PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We have deep dives on the financial health of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), digital accounts payable (AP), and GoodRx ’s initial public offering (IPO). . MineralTree bought Atlanta-based Regal Software and California FinTech Inspyrus. GoodRx’s IPO Shows Disruption Could Be The Cure For Costly Prescriptions

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Fed Adjusts Main Street Lending Terms to Help Small Businesses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Head Keith Grose and Innovate Finance CEO Charlotte Crosswell told Karen Webster as part of a recent PYMNTS TV session on London’s FinTech environment, in partnership with London & Partners, the official international trade, investment and promotion agency for London. market with strong existing demand from its global customers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

There’s been no shortage of big payments and FinTech announcements over the past few days, such as Apple ’s bundle bet, Goldman Sachs ’ move to bid on the General Motors credit card or Square ’s decision to test small-dollar, short-term loans. Birnbaum noted that many FinTechs benefited from facilitating the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Morgan is focused on enabling payments for the millions of small businesses that are the lifeblood of Main Streets across the U.S. – Those latter two firms have been in the in-store POS market for quite some time (Square, for example, since 2009). and, by extension, the U.S. As reported this week, J.P. percent/10 cents and 2.9

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 11, 2020

OnDeck’s fire sale aside, recent deals at nCino, Black Knight and Ellie Mae are a shot in the arm to a market in need of some good news. 2020 is the wildest downward ride in the market since 1929, which, one would think, is taking its toll on the fintech ecosystem serving banks and credit unions. and Thomas H.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. The proposed law would bypass the mixture of regulatory approaches FinTech firms currently have to deal with, as well as review how firms handle cybersecurity and cyber threats.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures; U.S. The FinTech has raised $73 million to date to expand its digital banking offerings. Founded in 2015, the FinTech is one of many digital financial institutions — like challenger banks or neo banks — hoping to entice legacy banking customers with higher interest rates or lower fees.

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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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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 5, 2021

Maine has amended its Consumer Credit Code to target loans made using a bank partnership model. The amendments include an anti-evasion provision under which a purported agent or service provider is deemed a “lender” subject to Title 9-A, Article 2 of Maine Revised Statutes.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

As mentioned in the first part of these two pieces, we talk a lot about FinTech. I don’t intend to define the whole market for each of these, but purely to place a dialogue around where they fit in the FinTech scene at a high level. So, here is the FinTech Wave, Part Two.

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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. Latency Advantages.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

New Zealand is a country that can be easy to overlook when it comes to FinTech. These are indeed exciting times for FinTech, payments and financial services in New Zealand. The overarching approach has been to bring API standards to bear so that financial firms can speed the time it takes to bring new products and services to market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In today’s top news, Indian FinTech ZestMoney raises $15 million, the latest in a $63 million Series B funding round, and Federal Reserve Gov. Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led by Goldman Sachs. Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led by Goldman Sachs. Why Main Street SMBs Are a Greenfield for InsurTech.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”. The subject? Trust in Banks.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2018

Standard Chartered, headquartered in London, is expanding its global digital footprint from Hong Kong to the west coast of Africa. The bank, which has $663.5 billion in assets and operates mainly in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, announced in June that it would begin work on developing a disruptive new business model for the Hong […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Contradiction, confusion and, glaringly, the absence of promised government cash has intensified the crisis now gripping American businesses, from Main Street to Wall Street. FinTechs, he said, have raised their hands to say, “Let us help. .” what they do very well is … scale.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access to credit. FinTech Sandbox. FinTech Prognosis. The FinTech has expanded beyond fee-free credit cards, and now offers bank accounts and associated services for both businesses and individuals.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

In this same line, Banco Galicia in Argentina has a very interesting offering – Galicia MOVE – aimed to college students based on a totally digital proposition, underpinned by the use of digital channels and a targeted marketing strategy. Galicia MOVE includes a savings account, a debit card and a credit card. Change or die.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The cross-border payment market is thriving, and trends are expected to continue over the next few years. Nordic bank-backed initiative P27 was launched to update the region’s aging infrastructure with a platform that enables real-time payments from different markets.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And, they said, traditional players can find competitive strength by linking up with firms that had previously been viewed as foes (that would be FinTechs). Increasingly, in the jockeying to get new products and services to market, FIs are finding value in partnerships struck with FIs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

“What we didn’t know until this study was the size of the credit market for small businesses. While it would be in banks’ best interest to fill this gap, thereby bolstering the resilience of the markets, traditional institutions won’t invest in unprofitable business ventures.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The bigger players take up more space at the table, and, for various reasons, often face fewer barriers to market entry and expansion than small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The story he told PYMNTS was one of FinTech’s global impact, and how the contributions of SMBs are being recognized for their importance.

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Let's Talk Payments

JUNE 4, 2019

Shifting market conditions, customer needs, the entrance of new players & digital technologies, along with new regulations, are reshaping the whole industry and financial intermediation as well. Digital transformation is not only about technology but also about change, which is beneficial and desirable.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Southeast Asia is now front and center on the world’s FinTech stage, and it’s no accident. Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

FinTech startup Koyo , which uses Open Banking to offer loans to underbanked U.K. Founded last year by Thomas Olszewski, the FinTech firm aims to secure loans for people with a limited credit history through the use of Open Banking data. “If borrowers, announced that it has raised $4.9 million in funding.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2017

Startupbootcamp, the global accelerator network, announced Wednesday (March 1) that it is expanding to the Latin American market through the launch of a dedicated FinTech program in Mexico. Startupbootcamp said the application process is now open for Latin American startups to take part in the FinTech accelerator program.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 18, 2017

Focusing on commerce and mobile shopping led to a 56% year-over-year revenue jump for Ant Financial’s parent company Alibaba, and the company is going to keep that focus as it moves forward into the U.S. Alibaba’s revenue grew to about $7.4 billion, the company reported during its earnings yesterday, mainly due to the tight […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. INTRUST Bank recently announced it is also taking part in the trend of collaborating with FinTechs. Enter: alternative lenders.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

It’s another thing to walk the walk, especially when it comes to giving sellers the chance to gain new revenue via online marketplaces and new markets. Tsang told Webster that the firm had opened up shop in Vietnam, putting feet on the street in this emerging market for cross-border commerce. Main Lesson. Other Markets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Payments FinTech WEX is introducing a new corporate payment solutions team as it moves to reorganize its business, the company said in a statement on Monday (April 13). Aquilina previously spent almost eight years working in commercial card products at Mastercard prior to joining the Portland, Maine-based WEX.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

It’s our constant aim at NPCI to reach out to the vast unbanked population with technology innovation,” said Kunal Kalawatia, head of marketing at NPCI. Our main objective is to provide digital salary management, impart education on essential labor laws and provide secure financial solution opportunities to blue-collar workers.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

Here is how he saw things … Fintech in Rwanda: the place where Telcos are surpassing Banks in the financial sector Telcos dominate in the financial sector of Rwanda Last week I participated in the leading fintech conference in Africa “Dot Finance”, which took place in Kigali, capital of Rwanda.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

Innovation is often driven by two forces: the makers of technology pushing the market forward and the receivers of that technology bringing demand for better solutions. But Jemin Patel, director at eProcurement company ProcurePort , says the middle market can get lost in the shuffle.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Banks are finding it more difficult than ever to ignore potential FinTech partnerships that could better serve their corporate customers. When it comes to corporate treasury, business clients demand robust solutions and services from their banks, and FinTech players are stepping in to help.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

or largely focused on the domestic banking market. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. If you have an interesting podcast to share, please send it to marketing@abrigo.com. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Check them all out in our Knowledge Center.

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