PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The holiday shopping season is here — and to capture profits, retailers need to ensure that customers’ payment experiences are as smooth as possible. That means adopting solutions like mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) to avoid the long checkout lines that discourage all but the most diehard shoppers. Around The mPOS World.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 14, 2018

Most veterans of the financial technology space can confess to some cynicism about new technology and products. Consumers, especially those with genuine day-to-day financial struggles, don't seem to see much improvement. We're all still waiting for blockchain and mobile payments to transform the financial system.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 3, 2017

Engage Financial Technology, a provider of prepaid card programs for banks, healthcare providers, retailers and other organizations, has partnered with software provider Ensenta for a cloud-based approach to loading funds to prepaid cards.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

How important are humans to your retail banking experience? It’s a fair question given that ATMs and mobile banking can now make the whole “teller in a window” thing disappear permanently. It looked like bank branches were teetering on the brink, with net closures of retail locations consistently ahead of new branch openings.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But in industries like retail banking, where technology is at the heart of change, staying still is more likely to be one of the biggest risks a financial institution (FI) could take, such is the anticipated pace of change in the next few years. Some businesses might view investing in modernization and innovation as a risk.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It is working with over 20 financial institutions to create the service. Kakao Pay is reportedly set to be the first South Korean financial technology firm working with mobile payments to undertake an IPO. Google Goes Global With Free Retail Ad Initiative. Korean FinTech Kakao Pay Preps For IPO.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK , for instance, is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms Dana Cita, Aktivaku and Findaya. Smartphones contributed one trillion dollars to overall retail sales in the United States during 2018.

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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 also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 13, 2021

Say Technologies: California-based Say is a technological platform that gives shareholders access to their full ownership stake. It crowdsources retail investor queries and allows investors to communicate with firms that they own during annual meetings, earnings calls, and other events. WHO ARE THE PARTIES TO THE DEAL?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

As COVID-19 disrupts normal operations, retailers are taking stock of available mobile and online commerce capabilities and technologies. . The advisory board is comprised of leaders from high-growth businesses in complementary sectors — Eden Health , Toast and more.

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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. The hardware is integrated with Wirecard’s financial commerce platform.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Braun faces charges of accounting fraud and market manipulation designed to artificially inflate the financial technology company’s balance sheet to make it look more appealing to investors and customers. Airbnb CEO Sees Potential For 2020 IPO Amid Bookings Rebound. NEW DATA: How Credit Unions Are Innovating To Help Micro Businesses.

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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. Under the new deal, the two companies will extend their current project in the Czech Republic and will enter Slovakia.

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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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Chris Skinner

MARCH 11, 2017

Seven years ago, the first new retail bank in almost a century got its licence to open: Metro Bank. I keep stressing that we need to remember … The key headlines of the past week include … Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts – Computer Weekly The report Who are you calling a challenger?

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 20, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—Greenlight Financial Technology Inc., a PFM that provides “smart debit cards” to more than 100,000 users to begin financial literacy conversations with their children, is launching a credit product.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 17, 2019

As readers of our blog know, our consumer financial services group has been at the forefront of legal developments involving new technologies. Our Banking and Financial Services and Retail industry groups add further depth and specialized knowledge.

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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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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Fresh off its January announcement to acquire payments processor First Data Corporation, financial technology vendor Fiserv seems to be banking on a breakout year for the bank-backed P2P payment service Zelle.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2019

Financial technology provider Personetics is building robo-advisor capabilities into its AI-based PFM tool offering. This new feature will allow banks to offer their customers the valuable product of auto-investment, ideally at no extra, or at least minimal, extra cost.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Some even say that blockchain will be the most influential FinTech technology of 2018. The future of financial services: The cognitive bank”. We saw advanced intelligence and automation go mainstream in retail banking through the advent of natural language chatbots and artificial human intelligence to consumer interfaces.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2015

While many bank and credit unions are consistently updating their financial technology behind the scenes to ensure smooth back-end processes, tech upgrades for consumer-facing products and services are increasingly important to customer satisfaction and retention. It’s a big job to keep up with the Apples of the world.

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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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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

A traditional retail bank has its own distribution channels (such as branches, contact centers, and digital channels). The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. The mobile payments hub.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

The news comes as reports surfaced last year that the Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company was growing its financial technology services via partnerships with three peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms. The company was also experimenting with cloud kitchens or delivery-only restaurants in Indonesia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

There’s an estimated 492 startups in Tokyo, with the majority serving the mobile and big data analytics sectors. Tokyo is well-known for its strong economy and significant presence in the financial world. The firm’s free mobile app recently saw a surge in U.S. Over the last 12 months, Tokyo startups have earned over $1.6

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Here’s a few recent ones that caught our attention, and please, “Give us some slack, teach” on the school themes, ok? Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

If you are a community bank or credit union, then there’s a lot to like in the launch of Business Banking Mobile from NCR. The app brings the SaaS banking services platform to the mobile channel, giving small-and-medium FIs the ability to offer their business customers a range of services via iOS and Android devices.

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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. At the same time, businesses are willing to switch payments service providers if they are offered a better deal. In addition, tens of billions of dollars in the U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2015

Digital Retail Apps is C$1 million (US$770,000) closer to its goal of going global. Digital Retail Apps is the company behind SelfPay , the mobile payments technology that alleviates the most overlooked pain point of the in-person payment process: the queue.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

After all, it’s not like most theaters are located in the middle of empty fields — they’re in malls or alongside other retail buildings and entertainment providers. This is a financial technology business.”. A consumer who wants to use Sinemia downloads the company’s mobile app and buys a subscription package.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

which has sold more than 25 million mobile activity tracking devices, is successful because it makes measuring health activity and data—from how many steps someone walks in a given day to how much sleep a person gets—fun. A study titled “Innovation in Retail Banking” by Infosys Ltd., By Elizabeth Judd. Fitbit Inc., Why gamify?

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Demoing mobile banking app which has smart capability. User goes to Walgreens and registers the retail store in app. Starting off the morning with lots of demos expanding the ability of the mobile banking app. ^KT. Very interesting to see what is coming to the mobile banking app. Funny and unusual for a Finovate demo.

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William Mills

JANUARY 28, 2016

In the financial services industry, there have been several mainstay trade shows where bankers and service providers come together to learn about new products and technologies: Finovate, the ABA Annual Conference for Community Bankers and BAI Retail Delivery are all examples, and there is another emerging. If you attend.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Thinking about what will come to fruition by the end of December of this year gives little runway to predict, say, the most mobile of mobile commerce options. Might the coming year be marked by innovation at the point of sale (POS)? Alibaba.com On Why US Is The ‘Testing Ground’ For Global B2B eCommerce. Trackers and Reports.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Capabilities include accelerated check clearing, enhanced mobile wallets, simplified fraud controls, and streamlined charitable donations. With consumer expectations growing for real-time transactions and unified information across channels, banks are layering new capabilities onto legacy frameworks.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Capabilities include accelerated check clearing, enhanced mobile wallets, simplified fraud controls, and streamlined charitable donations. With consumer expectations growing for real-time transactions and unified information across channels, banks are layering new capabilities onto legacy frameworks.

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