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Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings

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In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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Why Drive, Not Size, Is Key To FI Innovation

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When it comes to technological innovation, however, the smaller players have long been outgunned by larger FIs and their sizable IT budgets. Today, small banks are more aggressive and ambitious in their innovation strategies than medium-sized and large FIs. This is changing — in a big way. percent to higher than that of large FIs.

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PayPal, Mastercard Champion Bank-FinTech Alliances

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At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, executives of PayPal and Mastercard touted partnerships between financial technology companies and banks as a positive way to gain customers’ trust and innovate new ways for customers to interact with their finances. On Tuesday (Jan.

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REPORT: Why 78 Pct Of FIs Say They Struggle To Innovate

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Banks today recognize that they must embrace innovation to survive in a world being rapidly transformed by digital technology. For the past year, PYMNTS has been examining how banks are faring on the road to technological innovation. Our research establishes that effective IT and core systems are at the heart of successful innovation.

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In Banking Innovation, Eyeing The Needs Of The ‘Digital Native’

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Depending on where you look, the chasm yawns wide when it comes to innovating with new technologies or features. In a PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster, Joe DeRosa, EVP of Global Sales at i2c , discussed the findings of the July 2019 Innovation Readiness Playbook , subtitled “Leveling the Playing Field for Different-Sized FIs.”

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Easing The Online Shift With Integrated Invoicing

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While FinTech innovation has opened up the doors for small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) to access more sophisticated solutions to manage money, software fatigue has business owners overwhelmed by a barrage of siloed systems. And according to Ronny Yakov , CEO of The OLB Group , QuickBooks is often an ideal place to start.

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Mastercard, Network International To Introduce Commercial Cards In Middle East, Africa

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The suite of Mastercard payment solutions aims to enable businesses to save time, reduce costs and manage business expenses in more streamlined ways, with corporate clients able to further access Mastercard's In Control for Commercial Payments , a platform that helps companies add end-to-end virtual payments for an enhanced user experience.

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