PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Morgan Chase is banking on QuickAccept to edge out FinTech rivals Square and PayPal. The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of another busy work week. JPMorgan Chase is banking on QuickAccept to edge out FinTech competitors PayPal and Square. Morgan Chase’s QuickAccept.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 28, 2020

The main blog headlines are … Is FinTech getting it wrong? Focus on needs and wants A friend of mine, Alessandro Hatami, wrote an interesting piece on Sifted that I shared in my news yesterday. He claims that neobanks like Monzo and Starling are not reinventing banking at all.

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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. The New Normal. Grose noted that Plaid entered the U.K.

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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. The Digitized Future.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

And while it isn’t afraid of being audited or asked to pay back the funds as a loan with interest, given its position as a heavily regulated FinTech working with banks, being the subject of a criminal investigation is not an option. That’s the bad news.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Main Street in Trouble . As we estimated in our comprehensive Main Street Index two weeks (and a lifetime) ago, these smaller firms as a group populate 3.6 We estimate that Main Street represents 28.3 We estimate that Main Street represents 28.3 As Main Street goes, so goes GDP. million storefronts across the U.S.,

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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. According to news from Reuters , a document by the European Commission revealed that the law would enable the FinTech sector to grow through crowdfunding and common blockchain technology standards. “An

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. New Report: Slow Loan-Approval Processes Drive SMBs To FinTechs. PYMNTS explores why SMBs find that FinTech’s quicker approval times are worth their often-higher rates.

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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. It’s one big sandbox.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

As part of its international growth plans, British business FinTech company Tide unveiled intentions for an experimental rollout in India in the first quarter of this year with a broader launch to come, Business Standard reported. Gurjodhpal Singh will head up the firm’s business in India.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

The situation facing the smallest firms on Main Street is dire, even with funding from the Paycheck Protection Program in hand. To Judie Rinearson, a partner, payment group leader and co-chair of global FinTech and blockchain groups at K&L Gates law firm, the situation seems a bit fluid. To a certain extent, that’s true.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Belgium, which is home to many European Union (EU) institutions, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub. The country has the fifth-highest number of FinTech deals in Europe, according to an analysis from Belgium-based European FinTech platform B-Hive. ” FinTech firm recovr is among the startups based in Belgium.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Indonesian FinTech LinkAja closed a series B funding round led by Singapore super app Grab, with participation from Telkomsel, BRI Ventura Investama and Mandiri Capital Indonesia. . “We Cash is still the main medium of exchange in Indonesia, and there are millions of Indonesians who are still unreached by the traditional banking system.” .

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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. None of this is meant to make too much of a brief item from a respected news source. The subject?

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

But FinTechs and financial institutions are increasingly crafting partnerships designed to help them both thrive in this global world of digital payment and commerce. That was one of the main messages in a recent PYMNTS interview with David Budzevski, executive director, head of merchant acquiring products at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

And the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — and that you start off December right, with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive on accounts payable (AP) automation, analysis on “Google Checking” and news on the T-Mobile data breach. Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In addition to its main product, Chipper Cash also started Chipper Checkout, a fee-based mobile payments product that will also be available in Nigeria within several months. Its FinTech industry is one of the most advanced in Africa, up there with Kenya and South Africa,” he said. Nigeria is no stranger to tech company expansion.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s top payments news, India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. 25) that it secured $1 billion in new funds from Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant. Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?

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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. All of those factors combine to make FinTech a robust proposition in that country. For New Zealand FinTech, the problem is how to scale.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – and Digital News Delivery. New Report: How Behavioral Analytics Help FIs Block Fraud at the ITM.

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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. .” The [U.S.] … and other governments around the world are providing liquidity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

FinTech startup Raisin, a company that offers savings and investments in the pan-European market, has acquired German startup Fairr, according to a report. The founders of Fairr will take on new positions inside a newly formed investment and pension division at Raisin.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. I believe it will have them as main actors, therefor competing directly with the fintech-startups, such as the P2P lending companies. Change or die. In the meantime, coexistance may be possible.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Movement to foster collaboration between FinTech firms and traditional financial firms continues to gather steam across the globe, aided by government encouragement and initiatives. FinTech Alliance debuted this week, with a roster that tops 500 members. The main thing that will be removed is lending. banking charter. …

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud. Governments therefore are increasingly requiring FinTechs to follow similar compliance rules to their FI counterparts. Compliance with the regulations — however important — can be burdensome to some FinTechs and FIs, however. To read the full story, download the Tracker.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2021

Internet information services as defined by the Cyberspace Administration of China will soon include digital platform-based firms, news agencies, information providers and search engines. Last month, China drafted new antitrust rules for internet companies and pulled the plug on Jack Ma’s double filing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Kazakh FinTech group Kaspi.kz Last month, Shore Capital London announced plans to quit its London listing, and more companies have left the LSE’s main market this year than have joined. has decided to postpone its U.K. Although the company said there had been “significant interest,” Kaspi.kz stock market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep, data-supported dive on fighting fraud with artificial intelligence (AI), an outlook on seven 2020 trendlines and news on gas station cyberattacks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news, GoCardless raised $95 million in a funding round, and BarkBox plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain. FinTech GoCardless has raised $95 million in a Series F funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I got my first bank account at 14 from Wells Fargo, and it's still my main account today,” MacDonald said. And more importantly, teens grow into adults who age into their prime spending years. Step hopes to serve those consumers over the course of their entire lives. “I Creating A Balance.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

That can hold especially true in wealthy countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as discussed in a new PYMNTS interview with Evans Munyuki, chief digital officer of Emirates NBD , a UAE banking group. As all that happens, companies such as Emirates NBD are working more closely with FinTech firms, among other partners, Munyuki said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In today’s top news, Billtrust and South Mountain Merger Corporation have entered into a “definitive business combination agreement,” while Paya became the latest FinTech to join the ranks of publicly traded companies. Plus, i2C has become part of Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. i2c Joins Visa's FinTech Fast Track Program.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Financial institutions (FIs) that use the platform can also access data that can be used to pursue new revenue opportunities. In Southeast Asia, FinTech InstaReM recently released a new platform of its own. About the Smarter Payments.

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