PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed ledger initiatives from the private and public sectors took major steps forward. Nearly two-thirds of that funding will go toward blockchain startups, reports added.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. The big story, however, has been blockchain, as entities public and private are hoping it might just be the digital magic bullet the entire ecosystem needs. The Blockchain Bonanza.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Paris-based Ultra , which has created its own blockchain, announced that French video game giant Ubisoft will become the first major gaming system to test out payments on its blockchain for gamers.

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Perficient

MARCH 5, 2025

Efi shares her journey from Wall Street to becoming a leading voice in financial technology and innovation. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the concept of everywhere banking, the impact of AI, and the future of financial services.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

government seems to be accepting the positive impact that digital currencies and blockchain could have on legacy financial systems, according to Business Insider. House of Representatives, asking the government to establish a national policy for technology. A non-binding resolution was passed on Monday (Sept. 12) by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. Russia has ambitions to be a leader in the blockchain space and currently has 500,000 blockchain users. Blockchain On The Brain. Changing The Approach To Innovation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The vision has always been a traditional currency with the liability of a central bank that could run on the public internet and underpinned by blockchain. The real innovation cycle is where you layer on the program ability of money as a data type on the internet,” noted Allaire. There need to be governance models.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

B2B payments have a reputation for being slow to innovate , though the last couple years has challenged that notoriety. Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other disruptions all show promise to make major changes in the B2B payments space. Commercial cards probably won’t see any massive bursts of innovation or adoption, either.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

Reports on Wednesday (July 13) said Taylor has founded a company to provide financial institutions with a blockchain-based operating system. Dubbed Vault OS, the solution is geared towards banks that need to update their systems with secure technology, he said. Now, he’s taking his talents to a new arena.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Taiwan’s central bank is looking into implementing blockchain technology in order to improve its operations. Big Data and even artificial intelligence and other technologies [will] help our bank to predict and analyze economic and financial conditions more effectively.”.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 14, 2018

Most veterans of the financial technology space can confess to some cynicism about new technology and products. Consumers, especially those with genuine day-to-day financial struggles, don't seem to see much improvement. We're all still waiting for blockchain and mobile payments to transform the financial system.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—The legacy infrastructure of most banks leaves something to be desired, and payments technology provider Baton Systems wants to use the cloud, APIs, and distributed ledger technology to help.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 29, 2019

You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The news outlet quoted SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi late last month that blockchain may pose challenges for exchanges and financial firms. “We Included in that movement toward tech in capital markets, he said that could include blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The People’s Bank of China announced that it will certify 11 types of financial technology hardware and software used for digital payment and blockchain services. His comments even caused a price boost of bitcoin and blockchain stocks to the point that the Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Entrepreneurial individuals could find all the tools they need to innovate consolidated in one place, which meet all of their data requirements and analytical needs. That’s why we often refer to it as the “Innovation Exchange”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. Mastercard is thrilled to partner with some of the world’s most innovative startups to transform the future of commerce.”. 12) announcement.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2018

Fintech Select, a financial technology firm based in Canada, has created a “physical bitcoin” product to pair with its “Selectcoin” cryptocurrency POS platform, the company said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

The report included several recommendations for banks, FinTechs and other financial services players — guidelines to establish an industry-driven framework for governing the system and encourage further research and investment in emerging financial technologies. faster payment system. faster payment system.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Coverage includes Accenture ’s FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific. Europe’s Billon has signed a letter of intent with financial technology provider FIS to explore joint product development and sales opportunities for its corporate blockchain solutions. “FIS

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

on November 14, 2016 to discuss financial technology innovation in the financial services industry. The panels will discuss issues such as blockchain technology, automated investment advice or robo-advisors, online marketplace lending and crowdfunding, and how they may impact investors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The nod toward “overseeing the payments system” seems to give a wide berth to the idea that a CBDC could underpin a broad swathe of the Australian financial system, and would keep things closely held. A CBDC would be denominated in the sovereign currency, and convertible at par with other forms of money.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Huang Qifan, vice chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center (CCIEE), revealed at the Bund Financial Summit 2019 in Shanghai that the People’s Bank of China will be launching a yuan-pegged Sovereign Digital Currency, likely becoming the first central bank in the world to launch a digital currency. “We

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Let's Talk Payments

JUNE 7, 2019

A growing number of new players in any industry is a sign of an expanding market and opportunities for innovators. Figure is a financial technology company that offers consumer credit products by leveraging blockchain, AI, and. FinTech is not an exception here.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Mizuho Financial Group , the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture in June to create new businesses with FinTech. If we try to pursue business innovation within the bank, we have to ask around for permission from people in risk management, compliance and others. It takes forever,” said the executive.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

American Express has filed for a blockchain-based proof of payment technology, and Santander U.K. Traditional banks and other financial institutions are undergoing tremendous pressure right now to compete in an environment where they are faced with enormous scrutiny from government regulators looking to mitigate risk.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

update integrates the Trade Finance portal for financial institutions that want to link their corporate customers to a single platform to manage trade finance. “As India is a popular target for trade finance innovators. The FinnAxia 5.0 The latest release of FinnAxia 5.0

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

According to Reuters , Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps. and Far East, on a blueprint,” Chris Woolard, the FCA’s executive director of strategy and competition, told the Innovate Finance conference in London.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The regulator made the remarks at the Finopolis forum of innovative financial technologies. Not only for technological reasons, but also because it is (difficult) to really estimate what advantages will the national digital currency give, for example, in comparison with existing electronic non-cash payments.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Banks are also innovators. They are investing in education, hackathons, and other initiatives to allow everyone in the enterprise to be an innovator. Innovation hubs are opening up around the world where partnerships between banks and these startups can gel, allowing them to take chances, make mistakes and move faster together.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. The confluence of technology and demographics means that the transition to the cashless economy is afoot.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The regulator made the remarks at the Finopolis forum of innovative financial technologies. Not only for technological reasons, but also because it is (difficult) to really estimate what advantages will the national digital currency give, for example, in comparison with existing electronic non-cash payments.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

These firms collectively known as FinTechs or Financial Technology firms are disrupting the banking industry by dis-intermediating across a banking customer’s financial value chain. The past year itself has seen a number of hackathon events on a wide variety of topics such as API Economy, Blockchain and data monetization. .

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 2, 2017

The background to this was announced in a press release on 1st February 2017: Ripple’s Distributed Financial Technology fits within NBAD’s existing infrastructure and offers a secure end-to-end payment flow providing transaction immutability and payment integrity.

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Bankelele

JUNE 29, 2017

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed rules to create a regulatory fintech sandbox for innovations which do not fit within the country’s current financial regulatory framework. The post Kenya CMA drafts Sandbox Rules to test Bitcoin and other Fintech appeared first on Bankelele.

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NCR

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Not so long ago, blockchain technology was still something of a peripheral concern for most traditional financial institutions. Indeed, Ms Brainard’s comments highlight how the Fed is taking a much closer interest in blockchain and what it can offer to the financial services sector. Who takes the lead?

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