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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. 6) announcement.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ) and Global Payments were in talks to merge in a $70 billion deal, but it didn't end up happening, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Both companies make technology that helps to facilitate merchant payments and banking. FIS' revenues increased 13 percent to $3.19

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PYMNTS

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. On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. which had housed them, the news service reported.

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Perficient

JULY 28, 2020

But which tools and technologies are the best fit – and the best investment? Forrester interviewed Perficient for its recent report The Forrester Tech Tide: Channel Software, Q2 2020. According to the report, the biggest challenge for B2B marketers this year is managing coordination with channel partners.

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Bobsguide

MAY 10, 2022

Why Australia Benchmark Report 2022 released. Australia’s health and economic response to COVID-19 has put its recovery among the world’s leading nations, according to new analysis of global data. The report is produced by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). Why Australia Benchmark Report 2022.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2016

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is looking into allegations that the names and passwords of many of its customers were compromised, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 27). The Doha News website reported that 1.5 Earlier this year, QNB became the first bank in Qatar to provide NCR interactive video teller technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. ” Modi has said that using RuPay is akin to offering a service to the nation, given the fees associated with the use stay in India. payments technology companies,” according to Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The National Bank of Australia (NAB) will create 600 new technology jobs. According to reports, […]. This announcement comes just a few weeks after the bank said it was cutting 4,000 jobs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2020

government networks by hijacking the system information technology vendor SolarWinds Corp. used to update customers’ software also used Microsoft resellers’ systems to break into their clients’ systems, Reuters reported, citing investigators. The suspected Russian hackers who penetrated important U.S. Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ajay Banga, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Mastercard, is adamantly against any attempts to fracture the Global Payments Systems (GPS) into national domains, Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Feb. Privacy-weary consumers could return to cash if governments push in the direction of nationalization of payments, Banga warned.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. The supply of SOV will be set to increase at 4 percent yearly to stop inflation from occurring.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

Estonia has shelved plans to develop its own national cryptocurrency after the idea prompted criticism by banking authorities and Mario Draghi, the Italian economist and president of the European Central Bank. Much of the money was reportedly laundered through bank accounts belonging to non-residents, Reuters reported.

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BankInovation

AUGUST 25, 2022

National Bank of Canada (NBC) bumped up its technology spend and focused on retaining and attracting talent in the third quarter as business growth remains a priority. billion, an 8% year-over-year increase, reported its “occupancy and technology” spend climbed 10% YoY to $233 million, with […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

one of the biggest payments processors in the world, one of the top 3 banks in Brazil, one of the big four banks in Australia, the largest national card processor in Europe, and several others),” according to the release. The deals sometimes concerned big players, including “some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world (e.g.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

China revealed that it is creating a national cyberattack database and will require telecom firms, internet companies and domain name providers to report any threats to it.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. And you may ask yourself, ‘How do I work this?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. The national transit card system uses a bank-issued card that will run on India’s RuPay payments network, the news outlet said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The Chief of Russia’s Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said she doesn’t see any pertinent or obvious reason to create a national digital currency, according to a report by Russian News Agency TASS. The regulator made the remarks at the Finopolis forum of innovative financial technologies.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Nevertheless, understanding the technology is crucial. Even if a financial institution isn’t yet using the technology, it can learn from peers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Schweizerische Nationalbank Board Director Thomas Moser said he doesn’t think it’s the right time to talk about issuing a national cryptocurrency for the country. Switzerland isn’t the only country putting plans for a national crypto on hold.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. Following on the heels of the financial crisis, Reuters reported the company pull away from having locations in smaller cities, as well as Texas, in an effort to slash costs. better than the Street.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2020

Palantir Technologies , the Palo Alto, California-based Big Data analytics company, is planning to go public soon and could be trading as early as this fall, sources told Bloomberg News. Five years ago, investors valued Palantir at $20 billion, but it was unclear Friday (June 12) what valuation it will seek in an IPO, the report said. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

United Kingdom officials gave a California software company access to the private personal data of millions of British residents to answer questions around COVID-19, CNBC reported. Palantir, which has a London office and was co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, specializes in Big Data analytics.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Citi ‘s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) customers have increased their utilization of the firm’s digital banking technology, while firms globally implemented continuity plans and telecommuting to stay in operation amid the pandemic. million this March from 3.7 million in the same month last year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. To that end, reports came this week that Germany has put a consultation and commentary period in place that will focus on blockchain, with a goal of having a strategy outlined by the summer, Reuters said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For businesses, the card provides centralized reporting that brings different data sources together into one management dashboard. Citi also noted that data management tools can be smoothly connected with enterprise resource planning (ERP) technologies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

11) it teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a new resource to help enterprises and government organizations enhance their cybersecurity risk analysis , reporting and decision-making. and outside of the country.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait ’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. The National Bank of Kuwait has rolled out SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services via the payments engine of ACI Worldwide, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Consider the fact that, as estimated by CipherTrace’s third-quarter report for 2019, the total volume of fraud tied to crypto shows losses in the range of $4.4 Looking at theft done through the exchanges, it might seem to be getting a bit better: The CipherTrace report noted that the total bilked from crypto exchanges, at $15.5

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JANUARY 31, 2021

India is looking into a new bill that could ban private cryptocurrencies in favor of a national digital coin, a report says. In that case, the report says private cryptocurrencies would be banned in India, though exceptions would be allowed “to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

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. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull. ICICI Adds AlignBooks Technology. BNL Goes Live With Tink.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This role leads the product management team for the Ripple Project, a decentralized ledger technology-based solution to cross-border payments marketed to [global transaction services (GTS)] clients,” the job listing read. According to Cointelegraph , the bank recently took down a job listing about the position on LinkedIn.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In our State Of Blockchain Q3’21 Report, we dig into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: A record-shattering year for blockchain/crypto financing, already up 384% vs. 2020. Below, check out just a few highlights from our 177-page, data-driven State Of Blockchain Q3’21 Report. GET THE FULL REPORT.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 25, 2021

On May 26, 2021, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “ Consumer Credit Reporting: Assessing Accuracy and Compliance.” The witnesses include representatives from the “big three” consumer reporting agencies and the National Consumer Law Center.

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