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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

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2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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Bank Innovation’s Picks for Top 5 Trends in Fintech in 2017

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EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech.

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U.S. Bank Wants To Remove Passwords From Login in 2017

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Bank, recognizing that, has set a target: removing passwords “altogether” from the login process in 2017, according to Jason Witty, the Read More. Biometrics and behavioral analytics are taking over banking apps for good, and U.S.

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Blockchain Starts 2017 With A Bang

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PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. That figure is expected to increase in 2017 and beyond. In 2017, Wyre said, blockchain technology offers the opportunity to reduce both of those metrics. and China accumulated in 2015 alone. reports noted.

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Four Fintechs Eyeing IPO in 2017

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The fintech world has been going through a sort of an IPO freeze recently. The headwinds created by certain fintechs this year (looking at you, LendingClub) didn’t help much either. Venture capital funding continued to fall in the third quarter, according to data from KPMG Enterprise and CB Insights. Global financing Read More.

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What’s the State of Banking Innovation in 2017?

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What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Freight Logistics Startup Buys Uber’s European Freight Operation

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That followed a joint venture with Poste Italiane, one of Italy’s largest logistics operators. Since its 2017 debut, Uber Freight said it has specialized in the connection of truck drivers with shipping companies , acting as a broker.