PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The statement gave a nod to “private sector innovation” that can use tech to detect and report financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing. The threshold for suspicious activity reports may get a boost to $10,000 from $5,000.

Regulation 172

Regulation Fintech FDIC National 172

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Britain's highly anticipated report outlining new rules to govern Big Tech will call for establishing specific rules for certain sectors of the digital economy and major players within them, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Effective regulation] means not being afraid to try using new tools and approaches,” he said.

Regulation 170

Regulation Marketing Fintech Report 170

Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 1 Having a cohesive vision from the top down is critical to a culture of innovation and the successful adoption of new software. .

Fintech 195

Fintech How To Innovation System 195

Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. Affirm says on its website that it sometimes reports users’ payment history to Experian, and it “may report loans with delinquent payments.”

Fintech 474

Fintech Trends South Dakota Apple 474

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

While the European Banking Authority has created a “roadmap” on how to regulate emerging FinTech services, the body is not keen on creating a unified approach to cryptocurrency regulation — at least not yet, Reuters reported.

Regulation 133

Regulation Fintech cryptocurrency Bitcoin 133

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Regulators from the U.K., 7) a new alliance aimed at encouraging the growth of FinTechs. According to a report in Financial Times , citing the U.K. is among the first countries to introduce a FinTech sandbox , and now it wants to expand the effort. Sandbox testing is rare – just 22 percent of FIs report having used it.

Regulation 100

Regulation Fintech Policies Innovation 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

and Australia are strengthening an existing collaborative agreement to promote FinTech innovation, according to reports in Mondo Visione. The expanded agreement is part of what’s called the FinTech Bridge , signed by the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Australian Treasurer.

Innovation 100

Innovation Fintech Regulation Strategy 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It doesn’t look like global banking regulators will be rushing to change their rules for FinTechs anytime soon. According to Reuters , traditional banks will feel the impact if FinTechs start offering services such as payments, crowdfunding, mobile banks and online trading.

Regulation 101

Regulation Fintech Training Innovation 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

Mastercard has released its latest report on the FinTech landscape, with analysts fixing their eyes on the small business (SMB) community to drive competition and innovation. Another key trend is the role of SMBs, the report noted, claiming that small businesses were “the next battleground for FinTech.”.

Fintech 194

Fintech Innovation Trends Community 194

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. As reported, Singapore has been working on other cross-border initiatives as well. The Fed And FinTech Firms.

Fintech 211

Fintech San Francisco National Innovation 211

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

FinTech TradeCore rolled out a platform that helps new financial institutions (FIs) launch quickly and easily, according to a Financial IT report. CEO Stefan Pajkovic founded the company to help emerging FinTechs find their way through the industry’s regulations and licensing requirements.

Fintech 130

Fintech Compliance Regulation cryptocurrency 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Singapore is changing its rules on venture capital in an effort to support economic growth, reports said this week. The agency did note, however, that it will deal with “errant VC managers” on a case-by-case basis and continue to retain its powers to regulate venture capitalists.

Regulation 183

Regulation Capital Fintech Innovation 183

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

Fintech 175

Fintech Groups Innovation Operations 175

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . According to the latest edition of the Innovation Readiness report, only 22.3

Innovation 222

Innovation Data System Mobile 222

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

IBM has acquired Montreal-based FinTech Expertus Technologies , according to a press release , in a bid to boost its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) tech as well as its digital payment strategies.

Fintech 224

Fintech Meeting Technology Payments 224

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability. FinTech Improvements.

Fintech 115

Fintech United States Regulation Innovation 115

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. As reported by Bloomberg , the regulator at the helm of Singapore’s financials has embraced an effort to “bring together” FinTech firms and banks there.

Fintech 188

Fintech Regulation cryptocurrency Innovation 188

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The FinTech industry is undoubtedly a competitive one — never mind the cross-country rivalry. doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., The goal is to keep FinTech companies and innovation stateside. To make sure the U.S.

