PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million. That was followed on Dec.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Tightening regulations have introduced loftier compliance burdens to global supply chains, made even more complex and challenging as companies do business with thousands of vendors across borders. The burden of regulatory compliance came to a head in the U.S. regulations, even if a vendor is not in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has relaxed guidelines for how Indian small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can tap the capital market, loosening restrictions on net tangible assets and positive cash flow in order to jump-start the country’s virus-ravaged economy.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The FRB and FDIC are looking to improve financial stability by limiting contagion risk ( the spread of an economic crisis from one market or region to another) by reducing the likelihood of uninsured depositors suffering loss. Current Capital Requirements. The current long-term debt calibration for U.S. of total leverage exposure.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2025

One way to easily envision this, according to Abrigo Advisory Services Manager Manuel Aya, is to think of it as the value that arises from retaining depositors, and hence deposits, at an institution versus needing to go into the open market to fund activities. This could reduce the intangible value of deposit-related assets.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is straying from its bread-and-butter focus on homegrown Israeli technology and security startups to find opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia. But Stern said the strategy shift isn’t just based on the need to fuel growth.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 24, 2025

Understanding broad market trends and the specific forces affecting bank and credit union portfolios can guide institutions decisions while helping them prepare for examiner scrutiny of CRE risk , according to a recent Abrigo webinar, Being strategic with your CRE. Managing their current risk is vital, too.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — With government-backed initiatives and a finite business of copper export, Nathan Lustig, co-founder and managing partner at Magma Partners, saw huge potential in the Chilean fintech market. Additionally, […].

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MARCH 3, 2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. Equity market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), declines in 2022 by about 6.5 to hover around 2.50

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The round was led by Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures and more. The money will be used to help Aave expand into the Asian market, and help it achieve more institutional adoption. Aave , an Ethereum-based loan protocol, has raised $25 million in a funding round, according to a report from Crypto News.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 22, 2025

The gen AI consultant can talk intelligently about leadership, bank performance, financial structuring, marketing, lending, legal, compliance, and deposits. Nuanced questions about human capital or culture tend to be nuanced and difficult for Gen AI to opine accurately on. The right questions are also important.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 10, 2025

With the current flat or slightly inverted yield curve, plus the current volatility of the market, borrowers have a pricing advantage to lock in long-term, fixed-rate loans, leaving lenders with the interest rate risk without appropriate compensation. Without this minimum staff, we believe that is difficult to create a viable B2B program.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

based Notion Capital has announced the launch of its newest fund, Notion Capital Venture Fund IV, which will focus on investments in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. In an announcement on the company’s website on Thursday (Oct. ” The expects the fund to exceed $150 million. .

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The Bank of Lithuania is positioning the country’s capital Vilnius as a hub for payments-related fintechs wanting to enter the European market — a move that's timed to take advantage of the uncertainty Brexit has cast over London's claim to the title.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2020, the Federal Reserve found that large banks were generally well-capitalized under a range of hypothetical events. The Fed’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests are designed to ensure that large banks are able to lend to households and businesses even in a severe recession.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

An explosion of FinTechs looking to fill the gaps left across under-banked and under-financed populations, including, in many markets, small businesses, has watchdogs exploring how to promote financial inclusion and access to capital while maintaining borrower protection. Data Solutions For Data Problems.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

This week’s look at these partnerships and data integration efforts finds a focus on small business lending and compliance, while some newly forged partnerships are also looking to help banks strengthen their own FinTech collaboration agreements. Finovate Capital Adds MonetaGo Technology. Treasury Prime Funded For API Tech.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

“High-tech,” or fintech banks may be required to hold higher capital buffers and larger liquidity when entering Europe, the European Central Bank said in draft licensing guidelines today.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The former senior vice president at Mastercard will oversee tZERO’s legal, regulatory, public policy and compliance functions. In other news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has officially signed the Giving Pledge, vowing to donate the majority of his wealth to charity.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Regulations such as the second payment services directive (PSD2) and the Open Banking project spearheaded by the UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) are driving disruption in the banking value chain. Meanwhile, new competitors are entering the market and tearing up the traditional banking rule book.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Emma Waddell will join the company as vice president of financial services compliance, while Joe Rodriguez will serve as lead counsel of financial services, per news from the retailer. “As Waddell will provide support and guidance to financial services compliance leaders across all of the company’s operating markets, including Walmart U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Salesforce Financial Services Cloud Einstein Compliance: This new feature helps finance teams automate compliance tasks and reduce the risk of non-compliance. Salesforce Marketing Cloud provides tools to help finance teams create and manage marketing campaigns, track results, and generate leads.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Yet, the burden of financial management, from tedious data entry to compliance challenges, is a nonnegotiable part of starting a small business (SMB). With more bookkeeping software solutions available on the market, B2B FinTech firms have come to tackle this point of friction for small business owners. ” Mixing Humans With Data.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. When the U.S. On Tuesday (Sept. On Tuesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Intellicheck said Friday (June 19) the proceeds, totaling $10 million, will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital. Northland Capital Markets is act ing as the manager for the offering and B. Riley FBR is serving as the company’s financial adviser. “We Net income in the first quarter was $27,000 or $0.00

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech?

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MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.”

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

You might also like this webinar, " AML Compliance and Sanctions Requirements for Non-Bank Financial Institutions. Streamlined compliance : Compliance with varying state regulations significantly burdens money transmitters. Compliance and reporting : Mandate implementing robust AML and CTF programs by money transmitters.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

trillion trade finance gap that continues to plague the global market. At the very least, outdated tools and workflows slow down the process of getting capital into the hands of exporters and importers that need funding to fuel business. The RegTech Opportunity. In such a highly complex and regulated field, change is never easy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It was a busy time for B2B venture capital this week, and while funding ranged across verticals from expense management to SaaS, there was a clear theme in investment rounds: high-tech data analytics. The company said it will use the backing to focus on its go-to-market strategy and expand existing leadership.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

According to a report in ZDNet , Westpac said that “a mix of technology and human error” and “deficient financial crime processes” were behind the financial institution’s (FI’s) lack of compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Westpac said it identified three drivers of compliance failures, ZDNet reported.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 25, 2018

For all the negative press and warnings from various regulatory authorities, initial coin offerings (ICOs) are still a meaningful way for many companies to raise capital. According to a recent report by Fabric Ventures called “The State of the Token Market,” released last week, a total of $5.6

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

With the black swan event of COVID-19 , not only have the markets been adversely affected, but daily life as we know it has been altered dramatically, at least for the foreseeable future. We have learned from previous unpredictable events that preparing for pandemics isn’t just an academic exercise meant to satisfy some compliance auditor.

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