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REPORT: Payment Tech Tops FIs’ Innovation Agendas

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However, financial institutions (FIs) are getting better at separating vital areas of innovation from the hype. Banks are increasingly focusing on the fundamentals when determining their innovation agendas. Payment technology is in many ways the flagship among the fleet of innovations that banks are pursuing.

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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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Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Aims To Advance Digital Innovation

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The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) is introducing an open banking policy to advance digital innovation in the financial services sector. Open banking , which is used across numerous countries, facilitates the connections and permissions between users’ banking data and third-party financial platforms.

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Turning Compliance Burden Into FinTech-Regulator Collaboration

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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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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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Secret Double Octopus Reports Investment From SC Ventures

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Secret Double Octopus , which works in passwordless authentication for security online, has secured a strategic investment from SC Ventures, the FinTech and investment arm of international banking group Standard Chartered , a press release says. The company boasts a simple user experience and a formidable protection against cyberattacks.

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How Banks Can Tap Trust As Their Foundation For Innovation

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But as of 2020, it is a subject upon which seasoned experts can disagree, in a world where traditional banks and FinTechs are operating in parallel in the market – and, in many cases, are offering similar services for consumers. But the FinTechs, Baird noted, are adapting and innovating around that issue. Baird said. “As