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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

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10), Craig Moore, CEO of business financing platform Beehive , not only made the case for more P2P lending in the Middle East (the company is based in the United Arab Emirates), but also gave a larger view of the FinTech situation in that region as a new decade dawns. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

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Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. According to the publication, the Federal Reserve is eyeing ways to engage more frequently with industry participants on innovation outside the purview of the outsourced risk process.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Just think of what the industry dealt with in the last 12 months: The brunt of the unprecedented scope and pace of Fed rate hikes hit home, and banks have seen an.80 Just think of what the industry dealt with in the last 12 months: The brunt of the unprecedented scope and pace of Fed rate hikes hit home, and banks have seen an.80

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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For several years, while state-level legalization has expanded, access to traditional banks remains an issue thanks to their status as federally regulated entities. That doesn’t mean these companies have the ability to easily adopt the same payments solutions that businesses in other industries can access.

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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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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.

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NEW REPORT: How Banks Are Driving API-First Strategies

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New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Other recent API developments aim to offer professionals an efficient way to process payments and remain compliant with local regulations.

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