Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Imagine a scenario in which opacity and complexity have been removed from the financial services industry. Anyone with an idea of how we might conduct business better and more efficiently, be it in wealth management, lending, insurance, or payments, could bring it to life with ease.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— As open banking sweeps through Europe with the launch of PSD2, GDPR, and other regulations focused on transparency, North American financial institutions might want to consider looking to blockchain or artificial intelligence for their own compliance challenges.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.”. According to Reuters , Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

That arm of the financial technology (FinTech) giant offers a virtual credit card. Chinese regulators are looking to strengthen the rules for FinTechs. The Chinese government’s action took place after a falling out between regulators and Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma. The company did not elaborate.

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Bobsguide

JULY 3, 2022

Leading fintech company, AutoRek, is delighted to have been recognised at the Systems in the City Financial Technology Awards 2022 in both the ‘Best CASS Solution’ and ‘Best Wealth Management Solution’ categories and are excited to have achieved the accolade ‘Best CASS Solution’ for the third consecutive year.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly 60 upstarts focusing on financial services — from Stripe Inc. to Chime Inc. to Plaid Inc. — have garnered valuations of more than $1 billion in recent years, according to CB Insights.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Plus, the United Kingdom and the European Union are set to begin discussions on financial services sector regulation now that Brexit has been affected. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and existing investors took part in the fundraise.

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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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APRIL 23, 2020

Cannabis operations that partnered with Hypur to leverage the company’s financial technology can tap into the digital HypurPay app to access a safer and more convenient payment environment. Hypur serves more than 600 clients throughout the country and has over 25 partnerships with banking and financial institutions.

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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.

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JULY 22, 2020

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). Brex said the new funding would be used for engineering and design to advance its tools for expense management and procurement.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 27, 2023

Industry pundits in the know about everything financial technology and financial technology firms will soon be clinking martini glasses saluting each other and telling stories about their profitability and number of bank installs they have under their belt. It is a veritable "who" of financial technology firms.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and regulators from three Chinese agencies are interviewing Ant Group Founder Jack Ma, Chairman Eric Jing, and CEO Simon Hu about the upcoming $37 billion initial public offering (IPO), according to a Financial Times report on Monday (Nov. Shares are scheduled to begin trading on Thursday (Nov.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets.

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JULY 23, 2019

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Regulators Step In. Technology, he said, is key to that endeavor. “As

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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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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. Department of the Treasury that charters and regulates financial institutions. As a national charter, the bank can offer credit and cash-flow management, the company said. Varo Bank N.A.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Germany’s state-owned savings and cooperative banks are moving forward with discussions that could create a powerful financial association with $286 billion in assets and a staff of 11,000, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Risk management policies, processes, and controls. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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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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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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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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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international payments. Launched in 2012, London-based Currencycloud is regulated in Europe, the U.S. This partnership allows our customers to get the best of both worlds.

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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. According to a KPMG study , 63 percent of financial institutions use transaction monitoring based on rules and machine learning.

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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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JULY 27, 2020

While the Federal Trade Commission plays a role in identifying card fraud, the industry relies, in part, on self-regulation, especially outside the U.S. As investigators identify the nature of Wirecard’s activities, one focus is on its practice of managing payments for merchants other companies would avoid.

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Bobsguide

JUNE 7, 2016

After news that the Financial Conduct Authority is launching a regulatory sandbox, it poses the question of whether or not financial technology should be regulated and in turn, increases concerns about whether money management systems should be considered financial products or technology.

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JULY 2, 2020

EedenBull, which is based in Norway, Scotland and Singapore, launched its commercial card platform in May to support financial institutions’ management of their own business cards and integrated rewards programs. Global Cash Card’s Legal Saga Ends. Global Cash Card’s Legal Saga Ends.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

But while B2B payments continues to lag behind the B2C market in terms of innovation, analysts note that all sides will be facing challenges from regulation this year. The firm noted that there is now a fairly even split between financial technology innovators that target the consumer and SME space and those that target corporate services.

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JULY 19, 2018

American Express has filed for a blockchain-based proof of payment technology, and Santander U.K. Traditional banks and other financial institutions are undergoing tremendous pressure right now to compete in an environment where they are faced with enormous scrutiny from government regulators looking to mitigate risk.

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MARCH 16, 2018

The profiles serve as educational materials outlining the lifecycles, security characteristics and relevant laws and regulations for the most common payment types, the Federal Reserve said in a press release. “We They also cover security methods — and identity management controls — along with relevant laws and regulations, among other topics.

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MAY 22, 2018

Among the speakers was Graham Taylor, Vodafone’s assistant treasurer, who emphasized the potential for PSD2 regulations to have a profound impact on corporate cash management and payments. Most global treasurers surveyed said they plan to invest in technology and automation, as well as cybersecurity, in the coming year.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

“It would also give MAS the flexibility to address emerging risks, such as cybersecurity, interoperability, technology and money laundering and terrorism financing. It is envisioned that activity-based regulation of payment service providers would build public confidence and encourage the use of electronic payments.”

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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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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

While London could boast “one of the best fintech investment scenes in the world”, thanks to government support and “enlightened regulators”, the capital could be “challenged as a global financial centre” if tech talent was forced to move abroad, he said.

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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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