Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

EXCLUSIVE- If 2016 was the year of blockchain in financial services, the boom in cryptocurrency values in 2017 brought the banks’ attention back to the world of tokens and coins. Margaux Avedisian, executive vice president of Transform PR, has been on top of the bitcoin world for years now — centuries in cryptocurrency terms.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2018

Enterprise blockchain provider Ripple has made a $25 million investment in blockchain startup, Blockchain Capital, the company announced today. The growth of Blockchain Capital’s fund, which is now hovering at $150 million, will help support entrepreneurs and startups in the space.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The allure of blockchain was its potential to be a catch-all solution, but as innovators take a more practical approach to introducing the technology to the real world, its true opportunity may lie in addressing highly specialized, unique points of friction. trillion by 2025.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- Bank Innovation has released the agenda for its seventh annual fintech conference, and it is completely overhauled to enhance the event experience for attendees.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

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

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […]. Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Innovation in this highly regulated field is necessary, and even giants are rising to the challenge and trying to get more customer-friendly, agile or at least aligned to the new standards set by start-ups. The finance landscape is witnessing some significant changes and disruptions due to fintech companies, blockchain technology, and AI.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

It’s managed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ), RBC Capital Markets ( RBC ) and TD Securities ( TD ). The tap is an important milestone in demonstrating the full life-cycle management of an issuer’s capital markets needs. Since the coin has no monetary value, it’s not an actual cryptocurrency.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Another cryptocurrency is reaching an all-time high. This morning, the cryptocurrency Litecoin reached $360.93, according to CoinMarketCap. It has a market capitalization of […]. It has a market capitalization of […]. Currently, at 10.45

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Capital markets infrastructure powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities, handling $3000T+ in transactions each year. A number of official bodies representing major economies, including the EU and China, have launched pilot schemes to assess the use of DLT in capital markets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC) is backing the London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic with a $5 million investment, bringing the startup’s Series B round to $28 million, Elliptic announced in a press release on Thursday (Feb. WFSC joins existing investors SBI Group and Santander InnoVentures.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2018

The price of bitcoin surged above $8,000 today for the first time in several weeks, a rise of more than 13% over the past 24 hours, prompting excitement in the cryptocurrency community. The combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies rose 16% over the same period.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. Company Name. Phone number.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Blockchain. Cybersecurity.

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Payments Source

JULY 11, 2019

The SEC is paying close attention to cryptocurrency, though its efforts may be counter to its priority to foster innovation and capital formation in the U.S., contends Bill Martin, a lawyer in the New York office of O'Melveny & Myers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The Libra Association is petitioning the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned Libra cryptocurrency, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Sept. The social media giant wants to move forward and launch Libra in June despite global questioning and hesitation. Just yesterday , U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 18, 2019

EBay today joined Uber, PayPal, Lyft and other tech heavyweights as an inaugural member of the Libra Association, the Switzerland-based organization that will oversee Facebook's cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). He said that there had to be a balancing act — the tech should be allowed to move forward and innovate. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday (Feb. In the U.S.,

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. As a result, capital gains and losses would be created. These issues would hamstring the digital currency’s mainstream adoption, the Financial Times reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced the launch of its own fiat-to-crypto exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE-based firm Nvelop. In other news, Chainalysis , a crypto transaction analysis startup, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by venture capital (VC) firm Accel.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 14, 2017

Fast growing alternative banking app Revolut confirmed this week that it had raised $66 million in a Series B Round, and said it would be adding cryptocurrency trading and a new wealth product. As Bank Innovation reported earlier this month, the London-based startup was on pace for a big fund raise. In a news release, […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

“What we achieved here with blockchain is creating a document flow across the supply chain,” said Torsten Zube, head of SAP’s Innovation Center Network. In other blockchain news , The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is investing in CoinList, a company that helps startups raise capital through cryptocurrency sales.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When the state of Ohio partnered with cryptocurrency company BitPay last year, it meant the state would become the first in the U.S. “We really want to roll out the red carpet, and welcome all sorts of blockchain companies to Ohio — not just in the cryptocurrency space, but in a variety of different use cases,” he said. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

In other news, Hawaii is rolling out its inaugural experimental program for cryptocurrency called the Digital Currency Innovation Lab, according to an announcement. As it stands, it is estimated that approximately 1 million people from Thailand are working around the world and sending funds home.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard Accelerate works with FinTechs “through all stages of growth and transformation — market entry, expansion, product development, diversification and innovation,” the firm said. Mastercard is thrilled to partner with some of the world’s most innovative startups to transform the future of commerce.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ).

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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

There should be no doubt by now that initial coin offerings – token sale fundraisings by startups – have established themselves as new and very compelling forms of capital raising. This has begun to disrupt above all the traditional venture capital model by providing a compelling alternative fundraising mechanism for startups.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Aside from the important events like record-level funding for fintechs across the globe, cryptocurrency mania, Coinbase entering the Unicorn club at a $1.56B valuation in the last quarter, there have been some […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

MoneyGram looks forward to working with them to create new, innovative products and services that extend our digital reach and bring financial inclusion to customers throughout the Asia-Pacific market.” ” Launched in 2009, Lulu Money has five million users processing 1.1 million transactions annually.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 25, 2018

Cryptocurrency startup MobileCoin has just raised $30 million for the expansion of its technology, which will link the startup’s cryptocurrency network into mobile messaging applications such as WhatsApp or Signal.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

We firmly believe that more adoption will lead to more innovation and more economic opportunities.”. In other news, CoinMarketCap announced it is launching two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on Nasdaq Global Index Data Service, Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters Eikon and Börse Stuttgart.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

“The banking license means a great responsibility, and it is gratifying to see that Sweden and its authorities foster innovation,” Lindahl said, adding that the mission of the bank is to “simplify people’s financial lives through technology and innovation.”. As part of the deal, Northmill must maintain a capital minimum of €5 million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

This week’s look at payment rail innovation explores how corporates and FinTech providers embrace variety to ease friction in card acceptance, employee payroll and invoice payments. The company said it will continue to expand its SMB customer base and support SMBs’ access to capital via card products.

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