Cisco

JULY 26, 2022

While traditional financial services has some built-in regulatory barriers that makes it harder to be completely disrupted, companies are still at risk of losing market share and market cap. Secure the brand. The need for speed. Here’s how traditional financial institutions can pivot: Cloud is the center of it all.

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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

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. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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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. The company has tapped KB Securities Co. Kakao Pay is the FinTech arm for Kakao Corp. , The company is likely to be valued at $8.5

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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 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.

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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

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. FinTech Cashaa in collaboration with India’s United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society. “Well, what I have heard.a UNICAS is a project of U.K.

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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 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

APRIL 26, 2019

operations. In a letter on its webpage, Sinemia said it was ending operations in the U.S. While we are proud to have created a best-in-market service, our efforts to cover the cost of unexpected legal proceedings and raise the funds required to continue operations have not been sufficient. The competition in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We believe the team has built a fantastic SaaS product for the global market,” said Adith Podhar, Gemba Capital managing partner. Veekshith Rai, Finly chief operating officer and co-founder described Finly’s strategy to differentiate itself in India’s growing B2B FinTech market.

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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. PYMNTS breaks down the companies that did manage to secure funding, below. 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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

FinTech firms are tapping into automation and training to stay on top of the latest security developments, while keeping an eye on evolving trends in the payments space. Overall, FinTechs like AvidXchange service many mid-market companies, and it is key to allow them to decide on the level of security.

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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. In its oversubscribed series A funding round, OnPay , a Georgia-based payroll software startup, secured $6 million, the company said this week. Flutterwave. AvidXchange.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. On Tuesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. Mission Secure. Shape Security. Cloud Elements.

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Private Market Hub Becomes the First Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-tenant Enabled Solution for Private Equity Firms Globally; Northern Trust funds first to go live on the new multi-jurisdictional environment. Previously operational for funds domiciled in Guernsey, Private Market Hub has been enhanced to support clients in the United States.

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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. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The cross-border payment market is thriving, and trends are expected to continue over the next few years. For these transactions to run smoothly, however, communication must remain seamless and secure. A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Established fintechs, startups, banks and tech giants alike are pulling out all the stops to attract and retain the same pool of tech talent. Some firms move operations to where the people are, others acquire the companies with the talent they’re looking for, and others simply loosen their purse strings.

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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. million raised by U.K.

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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. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”. The subject? Trust in Banks.

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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. B2B eCommerce startup Sokowatch scored a win for Kenya’s B2B FinTech community after raising $14 million in Series A funding, reports in TechCrunch said. Digital Risks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

B2B FinTech BitPesa , which operates a platform offering foreign exchange and cross-border payment services, is restructuring and has announced new funding to support its expansion efforts. The AZA Group also encompasses TransferZero, an API FinTech that supports online international money transfers for consumers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5 Abheek Anand , managing director at Sequoia India, said the investment made sense because of the often troubled and inefficient supply chain in emerging markets like Indonesia’s. The round was led by Sequoia India and Lightspeed India.

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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? China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods. Against that backdrop, said Barron’s, “the perils of extremely risky peer-to-peer lending products being marketed as deposit-like securities became clear.”.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card. billion of economic output.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

The B2B FinTech ecosystem seems to agree. This week’s roundup of the latest in coronavirus relief efforts explores the new products and services that technology companies have brought to market at lightening speed in an effort to aid SMBs. Linked Finance Launches New SMB Loan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In today’s top payments news, Wells Fargo has selected former Santander head executive Scott Powell to be its new chief operating officer. Also, Visa is working with four global finance firms to help FinTechs issue plastic as well as digital payments. operations. He will also serve on the bank’s operating committee.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was a busy week for B2B venture capitalists who spread their wealth amongst a wide range of B2B FinTechs, with investments totaling more than $164 million. India-based B2B eCommerce company SOLV secured an investment from SC Ventures , the companies announced this week, although they did not reveal the value of the funding.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Payments software company HPS is launching an API for other FinTech innovators to integrate into banking systems. The company announced news on Monday (May 21) that its PowerCARD Connect-Open API aims to help FinTech developers integrate mobile payment, tokenization, biometrics and other emerging banking technologies into their own solutions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 Lendingkart. Growth Street.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

challenger bank Tide claims the company has officially secured 1 percent of the small business banking industry, signaling continued growth for the FinTechs challenging mainstay traditional banks. SMB] market for too long,” he stated. A new blog post from U.K.

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