PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

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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JANUARY 22, 2024

UK-based fintech company Ebury has started widening its operations in Brazil, which it reportedly sees as a potential main revenue market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Also seen in this week’s roundup of the latest in Bank-FinTech innovations was Alacriti teaming with The Clearing House on real-time payments (RTP), while Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt concluded a seed round with $1.46 In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform. Europe and South Africa.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Partnering with leading fintech companies is a critical component of our strategy to accelerate digital growth,” MoneyGram Chief Operating Officer Kamila Chytil , who heads the company’s digital business, said in the announcement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

FinTech bank N26 , based in Germany, will no longer operate in the U.K. following Brexit, according to reports. The timings and framework outlined in the EU Withdrawal Agreement mean that the company will, in due course, be unable to operate in the U.K. with its European banking license,” N26 said. In December, N26 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

As Goldman Sachs seeks further expansion in the South African economy, the financial services company joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs announced that it was revamping its reporting into new divisions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Checkbook has joined Visa 's FinTech Fast Track program and launched Virtual Cards , a program that will expand the reach of real-time payments, according to a press release. The program launched in 2018 had grown 280 percent at the time, including more than 140 FinTechs around the world.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Kakao Pay is set to be the first South Korean FinTech working with mobile payments to undertake an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report from The Paypers. This will allow Kakao Pay to "cover all areas of finance, with the exception of banking, which is accounted for by Kakao Bank," the report stated.

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

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Singapore’s FinTech scene is booming: Funding for the burgeoning sector in the island country topped nearly a billion dollars in 2017, reaching $983.6 million in funding for FinTechs at the time. Singapore overtook Hong Kong in FinTech funding in 2016. million that year. Hong Kong, by comparison, saw $596.8

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

The Bank of Lithuania has suspended the majority of activities of payments company SatchelPay , reports said Tuesday, barring the Lithuanian company from issuing electronic money or providing part of its payment services. The Industry Spread reported Tuesday (Aug. The Industry Spread reported Tuesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In an effort to provide credit facilities to its eatery partners, India-based food delivery platform Zomato is said to have collaborated with FinTech firm InCred. The country’s flourishing food delivery sector is among the segments most impacted by the pandemic, according to a report from IBS intelligence.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Digital Demand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The vast majority of traditional financial institutions (FIs) plan to increase their collaborative efforts with the FinTech world, according to a PwC report published last year. The two-sided benefits of a bank-FinTech collaboration are certainly beneficial to FinTech firms like additiv.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

With so much potential revenue at stake, there’s little wonder why merchants around the globe want to take their operations to the international stage. Before businesses can spread their global wings and reach new markets, though, they must first overcome their fears of engaging in global trade. and European markets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Sources told Reuters that Grab is looking to take advantage of the red-hot IPO market in the U.S. If the company chooses to proceed, the IPO could be the largest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian company on a foreign exchange.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In an effort to expand access to financial institutions (FIs), the Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to license more payment providers, Bloomberg reported on Saturday (Nov. FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets. Other examples include FairMoney and PalmPay.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that when it comes to credit done through nascent technological platforms, boons and risks are afoot. China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The small business financing market is in a unique position: despite market volatility and an economic downturn, funding availability remains strong for SMBs thanks to government funding initiatives. But this trend is simply part of the ebbs and flows of the market, according to Dare. In the U.K., Funding Ebbs And Flows.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

million in VC funding for the sector, B2B FinTechs may be showing signs of a mid-year lull. Human resources startup Worky secured $3 million in new funding led by QED Investors and with participation from LEAP Global Partners, according to reports in Contxto. The company is looking to debut on the market in the first quarter of 2021.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech funding rounds, but investors nevertheless provided an impressive sum to industry startups. B2B FinTech firms were noticeably absent from this week’s roundup, with funding targets instead based in India, Brazil, Spain and the U.K. Interestingly, U.S. The company raised $6.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Robinhood’s $200 million fundraise this week may be the talk of the FinTech town, but B2B FinTechs saw their fair share of fresh investments, too. six FinTechs were able to secure a share of the next round of RBS grant money , with the winners including small business banking and biometrics company Onfido. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Venture capital (VC) is not easily available to every startup, but this week, VC investors hinted at a big year ahead for the B2B FinTech space. The firm said it plans to focus on scaling up and product innovation, building out its staff, and strengthening marketing initiatives. Flutterwave.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. We had to deal with credit and trust issues very quickly,” he said, echoing other FinTech leaders and entrepreneurs who operate in the Middle East and in the Gulf countries. “We But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

Branchless bank and FinTech Green Dot has reported that Dan Henry will step in as its new president and CEO, and will also join the board of directors. Dan is a highly regarded leader and accomplished executive with operational expertise and over two decades of deep experience in the FinTech space. million.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A report earlier this month from Accenture has estimated that the range of financial sector upstarts — from challenger banks to FinTech firms, to new tech firms coming into financial services — will disrupt top-line growth for entrenched financial institutions (FIs). For banks, the landscape is getting crowded.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. Reports in Verdict.co.uk Reports did not reveal exactly what the company plans to do with the new funding. Digital Risks. InsurTech company Digital Risks announced $10.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Indian cryptocurrency market is continuing to grow exponentially as crypto-centric bank UNICAS prepares to open with 34 branches, Cointelegraph writes. The bank will expand to over 100 by next year, according to the report. FinTech Cashaa in collaboration with India’s United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society.

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PYMNTS

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. So far, at least, global banks are holding up, based on their most recent reporting periods,” the article says.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

During the Summit, we’ll seek to socialize and discuss how the adoption of real-time payments services like FedNow and RTP in the US will bring a new dimension of change for banks, fintechs, retailers, large corporations, and other stakeholders. Ultimately, change equals risk.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week saw B2B FinTechs targeting a range of pain points for business customers around the world, as investors put nearly $462 million in combined funding into the space. Osome aims to help its business clients migrate away from paper by providing reporting technology that mixes AI with human expertise. From Singapore to the U.K.,

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