PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The November Smarter Payments Tracker® examines how FIs and FinTechs are innovating to deliver more compelling cross-border and international banking offerings. It also looks at the role of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions in powering FIs’ and FinTechs’ efforts to cater to expatriates and immigrant workers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Hanwha Asset Management , South Korea’s leading asset management company.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Uber Money teams are also located in Palo Alto, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco tech centers, Livemint reported. Besides engineering, we are investing in growing and scaling data science, analytics, and product management organizations to transform Hyderabad into a full spectrum tech site for Uber.”. of India (NPCI).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

This week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker finds FinTechs and payment technology players like Mastercard, Visa and Nets embracing partnerships to roll out new corporate card solutions, including virtual commercial cards and small business credit cards designed to enhance spend management and help SMBs access credit during turbulent times.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. and MarketInvoice. Here In The States.

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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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Some mPOS systems automatically flag when inventory is low, reducing the manual labor needed for inventory management. download the STATE OF FINTECH Q2 2022 report. Some mPOS systems automatically flag when inventory is low, reducing the manual labor needed for inventory management. hbspt.forms.create({.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The European Union’s financial authorities are monitoring how the pandemic may be affecting banks’ and FinTechs’ compliance with rules such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), for example. For more on these and other stories, read the report’s News & Trends.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

percent — or nearly $50 billion — for example, CNBC reported. The business travel arena is another area of major spend reduction, with Amazon revealing that it has spent $1 billion less in travel expenses since the coronavirus crisis hit, CNBC said in a separate report. While losses climbed from $5.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. Yelo also plans to expand its team and invest in product development and sales, reports said.

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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

JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). The service, offered by a network of banks in the Nordics, has been adopted by more than 10,000 registered businesses, the FinTech company said.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 20, 2020

Southeast Asia is becoming a hotspot for fintech adoption across payments, lending, insurance, and investing. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20. Fintech funding rebounded in Q2’20 but deal activity continues to fall. Get the report to learn more. First name. Company Name. Phone number.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? Reuters reported early Monday (Jan. Reuters reported early Monday (Jan. In Asia, Examining Cross-Border FinTech.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Chipper Cash, a no-fee, cross-border payment company started by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, has expanded into Nigeria, according to a report. Abiodun Animashaun, the co-founder of the Lagos-based ride-hailing startup Gokada, will serve as country manager. The company, which launched in October of 2018, will set up shop in Lagos.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7 Open Banking Partnerships – Focus On Romania.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Standard Chartered and Amazon.ae , the company's United Arab Emirates website, are launching a new installment payments method for customers, according to The Fintech Times. Payfort managing director Omar Soudodi said the offering would help to bolster financial choice. "We store," he said in the report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Recent figures indicate that global remittance payments broke records last year, with $689 billion in remittances reported — a significant increase from the $633 billion reported in 2017. We have worked with several FinTechs to understand the way they think and how they manage customer needs,” she said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

And, according to Cipher , a data insights firm based in the United Kingdom, in FinTech, the patent race is one that is seeing some clear winners, among them large tech firms, with traditional banks trailing. IBM has just under 24,000 FinTech patents in its roster. that is focused on wealth management. Moving Beyond the UK.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Sydney, the most populous city in Australia, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub: In fact, Deloitte has ranked it as the eighth most conducive hub for growth in the FinTech sector. The city also has a deep financial talent pool, “robust” wealth management and a high rate of mobile use, the firm noted. stocks, call the city home.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

In an effort to meet the changing demands of a growing consumer base, several FinTech players are offering new payment services to address the payment needs of all types of merchants. laundromats, manage loyalty cards and help consumers locate a free washer or dryer unit close to them using a mobile app.

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APRIL 6, 2022

LinkSquares , a provider of contract management software, has raised $100M in a Series C. Download the report to learn more.</p> The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. Download the report to learn more. Download the report to learn more. onFormReady: function ($form) {.

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CB Insights

JUNE 25, 2020

The largest US banks (Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan) have developed their fintech strategies over the past decade, each with distinct investment approaches. Get the report to learn more. The post Here’s Where The Most Active Mid-Size Banks Are Betting On Fintech appeared first on CB Insights Research.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Jeeves , an expense management platform, has raised $180M in a Series C. Download the report to learn more.</p> The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. Download the report to learn more. Download the report to learn more. onFormReady: function ($form) {.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. ’s AimBrain deploys biometric authentication technology to combat fraud for FinTechs and financial institutions. The Series A investment funding was led by BGF Ventures, reports said, while Episode 1, Entrepreneur First (EF) and angel investors also participated.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. In Europe, for instance, the region is preparing for the rollout of a new directive which could challenge how medical providers process invoices.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Yokoy, a spend management platform, has raised $80M in a Series B. Download the report to learn more.</p> The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. Download the report to learn more. Download the report to learn more. onFormReady: function ($form) {. hbspt.forms.create({.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. The results are a bit more varied across the Asia-Pacific region, however, which influences how these FIs invest in innovation.

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JULY 14, 2022

While the company is largely known for its wealth management services, it has made key acquisitions and investments in the last 2 years that expand its offerings. free report: The Future Of the wallet. Digital wallets are transforming the way people manage every aspect of their lives. Download the report to learn how.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Download the report to learn more.</p> The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. Download the report to learn more. Download the report to learn more. The post Corporate expense management solution Ramp hits $8.1B onFormReady: function ($form) {. hbspt.forms.create({.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Mastercard is teaming up with Network International , which works in digital commerce for the Middle East and Africa, to help drive the adoption of commercial payment services in that region, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It appears Manchester may be giving London a run for its money as the next great FinTech sector in the U.K. It’s also the region’s thriving tech environment. Recent reports have placed number of tech jobs in Manchester at around 85,000. The city’s FinTech reputation and tech sector are on the rise. billion each year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The movement toward linkups between traditional financial institutions (FI) and FinTech firms seems an inexorable one — in the cross-selling of corporate services into consumer bases that embrace individuals and, typically, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, looking elsewhere beyond U.S.

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