PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A new study shows that social media and online marketplace scams are much more successful than phone scams. Visa said it is expanding its partnership with London-based FinTech Revolut to include five new regions reaching 24 markets — bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Around the world, banks and FinTech firms are addressing challenges associated with enabling fund disbursements in real time — and some markets are developing real-time networks faster than others. Social media platform Facebook is set on further innovating WhatsApp features with a new U.K.-based based team.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. The transaction valued the company at nearly $2 billion, making it Europe’s largest FinTech Series A round at the time. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With more consumers than ever interested in fulfilling all their financial needs on mobile, both legacy banks and FinTech firms are focusing on creating digital-only banking services, designed to catch and keep customers using their smartphones to bank. Around the Digital Banking World. Read the Tracker’s Deep Dive to find out.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

The regulatory landscape was global in scope this past week as lawmakers looked to take steps in creating a far-flung blueprint that would define a FinTech “sandbox.”. The European Union (EU) has fired its own shot across the bow for a sandbox, with an eye on the fact that Britain is leaving the EU via Brexit.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

Not the companies that make services and speed payments and data and mine social media for marketing nuggets. . Just earlier this week, a number of executives from high-tech juggernauts including Dell and Foxconn met with China’s premier in a discussion centered around building out Big Data in the country’s poorer regions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As reported, the social media giant was hacked through a vulnerability in the Facebook source code, which gave the attackers the ability to steal access tokens, which they in turn used to keep Facebook subscribers logged in. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. Crypto Regulations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. In Southeast Asian markets, banks’ lack of adequate data on SMB loan applicants is perhaps the tallest barrier to connecting SMBs to capital in the region.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Facebook ’s third-quarter results came out ahead of expectations on the heels of advertising growth, adding tens of millions of new users in the period through all regions. But Digital AR platforms that have communication tools can help, according to FinTech VersaPay CEO Craig O’Neill.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. Nazir detailed the vast opportunity that lies before FinTech firms such as Emergent that are making headway into providing financial services in Africa: 54 countries, home to 1.3 billion people.

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CB Insights

JULY 21, 2017

Earlier this week, Bank Indonesia, the central bank of Indonesia, nominated three companies for its award for the fintech company most supportive of the “non-cash national movement of inclusion.” At risk are the region’s banks, insurers, and even local startups amid an aggressive land grab by larger players.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

It seems that every few weeks another FinTech is seeking a banking license in the U.K. s Big Four banks — Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS — as FinTechs that lend and provide accounting and other financial services similarly populate the U.S., These challenger banks aren’t just disrupting the U.K.’s s main street banks.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Bank of Yokohama (BoY), the largest regional bank in Japan, has embraced agile automation, intelligent workflows and new working methods to drive customer experience and business growth. Also follow the social media platforms to stay informed with the latest updates : . Automated front and back office. IBMFintech Twitter.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

For others, underbanked markets need FinTech innovations to see financing. Milliken added that similarities across geographic regions also include the technologies that enable small businesses to find financing. What’s consistent across these scenarios is the use of FinTech innovation to land money in businesses’ accounts.

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American Banker

APRIL 15, 2016

Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms. American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. The fraud prevention solution is based on FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager and FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS).

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

While Southeast Asia often gets classified as a single, homogenous region, the dynamics in each country within the region are extremely varied. Using CB Insights data, we outlined the deals, VCs, investors, and tech trends defining the region. This year is on track to see over 500 deals to the region. raised in 2015.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

For American regional financial services company Bank of the West, a division of international bank BNP Paribas, striking the right balance has meant seeking collaborations with competitors in the FinTech space instead of focusing on a digital-only approach. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token.

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FICO

MAY 5, 2021

Banks and fintechs are the main provider of global trade finance and are likely to remain so in the future, but peer-to-peer lenders will also have an important role to play. Clearly there are differences in region and the size of operations, but SME challenges and opportunities are broadly the same. SMEs Are the Cornerstone of Growth.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

We’re not just competing with [megabanks and regional banks] or other community banks. The bank also energetically markets to and interacts with customers through social media, and it was named this year as one of ICBA’s leading member community banks in social media. Eyeing all rivals.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Social media is also helping campers discover new places to visit, then share their experiences with others: 30% of millennials said that they picked a camping spot after seeing someone else go there. As with many industries in today’s information economy, millennial travel trends are strongly influenced by social media.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

An App Store for FinTech applications. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2017

” In addition to improving the experience for the consumer, the company’s solutions also help FIs and fintechs grow while remaining compliant with privacy and data protection regulations. Won the Norwegian Fintech Achievement Award in 2017. Maintains 62 employees in eight different offices in seven countries.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Understanding the need to meet consumers where they are, many retailers have embraced chatbots as part of broader social media engagement strategies. Fintech innovations, including contactless payments, mobile financial services, and loan and insurance tech have all been climbing steadily for years. Source: CNN Business.

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