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

PYMNTS

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. Despite lending £6.7

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit

PYMNTS

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. But AlphaCredit CEOs and co-founders José Luis Orozco and Augusto Álvarez were happy about the opportunity, saying it would give them the chance to keep providing cutting-edge technology for fast, easy and flexible service.

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China’s Ant Group Mulling Creation Of New Consumer Loan Unit

PYMNTS

Creation of the new unit would be part of a much larger overhaul of the financial technology company and subject to approval by Chinese authorities, who pulled the plug on the company’s massive initial public offering late last year, according to Bloomberg. To operate beyond Chongquing, Ant would be required to apply for new licenses.

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Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts

PYMNTS

The Times reported late last week that initiatives include a “FinTech foresight” group that will bring together various stakeholders across financial technology and multinational companies. Separately, Ireland-based FinTech Prepaid Financial Services has been granted an eMoney license by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Hong Kong’s FinTech Strategy

Chris Skinner

Here’s the summary: Financial Technology, more commonly referred to as FinTech, looks set to reshape the financial sector in the coming years and present Hong Kong with both challenges and opportunities. Many FinTechs are providing financial services directly to customers in areas such as payments and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending.

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