BankInovation

MAY 19, 2023

Fintechs are carving into the essence of what regional and community banks have done for generations, […] Emerging financial technology companies have built new services and offerings that place the customer experience front and center, providing a flexibility and speed that traditional banking institutions struggle to match.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. Ayoub Jemail has been assigned the role of general manager of business development for the region, the company stated in the announcement on its website.

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BankInovation

MAY 31, 2023

Brex, a credit-card startup, has seen a surge in usage of its products following this year’s regional banking turmoil. The company has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue for both its business accounts unit and Empower, its spend management business, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives.

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BankInovation

MARCH 15, 2024

Fintechs are looking to legacy banks with strong portfolios to provide seamless onboarding and digital capabilities following the regional banking crisis last year.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Saudi-based fintech savings platform Hakbah has partnered with Tarabut , MENA’s Open Banking platform and an investor in the region’s digital transformation.

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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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Banking Exchange

MAY 13, 2020

The bank has launched Regions Next Step to offer free online tools and resources for customers The Economy Feature Financial Trends Duties Technology Community Banking Feature3 Fintech PPP Covid19.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

It shows how important FinTech is when major financial centres vie for focus. London has been leading the charge to be the FinTech capital of the world, but many other cities are nipping at their toes. So I was intrigued to see Hong Kong issue their FinTech strategy today. Does this matter?

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Guest bloggers Alex, Devon, Eliza and Reagan – from Accenture’s Emerging Leaders Program – dive into how regional retail banks combat the challenge of keeping up with the tech acquisition capabilities of larger banks through banking consortium models.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Chinese and Australian regulators are partnering up on fintech. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have agreed to share fintech information with the other party.

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The Paypers

JUNE 14, 2022

Unchain Fintech Festival has collected data from top banking and fintech representatives for a market study called Fintech Under the Spotlight focused on the CEE region.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

OMFIF Head of Fintech Research Bhavin Patel said per the report, “We believe there will be more central bank digital currency projects in the next few years, both on the wholesale and retail sides of the market and in many jurisdictions including the euro area.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. “Latin America is a highly attractive growth market for us, and the acquisition of Omni will significantly expand our capabilities in this important region,” the firm’s Founder and CEO Lex Greensill said in a statement. . Authenticiti. Remessa Online.

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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. Chris Clark, regional president of Asia Pacific at Visa, said the company first starting working with Nium last year when the startup joined the Visa FinTech Fast Track program in Asia Pacific.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has put money into the delivery startup Rappi in Colombia; Gympass , a Brazilian fitness company; and the FinTech Uala , based in Argentina.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2017

German fintech company Deposit Solutions acquired Berlin-based retail deposits platform, Savedo for an undisclosed amount, it was announced today. The acquisition adds more than 18,000 registered clients, 13 partner banks and two new regions (Austria and the Netherlands) to […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Ireland has been ramping up to boost FinTech efforts — a trend that has spanned several countries globally. The Times reported late last week that initiatives include a “FinTech foresight” group that will bring together various stakeholders across financial technology and multinational companies. In the U.S.,

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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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The Paypers

JULY 12, 2022

India-based fintech startup ePayLater has recently announced the expansion of its retailer and neighbourhood store user base in two more regions in the country, including tier 2 and 3 cities.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 25, 2018

PREMIUM - The digital and innovation strategy behind Fifth Third, one the largest regional banks in the country, is simple: build, buy, partner. That strategy has worked well for the bank.The company told Bank Innovation that it has invested $100 million in fintech over the past 22 months and that it expects to make about […].

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bud Financial has announced its partnership with Fintech Galaxy in order to provide customers in the MENA region with Open Banking and AI-powered services.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

4) said Boost Payment Solutions is expanding its commercial cards network to new regions around the world, a move the company said would strengthen its international acquirer relationships and broaden the reach of its straight-through processing (STP) solution, Boost Intercept. A press release Wednesday (Sept.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find themselves stuck in a solution provider market that isn’t fully capable of serving them. FIS has captured a dominant share in the regional banking space with its IBS core platform (formerly Metavante).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

10), Craig Moore, CEO of business financing platform Beehive , not only made the case for more P2P lending in the Middle East (the company is based in the United Arab Emirates), but also gave a larger view of the FinTech situation in that region as a new decade dawns. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech startup Plaid is partnering with banking platform Jack Henry & Associates to advance the Plaid Exchange for more than 350 financial institutions (FIs). “We It gives banks, wealth managers, and FinTechs a way to offer stable solutions to connect accounts to apps and services. . “At

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The Paypers

JANUARY 31, 2024

Fintech Galaxy has announced the launch of FINX Comply, a set of Open Banking compliance services for customers and clients in the region of the UAE.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

OMFIF Head of Fintech Research Bhavin Patel said per the report, “We believe there will be more central bank digital currency projects in the next few years, both on the wholesale and retail sides of the market and in many jurisdictions including the euro area.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. Shopmatic said in an announcement that it would “leverage the MatchMove reach and network to originate new customers as well as accelerate our platform growth across the region.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. The Fed And FinTech Firms. Separately, in India, API infrastructure firm Setu said last week that it had raised $3.5

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CB Insights

APRIL 19, 2022

Global fintech funding clocked in at $28.8B In our State of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: How fintech saw record deal activity despite the funding decline. The record unicorn count, unicorn birth trends, and new fintech unicorns of Q1’22. And much more.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to Bertrand Theaud , founder of Hong Kong-based FinTech Statrys , the proliferation of family-owned SMEs across Asia continues to propel cross-border trade volumes in the region. Yet these smaller companies struggle to access the kinds of financial products and services larger enterprises wield to finance that trade.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. however, funding for FinTechs actually increased to $3.7 B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. In the U.S., billion, compared to $3.6 KarbonCard.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China feeling the most pain. In the first quarter of 2018 venture funding going toward FinTechs stood at $6.2 billion in Europe during the first quarter with 102 deals inked.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund. It provides credit lines to individuals and has usually worked in communities without much access to banks.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The relationship between FinTechs and banks has been complicated, with relatively young upstarts competing with established financial institutions in a new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. But, in fact, banks and FinTechs may make for the perfect marriage, as each works to leverage their unique strengths and opportunities.

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