PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse. In recent years, the market has gone from one struggling with high financial illiteracy and limited card acceptance, to a bright spot in Europe for FinTech innovation. Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The FinTech Capify has pulled in an additional $10 million in an equity round of funding and is banking on continued support from the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division for its lending platform, which is geared to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). and Australia market,” said Goldin in the release. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

After having its $37 billion dual IPO pulled by Beijing, Jack Ma’s Ant Group is working fast to overhaul operations to comply with government regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Jan. Chinese financial regulators called Ma and his leadership team to answer questions on the eve of the company’s stock market debut.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Also seen in this week’s roundup of the latest in Bank-FinTech innovations was Alacriti teaming with The Clearing House on real-time payments (RTP), while Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt concluded a seed round with $1.46 In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform. Europe and South Africa.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Founded in 2005, the FinTech AffiniPay now processes over $6 billion annually on behalf of 150,000 professionals, according to a news release announcing the appointment. Amy’s payments industry insight and unique experience in properly scaling a company will be valuable assets to our growth strategy,” said Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

With business trips all but wiped from corporate expense reports, corporate business travel industry stakeholders have been thrust into an unprecedented scenario. Uncertainty is at an all-time high, but what is clear is that business travel management FinTechs aren’t sitting idly. ” Continuing Innovation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The takeover signaled an evolution of the company's business model from a traditionally business-to-consumer (B2C) seller, to one that includes business-to-business (B2B) operations. It was also indicative of a growing trend of B2C merchants expanding into the B2B realm in an effort to take advantage of a surging market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

operations. In a letter on its webpage, Sinemia said it was ending operations in the U.S. While we are proud to have created a best-in-market service, our efforts to cover the cost of unexpected legal proceedings and raise the funds required to continue operations have not been sufficient. The competition in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The small business financing market is in a unique position: despite market volatility and an economic downturn, funding availability remains strong for SMBs thanks to government funding initiatives. But this trend is simply part of the ebbs and flows of the market, according to Dare. An Industry-Specific Approach.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

B2B payments in the healthcare industry are undoubtedly complex, thanks to the intricacies of coordination between healthcare providers, suppliers and insurance firms. Well before the pandemic hit, however, the healthcare arena began to embrace the opportunities of digitization — at least, on the patient-facing end of operations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These market conditions may not seem ripe for FinTech innovation, but where there are challenges, there are opportunities. Like many markets around the globe, a generational divide has created a rift between what younger entrepreneurs are seeking from their financial services providers and what the legacy banking sector has to offer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

Banks and FinTech companies have a complicated history. While traditional banks offer a more established and tested set of products, the offerings of newer FinTech companies — such as real-time data, streamlined payments and quick notifications — are helping these new players encroach on banks’ territories. Why the tension?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

The Industry Spread reported Tuesday (Aug. 6) that the nation’s central bank has suspended the company’s activities because it allegedly failed to provide the government with required financial data on its operations this year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The vast majority of traditional financial institutions (FIs) plan to increase their collaborative efforts with the FinTech world, according to a PwC report published last year. The two-sided benefits of a bank-FinTech collaboration are certainly beneficial to FinTech firms like additiv.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The travel industry has a long, arduous path ahead, and it’s unclear what the sector will look like as it endures a painful period of disruption. Despite the gloom, there is room for optimism as markets begin to cautiously ease travel restrictions. A World Of Pain Points.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Amex Cleared To Operate In China. The central bank in China said it accepted an American Express application to start working in the country but did not say when Amex would begin operations. Grubhub Mulls Sale As Market Share Drops. Hundreds Of FinTechs Move From UK To EU Ahead Of Brexit. Airbnb: How To Win The $1.4T

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The payments industry is no different, and we’re quickly approaching a new intersection point due to the Real-time Payments’ movement into the US. This change will force impacted stakeholders to reconsider their services, products, and operational procedures, thus generating new opportunities for automation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

The twist is, that gap in small business banking innovation led external FinTechs to step in and today, small business banking is a highly competitive, and highly innovative, area of financial services. In India, Visa recently announced a partnership with FinTech Open to introduce new small business banking services. Now, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Robinhood’s $200 million fundraise this week may be the talk of the FinTech town, but B2B FinTechs saw their fair share of fresh investments, too. six FinTechs were able to secure a share of the next round of RBS grant money , with the winners including small business banking and biometrics company Onfido. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Digital Demand.

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Private Market Hub Becomes the First Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-tenant Enabled Solution for Private Equity Firms Globally; Northern Trust funds first to go live on the new multi-jurisdictional environment. Previously operational for funds domiciled in Guernsey, Private Market Hub has been enhanced to support clients in the United States.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

Branchless bank and FinTech Green Dot has reported that Dan Henry will step in as its new president and CEO, and will also join the board of directors. Dan is a highly regarded leader and accomplished executive with operational expertise and over two decades of deep experience in the FinTech space. million.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech funding rounds, but investors nevertheless provided an impressive sum to industry startups. B2B FinTech firms were noticeably absent from this week’s roundup, with funding targets instead based in India, Brazil, Spain and the U.K. Interestingly, U.S. million raised by U.K.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. Dynamic market Small business lending by banks & credit unions Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S. trillion between 2019 and 2022.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods. Against that backdrop, said Barron’s, “the perils of extremely risky peer-to-peer lending products being marketed as deposit-like securities became clear.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Canadian FinTech Neo Financial said that it has raised CAD $50 million in a Series A funding round that included $25 million in funding and $25 million in debt facility financing. The company added that it is actively hiring and has 70 positions open across finance, marketing, operations, product and technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. Cloud Elements. The firm announced $3.9 Mission Secure. Shape Security.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. We had to deal with credit and trust issues very quickly,” he said, echoing other FinTech leaders and entrepreneurs who operate in the Middle East and in the Gulf countries. “We But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

In a recent report, CrunchBase looked back at how VC investors reacted to the market downturn over a decade ago. The publication pointed to commentary from angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, who predicted “that 50-80 percent of the venture-backed startups currently operating will shut down or go on life-support.”

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

million in VC funding for the sector, B2B FinTechs may be showing signs of a mid-year lull. Two former executives from payments technology conglomerate Square have formed a new B2B FinTech in Australia called Zeller. The company is looking to debut on the market in the first quarter of 2021. With a combined $43.3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks' embrace of FinTech is often driven by consumers' growing demand for a more seamless and unified experience. But corporates can benefit from industry collaboration, too. This week's look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives finds treasury management in the spotlight.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

And the prospect of “no deal” Brexit has some FinTech firms seemingly anxious about what lies beyond the horizon, and scrambling for contingency plans. If you cut off that market, you’re hurting yourself, which is Brexit in one word.”. Other more traditional finance firms have licenses in place where they want to operate.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Blockchain technology has the potential to impact nearly every industry involving money. If there was any industry that could be viewed as the definition of mundane and stuck in its ways, it would be insurance. PYMNTS: What are the benefits of implementing blockchain technology, and how is it impacting the insurance industry?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Envoy operates a blockchain platform built with R3’s Corda, with a focus on streamlining financial processes in the global trade space — including facilitating payments via tokenization technology. The company plans to use the funding to ready its software for enterprise adoption and explore additional verticals into which it can expand.

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