PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. OneConnect is the financial arm for Ping An Insurance, the largest insurer in China.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For Ant Group, for Alibaba, and for the biggest IPO ever, it’s a case of hurry up and wait. In language from the Shanghai exchange translated from the Mandarin by CNBC and sent to Ant, the exchange noted, “Your company has also reported significant issues such as the changes in financial technology regulatory environment.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years. Learn more about Gene Ludwig and Promontory Financial Group.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The shares were from the company’s technology holdings, according to Rakuten, and the sheer amount of them raised concerns among analysts about overvaluation in the sector. Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The government said that, in the wake of Brexit, roughly 100 financial firms have applied to set up shop or expand operations in Ireland. The Times reported late last week that initiatives include a “FinTech foresight” group that will bring together various stakeholders across financial technology and multinational companies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The shares were from the company’s technology holdings, according to Rakuten, and the sheer amount of them raised concerns among analysts about overvaluation in the sector. Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. This latest fundraising could top $300 million. AvidXchange previously raised $300 million in 2017 at a $1.4 The company announced on Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

Through the Controller Collective Slack group, accounting professionals can access online and offline events as well as relevant content and peer-to-peer networking. Controllers are uniquely positioned to fuel a company’s agility through both strategy and operational excellence, but organizations typically only have one Controller.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Once the darling of Germany’s financial technology sector valued at $28 billion, the high-profile Wirecard filed for insolvency last month. Wirecard’s former chief operating officer Jan Marsalek is being sought by authorities in several countries. It reported nearly $4 billion of debt to creditors, after it revealed that $2.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, executives of PayPal and Mastercard touted partnerships between financial technology companies and banks as a positive way to gain customers’ trust and innovate new ways for customers to interact with their finances. On Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Wirecard said over the weekend it would continue to operate in all but one of its European locations as the court considers the company’s insolvency request. The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), an industry trade group, urged the FCA to lift its Wirecard freeze as soon as possible. “We authorities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. Other investors include Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial Services Group, which will invest $125 million and will “accelerate strategic collaboration with the company.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

These errors are usually handled manually through numerous phone calls and emails between firms, but the startup’s technology aims to reduce the time and resources needed by helping FIs communicate with each other. All four banks have been working with Access Fintech over the past year, individually and as a group.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

“Now, helping make SWIFT Cloud Connect real, we are pleased to collaborate with Microsoft to leverage their cloud expertise and advance the frontiers of financial technology, offering a new level of service for SWIFT participants.”. Microsoft’s treasury group processes in excess of $400 billion in SWIFT-based transactions annually.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right. Executives should embrace technology partners as a means of growing and enhancing their customer value proposition. More importantly, BaaS banks will need an I.T.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Rocket Internet , the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports Reuters. Rocket Internet owns majority stakes in HelloFresh and Global Fashion Group. RICP, having reached the hard cap of 1 billion [U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Below, PYMNTS looks at some of the other payments and financial technology companies that are either innovating on top of existing rails or looking to bypass those legacy networks altogether with entirely new solutions. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7 Billhop Eases B2B Card Acceptance.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations. Open Financial Technologies. India’s Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 OakNorth operates in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. The companies were grouped together between 2014 and 2017 after investments and acquisitions by Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd., reports noted.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

Established in June 2015 , the Secure Payments Task Force has engaged more than 200 financial institutions, consumer groups, payment service providers, financial technology firms, merchants, government agencies and others interested in payment security improvement efforts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets. .”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Mastercard and IFC , a member of the World Bank Group, announced Thursday (April 26) that they have updated a $250 million global risk-sharing facility in an effort to expand access to electronic payments in emerging markets. This partnership will help bring modern financial services to underserved people around the world.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . But as with any nascent payments technology, the bad guys are always lurking – especially with cryptos, where anonymity is prized.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2019

Cash App, a smartphone-based money transfer service operated by financial technology company Square Inc., That represents a big generational change in the world of hip-hop, which, due to technological changes and other factors, has arguably had more impact on global culture than rock and roll and jazz did in the 20 th century.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

According to the publication, citing reports from Beijing media group Caixin Media, banks will be required to obtain primary, original documentation from the corporate borrower and its trading partner to stronger finance underwriting. Technology, he said, is key to that endeavor. “As

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

These are a handful of the topics discussed at this week’s Customer Experience for Financial Services (CXFS) Conference, organized by Worldwide Business Research in Charlotte, NC. The CXFS conference was all about the “voice of the customer” (VoC) and how financial institutions (FIs) can improve their customer “listening” skills.

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JULY 11, 2022

Since Square purchased Afterpay, customers can get an Afterpay card to use with participating retailers that operate with Square, which lets customers use Afterpay for in-store purchases. Afterpay is offered at thousands of merchants – notable names include Nordstrom, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Nike.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

It is, in part, why businesses are digitizing and adopting technology, as they look toward software solutions that can unlock information more quickly. With more on-premise and cloud-based solutions operating in the back office, enabling all these systems to communicate and share data with each other is not a given.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Still, according to the latest Mercator Advisory Group report on FinTech disruption, B2B payments will have to wait a bit longer to see true change from these innovations. Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other disruptions all show promise to make major changes in the B2B payments space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

KPMG reports that investment in technology overall has touched a new high of as much as $8 billion in the second quarter of this year, and through the first half of the year, FinTech investments touched more than $14 billion from $12.2 But that means some of the upstarts could operate without having to tie up with traditional financial firms.

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MAY 23, 2017

William Mills Agency , the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, announced that Heather Sugg, Mary York and David Jones have been named as Group Directors and have joined the agency’s management team.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. These small group sessions allow for quality time with some of our best experts in financial services. For heads of payment operations, retail banking, and strategy or innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

The city is able to attract investors due to its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies. Dubai is considered to be a hotbed for financial technology and innovation, not just in the Middle East but globally. 2016, the inflation rate was 0.12

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. China could improve its regulatory technologies. For example, implemented in an appropriate way, Blockchain technologies could support the exchange of personal data for client onboarding incl.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. However, if recent developments in the financial services industry are any indication, innovation waits for no institution, company, agency or, for that matter, Fed report. faster payments system.

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