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Top Corporate Treasurers Already Switching FIs To Gain FinTech Tools

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Researchers announced East & Partners’ new report, “Financial Technology and the Corporate,” on Monday (Nov. East & Partners found regional trends in corporate treasurers’ demand for FinTech solutions, too.

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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

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As the site reported, the plan states that stronger FinTech risk controls should be in place, and adds that FinTech can help improve the quality of financial services through the country. The collaboration seeks to promote a “friction-free” digital identity and authentication services tied to fraud prevention.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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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. Today, however, the banking challenge has largely been solved.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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Plaid acquired ID verification and KYC/AML compliance platform Cognito Mitratech Holdings acquired compliance risk and vendor management solution Continuity Mitek acquired KYC onboarding and analysis solution HooYu Equifax acquired post-transaction fraud solution Midigator.

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US Finance Crimes Org Calls For Private Sector Innovation

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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. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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Analysts Press For Corporate Payers, Banks And FinTechs To Collaborate

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Their 2017 survey contains data points that all point to one conclusion: Companies are forced to reshape their payment strategies thanks to a combination of factors, including the rising threat of payments fraud, increased globalization and high payment volumes. But how businesses reshape their payment practices varies.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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The SEC found LCA, LendingClub and Laplanche guilty of fraud for improperly using LCA assets to benefit LendingClub Corporation, LCA’s parent company for which Laplanche was both founder and CEO. The SEC Finding. LCA and Laplanche, along with former CFO Dolan, were also charged with improperly adjusting fund returns. The Aftershocks.

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