PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivered a speech yesterday (April 4) at the bank’s 2016 Cybersecurity Conference highlighting the economic and cyber risks financial institutions are facing today.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

Known for its Irish roots and sports teams, the city of Boston has significantly stepped up its technology game over the past few years. With 35 higher education institutions in the Boston area pumping out innovative tech startup companies left and right, the city has attracted big-time players in the industry. billion in 2015.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

FinTech Continues Its Disruption. Traditional banks have continued their sloth-like pace in FinTech adoption, added Galarza, which has led corporates to seek innovative services from non-bank players. “In The time for this radical shift is now,” Boston Consulting Group declared. But Banks Continue To Thrive.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Boston-based Radius Bank, along with its NYC-based partner Mantl, has opened a digital account opening platform, the bank announced. This platform allows users to reduce the time it takes to open a new bank account to under four minutes, the bank said. The platform, which was built in August 2017, has also allowed Radius to […].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Equifax said Friday that it has entered into a joint collaboration with FinTech Sandbox in an effort to spur global FinTech innovation. FinTech Sandbox is a non-profit that serves the financial sector through data and infrastructure provided to startups. We’re also offering our expertise in this space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO. Amwell, the Boston-based telemedicine company, is planning to go public as the demand for virtual healthcare offerings skyrockets amid the coronavirus pandemic. Amwell plans to raise between $490 million and $560 million. Klarna’s Value Hits $10B With Latest Investment Round.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week, FinTech EMTECH said it’s launching a compliance platform in collaboration with Microsoft to help central banks test their respective CBDCs. Meanwhile, the Boston Fed has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore the necessary tech infrastructure.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 17, 2017

Boston-based money transfer firm Flywire has launched a new offering, targeted at international business-to-business (or B2B) payments. The fintech will enable faster settlement between businesses, seeking to make those transaction “local.”

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A new venture capital firm hopes will differentiate it from other fintech investors by taking a more hands-on approach.

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BankInovation

MAY 13, 2020

A partnership between Citi Commercial Bank and payments fintech Flywire benefited Boston health care workers last month.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The conference was attended by several Financial Institutions, Service Providers, Fintechs, and Industry Regulators. Among its attendees were representatives from The Clearing House (TCH), The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and SWIFT, along with some of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. . Themes & Takeaways .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In banking, collaboration — between the traditional players like banks and the tech savvy FinTechs bringing a slew of new apps to market — is key. Open banking at its basic level refers to parties sharing financial data — between banks and FinTechs or other third parties — through digital means with the account holders’ explicit consent.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2018

At the JPMorgan Technology, Media and Communications conference in Boston yesterday, Kelly said: Remember blockchain actually is not very good about facilitating low-value high-volume scale transactions, which is the core of what we do. […].

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BankInovation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Boston-based startup Numerated, which automates commercial loan generation, has acquired Fincura, Inc., a spreading automation and financial analysis fintech.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin.

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BankNXT

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Shaun Weston talks to Zac Sheffer from Elsen about data analysis, machine learning, engineering, financial services and the startup scene in Boston. Zac Sheffer of Elsen on data analysis and Boston’s thriving fintech scene on BankNXT.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The funding initiative is being led by existing investors Great Hill Partners LP, the Boston-based private equity firm, Eight Roads Ventures, the global venture capital firm based in China and.406 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund.

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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. Earlier in September at a presentation, Fidelity chief executive Abigail Johnson highlighted the fact the company has been doing FinTech since before FinTech was cool.

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BankInovation

MAY 20, 2022

Before inking deals with the nation’s biggest banks and financial institutions, fintech Akoya was focused on secure open finance. The Boston-based fintech, which originated as an application programming interface (API) division under Fidelity Investments, is now owned by several banks, including the $3.24 trillion Citi and $1.95

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

The B2B FinTech investment space has been relatively slow in recent months, but U.S. Fullstack Ventures, Boston Seed Capital and angel investors all participated in the round, reports said, which will be used to add new features to its chat platform and release its mobile messaging solution out of beta phase.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. This figure includes new users of online banking platforms or money management FinTechs, services that are covered under U.K. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief. Artisanal APIs Derive From Deep Merchant Data.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And here in the States, as detailed in an interview with Karen Webster, Jim Cunha , senior vice president, secure payments and fintech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, told Karen Webster the joint efforts between the Fed and MIT are focused on exploring the infrastructure that would conceivably underly digital dollars.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Research released earlier this month from Boston Consulting Group and Clifford Chance found that banks may see restructuring costs as high as $18 billion and, as a result, may lead to higher banking costs for SMBs. Researchers have also attempted to gain clarity into how Brexit may affect Britain’s FinTech community.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Connecticut-based healthcare and FinTech investor Oak HC/FT led the funding. Also participating were existing investors Boston-based Optum Ventures, which offers capital and strategic guidance to startups; TI Platform Management LLC., The new service is expected to expand Truepill’s direct-to-patient capabilities.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 7, 2017

Many of us at Celent just came back from a busy and exciting week in Boston. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour.

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BankInovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

$24B Eastern Bank selects Backbase Boston-based Eastern Bank announced last week that it has partnered with digital banking platform provider Backbase to provide enhanced digital account opening for consumer and commercial customers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars. Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars. Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are here to stay — if they work.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (April 2) that it charged Michael Liberty, the founder of Mozido , the FinTech startup, with scamming investors out of their money.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The online lender's deal for Boston-based Radius would be the first in history in which a fintech buys a mainstream bank.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

The Boston-based FinTech said its education payments platform will now give students the ability to change payment methods from month to month, or to seek a lower payment or a temporary break, depending on their circumstances.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The partnership will enable crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments that ultimately ride the Visa rails — and are therefore accepted by any business or merchant that accepts Visa. As spotlighted in this space , Ternio said it has joined Visa’s Fast Track as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Jim Cunha, senior vice president, secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston — discussing joint efforts between the Fed and MIT to explore infrastructure that might underpin digital dollars — said, “Anywhere where you have a cash transaction can be a possible use case.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

based FinTech, recently added a new corporate card to its portfolio of solutions. Among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) , which provides food services to 190 cities and towns in the eastern Massachusetts region. Yordex , a U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Founded in 2005, the FinTech AffiniPay now processes over $6 billion annually on behalf of 150,000 professionals, according to a news release announcing the appointment. Amy is an exceptional entrepreneur,” said Nick Cayer, partner at Boston-based Great Hill Partners. For its part, Newton, Mass.-based

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. SMBs and FinTechs. challenger bank Metro Bank has joined the Pay.UK-operated

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The firm has 1,300 employees across offices in seven states and is distinguished as a global FinTech unicorn. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. Revenue growth in the business payments sector is expected to grow by around 5.6

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