Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The problem is that old systems and legacy technologies stop the bank moving forward into the nimble and agile future on offer today, and this is exactly what FinTech start-ups believe they can exploit as it is clearly a weakness for the large banks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. In another bank-FinTech tie-up, J.P.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

One study recently determined that the number of digital banking users is expected to exceed 3.6 billion by 2024, and a separate study suggested that many customers were willing to use FinTechs as well as their primary banks to receive the level of technological support they desired.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Migration to mobile and digital banking ramped up during the pandemic. It’s one of numerous revelations in PYMNTS’ Leveraging The Digital Banking Shift Report , a collaboration with Feedzai , based on a survey of nearly 2,200 U.S. percent of mobile banking users and 53.1 This we know. Many have shifted for keeps.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

With its losses mounting, the London-based digital bank may need to tap into its corporate reserves to keep up with its expansion plans. Revolut attributed the losses to its expansion into new markets and the introduction of new products. The FinTech has since expanded to offer business banking. million (£106.5

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MAY 22, 2020

From competitors to collaborators, the FinTech boom introduced a field of opportunity for traditional financial institutions to team up with an industry newcomer to become more agile and modern with their own product offerings. On the other hand,” he added, “the pandemic doesn’t just spare FinTechs. Financing Burdens.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As cloud technologies emerge to help financial institutions (FIs) drive digital innovation, Finastra has introduced its Fusion Payments To Go offering for small and medium-sized banks. In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform. Fusion Reveals Payments Platform Banks. Europe and South Africa.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Head Keith Grose and Innovate Finance CEO Charlotte Crosswell told Karen Webster as part of a recent PYMNTS TV session on London’s FinTech environment, in partnership with London & Partners, the official international trade, investment and promotion agency for London. market with strong existing demand from its global customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Something particularly notable in the emergence of FinTech platforms all over the world, Matt Dill, Visa’ s Global Head of Strategic Partnerships and Venture told Karen Webster when they discussed the worldwide launch of Visa Partner. 30), the card network announced just such a FinTech partnership. So today (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to thrive as more financial service providers place small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) front-and-center of product development. Bank-FinTech collaboration isn't all about FIs ingesting third-party products and services. Railsbank Lands Funding For BaaS.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 20, 2024

With the latest scandal entangling fintech middleman Synapse and its partner banks, it wouldn’t be surprising for more bankers to embrace “boring” over “daring,” with executives fearing what could go wrong with banking-as-a-service partnerships or, more broadly, with their fintech pairings. Even fintech founders say so.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

FinTech LendingClub is purchasing Radius Bancorp for $185 million in cash and stock, according to a report by CNBC. The bank is one of a few smaller lenders that has teamed up with FinTechs who need services only an FDIC-regulated institution can provide. This is the first time a FinTech has purchased an actual bank.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Community banks have a unique opportunity to strengthen their deposit base by embracing digital transformation, optimizing customer engagement, and enhancing their product offerings. Investing in digital solutions not only improves the customer experience but also positions community banks as forward-thinking financial partners.

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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A A firm that offers financial technology is not necessarily a FinTech,” said Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas, who thinks the distinction between the two needs to be clearer. The Promise of FinTech.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

With social distancing and an economic downturn the new reality for many markets around the world, venture capital is expected to slow significantly. Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. Cross River Bank.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And for financial institutions (FIs), that translates into an incredible opportunity to build better digital banking journeys for their customers. But an opportunity is only as good as the bank’s ability to pursue it. That’s where FinTechs can come in. Getting Ready To Fight Off Apple And Google.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

.’s open banking framework have grown more diverse since its launch in 2018, the initial excitement behind the regulatory initiative was its opportunity to lower barriers to market entry for new FinTechs, and to augment competition in the financial services world. ” Proliferating Market. Biggest Hurdles.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. Banks are never going to become obsolete,” VB said, “but they could end up becoming stored value accounts. Banking services could be decoupled from banks.”.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 12, 2020

The rush to be the best bank-type platform has created a crowded market, both in the business-to-business and direct-to-consumer fintech sectors. To one fintech investor, the plethora of digital banking platforms is hardly a […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

German neobank N26 hired Dr. Jan Kemper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) as the Berlin-headquartered FinTech looks toward a future initial public offering (IPO). In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017. Its most recent valuation was $3.5

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures; U.S. and Japanese banks Mizuho Financial Group Inc.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

European digital bank Revolut , the continent's largest such institution with 13 million users, is close to applying for a U.S. digital banking license, according to a report by CNBC. Revolut's bank charter will be with California, but it will allow the bank to operate anywhere in the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Vista Equity Partners is reportedly thinking about selling a stake in London-based FinTech Finastra. FinTechs in Europe have been experiencing a rise in value as many investors look for alternatives to run-of-the-mill, brick-and-mortar banks. based community market customers and Malauzai’s non-core U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

We think it is very important to have one view of the customer that includes marketing cloud and service cloud, which means …we want to be able to know everything that customer is doing with us and every question that they have had, so we have [a comprehensive] experience with them.”. Neat is one such FinTech.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The FinTech Capify has pulled in an additional $10 million in an equity round of funding and is banking on continued support from the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division for its lending platform, which is geared to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). and Australia market,” said Goldin in the release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The push toward digital banking seems an inexorable one, with the technology and demographics acting as tailwinds, and where governments have increasingly gotten into the act of promoting digital banks (the pure-play kind) and making forays into bits and bytes, where once paper and face-to-face transactions reigned.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets. One recent example comes from Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license. . Other examples include FairMoney and PalmPay.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Level, a digital banking startup based in San Francisco Calif., The company, which launched its products nationally Wednesday, is coming into the market as fintech startups like Wealthfront, Betterment and Varo are touting high-yield savings accounts to vie for market share. is trying to hook customers with a 2.1%

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

The twist is, that gap in small business banking innovation led external FinTechs to step in and today, small business banking is a highly competitive, and highly innovative, area of financial services. In India, Visa recently announced a partnership with FinTech Open to introduce new small business banking services.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 6, 2025

Digital banking solution provider Alkami has announced it will acquire account opening solution provider MANTL for $400 million. Ron Shevlin’s Whats Going On in Banking research shows deposit gathering is still the #1 challenge for banks while new member growth (requiring deposit accounts) is the #1 challenge for credit unions.

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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. It has also been unfriendly toward other forms of digital finance, including the peer-to-peer lending industry.

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