Banked builds a US presence
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The fintech, founded in the U.K. and now building up operations in the U.S., expects its pay-by-bank services for bank clients will eventually lure retailers.
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Russian fintech operations
The Paypers
MARCH 26, 2024
The US Treasury has announced that it imposed sanctions on Russian financial services and technology participants for providing services in virtual assets intended to evade Ukraine.
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LemFi receives CBK approval for Kenya remittance operations
The Paypers
APRIL 8, 2024
US-based fintech LemFi has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate remittances in Kenya.
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Aussie FinTech 3Pay Launches Invoice Finance Operations
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Australian FinTech 3Pay has launched operations, connecting businesses to an invoice financing solution designed to support cash flow and prevent small businesses from being placed on hold by their B2B suppliers. Reports in Dynamic Business on Monday (Sept. Reports in Dynamic Business on Monday (Sept.
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Visa Ups Innovation Ante With US FinTech Fast Track Launch
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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London FinTech Curve Notches $95 Million Series C For US Expansion
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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US B2B FinTech Firms Lag With VC Investors
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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Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion
PYMNTS
JANUARY 18, 2021
Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. The business operates in several Asian countries, including Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to its website. initial public offering of at least $2 billion in the wake of failed merger talks with Indonesian rival Gojek.
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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend
Perficient
JULY 11, 2022
When deciding whether to use a BNPL service for a purchase, it is essential to read the fine print. Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year.
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US Inches Toward Open Banking With CFPB Notice
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2020
With more and more FinTechs introducing their own banking services, the competition is heating up. Small business lending platform BlueVine is the latest FinTech to take this path, having taken the wraps off of its banking solution this week with the launch of BlueVine Business Banking. Plus, the U.S. TrueLayer Launches in Australia.
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Revolut Likely To Apply For US Bank Charter
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 12, 2020
The FinTech, which claims London as home, is likely to apply for a charter with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and California’s Division of Financial Institutions within the next few weeks, people with inside information told CNBC. The nature of the market for FinTech startups breaking into the larger U.S.
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FinTech Cloud Technology Fuels Banking Innovation
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Also seen in this week’s roundup of the latest in Bank-FinTech innovations was Alacriti teaming with The Clearing House on real-time payments (RTP), while Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt concluded a seed round with $1.46 In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform. Europe and South Africa.
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Following Brexit, N26 Will No Longer Operate In The UK
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
FinTech bank N26 , based in Germany, will no longer operate in the U.K. The timings and framework outlined in the EU Withdrawal Agreement mean that the company will, in due course, be unable to operate in the U.K. I think that combination … made [it] a really attractive option for us to expand into the U.S.”.
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FinTech Capify Nets $10M Funding, Continued Goldman Backing
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The FinTech Capify has pulled in an additional $10 million in an equity round of funding and is banking on continued support from the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division for its lending platform, which is geared to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The FinTech has been operating in those markets for over 12 years. “It
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Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2019
Ireland has been ramping up to boost FinTech efforts — a trend that has spanned several countries globally. The government said that, in the wake of Brexit, roughly 100 financial firms have applied to set up shop or expand operations in Ireland. Other firms that operate within P2P lending and insurance technologies will be considered.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Singapore Signs On With FinTech Firms. In Singapore, news came this week that the country will open up its real-time payment system to FinTech firms. The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets. In The Middle East.
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Keeping A Forward-Looking View In FinTech Adoption
PYMNTS
JANUARY 8, 2021
Organizations large and small were forced to migrate to online and cloud-based solutions to keep operations moving, often with significant friction. As CFO, Chana explained his strategy for guiding the enterprise toward a more resilient future through FinTech adoption and a forward-looking viewpoint. Digital Roots. Eyes Forward.
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Fintech Finastra Hit By Suspected Ransomware Attack
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2020
Banking technology FinTech Finastra was hit with a security breach on Friday (March 20), and was forced to shutter key systems and send employees home, according to a report by KrebsonSecurity. The Finastra risk and security services team has detected anomalous activity on our systems,” wrote Tom Kilroy, Finastra ’s chief operating officer.
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Bitcoin Daily: US Banks Eye Third-Party Custodians For Crypto Investors; UK FinTech Cashaa To Launch Crypto Bank In India
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
FinTech Cashaa in collaboration with India’s United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society. However, the lack of a clear government framework on how crypto can operate may hold things back even now, Cointelegraph reports. UNICAS is a project of U.K.
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Bain Capital Hires Keri Gohman As An Operating Partner
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Bain Capital Ventures announced it has hired FinTech industry veteran Keri Gohman as an operating partner. Gohman will work across the firm’s FinTech portfolio to provide strategic counsel, as well as partner with leadership teams to boost business growth.
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Sinemia Shuts Down U.S. Operations Amid Lawsuits
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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Seven US States Seek To Simplify FinTech Licensing
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.