Regulation 100

Regulation Fintech Innovation Bitcoin 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In the continued drive for collaboration between the FI and FinTech, between governments and financial services providers, efforts this past week focused on the Middle East and support for new initiatives. The portal contains APIs that, as reported, “enable developers to quickly build innovative services that securely connect to select U.S.

Fintech 158

Fintech Innovation blockchain Data 158

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

the continued movement toward bringing fledgling FinTech startups to flight is gaining traction. Regulating such a fast growing market means some trial and error, however, will be par for the course. As might be expected, firms across the pond are watching this regulator/incubator relationship. In the U.K., Of course, the U.S.

Regulation 100

Regulation Fintech Innovation Course 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that when it comes to credit done through nascent technological platforms, boons and risks are afoot. In Italy and Australia, said the report, invoice trading dominates.

Fintech 172

Fintech Lending United States Regulation 172

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

As was widely reported this past week, seven of them are trying to do so. Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses.

Washington 101

Washington Regulation Conference Fintech 101

Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is presenting a legislation that proposes to regulate cryptocurrency to the Mexican Senate today, according to reports. The […].

cryptocurrency 220

cryptocurrency Regulation Report Bitcoin 220

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.

Community Bank 159

Community Bank Community Fintech Risk Management 159

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Morgan Stanley wants to make it easier to acquire new tech from startups as well as pick up the pace of collaboration amid concerns from FinTechs that partnering with big banks can be slow and expensive. With FinTechs disrupting traditional financial services, the big banks have been partnering up at an increasing rate.

Fintech 192

Fintech New York Meeting Resources 192

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The November Smarter Payments Tracker® examines how FIs and FinTechs are innovating to deliver more compelling cross-border and international banking offerings. It also looks at the role of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions in powering FIs’ and FinTechs’ efforts to cater to expatriates and immigrant workers.

Report 216

Report Fintech United States Meeting 216

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

Fintech 192

Fintech Payments Innovation Regulation 192

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. According to the banks that have linked with FinTech firms, such guidelines would help relationships between the parties. “GAO

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Brazil-based facial recognition and identification technologies provider Acesso Digital recently reported that more than 5.2

Video 211

Video Report Meeting United States 211

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

Online 151

Online Report Payments Regulation 151

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? Reuters reported early Monday (Jan. Reuters reported early Monday (Jan. In Asia, Examining Cross-Border FinTech.

Fintech 148

Fintech St. Louis System Regulation 148

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

percent of retailers have said they innovate to improve customer loyalty. That, in fact, is one of the main findings in the new Retail Innovation Readiness Index from PYMNTS, powered by FinTech firm AEVI. Things have changed, though, he said — one reason why that innovation finding carries such weight. “I

Innovation 174

Innovation Retail Maine Security 174

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

B2B payments have a reputation for being slow to innovate , though the last couple years has challenged that notoriety. Still, according to the latest Mercator Advisory Group report on FinTech disruption, B2B payments will have to wait a bit longer to see true change from these innovations.

Innovation 100

Innovation Payments Regulation Fraud 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Digital Banking Innovation . The FinTech is reportedly likely to apply for a charter with California’s Division of Financial Institutions and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in the next few weeks. It’s aimed at exactly that problem space, which is more and more commerce players want embedded FinTech.”. banking license.

Report 176

Report San Francisco Payments Digital Banking 176

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fintech lending is on the rise but under the microscope, too. A report from the U.S.

Lending 199

Lending Fintech Regulation Data 199

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. MatchMove’s LightSpeed solution won top honors in the category “Best Payments Innovation of the Year” in the 4th Payments and Cards Awards 2019 held in Mumbai, India.

Fintech 168

Fintech Regional Security Lending 168

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Last month, Canada’s Competition Bureau released its final study on tech-led innovation in FinTech, offering regulators some thoughts on competition in the payments sphere, along with suggestions on where the competitive landscape could be improved. And why hasn’t that quite happened yet?

Regulation 103

Regulation Bitcoin Innovation Study 103