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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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DECEMBER 23, 2020

“I got my first bank account at 14 from Wells Fargo, and it's still my main account today,” MacDonald said. But it also has to be something that parents see as trustworthy, secure, stable and likely to promote financial literacy. More than a half-million users signed on within the first six weeks of operation.

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MARCH 1, 2020

This strategic partnership will facilitate workers in this segment with a bank account and empowering them [with] digital banking [solutions] as well as financial security. NPCI will assist workers with using the local payment network Rupay, which operates with ATMs, point of sales (POS) devices and eCommerce sites.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

For these transactions to run smoothly, however, communication must remain seamless and secure. A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region. In Southeast Asia, FinTech InstaReM recently released a new platform of its own. About the Smarter Payments.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Plus, Amazon has put some hiring on hold for its Alexa operation. Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic. Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars.

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Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. For example in Argentina it was the first P2P lender to operate with the approval of the regulator, under a trust structure where Afluenta administers the trust and the money is out of its estate.

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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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AUGUST 14, 2020

million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market. India-based ZipLoan secured $2 million in debt funding from Stride Ventures, the Economic Times of India said this week. Real-time cross-border B2B payment FinTech Vitesse has announced $8.3 million in Series A funding.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Though 2020 was full of volatility, the B2B FinTech landscape persevered with venture capitalists and other investors for a lucrative year. Highlighting the increasing interest in this startup space is this week's B2B venture capital roundup, which recaps the final two weeks of 2020 in B2B FinTech investments. Deliveristo. CloudTrucks.

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APRIL 23, 2020

More banks are therefore moving away from legacy core systems to embrace cloud-native architectures to power automation and meet the speed expected by consumers, securely. Making sure customers can access banking services with ease is crucial — but so is keeping those services secure.

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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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OCTOBER 30, 2018

A consumer’s sense of security and trust can be a funny, even unpredictable thing, especially when it comes to payments, banking and commerce. Good UX vs. Security. They don’t necessarily have a [deep] security background. They might want to innovate, but take shortcuts on security.” Trust Advantage.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

24) announced a $50 million Series D investment round and the purchase of two companies: Inspyrus, a Silicon Valley FinTech that specializes in AP, and Regal Software, the Atlanta-based provider of B2B disbursement software. Trading FinTech Robinhood Markets Inc. MineralTree Inc., Robinhood Raises $460M One Month After Raising $200M.

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JULY 3, 2020

As many teams within businesses big and small had continued to rely on paper and manual processes, AP operations were tasked with migrating to a work-from-home environment quickly. Collaborating with FinTechs is a valuable strategy for banks, noted Sigovitch. ” Offering the Right Tools. . ” Offering the Right Tools.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

It’s certainly not the largest funding round the B2B FinTech industry has seen. Last weekend, Wholesalebox said it secured $2 million in pre-Series A funding from several backers, including Manish Maheshwari, CEO of Network 18 Digital. 1) that it secured $32.2 with an $18 million investment.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (April 2) that it charged Michael Liberty, the founder of Mozido , the FinTech startup, with scamming investors out of their money. Unscrupulous operators make it difficult for ordinary investors to assess such ‘investment opportunities.’”.

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Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. Using Data to Acquire, Engage, and Retain Banking Customers,” and “Customer Identity: Balancing Security and Seamless Banking Experiences.” Breaking Banks Breaking Banks , billed as the #1 global fintech podcast and radio show, began in 2013 and is hosted by media firm Provoke.fm.

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JUNE 4, 2020

The June AML/KYC Tracker ® explores these and other methods that financial services companies are adopting as they work to make their security efforts both faster and more accurate. Why Tightening Security Will Advance Open Banking. Around The AML/KYC Landscape. Get the full story in the Tracker.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and other businesses that are looking to enable these rapid payments must therefore ensure that their security and fraud-fighting approaches are up to the challenge. Stronger security strategies and solutions could help turn the tide and boost adoption. About The Tracker.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

No, not just in homeownership, but in business, too – and especially when it comes to upstart FinTech firms grappling with an ever-onerous compliance landscape. There also is the issue of dimension, stated Gafke, as FinTechs find demand, and secure presence, in multiple jurisdictions or geographies. Build vs. buy.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

With a robust community of technological innovators, and a drive toward the digital economy, India currently stands as an exciting market in FinTech. According to Mittal, there are three main factors that small businesses in India need to succeed: a “strong network, access to finance and simplified business support functions.”