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German FinTech Raisin Eyes US Launch Following Latest Acquisition
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2020
European wealth management FinTech Raisin is planning to roll out in the U.S. Banks will be able to offer the new solutions directly to their own customers or use Raisin’s platform to reach all potential retail consumers. Raisin will license Choice FS’ software to banks in the U.S.,
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Plaid report shows 84% of UK consumers rely on fintech to manage money
The Paypers
OCTOBER 18, 2022
US-based Open Banking operator Plaid has published The Fintech Effect report that shows 84% of UK consumers use fintech for money management in 2022.
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Mercari US CEO: Modernizing Marketplaces For The Casual Seller
PYMNTS
AUGUST 10, 2020
We’re talking lay sellers, not savvy operators with digital storefronts. Mercari did this in much the same way FinTechs are conquering finance: by breaking out one discrete function — like peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers — and making that the whole business. Spiking sales volumes couldn’t stem operating losses of 19.3
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Chegg CFO: How Existing FinTech Partners Bolster Digital Transformation
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
For Andy Brown , CFO at education technology company Chegg , there was a plethora of opportunities to embrace by collaborating with third-party FinTech partners. Payables and accounting operations overall — "the machinery of paying and getting paid," as Brown explained — topped the list. You have to find other solutions.".
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Stearns Bank and Sardine's operating system augment fintech compliance
The Paypers
MAY 19, 2023
US-based Stearns Bank has partnered with risk management solutions provider Sardine to augment the former’s fintech programme and address regulatory and compliance requirements.
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A Bank Automation Summit Preview: Dissecting the Intersection of Real-time Payments and Automation
Perficient
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The payments industry is no different, and we’re quickly approaching a new intersection point due to the Real-time Payments’ movement into the US. These days, as the US prepares to embrace real-time payments in 2023, the intersection of real-time payments and automation has become a key point of discussion.
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Why community banks should partner with fintechs
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2022
With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.
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Big banks move into crypto services | Facebook Diem shifts operations from Switzerland to US | Where Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft & Apple are investing
Bussman Advisory
MAY 15, 2021
The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here : The post Big banks move into crypto services | Facebook Diem shifts operations from Switzerland to US | Where Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft & Apple are investing appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG.
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Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
For Walmart, FinTechs are in sight — but where to from here? As reported , Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said on Monday (Jan. And they’ve made it clear they want more from us in the financial services arena.” As reported late last year , a U.S.
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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors.
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Visa Expands Fast Track Program To Give FinTechs A Post-COVID Digital-First Edge
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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Australia to host US$100m Metaverse R&D Center
Bobsguide
AUGUST 25, 2022
Australia to host US$100m Metaverse R&D Center. Located in Melbourne, Victoria, the US$100 million centre will be one of the largest in the world when operational. To discover brilliant digital tech and fintech opportunities in Australia, visit austrade.gov.au/fintech Developing a new interactive world.
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In Ireland, Banking Federation Promotes FinTech Foresight
PYMNTS
AUGUST 21, 2019
The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland said it had established a FinTech Foresight Group — further evidence of collaborations between traditional financial institutions and tech upstarts. That series will focus on global technology trends across financial services and how FinTechs and banks can work together across those efforts.
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Fintech execs convicted in US after $160 million sent to Nigeria
BankInovation
JULY 15, 2022
The operators of a Texan payments firm with ties to the UK pleaded guilty in the US to money laundering failures after their business facilitated the shipping of $160 million to Nigeria over about three years.
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FinTech Startup Digits Notches $10.5M
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
FinTech startup Digits has announced the close of a $10.5 “We’d like to thank our early customers and partners that have all generously shared their time, knowledge, ideas and feedback with us over the past year as we’ve built out our core platform technologies. . million Series A funding round, led by Benchmark.
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Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 7, 2017
That’s why Zelle is so importance to us,” Moynihan […]. EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America seeks electronification of cash not only as way to better serve its banking customers but also as an excellent way to reduce costs: according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, this digitization of cash can save the bank billions of dollars.
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Banks, FinTechs Find New Open-Data Use Cases
PYMNTS
JANUARY 30, 2020
Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own product development initiatives, and FinTechs finding new ways to collaborate with each other. Mastercard Taps FinTech for Biz Card Boost. Bankin’ Steps Into Payments APIs.
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US, Asia Battle For Top B2B FinTech Funding
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech investment by venture capitalists declined across the globe in Q3 of this year. Their “ Pulse of Fintech “ report found $2.4 and abroad. Procure-To-Pay.
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FinTechs Press States To Streamline Regulations
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. Liu pointed out that the online database of the aforementioned state licensing and FinTech guidance will go live later in 2019.
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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? As for inroads into overall credit as a whole, the BIS noted that FinTech accounted for 13 percent of volume in China, and stood at 15 percent of lending to consumers and small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom.
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Nuvei to improve payment experience for 888 in the US
The Paypers
AUGUST 4, 2023
Canada-based fintech company Nuvei has partnered with iGaming operator 888 to help improve its payment experience in the US and increase acceptance rates.
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FinTech Companies Powering Seamless and Invisible Small Business Operations
Let's Talk Payments
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
of all businesses in the US are small businesses Small businesses present a strong community-building and economy-driving force in any nation. Furthermore, countries that created the most business-friendly regulatory.
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