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The Bank-FinTech Collaboration Model Goes Global

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With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. ICICI Adds AlignBooks Technology. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull.

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36 Hours at Fintech Meetup: Three Themes from the Las Vegas Event

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It happened this week: Fintech Meetup , one of the newer trade events that brought 4,000 or so fintech and banker types to Las Vegas. Two AI tools in the wild: Bankwell , a Connecticut bank, is piloting an AI tool to help small business owners apply for loans at whatever time works for their busy schedules.

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How FinTechs Help Companies Tap Into Emerging Technologies

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Businesses are becoming more aware of tech-enabled solutions and prioritizing tools that can help them work smarter — and not harder. FinTechs are helping these companies gain an understanding of these innovative solutions. The FinTech, however, aims to explain to them that they don’t need to be an expert in those topics.

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Top Corporate Treasurers Already Switching FIs To Gain FinTech Tools

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A new report by business banking market research and analysis firm East & Partners suggests corporations aren’t opposed to changing banks as a direct result of new FinTech solutions businesses want to use. Researchers announced East & Partners’ new report, “Financial Technology and the Corporate,” on Monday (Nov.

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Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings

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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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Citigroup Ramps Up Payments Tech With New Tools

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Citigroup ’s Global Head of Payments and Receivables Manish Kohli is relying on technology to increase its payment business. Our strategy has to be very simple,” Kohli told his team recently , as he laid out his mission to ensure that the payments industry keeps up with the pace of technology development.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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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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