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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

billion acquisition of Plaid, arguing that the deal would allow Visa to extend what the DOJ alleges is the company's control of the online debt market. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority already approved the Visa/Plaid deal in August. Department of Justice sued Visa on Thursday (Nov. 5) to block its planned $5.3

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Startups headquartered in Ontario dominate the table, with over 40 fintech companies from this market map headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area.

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JULY 21, 2017

They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. What we are seeing is many new companies launching capabilities built upon the latest internet-enabled technologies. They are very different to banks and are collectively known as FinTech, financial technology start-up companies.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017

William Wagner, CMO/Vice President of Marketing, Cloud Lending Solutions. Online lenders have been disrupting the lending ecosystem by combining innovation with advanced financial technology to improve borrower experience, address underserved markets, and reduce operating costs. In 2014, the US.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

That could happen under Chinese regulators’ proposals to curb market concentration in the country’s online payments market, Ant, best known for its Alipay payments service, calls itself a financial technology company (FinTech). But China’s financial regulators are starting to view it as being more like a bank.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Open banking lets third-party financial service companies to have access to a consumer’s banking transactions and other financial data from financial institutions (FIs). Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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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. “Any The company said that the move was an effort to promote more “rational” spending habits among users, Reuters reported.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Intuit is known for making online tax filing service TurboTax, which is used by millions of people. Intuit would gain a strong standing in the world of online personal finance by acquiring Credit Karma. The deal will push the bookkeeping software giant more into the realm of consumer finance, people familiar with the deal said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Financial technology providers are partnering up to offer expanded mPOS capabilities to merchants, which are looking for tools to avoid long checkout lines. charitable giving market come from online donations , and the canned tuna industry is adapting to the tastes of millennials and younger consumers amid a decline in consumption.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The system would involve users paying for online purchases using QR codes, and it would be the first time Amazon offered the technology in the country. The system is called CoDi, and its goal is to bring more people into the financial sector. CoDi will let users pay online or in person through mobile devices using QR codes.

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MARCH 14, 2023

In addition to the venture debt financing and startup banking that it’s known for, SVB is a gateway for commercial payments and online payments acceptance. In fact, it markets itself not as a bank, but as a financial technology partner. According to SVB, its clients account for 71% of all fintech IPOs since 2020.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. Bissett said Pin Payments was born out of a desire to offer businesses a simple way to get paid online and be on a level playing field with the competition.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Naspers, Africa’s largest company based on market value, is gearing up to spend $1 billion in India in the form of investments focused on the financial technology market. At the time Naspers said proceeds would go toward growth opportunities in global classified, online food delivery and FinTech.

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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. the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. Since then, the skepticism has evaporated and the CEO of Varo Money Inc. , which had housed them, the news service reported.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Mexico’s new government, led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is setting its sights on financial technology to get the country out of poverty. The report noted that banking systems embedded on mobile phones are popular in emerging markets, including in China, India and Kenya , driven in part by private-sector FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. The news outlet quoted SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi late last month that blockchain may pose challenges for exchanges and financial firms. “We

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Globe Telecom’s financial technology division, Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, notched $175 million in additional venture funding in January. The Chinese online commerce services upstart WeTrade Group is aiming to raise approximately $121 million in its transfer from the OTC board to Nasdaq per an S-1 filed with U.S.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 12) announcement. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Look Who’s Charging Founder Stuart Grover added: “We are extremely excited to combine the technology and data we have built to support the Australian banks with Experian’s market-leading open data technology.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

In looking ahead at the near-term emergence of FinTech markets, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. percent and online borrowing at 5.6 percent and online borrowing at 5.6

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MAY 27, 2020

The increase during what has been a volatile time for financial markets tells a “tale of two cities,” he told the network on Wednesday (May 27), as COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc in addition to its health toll. There are some people that absolutely need to repair their financial lives, and they need to borrow to do so,” Noto said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

We’ve all heard that millennials, for example, think of bank branches as a vestiges of another century with little relevance to their financial lives. Turns out that’s inaccurate. Even millennials, who heavily lean on remote banking, still visit physical bank locations for more complex functions like loan applications” monthly. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

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. China TransInfo Technology Corp. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

The startup has said that business banking on the continent needs to be repaired, and that it can provide a much better experience with its mobile and online-first offerings. . Qonto intends to squeeze more out of its existing markets, improve and upgrade the offerings on its platform, and focus more on local needs. million.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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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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. Keep an eye on the initial banks working on these projects. Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars.

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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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JANUARY 18, 2017

The financial technology firm revealed it will offer banks access to its peer-to-peer lending technology to help banks compete with younger alternative lenders in the industry. Banks are losing market share to P2P platform providers,” Misys Senior Product Officer Jean-Cedric Jollant told Reuters. “By

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MAY 11, 2020

Ready to embrace financial technological innovation which has the potential to transform payments and money faster, and in more disruptive ways, than ever before,” he said. Mersch pointed out that central banks are focused on wholesale CBDCs because retail could rattle the entire global financial system. We have to be ready.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . At a high level, that means helping crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments across the Visa rails.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. Moscow is considered to have the largest eCommerce market potential. The country has the largest online market in Europe, with an estimated 66 million Russians accessing the internet.

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JULY 11, 2022

When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout. Apple is planning to make this service available at both online and retail stores – if you can use Apple Pay for it, you can use Apple Pay Later for it.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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