Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Finding the right place, at the right pace in a volatile and uncertain mobile marketplace. Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies.

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Let's Talk Payments

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The rapid transition towards financial inclusion that Sub-Saharan Africa has been seeing in the last decade could not have happened without the successful adoption of mobile money. However, mobile money.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

That arm of the financial technology (FinTech) giant offers a virtual credit card. Ant Group is best known for its wildly popular payment and loans app Alipay , which has both online and mobile platforms. The company said that the move was an effort to promote more “rational” spending habits among users, Reuters reported.

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JUNE 9, 2019

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system across the globe. But it has also led to two firms controlling more than 90% of the mobile payments market.”

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APRIL 25, 2016

At least, that’s what Conferma could argue, considering its most recent research on corporate expense management. The virtual card FinTech company commissioned a study this month to explore how companies are managing their expense policies and procedures. This technology is tested, and people are prepared to rely on it,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . A so-called “scheme manager” will be the central governing body, the online news service reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. In reference to outsourcing risk, she said management of that risk “appropriately reflects the present-day business realities of the banks we supervise.” The Fed And FinTech Firms.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it is planning to steadily develop a system of rules to regulate financial technology (FinTech) in the country. However, while the technology is fine, the financial services (FinServ) offerings concern the president of Chinese financial investment platform Phoenix Finance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Greycroft’s current portfolio includes investments in Axios Media, mobile-games publisher Scopely and Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle startup Goop. It will use proceeds to leverage technology and invest in innovative ideas to drive the long-term health and wellness of all citizens. He pointed to the rise of remote working as one example.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

That means adopting solutions like mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) to avoid the long checkout lines that discourage all but the most diehard shoppers. In one recent move, for example, financial technology provider Payscape partnered with CardFlight to bring the latter’s SwipeSimple mPOS solution to more merchants.

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JULY 15, 2020

unveiled a new mobile-focused money management experience named Samsung Money by SoFi to assist users in handling their everyday finances per news in May. Users can opt for an individual or joint cash management account with the offering. The news comes as Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The two companies will explore new ways to combine online and mobile financial technology (FinTech) services for quick and convenient cross-border payments and remittances. In the first phase, they will focus on moving global remittances into the mobile wallets and bank accounts of 400 million JD Digits customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

To help reimagine the traditional banking experience, digital banking and payments processing technology and infrastructure provider i2c is teaming with Zero. As a financial technology company, Zero lets consumers experience the things they enjoy about debit cards while using a credit card, i2c said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Grab Financial Group (GFG), a Southeast Asia financial technology (FinTech) and ridesharing company, is expanding its reach with the announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 4) that it will offer consumer loans in Singapore along with wealth management products.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 22, 2016

As it charts a long-term digital payment strategy, TSYS has hired Karim Ahmad, a management consultant with a background in financial technology, to be as head of global product and innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Financial technology company Sleek has reportedly netted $4 million in venture funding for its efforts to take on the traditional corporate services industry. This has meant the adoption of mobile payments that make it easier for these workers to send their earnings back to their home countries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

Spend management startup Teampay is introducing the Controller Collective, a Slack -based exchange to assist controllers and senior accounting professionals, Teampay said in a statement on Friday (March 20). The advisory board is comprised of leaders from high-growth businesses in complementary sectors — Eden Health , Toast and more.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

The world is moving toward better technology, simpler design and instant access to data and automated analytics,” said Mark Smith, Citi Global head of liquidity management services, treasury and trade solutions. “We Cachematrix is excited to power Citi’s Online Investments portal with our best-in-class financial technology.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Chinese conglomerate Tencent is the latest to step into the blockchain trade finance space via its FinTech unit Tencent Financial Technology, according to reports in China Daily on Friday (Nov. Tencent is collaborating with Linklogis to build the solution, reports said. Right now Tencent needs to get better at doing B2B.”.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Last month, in a speech at the Bund Summit in Shanghai, Ma criticized Chinese regulators for excessive oversight of banking and financial technology, according to the FT. Three top mutual fund managers invested $200 million-$500 million each. Ant’s IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong is expected to be the world’s biggest.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

I did GoCardless because it got me out of being a management consultant, initially. And it gave me this grounding in how money works, how FinTech, financial technology works, and sort of, how money moves around the world…I worked for a dating website for a year, after I left GoCardless, which was amazing fun.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) at the University of California, Irvine announced Wednesday (Feb. According to UCI, the first report to come out of the center, which is slated for later this year, will look at the drivers of financial technology change, as well as consumer adoption.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Fiserv , a global financial technology company, and Stack Sports, a sports tech leader, have teamed up to assist in youth sports payments and make them easier and more efficient, according to a release. The technology will assist the multitude of participants who use the Stack Sports technology.

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MAY 27, 2020

Noto’s remarks came on the same day as the announcement of “ Samsung Money by SoFi ,” the new mobile-focused money management product SoFi is offering in partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. Since then, it has expanded its financial products to offer personal and mortgage loans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

According to the report, the investments were prompted by Todd Combs, a portfolio manager at Berkshire. Berkshire has historically shied away from technology investments, because Buffet said it was out of its area of expertise, noted the paper. Smith School of Business and a Berkshire shareholder, told the paper in an interview.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

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. His comments even caused a price boost of bitcoin and blockchain stocks to the point that the Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Here’s a few recent ones that caught our attention, and please, “Give us some slack, teach” on the school themes, ok?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

the FinTech that connects banks with financial technology applications. will let customers more easily send banking data to third-party apps for managing their finances. To address those concerns, customers can see the FinTechs that can collect data on JPMorgan’s website and mobile app. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. But it was a Singapore startup building out a holistic suite of small business financial services that landed the largest round this week, by far.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced Tuesday (April 16) it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market. It also offers online completion of transactions that meet new compliance rules.

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JULY 31, 2018

Europe’s Billon has signed a letter of intent with financial technology provider FIS to explore joint product development and sales opportunities for its corporate blockchain solutions. Billon’s mission is to civilize blockchain technology to solve the world’s financial and data management problems.”.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this emerging landscape, financial institutions, often community banks, frequently “rent” their charter to financial technology firms (fintechs) that serve a specific consumer group as a means to grow non-interest income. infrastructure and the capacity to manage a BaaS strategy to significantly complement the core business.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, is pleased to announce its inaugural episode of INV Unfiltered — a new monthly podcast series, which will cover current trends and intriguing topics in financial technology and beyond.

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Jack Henry

JUNE 4, 2014

Pyments.com recently posted an article reporting 63% of small business owners said they could not survive without their mobile phone. They need a one stop shop for doing these things and keeping it coordinated in a way that allows the simple management of what is coming in and what is going out. What about my bug company?

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

In other Czech news, Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced in April that it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market.

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