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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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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. Chinese financial regulators called Ma and his leadership team to answer questions on the eve of the company’s stock market debut.

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Banks Say FinTech Innovation, Not Regulation, Is Now Their Fiercest Market Pressure

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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. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up.

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Perficient Included in IDC Market Glance: Lending Digital Transformation Strategies

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Two-plus years later, banks and credit unions continue to feel the pressure to transform their credit and lending operations. The IDC Market Glance offers an overview of the landscape for consumer and small business digital lending. And for good. A Pathway to Improved Loss Rates and Happier Customers.

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Deustche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Payments’ Digital Transformation

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In August’s The FI’s Guide To Modernizing Digital Payments , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of payments modernization, including record numbers of digital payment users in India, high demand for instant payments from corporates as well as consumers, and emerging competition from FinTechs and challenger banks. About The Tracker.

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Regulation Crowdfunding Tackles The Startups Shunned By Banks

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While helpful, the availability of affordable financing for SMBs is not necessarily typical of a market in which smaller firms can struggle to access funding. And when federal funding runs dry, SMBs will continue to need financing to remain viable and thrive in a post-pandemic market. The High-Risk Perception.

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New UBS Portfolio Focuses $200M On FinTechs

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Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

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