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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm

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Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. Freire added that Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico “are in the spotlight,” and there’s no “preset amount by nation.”.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

South State Correspondent

In this article, we discuss cash management profitability and rank the most profitable industries for banks to go after. We ranked the Top 20 Deposit-Rich Industries ( HERE ). As can be seen below, Client 2, because of the nature of their industry, has much greater variability in their cash flow.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

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Among the most recent headlines, in Asia this past week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that Business Times said will boost partnerships on FinTech and financial services innovation.

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Wirecard, Ctrip Roll Out Multi-Currency Card; Missguided Launches ‘Pay Later’ Option

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Digital financial technology company Wirecard and online travel agency Ctrip are rolling out multi-currency Visa cards to Ctrip customers in China, Wirecard said in an announcement. The card will support currencies from Australia, Japan and the U.S., In the U.K.,

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox

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As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

Gonzobanker

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. The industry lacks an efficient tech ecosystem. Community banks, regional players, and credit unions are all in the fight of their lifetime with the need to transform their business.

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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)

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And while the continual drumbeat of announcements from various players looking to find new and inventive ways to apply distributed ledger technology to various parts of Brazil’s financial services industry has something of a tendency to stand out, digital payments and banking news in general has been coming quick and constant.