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Metro Joins Bacs For SMB Direct Debits

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challenger bank Metro Bank has joined the Pay.UK-operated operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. SMBs and FinTechs. Unlike the U.S.,

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Metro Bank Explores Additional Use for AI-Driven PFM Tool, Insights

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challenger bank Metro Bank could extend its AI-driven money management tool Insights, designed for its retail side, to its business customers. Formed in partnership with Israeli AI company Personetics, Metro Bank is currently preparing to roll out Insights in beta over the summer.

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Metro Cash And Carry Launches App To Help India Shops Digitize

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The Indian arm of German retailer Metro Cash and Carry has announced the launch of an app for kirana stores, allowing retailers to order stock, keep a check on inventory, and facilitate payments directly from their smartphones. There are plans to launch the app across all of its 27 stores in 17 cities in the near future. “The

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Things worth reading: 1st February 2019

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank swings to first full-year net profit since 2014 German regulators probe price decline at Wirecard UK fintech shuts US operation to save Chinese deal Barclays trial jury told to ignore defendants’ jokes about prison TSB computer meltdown bill rises to £330m Metro … The post Things (..)

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High-Profile — But Secretive — Funding For B2B FinTechs

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While Khanna added that it’s “hard to say” whether venture capital funding is getting easier for startups, there is evidence that FinTech — and, specifically, B2B FinTech — is headed for a solid year. According to reports Wednesday (Dec. B2B eCommerce. The Asia-Pacific region scored again with Tjaara’s funding worth $1.2

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Currencycloud, Iwoca Next To Land RBS Funds

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FinTechs have been named as the next winners of funds from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to boost financial services and increase competition in the U.K. Previous winners of RBS funds have included Metro Bank, Starling Bank, ClearBank, Nationwide Building Society, Investec Bank and The Co-operative Bank. SmallBusiness.co.uk

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US Finance Crimes Org Calls For Private Sector Innovation

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The Innovation Hours Program will provide financial technology (FinTech) and regulatory technology (RegTech) companies and financial institutions the opportunity to present their new and emerging innovative products and services to FinCEN,” the organization said in the release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.