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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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Speaking with PYMNTS, Muller highlighted the opportunity that the cannabis space has to adopt payments and other financial technologies that have leapfrogged over legacy solutions. As it turns out, other industries can benefit from technology that addresses those same pain points.

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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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Senate Federal CEO On Protecting Member Trust During Digital Overhauls

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Customers today expect to be able to access financial services instantly, which can put pressure on CUs that need to stretch restricted technology budgets into innovative new features. percent reporting in the PYMNTS Credit Union Innovation Index that they would switch financial institutions (FIs) due to a lack of innovation.

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Inside The FIS Innovation Process With EVP Bruce Lowthers

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The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with the tools to solve it. Anyone can have a good idea,” Lowthers said; innovation is about what you do with it. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?

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Revolut Brings Open Banking To Germany In Deal With TrueLayer

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Open banking lets third-party financial service companies to have access to a consumer’s banking transactions and other financial data from financial institutions (FIs). Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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Bitcoin Daily: People’s Bank Of China To Certify Digital Payment Products; Korean Security Agency Supports Blockchain Projects With $9M Fund

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The People’s Bank of China announced that it will certify 11 types of financial technology hardware and software used for digital payment and blockchain services. In other news, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced that it plans to support blockchain-related projects in 2020 with 10.5

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

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PYMNTS explores these stories and others in this week’s Payment Rail Innovation Tracker. “We are proud to be an early adopter of the RTP network, which demonstrates our commitment to be at the forefront of technology and payments and allows Chesapeake Bank to continue to meet our customers’ needs now and in the future.”

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