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MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

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. The Fed And FinTech Firms.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

In regards to the company’s recent filing for a national bank charter, Noto said, “Being a national bank would really be critical strategically. 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.

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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

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad. Besides engineering, we are investing in growing and scaling data science, analytics, and product management organizations to transform Hyderabad into a full spectrum tech site for Uber.”. of India (NPCI).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The solution comes on top of the technology firm’s array of offerings to bolster the GST compliance experience for companies in the country, according to a Wednesday (Sept. As a result, companies can reduce the complexity of their digital invoice management at scale. has debuted its Avalara India GST e-Invoicing product.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

“We are focused on investing in companies that could achieve long-term profitability,” Andres Freire, a managing partner and head of SoftBank’s Southern Cone region, said during a roundtable with reporters in Buenos Aires. . More than 50 percent of the startups the regional fund has invested in are from Brazil.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

million Series B funding round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. This financial backing has also brought us one step closer to realizing our goal of making payment acceptance an option for everyone.”. Contactless payment company Mobeewave announced the closing of a $16.5

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PYMNTS

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. The former Twitter and National Football League executive said 40 percent of trades on SoFi Invest are through fractional shares.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Company Co-Founder and Partner Dana Settle told Bloomberg that Greycroft plans to use the fresh funds to invest in retail-oriented businesses, although it's also interested in working with health technology, financial technology and grocery-related businesses. Salesforce Ventures . The SPAC Attack.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, which is Globe Telecom’s financial technology division that runs the GCash digital wallet, has raised $175 million in further venture funding. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and existing investors took part in the fundraise.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

The Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) has announced the launch of a BIS Innovation Hub to enable central banks around the world to collaborate on financial technology solutions and innovation. There is a new economy emerging driven by changes in technology, demographics and the environment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Fajardo added that the partnership will empower businesses by offering financial services that will help them create a positive economic impact. “As She added that the companies have a common goal of advancing financial inclusion in the country. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to Bloomberg , the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a new consultation paper that revealed new and existing venture capitalists will no longer be subject to the same rules that apply to fund managers overall, including capital requirements and business conduct regulations.

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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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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2016

The small nation is making a big push in support of FinTech innovation by reforming its payment laws. Singapore’s financial authority said it will look to consolidate existing legislation related to payment systems, stored value facilities and remittance businesses in order to create a new combined regulatory framework.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

We’re proud to deepen our relationship with Phillips 66 and to leverage its powerful market presence, which has expanded nationally over the last few years,” said Jay Collins, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Small Business and Channel Partnerships at WEX in a press release.

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William Mills

MAY 23, 2017

William Mills Agency , the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, announced that Heather Sugg, Mary York and David Jones have been named as Group Directors and have joined the agency’s management team.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2016

The small nation is making a big push in support of FinTech innovation by reforming its payment laws. Singapore’s financial authority said it will look to consolidate exiting legislation related to payment systems, stored value facilities and remittance businesses in order to create a new combined regulatory framework.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Previous reports by Caixin Media revealed that Chinese wealth manager Noah Holdings has warned that $490 million worth of asset management products, backed by Camsing Global’s accounts receivable from JD.com, are now at risk of default. Technology, he said, is key to that endeavor. “As Regulators Step In.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. So far, episode topics include cover loan pricing in a rising-rate environment, cannabis-related banking , and technology implementation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Digital financial technology company Wirecard and online travel agency Ctrip are rolling out multi-currency Visa cards to Ctrip customers in China, Wirecard said in an announcement. Klarna UK General Manager Luke Griffiths said that shoppers are turned off by checkout processes that contain many pages and forms. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

JPMorgan is setting up a financial inclusion lab in India through a partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s (IIMA) Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). According to FinTech Futures , the $9.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

It’s all hands on deck as companies across industries take measures to aid the national and global response to the coronavirus pandemic. For Bottomline Technologies , the opportunity emerged with Friday’s launch of the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

But the expansion, giving rise to the new SoFi Invest will offer “automated investing” and financial education. billion (in cash and stock) to buy Galileo Financial Technologies, which focuses on payments and bank account infrastructure. The 8 Securities deal comes a few weeks after SoFi said it would spend $1.2 As many as 34.2

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MAY 31, 2016

In a buying spree that began on Friday (May 27) and carried on through the four days since, Chinese investors managed to push the price of bitcoin up by 16 percent. Bitcoin offers a unique opportunity to those Chinese investors, as strict regulations in their nation otherwise make it hard for Chinese nationals to move money around abroad.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. Between $800 billion and $2 trillion USD is laundered each year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. government to explore the potential of blockchain, proving the Feds haven’t written the technology off. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan. securities bar.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. In less than three years as CEO, Brager has knocked out both organic growth and successful M&A while making CVB Financial one of the top-performing banks in the country.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

There’s incredible value in banks’ data, and they aren’t optimizing it either because of a lack of technology or it’s locked in the core. We can see customers who are paying loans at other institutions, estimate loan balances and generate a shortlist by relationship manager,” says Lappetito. Carson Lappetito, Sunwest Bank.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

That Order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a report assessing how the entry of large technology firms and other non-banks into consumer finance markets has affected competition. The report was issued in response to President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order on promoting competition.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion. At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. Questions directed at Ms.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 21, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House of Representatives (the “House”) adopted an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) offered by Maxine Waters (D. There is a national election coming up, so the amendment’s passage is hardly a pre-ordained conclusion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Hyperwallet says the root of this problem is technology that hasn’t kept pace with the changing workforce – and their needs. They know this which is why they’ve spent $20 billion on financial technology solutions in 2015 alone, up 66 percent from the year before. 4) The Need To Partner . 5) The Need To Be Clear.

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. China could improve its regulatory technologies. For example, implemented in an appropriate way, Blockchain technologies could support the exchange of personal data for client onboarding incl. Wealth Management. Blockchain. Cheap Energy.

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