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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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IMF’s Lagarde Calls Out FinTech As Industry Disruptors

PYMNTS

Reuters reported Lagarde said that technology companies’ use of big data and AI i ncreases big tech companies’ dominance in the mobile payments market, which could result in policymakers around the world rethinking how they regulate the banking system and how they ensure financial settlements are made safely and securely. “A

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

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. Blockchain and crypto.

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UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 

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“We cannot lift the restrictions without reassuring ourselves that the firm has been able to satisfy all our concerns, for example that all clients’ money is safe,” the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in a statement. “We We hope to be able to issue an update soon.”. authorities.

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Open banking APIs are open for business

Insights on Business

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. They are the mechanism that banks use to exchange customer data with other parties in a simple and secure way. The fintech hub. The mobile payments hub.

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

CFPB Monitor

CA), inserting into the NDAA a version of the “Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act,” otherwise more commonly known as the ENABLERS Act. Requirements. Here, the amendment does provide the Secretary and FinCEN with its typical discretion.

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Fintech Fundings: 13 Companies Raise $900 Million Week Ending Nov 12

Fintech Labs Insights

It was a quieter week in fintech fundings. Other than Blackstone’s $820 million bet on what is likely the oldest financial technology company on the planet, NCR founded in 1884 as National Cash Register, just $82 million flowed to the under-100-year-old crowd. ATMs, POS & financial technology.