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Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings

PYMNTS

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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FinTech Capify Nets $10M Funding, Continued Goldman Backing

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The FinTech Capify has pulled in an additional $10 million in an equity round of funding and is banking on continued support from the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division for its lending platform, which is geared to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The FinTech has been operating in those markets for over 12 years. “It

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Ant Group Overhauling Operations To Satisfy Chinese Regulators 

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After having its $37 billion dual IPO pulled by Beijing, Jack Ma’s Ant Group is working fast to overhaul operations to comply with government regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Jan. The company was told by Chinese financial regulators at a Dec.

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FinTech Innovation Eases B2C Sellers’ Entrance Into The B2B World

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The takeover signaled an evolution of the company's business model from a traditionally business-to-consumer (B2C) seller, to one that includes business-to-business (B2B) operations. The Outsourced FinTech Opportunity. Embracing Existing Payments Infrastructure.

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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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Open Banking Meets Instant Payments At The Online Checkout

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The company is betting that all kinds of companies — from FinTechs to eCommerce providers to wealth management platforms and iGaming operators — will adopt PayDirect to facilitate account verification, instant account funding, online payments and instant withdrawals. The challenge is in getting merchants and customers to try it.

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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

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.