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Metro Cash And Carry Launches App To Help India Shops Digitize

PYMNTS

The Indian arm of German retailer Metro Cash and Carry has announced the launch of an app for kirana stores, allowing retailers to order stock, keep a check on inventory, and facilitate payments directly from their smartphones. There are plans to launch the app across all of its 27 stores in 17 cities in the near future. “The

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High-Profile — But Secretive — Funding For B2B FinTechs

PYMNTS

While Khanna added that it’s “hard to say” whether venture capital funding is getting easier for startups, there is evidence that FinTech — and, specifically, B2B FinTech — is headed for a solid year. Procure-To-Pay. Tradeshift. According to reports Wednesday (Dec. B2B eCommerce. million , announced Thursday (Dec.

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Currencycloud, Iwoca Next To Land RBS Funds

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FinTechs have been named as the next winners of funds from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to boost financial services and increase competition in the U.K. 14) that Atom Bank, Currencycloud, Modulr and Iwoca have secured a portion of the £775m allocated from RBS as a government mandate to support competition in the market.

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Banco BASE Taps Volante For Payments; Azimo Receives Dutch Central Bank License

PYMNTS

Azimo says it has received a license from the Dutch Central Bank to operate in the Netherlands, Cubic Transportation Systems has notched a contract for a mobile ticketing system in Ireland , and Bear Market Coffee in Ireland has gone cashless. it’s the best place to grow a FinTech company in Europe.”. Outside the U.K.,

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

Accenture

In my frequent conversations with clients across the UK and Irish banking industry, one of today’s hottest topics is the rise of the challenger banks such as CYBG, Metro and AIB UK, and particularly the neo-challenger banks providing digital-only services, like Monzo, Atom and Starling. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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Top UK Lenders Launch SMB Branch Joint Venture

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.’s efforts to inject competition in the small business banking and financial services sector have culminated in a range of initiatives, from the bank referral scheme to strengthen the position of alternative lenders in the market, to the RBS fund that sees rivals and industry newcomers securing financing to improve their services.

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

And there are FinTechs, loan brokers, insurance companies, and investment funds chipping away at them. Mortgage bankers and brokers own a significant share of market (although less than prior to the 2007-08 financial crisis). And Quicken Loans is in the top 5 HMDA market share in nearly every market we analyze.

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