PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. ’s Faster Payments real-time payments system.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 27, 2019

I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post FinTech’s biggest new market is small business financing … but is it worth it? I’ve just not blogged about it enough.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 11, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris has said opening the SBA’s flagship lending program to fintechs would increase loans in underserved markets.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 5, 2019

Over a decade ago, I curated a book about MiFID – the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. I don’t blog about this much these days, as my audience is firmly in the retail and payments technology space, but I still keep close track of the investment markets, clearing and settlement, … The post How does MiFID II and FinTech work?

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

FinTech dLocal , which specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, has announced its expanded its payments network to include Indonesia, Ecuador and Bolivia. Payments infrastructure in LATAM, APAC, and MENA is fragmented and complex,” Sebastian Kanovich, CEO of dLocal, said in a press release.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 12, 2023

Next week, FedNow goes live, ushering in the next era of faster payments. Some 57 financial institutions will start with FedNow, including about 42 banks (plus a handful of core systems providers and fintechs). FedNow joins The Clearing House, which has offered real-time payments (RTP ® ) for the last five years.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers.

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Perficient

MAY 5, 2022

While it was once expected and acceptable for lenders to enforce standardized payment due dates and policies, COVID-19 brought the impracticality and ineffectiveness of a “one-size-fits-all” approach to credit and lending to light. The IDC Market Glance offers an overview of the landscape for consumer and small business digital lending.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With the global pandemic creating a market of volatility, corporate spend is down as businesses look to safeguard their bottom lines against macroeconomic headwinds. This earnings season, the downturn has become apparent as several corporate payments technology players post losses. Boosting The Banking Experience.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — With government-backed initiatives and a finite business of copper export, Nathan Lustig, co-founder and managing partner at Magma Partners, saw huge potential in the Chilean fintech market. Additionally, […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As cloud technologies emerge to help financial institutions (FIs) drive digital innovation, Finastra has introduced its Fusion Payments To Go offering for small and medium-sized banks. Fusion Reveals Payments Platform Banks. The firm said it would work with The Clearing House on a new venture to “foster real-time payments.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 19, 2019

Fintech in Southeast Asia is reaching new records for both deals and funding. The region, which includes countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, among others, is a widely under-banked market. One of the reasons for this rise may be, perhaps surprisingly, the ride-hailing business.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

African FinTech Chipper Cash has landed a whale of an investor. Chipper CEO Ham Serunjogi confirmed on Twitter the startup, which got its initial foothold in the market as a peer-to-peer (P2P) payments service, has just wrapped up a $30 million Series B round of venture capital. And the investments have kept coming in 2020.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The card company is betting its soon-to-be relaunched debit account services will help it better compete with fintech and neobank rivals.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

The bank-FinTech collaboration model is often about wielding digital-native FinTech solutions to fit within bank offerings. Yet this week’s look at the latest tie-ups reveals new models of collaboration, including FinTechs expanding their footprint within banking, and wielding banks to fit within their own tech solutions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX , a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider TransferWise. Featuring market exchange rates, fees will be 0.7 Last month Santander expanded its One Pay FX international payments system to include Mexico.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Canada’s largest private non-bank payment processor, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in Canada Tuesday (Sept. The Montreal-based payment technology company was valued at $2 billion at the close of 2019. and RBC Capital Markets. Nuvei Corp. 2), seeking to raise as much as $600 million, a source told Reuters.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In today’s top payment news, retail remains a bright spot in the markets, Ant Financial has rolled out a strategy for digital evolution in China, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a suit against a Cincinnati-based bank. Payments Stocks Plummet While Retail Remains A Bright Spot.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

London's FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 The pandemic has dealt blows to many markets, but so far, London's FinTech market appears to be coping well, the release stated, with data suggesting that around 95 percent of the U.K.'s billion in investments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2019

Corporations today receive payments through a variety of methods: They might take in funds through checks, traditional automated clearing house (ACH) or wire transfers. Some corporates may accept cash, credit cards or web payments. In other words, corporates have a mix of payments coming in through different channels.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It was also indicative of a growing trend of B2C merchants expanding into the B2B realm in an effort to take advantage of a surging market. According to Goldman Sachs, the B2B payments space will see volumes topping nearly $200 trillion by 2028, more than five times the volume of B2C payment flows.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Deciens Capital, according to a report. The last year has been a good one for Africa’s FinTech sector.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Venture capital funding landed at supplier payment and compliance automation firms this week, among other B2B innovators that raised money. The valuation puts the accounts payable (AP) and mass payments company well into “unicorn” territory, meaning it is valued at over $1 billion. PYMNTS rounds up the latest funding rounds below.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

FinTech payments startup Nium , based in Singapore, is getting a new round of funding led by new investors Visa and BRI Ventures. The cross-border payments firm offers a diverse portfolio of solutions designed to make money transfers, deposits and payments easier. The size of this latest round was not disclosed.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 24, 2021

banks and payment companies are looking to Europe's example to see how open banking can push the market beyond its reliance on credit and debit cards.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Want to understand payments innovation in Latin America ? As Pérez put it, more concisely: “Every time you enter a new market, you need to create a new recipe, even though the ingredients might be the same.”. Times are brightening for digital payments and commerce in Latin America. Latin American Progress. Front Row Seat.

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 18, 2024

What could the first ‘quantum markets’ look like? And where might the differences from classical markets lie? Nascent quantum networks also exist and are key to the quantum markets I will discuss below. More complete markets should be more efficient. What algorithms and infrastructure might they leverage?

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

From competitors to collaborators, the FinTech boom introduced a field of opportunity for traditional financial institutions to team up with an industry newcomer to become more agile and modern with their own product offerings. On the other hand,” he added, “the pandemic doesn’t just spare FinTechs. Financing Burdens.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. Geru has been expanding its service; since March, it has offered payroll loans wherein payments are taken directly from borrowers’ paychecks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Accounts payable invoice automation provider Invoice Stream is integrating its technology into payments services provided by Usio. He added that the integrated invoice processing and payment capability can be deployed within a business in as little as one day. Invoice payments remains a growing focus for B2B FinTech innovators today.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 16, 2022

B2B fintech Tipalti aims to scoop up some additional businesses as startups struggle with a slowdown in equity funding.

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