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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. SoFi had familiarity of Technisys through prior use of the system and through SoFi’s prior acquisition of digital payments provider Galileo.

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OCC’s New Office of Financial Technology Portends Increased Supervisory Activity

CFPB Monitor

The OCC’s announcement that it will establish an Office of Financial Technology to “bolster the agency’s expertise and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing banking landscape” should come as no surprise to those who have been following recent pronouncements of Acting Comptroller Michael J.

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24 Big European Banks Take On Visa, Mastercard With Their Own Payment System

PYMNTS

Dubbed the Pan European Payment System Initiative, or PEPSI, the group has the support of 20 French and German banks, and would handle all forms of cashless transactions. . PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. .

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Mitek Systems Rejects Offer From Elliott Management, ASG Technologies

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Mitek Systems , the financial technology provider to banks, is pushing back from a takeover offer from Elliott Management , the hedge fund and ASG Technologies , the software company. It also wants to increase the development of Mitek’s technology that helps banks verify the identities of customers.

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Through New Oracle Partnership, Baton Systems is Bringing the Cloud, APIs, DLT to Banks

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE—The legacy infrastructure of most banks leaves something to be desired, and payments technology provider Baton Systems wants to use the cloud, APIs, and distributed ledger technology to help.

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BNY Mellon’s recent hires tasked with pursuing 3 key technology areas

Bank Innovation

BNY Mellon's three key financial technology executives added last month were given the directive to pursue investments and fintech partnerships in natural language processing, rule-based automation systems and robotic process automation (RPA), Bank Innovation has learned. The initiatives had previously not been disclosed.

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Mitek Upgrades Digital ID Verification With NFC Technology

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A major provider of financial technology to banks, Mitek Systems said its digital identity verification software will now incorporate near-field communication (NFC) technology as well. Mitek, a top developer of digital identity verification and mobile check deposit technology, announced on Thursday (Oct.