PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

“Consumers want speed and personalization, but they don’t want to sacrifice security,” he said. Because the online environment continues to evolve at a fast pace, our AML strategies need to be fluid to keep up with the increased functionality and continual evolution of technology our customers expect and deserve.”.

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Perficient

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. But, the reality was, even though I felt more financially secure, I wasn’t technically in any less debt than I would have been had I just bought the shoes outright.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

FinTechs are helping companies understand and optimize their total cost of payments acceptance through technology. Big online eCommerce, gig economy or other merchants “tend to have a lot of different payment services that they use,” he told PYMNTS in an interview.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

The aim of creating this system was both to provide more speed and security to the country’s merchants. Financial technology provider Fiserv has devised a technology that allows individuals to accept payments on consumer-grade smartphones and other digital devices, as well as handheld business point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The opening of a Hong Kong outpost is part of SoFi’s bid to acquire online brokerage firm 8 Securities, while expanding its business and serving up commission-free trading there. SoFi, which deals with consumer financial services, said it will continue to serve existing 8 Securities brokerage customers. billion.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Continuing its development of financial technologies on its platform, social media firm Facebook has joined a Visa program that enables the network to access its Token Service for payments, Visa announced today.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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

JUNE 1, 2020

In a roundtable discussion, the last in the “Powering the Digital Shift” series with Karen Webster, six experts in money movement, fraud prevention, banking and financial technology discussed one sure bet: “Digital optional” is no option as we move toward contactless commerce.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Financial technology (FinTech) company Numerated , which links financial institutions (FIs) with digital business lending and sales solutions, has announced a partnership with PayNet to integrate risk analytics into its offering. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With billions of compromised credentials exposed online, there is a high likelihood that most users of the U.S. financial system have had some information about themselves … compromised at some point.”. “FinCEN is seeing around 5,000 account takeover reports each month involving approximately $350 million,” he said.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A recent partnership in India aims to add further biometric security to the nation’s Aadhaar system. Identity Devices Sweden AB will provide a new biometric privacy platform (BPP) to Aadhaar, essentially adding a new layer of security to its online and offline authentication systems.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Separately, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is in the midst of plans for a “sandbox” that will help boost FinTech efforts for capital markets, as reported by The Hindu. The news outlet quoted SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi late last month that blockchain may pose challenges for exchanges and financial firms.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The coronavirus-driven market downturn has prompted investing by younger people who see it as an opportunity, the report said, noting a number of other online brokers have also seen an increase in new investor accounts this year. Since then, it has expanded its financial products to offer personal and mortgage loans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

As the site reported, the plan states that stronger FinTech risk controls should be in place, and adds that FinTech can help improve the quality of financial services through the country. Fujitsu has noted that there has been a shortage of data specialists that can provide credit analysis in the country.

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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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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. Wirecard said its platform enables secure acceptance and processing of digital payments.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Engagement platform Personetics also secured $85M from Thoma Bravo Digital banking provider Apiture announced a fundraising round led by Live Oak Bank, Pinnacle Bank, and BHG Financial Digital banking provider Backbase raised $128.6M

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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. The fund will be established as soon as possible, and how much it accomplishes depends on the total amount of funding.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Blackhawk Network , a global financial technology company, announced that it has expanded its partnership with eBay to provide the online marketplace with end-to-end business-to-business (B2B) gift card services. business at Blackhawk. “We

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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. . But as with any nascent payments technology, the bad guys are always lurking – especially with cryptos, where anonymity is prized.

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

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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. The card will support currencies from Australia, Japan and the U.S., The card will support currencies from Australia, Japan and the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

For Bottomline Technologies , the opportunity emerged with Friday’s launch of the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. For banks and SMBs that may have traditionally relied on physical branches to process these applications, a secure online platform can be instrumental.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

According to a report in Reuters , Daisuke Yamada, Mizuho’s chief digital innovation officer, said in an interview the company already has around 20 projects in the pipeline to launch the venture with some using blockchain technology and others focused on artificial intelligence in areas including farming and travel.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

With abundant choices in many aspects of their lives, consumers expect a range of options when it comes to online shopping, ranging from picking out clothes to making travel plans. The company recently filed paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. billion in 2017.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The public markets are less excited about the traditional FIs – the private money indicates promise in digital banking, and decidedly less rosy days ahead for the traditional financial players (who are burdened by legacy tech and have relatively higher exposure to legacy financial/credit products that may be pressured by rocky economic landscapes).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Ideally, those actions should run the gamut of transactions and financial services, across payments and cards. In an interview with PYMNTS, Domach said that “we are very early in the journey with voice technology, especially when it comes to final financial technology.”. People don’t speak in ‘press one,’” he said.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will host a public forum in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2016 to discuss financial technology innovation in the financial services industry. The forum will be open to the public and webcast live on the SEC’s website.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal , the new service, dubbed Chase Auto Direct, will be powered by TrueCar , which is an online car-buying site. The idea behind the partnership is to speed up the car-buying process, and it is the latest example of a financial services company getting into bed with a financial technology firm.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The country has the largest online market in Europe, with an estimated 66 million Russians accessing the internet. Political conflict has wreaked havoc on the country’s financial health over the years, which has, in turn, caused many global venture capitalists to look elsewhere and talent to drastically exit in search of better opportunities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The public markets are less excited about the traditional FIs – the private money indicates promise in digital banking, and decidedly less rosy days ahead for the traditional financial players (who are burdened by legacy tech and have relatively higher exposure to legacy financial/credit products that may be pressured by rocky economic landscapes).

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

In the latest PYMNTS Commanders in Chief series, Bruce Lowthers, executive vice president of FIS Global, a financial technology solutions provider , and president of the company’s Payments Division , didn’t set out to be an innovator. What concerns you most in the online payment solutions space?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Trust in B2B eCommerce is critical for both buyer and suppliers, and as more businesses demand to conduct trade online, B2B eCommerce platforms like Alibaba are positioning themselves as facilitators of this buyer-supplier trust. Supplier Payment Security. International Ambitions. Buyers’ Shifting Balance of Power.

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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. Companies in this subcategory (1) provide technology to accounting and tax, bookkeeping, and expense management players, or (2) leverage technology to provide these services directly to end-users.

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