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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. This tech is also aimed to serve as the challenger bank or “sidecar” core offering for the digital subsidiaries of community and regional banks.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

PYMNTS

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. 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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Why Asia Will Dominate the World of Financial Technology

Let's Talk Payments

If there is one region to lead the world into the next generation of financial technology innovation, it is Asia. Despite common belief spread by media coverage that the western.

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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

Bank Innovation

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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ERI CROWNED BEST OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY SOLUTION AT THE ASIAN PRIVATE BANKER – 7TH TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Bobsguide

ERI is proud to announce that its digital front-to-back technology platform – the OLYMPIC Banking System – has been awarded Best Operational Efficiency Solution at the Asian Private Banker-7th Technology Awards. ERI has prevailed in one of the most hotly contested categories is testimony to the strength of its cutting-edge solutions.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

PYMNTS

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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