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Credit unions’ emphasis on member relationships is one of the main factors that distinguishes them from large banks and FinTechs. Credit unions possess vast troves of personal information such as credit card data and Social Security numbers that could devastate members if leaked. CUs’ Tools To Secure Member Privacy .

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NOVEMBER 3, 2019

FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. The digital asset solutions provider, exchange operator and regulator, based in Malaysia, will also accept all major digital assets listed on SPEZA Digital Asset Exchange.

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APRIL 1, 2019

They want to know their money is secure, they want to have a positive experience whether they are online or talking to a teller, and when things go wrong from time to time, they want to know the path to getting them set back to rights is short and straight. That is, if they choose the right FinTech. Tapping Into Trust. For example, 49.1

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) got their clocks cleaned by the pandemic, and turning to their traditional lending sources, they’ve encountered sclerotic systems and outdated policies not conceived for the needs of the recovering Main Street merchants of 2021. And there's a security … that sits with a check. I have proof.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Banks and FinTechs in the European Union have settled into a period of harmony with the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Regulators are looking to PSD2 as a blueprint as they seek to innovate the way they treat online consumer data, privacy and security in their own regions. Around the Data Protection and Security World.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

To service Main Street businesses, it’s an obvious advantage for a financial institution to actually be on Main Street. ” Of the thousands of these players operating in the U.S. and Europe, open banking regulations exist to promote competition and enable FinTechs to strengthen their service offerings to customers.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

was ranked just 23rd in web traffic, far behind the eCommerce arms of many of their main competitors, such as Alibaba and Sea Ltd. Last week, Vietnamese group Vingroup announced a plan to shut down its eCommerce site Adayroi.com, which it formed in 2013, and merge its ePayment business side with its FinTech arm, VinID.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Blockchain efforts — on a large scale — got a boost this week when Reliance Jio, the India-based mobile network operator, said it would set up one of the largest blockchain networks in the world. The site said Jio’s actions would help deliver automation and security to transactions and for modernizing supply chains.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

And while much has been quiet on the ILC front ever since, as of 2017, two big FinTechs made them very visible again: Sofi in June and Square in mid-September. Square already has an SMB lending arm – Square Capital – which it operates through a deal with Utah-based Celtic Bank. billion to more than 141,000 firms. The Systemic Risk.

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JANUARY 4, 2018

In banking and in financial services generally, we’re seeing new technologies emerge every day, in both customer-facing and operational capabilities. That’s main reason banks are going to the cloud is to gain quickness, agility and nimbleness. Let’s harden our security policies and maybe not exit our data center just yet.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This prospective growth can largely be attributed to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the region’s main regulator, which announced in June 2018 that it would grant five digital banking licenses to third-party companies. APIs and open banking growth. The impact these digital licenses could have on Singapore cannot be understated.

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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. Video-based know your customer (KYC) processes are particularly promising in this regard.

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JULY 18, 2019

The second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is changing how banks share data and interact with third-party providers and FinTechs, which are now relying on open banking information and application programming interface (API) access to build out new products. payments and financial innovations. “The

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are unaware of how to use business-to-business (B2B) APIs securely and optimally. FinTech firms show less reluctance, however, and many of these companies are seizing APIs to launch new offerings for SMBs. One-third of U.K.-based

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

The emergence of APIs is doing more than just changing the way banks and FinTechs operate. Across the B2B space, several companies recently launched services to help businesses with a wide range of payment-related needs, from securing cash flows to integrating new B2B solutions. Around the B2B API world.

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