PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse. In recent years, the market has gone from one struggling with high financial illiteracy and limited card acceptance, to a bright spot in Europe for FinTech innovation. Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

TerraPay, a Dutch FinTech, has been acquired by a number of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management for an undisclosed amount. It also aims to enable banks, mobile money operators and other providers to connect with one another at a low cost. Along with IFC, those same entities have invested $9.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ongoing trade wars and rising costs of doing business in certain markets have manufacturers and other businesses adjusting where they operate and with whom. Traditionally, a means of mitigating this challenge is for a business to open a local bank account in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

6) that the nation’s central bank has suspended the company’s activities because it allegedly failed to provide the government with required financial data on its operations this year. The Industry Spread reported Tuesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

And that’s where we come to FinTech. As PYMNTS readers know, the role and appeal of FinTech is increasing significantly as consumer demands rapidly change, and technology and regulatory efforts encourage further innovation in digital payments and global transactions. FinTech Partnerships. Whole Ecosystem. “If

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

London-based FinTech startup Curve has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan Capital, launched from the estate of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Founder and Curve CEO Shachar Bialick said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Toronto is a powerhouse for financial innovation in Canada: The city has the most sizable ecosystem for FinTech in the country, with 185 startups per one count. NorthOne , a FinTech firm that focuses on small business owners, is one of the companies that call the city home. Funding rounds and exits have followed suit.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […]. The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. Ongoing conversations between IBM and CFOs over the years have identified key activities that can help progress operational efficiency.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The story he told PYMNTS was one of FinTech’s global impact, and how the contributions of SMBs are being recognized for their importance. A recent study on the region showed that almost 65 percent of entrepreneurs in the UAE think banking is their biggest challenge. However, that’s changing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Alicia Levine, who works at BRCK, an internet hardware and service startup, will become the company’s chief operating officer. Its FinTech industry is one of the most advanced in Africa, up there with Kenya and South Africa,” he said. “I Animashaun is not the only person leaving a successful African tech venture to join Chipper Cash.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. Finxact’s own offerings operate in the cloud. “I Outside U.S.

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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. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2019

With the majority of the region's debt collection being handled by small, provincial agencies, the process in Southeast Asian markets is still mostly manual. Digital debt collector AsiaCollect is hoping to change that.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. Challenger bank Yelo, operating in India, raised an undisclosed sum from Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Flourish VC and Better Capital, Inc 42 reports said this week. Also operating in India, supply chain financing FinTech Cashflo revealed $3.3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

For its own part, NovoPayment, a digital financial services (FinServ) enabler based in Miami, which services the region via a cloud-based Open Banking platform, recently launched its Developer Hub , the first such platform to service Latin America. Some of them are feeling ignored or like their bankers just don’t get it,” she said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Southeast Asia is now front and center on the world’s FinTech stage, and it’s no accident. Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region. Nordic bank-backed initiative P27 was launched to update the region’s aging infrastructure with a platform that enables real-time payments from different markets. About the Smarter Payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? I am concerned that FinTech will be the source of the next crisis.”. In Asia, Examining Cross-Border FinTech.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Funding can often be a sign of confirmation for FinTech startups. To help further its mission, the Texas-based FinTech startup recently notched $13 million in Series A financing to bring its total amount of funding to more than $16 million.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2017

“This year is marked by a sharp regional divergence about which rules […]. The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020. In North America regulation was the top concern.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Supply chain disruptions and economic volatility have elevated risk exposure for many enterprises, but for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating globally, that risk of exposure can be catastrophic. Indeed, for some SMBs, it already has, with economists anticipating a wave of bankruptcies and permanent SMB closures ahead.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 24, 2019

As big banks try to win over customers with digital upgrades that resemble slick user interfaces from fintech startups, community banks are looking at new ways to keep pace with customer expectations. Many are seeing partnerships as the path to growth. Radius Bank, a one-branch Boston-based community bank with $1.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The age of technology is, of course, well upon us, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) a key conduit to making sure that at least some business operations — once the province of spreadsheets and reams of paper — can be streamlined. For FinTech firms, doing the chasing all on their own is a losing proposition. Plugging In To Plugins.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

As a region, Asia has seen $4.5 That means the region is becoming a sweet spot for FinTech investment. That is a greenfield opportunity for linking mobile devices with financial services in the region. The global investment activity in the space stood at $19.1 In China alone, the investments for the year came in at $2.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund ( CEFIF ). We will be working with Qupital to further utilize the technologies to enhance risk management, user experience and operational efficiency”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

It’s A Wrap: Visa Completes Purchase Of Latin American FinTech YellowPepper. Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of YellowPepper, the Latin American FinTech, in the first arrangement of its kind by the financial company in the region. Terms of the arrangement were not made known.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It appears Manchester may be giving London a run for its money as the next great FinTech sector in the U.K. It’s also the region’s thriving tech environment. The city’s FinTech reputation and tech sector are on the rise. FinTech Paves The Way For Financial Resurgence. s “post-Brexit” financial sector.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Scandal-plagued German FinTech pioneer Wirecard counted among its payments processing clients an online casino that laundered money for an arm of “one of Europe’s most dangerous mafia organizations,” the Financial Times reported on Monday (August 3). ‘Ndrangheta operates from the Calabria region in Southern Italy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). The service, offered by a network of banks in the Nordics, has been adopted by more than 10,000 registered businesses, the FinTech company said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration can be an effective way for financial institutions (FIs) to launch new digital products. The collaboration reflects a growing interest among banks and other lenders to embrace data sharing via API for their small business financing operations. Jack Henry Links FIs to AR Finance Offering.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Plus, Hong Kong's Statrys raises funding for its SMB FinTech, Repay Holdings inalizes its CPS Payment Services takeover, and AlfaBank joins blockchain trade finance network Contour. Today in B2B Payments, commercial payments technology firm FLEETCOR reveals $1 billion plans for M&A activity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The London headquartered FinTech is launching a New York office, Bankable’s fourth location. Our strategic partnership with Visa represents a great opportunity to further accelerate digital payments innovation in the region. hub, where it is planning strategic initiatives across corporations, banks and FinTechs.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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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. The results are a bit more varied across the Asia-Pacific region, however, which influences how these FIs invest in innovation.

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