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Ant Group’s Value Could Be Cut Further Due To China’s Antitrust Concerns

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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. “Ant

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Digital-First Banking Branches Out

PYMNTS

Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs) are replacing ATMs in more locations, with remote human tellers on video at your beck, real-time transfer capabilities and a stack of helpful banking tasks that customers can do themselves. While there are fewer full-service branches in the U.S.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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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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Promontory Financial Group CEO on the future of RegTech

Insights on Business

Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years. Promontory is now a key component of IBM Watson Financial Services.

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Bankers as Buyers 2017 Message from William Mills Agency President, Scott Mills

William Mills

Within this report, you will find ideas and concepts from leading industry analysts, banking consultants and financial technology professionals that focus on key trends impacting the financial industry this year. Watch this short video from the editor to learn why he believes Bankers as Buyers is an important read for 2017.

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FinovateFall 2017 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Using Adobe to show how a community bank might find/organize their existing “assets” (photos/video?/etc.) He has more than 34 years of experience in financial technology and is a recognized leader in financial and technology marketing. based on data.

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Virtual communities and digital worlds

Lex Sokolin

The image above is a screenshot of a concert held in video game Fortnite (made by Epic, owned in part by Tencent) attended by 12 million people. While other media have seen volatility in industry revenues from the emergence of digital platforms, consumer spend on video games has grown to $100 billion.