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Yolande Piazza Officially Head of Citi Fintech

Bank Innovation

Piazza, a 30-year financial technology veteran, who has been serving Citi in a variety of roles since 1988, will lead the group’s efforts in mobile, payments, and general fintech innovation. Citi Group named long-time executive Yolande Piazza the head of Citi Fintech today.

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Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth

PYMNTS

Dubai is considered to be a hotbed for financial technology and innovation, not just in the Middle East but globally. Where this differs from other Middle East countries is the support and drive of the country’s leadership, who are relentless in aiming to make the country a leader in smart city innovation,” Horton explained.

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Inside The FIS Innovation Process With EVP Bruce Lowthers

PYMNTS

In the latest PYMNTS Commanders in Chief series, Bruce Lowthers, executive vice president of FIS Global, a financial technology solutions provider , and president of the company’s Payments Division , didn’t set out to be an innovator. In addition, I am also very proud of our leadership in the loyalty and rewards space.

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With MercadoLibre Integration

PYMNTS

In a statement published on LinkedIn by President and CEO Dan Schulman, PayPal revealed that Brazil- and Mexico-based users of MercadoLibre’s digital payment technology, Mercado Pago, will now be able to use PayPal for online checkout at merchants integrated with Mercado Pago. In March, MercadoLibre announced a $1.85

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With Mercado Libre Integration

PYMNTS

In a statement published on LinkedIn by president and CEO Dan Schulman, PayPal revealed that Brazil and Mexico-based users of Mercado Libre’s digital payment technology Mercado Pago will now be able to use PayPal to make payments at online checkout at merchants with integrated Mercado Pago. In March, Mercado Libre announced a $1.85

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FinDEVr Feature — CardLinx Association

Fintech Labs Insights

My work in the business side of payments informed the direction of the technologies I pursued. These leadership positions included my time at ABN AMRO Investment Bank in London, where I was Director and Head of Financial Technology Investment. 90% of that spending occurs in stores not online.

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

Celent Banking

I like analogies because they can inject simplicity into the most complex discussions of financial technology, and make abstract concepts become more concrete and accessible to the casual fan of technology. As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies.