PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

and Europe is a natural progression from the surge in FinTech solutions offered to consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Indeed, he said, a lack of regulatory momentum in certain markets means acquisitions are often the most effective choice. For proponents of open banking , the regulatory initiative seen in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

s financial services market is expanding, with FinTechs — dubbed challenger banks — rivaling traditional financial institutions (FIs). The solution provides automated accounting and tax management for its entrepreneur clients. This creates a huge headache when trying to make sense of your business finances.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In Africa, the biggest private bank in Kenya, CBA, has cemented a partnership with a FinTech there, Ennovative Capital, a Kenyan firm that licenses software to boost payments speeds. The software firm, Sage, has had five of its accounting offerings focused on VAT, accredited by the UAE Federal Tax Authority. firm , PrimeRevenue.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As open banking frameworks continue to encourage bank-FinTech collaboration , the financial services market is exploring new ways to unlock data — not only with banks, but with each other. For corporates and their accountants, the opportunities in data integration between payroll and accounting and tax portals are similarly vast.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 After taxes, Ruan will get $900 million and Hudson will get about $575 million. Other FinTechs have also been doing well, like Plaid , which recently sold to Visa for $5.3 28) by Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

FinTech company Revolut wants to raise as much as $1.5 According to The Financial Times , a source familiar with the matter revealed that the company has hired JPMorgan to raise $500 million in new equity from investors, as well as secure a $1 billion convertible loan. bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

PSD2 and open banking regulations were forged to accelerate competition in the financial services arena, and this week, a look at the latest initiatives reveals the opportunity for new market entrants to rival incumbents in the small business banking arena. Eedenbul Secures PSD2 License. Payoneer Debuts Program For Banks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

” Kepczyk described this market as the “wild west,” as more technologies and FinTech innovators enter the small business financial services space, not only to automate, but to provide deeper insights into company finances and enable predictive analytics involving too much data for one (human) accountant to manage. .”

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam granted FinTech startup GPay a 10-year license to provide intermediary payment services in the country — electronic payment portals, payment services, digital money transfer services and eWallet services. The technology holding company also has member businesses in gaming, security and financial services. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It’s certainly not the largest funding round the B2B FinTech industry has seen. According to its cofounder, Aditya Tulsian, incoming tax regulation changes, along with India’s recent demonetization, mean SMEs are going digital and will need to keep better track of funds. 1) that it secured $32.2 B2B eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and Bpifrance , which are backing PayFit’s payroll and human resource management technology services designed for multiple European countries’ particular labor laws. Earlier this month Ireland-based Immedis secured $28.2 while Gusto , another U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

The rise of RegTech is not by chance: There is an undeniable link between regulatory changes and technological innovation, and that link has a profound impact on FinTech and the financial services market. Europe is an epicenter for both regulatory shifts and FinTech innovation. Tax fraud is a massive threat of corporates.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The post Things worth reading: 24th February 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

By teaming up with ezbob, we’ll be able to help our customers secure the finance they need in a matter of minutes, giving them the edge in today’s competitive market.”. And, in 2019, Metro Bank received £120 million from the bail-out fund of RBS to bring additional competition into the small business banking market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Mexico’s eInvoicing requirements began back in 2004, when its tax authority, the SAT, first developed its eInvoicing legal framework. Its eInvoicing traction isn’t the only way the Mexican market differentiates itself from the U.S. For accounts payable, it’s a one-stop-shop to make a payment.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

If Wirecard had done so, Cranston wrote, “it would most likely have used it to negotiate on price, but it did not do that, paying what it did because of its assessment of what was needed to gain the strategic access Hermes provided to the Indian market,” according to FT.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In a world filled with digital loan applications, growing fintechs and booming small businesses, credit unions need to continually evaluate their borrower experience. When it comes to borrower experience, 78 percent of community financial institution borrowers reported overall satisfaction as opposed to 46 percent of fintech borrowers.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

CB Insights unveiled the second annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the most promising private companies applying a mix of software and technology to transform the financial services industry. THE FINTECH 250 STORY. CB Insights clients can view the full Fintech 250 story by clicking the button below. Please click to enlarge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

continues to take significant steps toward a faster payments ecosystem , the market undoubtedly lags behind others across the world in the path toward real-time payments ubiquity. unlike markets like the U.K. unlike markets like the U.K. requirements that FinTechs must obtain a bank charter to access payment rails directly.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Expense management technology is now a saturated market, particularly for the small business space – which is notoriously difficult to serve, because they are too small for large, enterprise-grade solutions, but too large for consumer-specialized tools. “Some observers will define the market as $10 million in the top line to $1 billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. trillion; on security-related hardware, software and services at 10 percent a year from a 2018 base of $91.4 Many of Franklin’s published aphorisms have survived the test of time and remain quite familiar. A penny saved is a penny earned. Honesty is the best policy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Square Launches SMB Tax ID Tool. Its purpose is to simplify the challenging EIN acquisition process to create a separate tax infrastructure for the business. trillion construction market can have long-ranging effects. Analysts Report Brisk Demand For Latest iPhone. Construction Payments: Building The House With Virtual Cards.

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JUNE 29, 2020

A number of British FinTech firms have suspended services following the FCA’s restrictions on Wirecard, leaving hundreds of thousands of accounts blocked, the news service reported. Markus Braun, Wirecard’s founder and CEO, was arrested last week on charges of manipulating the market and misrepresenting accounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

But the streak of B2B FinTech investments continues for startups of several industries, including cybersecurity, alternative finance and more. In total, businesses secured more than $145 million in venture capital (VC) across the U.S., Compared to consumer and enterprise, relatively less investment has been made in this market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the open banking business model permeates into the B2B financial services market, FinTechs and traditional financial institutions continue to find new use cases for API integrations and connectivity to elevate the business-user experience. In the latest demonstration of FinTech-to-FinTech integration, U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Today, APIs have become a popular way for banks to share this financial data with other services and have given rise to more possibilities for FinTechs in how they meet their customers’ needs — and more debate about the security of such facilitated information-sharing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

In addition, Grab plans to start offering solutions and privileges from United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) in Singapore , Fintech firm BPP has unveiled a digital wallet dubbed BPP Pay for the Brazilian market and passengers from China can now make payments with WeChat Pay at an airport in Italy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a bit of a mixed bag for B2B FinTech venture capital (VC), investment backers stayed fairly quiet this week, racking up nearly $90 million in funding. Check out all the B2B FinTech companies that secured fresh investments below. SMB Banking. Countingup. Artificial Intelligence. DeePhi Tech.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. They are the mechanism that banks use to exchange customer data with other parties in a simple and secure way. The digital markets maker. The mobile payments hub.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

” Oliver was discussing cryptocurrencies and blockchain on his show, highlighting the massive potential the world of FinTech has touted for the last year or so. Cryptocurrencies expose the markets to financial instability and crime, like money laundering. But the segment also warned to temper the hype with healthy skepticism.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Hong Kong is known for its simple and predictable tax system, making it an attractive place for investment. It’s got almost everything you’d think is needed to support a fast-growing startup ecosystem — market openness, practical economic policy, a stable legal environment and a well-connected location. Hong Kong has got it going on.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week, two massive deals landed with B2B payments innovators at Fundbox and Tipalti, but they were far from the only players to have secured new funding. Operating out of New Zealand, Hnry offers gig economy workers tax administration technology that has just caught the attention of investors to the tune of $1.35 Everledger.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity and ever-changing demands for financial institutions and corporates, but another fuel for development in the KYC space was the FinTech community. Avoka CMO Don Bergal told PYMNTS what global markets can expect in 2019 in terms of bank KYC happenings.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

FinTech solutions — including those that have disrupted the payroll sphere — have automated key financial functions for small businesses, and, in many cases, have taken away the traditional workload of a small business accountant. That’s particularly true when it comes to compliance and data security. In the U.K.,

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