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JANUARY 31, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. The latest news, by way of Bloomberg this week (Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Financial crime is a pervasive threat to banks, credit unions, FinTechs and other financial institutions (FIs) the world over. For more on these and other financial crime news items, download this month’s Playbook. Fighting The Rise Of Corporate Banking Fraud With AI And Machine Learning. billion in 2019. About The Playbook.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Over the years, that surge in competition gave way to a more collaborative spirit between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs as both sides worked to digitize and modernize SMB financing. Flexible Technology. What's just as important is to ensure that lending technology is flexible.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. percent of FinTech startups with female founders received funding January through October, according to Crunchbase, per a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Nov. Companies that did get funding received only 0.9

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Visa is rolling out a new initiative aimed at connecting European financial institutions and merchants with cutting-edge digital payments services. In particular, Visa said it is teaming with 13 different FinTech “solutions” in Europe it believes are the “forefront of this technology.”.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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MAY 15, 2024

Good data is usable data,” Brendan Grove, chief technology officer at fintech Prizeout, told Bank Automation News, noting that it starts with creating […] What makes good data?

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JULY 28, 2020

The bank-FinTech collaboration model is often about wielding digital-native FinTech solutions to fit within bank offerings. Yet this week’s look at the latest tie-ups reveals new models of collaboration, including FinTechs expanding their footprint within banking, and wielding banks to fit within their own tech solutions.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. Ant, Razer Join Rally For Singapore eBank Licenses.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

In today’s top news, Indian FinTech ZestMoney raises $15 million, the latest in a $63 million Series B funding round, and Federal Reserve Gov. Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led by Goldman Sachs. Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led by Goldman Sachs. Lael Brainard outlines the key risks posed by cryptocurrency.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A A firm that offers financial technology is not necessarily a FinTech,” said Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas, who thinks the distinction between the two needs to be clearer.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Banks branches continue to shutter through October; First Carolina onboards fintech partner BM Technologies; ICBA announces its 2024 accelerator companies; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus. Plus, Bridgetown Holdings is reportedly thinking about a deal with Tokopedia.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

In today’s top payments news, Wells Fargo has selected former Santander head executive Scott Powell to be its new chief operating officer. Also, Visa is working with four global finance firms to help FinTechs issue plastic as well as digital payments. New Visa Alliances Help FinTechs Launch Payments Solutions.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. In news that came from across the Pond, two U.K.-based based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. 18 th ).

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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. Finastra Chosen by Community FI. Faster Payments scheme. Surecomp Debuts as-a-Service Offering.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Safety-minded consumers the world over can now be seen tapping contactless cards, scanning QR codes or utilizing voice ordering technologies to make purchases without potentially putting themselves or others at risk of contracting the virus. Eighty-two percent of contactless users view the technology as cleaner than other options.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In the continued drive for collaboration between the FI and FinTech, between governments and financial services providers, efforts this past week focused on the Middle East and support for new initiatives. The company said that Form3 and Ebury are offering access to respective banks and FinTechs through the Form3 platform.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

FinTech Codat onto its roster of partners. The technology of the latter company will have an important position in enabling the communication of information among Virgin Money and its corporate bank clients, according to a Monday (Feb. As it shores up its online corporate banking qualifications, Virgin Money has brought U.K.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Morgan Asset Management has announced that it has agreed to acquire FinTech 55ip , which works to help financial advisors deliver tax-smart investment strategies, according to a press release. 55ip, which has been operating for nearly five years, works in automated tax technology, and Founder and Executive Chairman Dr. Morgan.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

“ANNA has a unique offering for those working in the creative industries, small businesses and freelancers and we have been delighted to have worked with them since their launch,” Edoardo Volta , head of FinTech at Mastercard U.K. and Ireland, said in the announcement.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

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JULY 21, 2020

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). Much is at stake when it comes to the country’s FinTech businesses. Last year, it attracted 4.1 billion pounds ($5.2

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APRIL 29, 2020

New solutions continue to roll out as a result of open banking frameworks around the world and banks’ increasing willingness to collaborate with FinTechs. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations reveals two new open banking initiatives from FinTechs designed to address back-office friction for banks.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

IBM has acquired Montreal-based FinTech Expertus Technologies , according to a press release , in a bid to boost its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) tech as well as its digital payment strategies.

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BankInovation

MARCH 10, 2022

While big banks mobilize billions in tech development, community banks are continuing their own technology journeys through fintech investment. Your community or […].

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JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

According to Disque, the technologies are already in place for B2C firms to take the leap into B2B, but businesses must be strategic about the tools they choose to adopt. The Outsourced FinTech Opportunity. While an attractive proposition, the shift into the B2B world can’t happen at the flip of a switch.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad. Uber Money teams are also located in Palo Alto, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco tech centers, Livemint reported. percent business stake per news in January. of India (NPCI).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

For some organizations, this may be good news for the bottom line. But for the commercial spending technology world, these forecasts aren't exactly rosy. This earnings season, the downturn has become apparent as several corporate payments technology players post losses. Virtual Cards And Mobile Technology.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into real-time payments and news on Visa ‘s FinTech play with Plaid and insight into buy now, pay later (BNPL). FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX , a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider TransferWise. Featuring market exchange rates, fees will be 0.7 percent to 0.8 percent of the transaction total. XRP cryptocurrency.

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MAY 28, 2020

The FinTech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, which is focused on automating treasury management and order-to-cash processes, said the new technology reinforces its investment and plan to make AR automation an important driver for business expansion, according to an announcement.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Shares of Rackspace Technology Inc. FinTech companies’ growing interest is one of many factors driving demand for cloud computing, which is attracting new players such as Wasabi. In other Amazon news, it was reported on Monday (Aug. Nasdaq: RXT) were up almost 12 percent as of 11:56 a.m. EST Monday (Aug.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For traditional financial institutions (FIs), working with a would-be competitor means integrating technologies for customers without having to build solutions from scratch. 10x Future Technologies.

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APRIL 8, 2020

As the nation’s traditional financial institutions struggle to cope, alternative lending platforms and other B2B FinTechs are exploring how to put their own technologies to good use. Bottomline Technologies. Biz2Ctredit said “existing partners” have already signed on to use the solution in the coming weeks.

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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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