Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Investors don’t need to wait for Initial Coin Offerings to reach their full potential: this way of raising capital is already redefining how businesses in certain markets can operate, Taynaah Reis, CEO for cooperative banking system company Moeda told Bank Innovation.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

PYMNTS examines the latest initiatives that look to improve upon existing rails, or embrace new ones like blockchain and RTP. There is very much still this need to bridge traditional markets and regulation with this FinTech 2.0, For some, that means embracing solutions built atop existing rails, or exploring new ones altogether.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

marked its third anniversary of adopting its open banking framework, making it the leading market to drive the concept of unlocking customers’ bank account data for integration with third-party solution providers. HashCash Brings Blockchain Tech To Unnamed Bank. Last week, the U.K. where there is no open banking regulatory mandate.

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JULY 1, 2019

Traditional banking options are not up to par in today’s digital world, and FIs and FinTechs need to be ready to support their clients with quick, transparent payment methods and easy currency conversions if they want to remain competitive. Canadian payments network Interac has experimented with blockchain for consumer payments.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Business services conglomerate Accenture is expanding its blockchain solution offerings with the development of a procurement platform launched in Thailand. Accenture integrated its blockchain architecture into R3 ‘s Corda open-source blockchain platform to create the tool, the company said.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I guess that this is logical as my last line was that government control of cryptocurrencies is “not so easy for cryptocurrencies that have … The post Regulating the cryptocurrency markets appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

HSBC, Standard Chartered and 10 other banks launched a new blockchain -based trade finance program in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Oct. Reuters noted that trade finance transactions were worth more than $9 trillion last year, but it is a market that relies heavily on paper, using processes and procedures that are decades, if not centuries, old.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

FinTech firms are tackling everyday challenges across Africa by digitizing payments and providing increased transparency. Agrikore, in one case, provides a smart-contracting, payments and marketplace system that is based on the blockchain. Both participants in the market, however, lack a basis for fair and transparent price discovery.

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JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Reports said that the legislation aims to also provide greater efficiency to address market fragmentation, with current financial service providers working with cryptocurrencies often operating in only one member state. In addition to the expanded Accelerate program, Mastercard is also embracing blockchain for B2B use cases.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is looking toward new technologies to keep a closer eye on the nation’s FinTech , blockchain and digital lending markets. Yet onlookers have noted that PBoC has been working diligently toward its own FinTech growth.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2020

How will banking and fintech business models be impacted by this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic? For insights into these questions, Bank Innovation and INV Fintech, its sister banking innovation services platform, will present a special Zoom meeting on […]. How will banks and startups work together?

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 30, 2018

I was recently recorded on Roger Edwards’ podcast talking about FinTech, cryptocurrency and corporate change. Roger is a marketing strategist focused upon the insurance industry, and produces regular podcasts about said subject.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

As mentioned in the first part of these two pieces, we talk a lot about FinTech. I don’t intend to define the whole market for each of these, but purely to place a dialogue around where they fit in the FinTech scene at a high level. So, here is the FinTech Wave, Part Two.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Blockchain has been receiving attention well beyond cryptocurrencies, and the focus has shifted in part to patent filings. In the latest news germane to intellectual property and blockchain, Mastercard has filed three patent applications with the U.S. Carrying Blockchain Into The Carrier Space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A small test market could be ground zero for seismic changes in commerce and payments — and now possibly for cryptos. It’s a self-proclaimed blockchain city. This nascent market comes complete with incentives in place to get commerce via crypto more widely adopted, as consumers want to actually buy things with digital coins.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

I received a really interesting report from the law firm DLA Piper last week.

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MARCH 31, 2020

For farmers in both developed and developing markets, this financial friction can threaten the survival of their businesses. Mitigating Risk With Blockchain. But for traditional institutions operating with decades-old infrastructure, understanding the security of blockchain can be difficult. Looping In The Banks.

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JULY 9, 2020

For some, like Currencycloud and Steamchain, the path involves bypassing legacy payment rails and embracing blockchain. With its solution designed to address friction in supplier commercial card acceptance, Nium ‘s InstaReM brand announced the expansion of BizPay into a new market: Australia. InstaReM Expands BizPay.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. “Latin America is a highly attractive growth market for us, and the acquisition of Omni will significantly expand our capabilities in this important region,” the firm’s Founder and CEO Lex Greensill said in a statement. . Authenticiti. BizCapital.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Latency Advantages.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 21, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … FinTech Expert Chris Skinner Reveals Keys to Becoming a True Digital Bank Americans Don’t Want A ‘Digital’ Bank Kard is a challenger bank for teens Even the banking giants will have to embrace crypto and blockchain Tesco Bank to pull out of mortgage market … The post Things worth (..)

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In a renewed show of support for blockchain technology , American Express General Manager of Corporate Payments Carlos Carriedo has suggested that its pilot tests with partner Ripple to enable real-time cross-border corporate payments have been a success. Reports in Invest In Blockchain on Tuesday (Dec. in real time. ”

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. According to a report in CNBC citing Fidelity, billions of dollars are going toward Fidelity blockchain, Fidelity AI and Fidelity VR. Revenue was up 13.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2020

Global Stock Exchange works with blockchain solutions to boost exchanges and cooperation between the cryptocurrency market and traditional ones. Gibraltar-based Global Stock Exchange has launched its Grid tokenized securities platform in Estonia as of May 7. Open interest on the platform fell.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Financial software firm Misys had a bit of a roller coaster year in a market constantly in flux. company canceled its IPO last October, citing “ current market conditions” as its reason behind deciding not to pursue an estimated $7 billion float on the London Stock Exchange. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 11, 2018

PREMIUM - Financial institutions and fintech startups have realized the potential in working with the enormous and previously untapped market of underbanked consumers. From psychometrics to gauge the propensity to pay back, to the blockchain and geolocation […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Blockchain. Digital banks.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation? Talk has shifted from last year’s discussions on blockchain and chatbots to artificial intelligence and cloud-based cores. What is the state of banking innovation today? Many […].

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 23, 2018

The article is fairly high level and makes no commitment to … The post Digital smartphone banking is used by 97% of Asia’s developed market consumers appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. In Hong Kong, 39 percent of new FinTech firms launched in the last year are now operating via blockchain, Cointelgraph reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

5) announced it is launching a new online platform called Market Trends, aimed at banks and financial institutions across Europe. Mastercard Market Trends delivers a single point of access to the key information banks need to inform smarter decisions with better outcomes,” said Mark Barnett, president of Mastercard Europe, in the release.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 11, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Indian billionaire ‘on the run over a alleged bank fraud’ seeks asylum in Britain Bank of Chile trading down after hackers rob millions in cyberattack Blockchain Cannot Yet Support Financial Market Infrastructure Fintech threatens to eclipse banks that do not adapt digitally HSBC’s (..)

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