as what trends to expect in the future.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Chinese conglomerate Tencent is the latest to step into the blockchain trade finance space via its FinTech unit Tencent Financial Technology, according to reports in China Daily on Friday (Nov. Many people said we only have ‘B2C’ in our DNA,” added Tencent president Martin Lau during that meeting.

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JULY 30, 2020

The Salt Lake City payment processing platform has joined with Plaid, a Visa subsidiary based in San Francisco, that builds financial technology platforms to connect bank accounts and initiate automated clearing house (ACH) transfers. Plaid is connected to more than 11,000 financial institutions.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Wipro, the information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced Monday (Nov. The Open API platform will enable banks and financial institutions to launch Open Banking initiatives. With it, Wipro said it enables greater financial transparency and helps financial institutions create new revenue models.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

Below is our curated list of top fintech, banktech, payment tech, investech global conferences for 2023. These the biggest and best events in the financial services space geared towards technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and rival fintech firms.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Pivoting from concerns and risks around financial technology innovation in the banking system, the U.S. Comptroller Thomas Curry, speaking at an industry conference, said the agency may grant limited charters to FinTech companies.

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MAY 24, 2019

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release. The meetings will usually be held on the second Thursday of the month.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Apple is about to face opposition from a group of Seoul-based financial technology firms that are gearing up to file a complaint with the Korean Fair Trade Commission. According to a report , the financial technology firms are upset about Apple’s closed policy for the near-field communication functions of its iPhones.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The CFPB announced ACFIN’ s creation last year, in conjunction with finalizing revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter policies and its proposal to create a new fintech sandbox policy.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Anthony Richards, head of payments policy at RBA, said at a Parliament meeting that bitcoin “hasn’t become a mainstream payment option. It doesn’t meet many of the criteria that we would normally attach to money — [as] a stable store of value, it hasn’t proved to be that. [As

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