June, 2020

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Wirecard or Weirdcard?

Chris Skinner

Another day and another headline about Wirecard: ‘The money’s gone’: Wirecard collapses owing $4 billion Wirecard’s Missing Billions Forces Out CEO, Panics Lenders Wirecard: Former boss arrested over €1.9bn scandal How Wirecard fooled most of the people all of the time Inside Wirecard Why was Frankfurt so blind for so … The post Wirecard or Weirdcard?

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Cyber fraud surges as COVID-19 changes banking, e-commerce

Payments Dive

As millions of Americans have shifted their daily workplace and shopping to remote online networks and mobile devices, a new wave of cyber threats have emerged focused on targeting banks, e-commerce and other daily financial activities.

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Wells Fargo On Why First Impressions Are Key In Digital Banking

PYMNTS

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most monumental crises the banking industry has faced, and the sector must stare down the dual challenges of creating safety measures at branch locations while addressing the ongoing economic downturn that has stretched their capacity for processing and deferring loans. Bank branches are either closing outright or slashing their business hours to help customers maintain social distancing guidelines — but fortunately, the growing familiarity of digital banking

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Is FinTech getting it wrong? Focus on needs and wants

Chris Skinner

A friend of mine, Alessandro Hatami, wrote an interesting piece on Sifted that I shared in my news yesterday. He claims that neobanks like Monzo and Starling are not reinventing banking at all. They’re just modifying and improving it. Alessandro then goes on to cite the key things that banking … The post Is FinTech getting it wrong? Focus on needs and wants appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Thinking About How To Lessen Your Burden During Month-End Close? Skystem Can Help!

Most people dread the nearing of the month-end close and reconciliation process, and who can blame them? It's typically a tedious, long, stressful process; but it doesn't have to be. Implementing automation into your month-end process can significantly reduce this headache by automating up to 40% of your reconciliation and saving nearly 30% of your time spent.

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A future look back at how COVID-19 changed the payments space

Payments Dive

PPRO takes a future view of how COVID-19 may permanently change the payments landscape.

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US equities to experiment with DLT integration in settlements

Bobsguide

The US equities market may see a combined digital ledger technology (DLT) and legacy settlement solution, as accelerated settlements gain importance. “Moving towards that T+0 model is really around doing so as an industry and doing so with a way that doesn’t force.

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VCs bet on digital payments to reopen the economy

Payments Source

Checkout.com’s $150 million funding round triples the e-commerce company’s valuation to $5.5 billion, and it follows an even larger $600 million bet on Stripe earlier this spring.

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HSBC Hong Kong Announces New API For Instant B2B Payments

PYMNTS

HSBC Hong Kong ‘s new application programming interface (API) will simplify the payment system for businesses down to a one-stop payment hub, a press release says. The service will let businesses incorporate the instant electronic Direct Debit Authorisation (eDDA) into their own systems, along with real-time funds transfer services. That will allow businesses to eliminate the cumbersome old ways, which required them to sign onto their bank accounts to set up a direct debit instruction and

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BaaS works, it’s the regulations that don’t

Chris Skinner

During my MoneyBox interview about Wirecard (see end of this blog), Paul asked me the question: how could this happen again? What’s next? And I said, we learn from our mistakes. Progress never stops. Wirecard won’t shut down FinTech. It will amend it. This means this is not the end … The post BaaS works, it’s the regulations that don’t appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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New York Lien Law Essentials: 5 Key Facts for Commercial Lenders

Dive into the complexities of New York lien laws with our comprehensive eBook, 'New York Lien Law Essentials: 5 Key Facts for Commercial Lenders.' In this detailed guide, we explore the critical formalities necessary for lenders navigating ground-up construction and fix-and-flip projects in the New York market. From documentation requirements to the implications of non-compliance, learn how to safeguard your lending position and prioritize legal adherence.

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Six contactless technologies for restaurants in a post-pandemic world

Payments Dive

Restaurants looking to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic should consider a series of contactless ordering and payment technologies that will help bring customers back in a secure and healthy environment.

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One Tool to Configure Them All: Sling RepoInit

Perficient

One tool to configure them all, one tool to define them, One tool to initialize them all and in the repository bind them. -->. The core paradigm for the Java Content Repository (JCR) , the repository for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is Everything is Content. This principal drives the flexibility which made AEM a market-leading solution. It does, however, come with a downside, managing the initial repository state is challenging since the repository state is a combination of the content, code a

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UK fintech investment up 500 percent in five years

Bobsguide

Investment in UK fintechs expanded by 500 percent over the past five years, eclipsing levels in the US – which recorded 170 percent growth over the same period - and Europe, which recorded a 133 percent increase. A recent report has also found that UK fintechs received the greatest.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Let’s bring people together

Independent Banker

“With a heart led by compassion, let’s ask ourselves a question: Who do we want to be when we grow up?”. At times in our country, true independence has arisen from points of crisis—critical moments in time that require us to listen and reflect. Just think about the foundation of our nation so many years ago. A crescendo of events drove actions that ultimately led to the birth of a new nation.

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The State of Automation in Financial Services 2024 Report

In this report, you’ll find a comprehensive analysis of survey responses from executives at banks, credit unions, and insurance companies concerning their organization’s current and future use of automation. The report’s key insights include: Which types of automation are saving organizations the most time and money How to overcome the biggest barriers to automation implementation and adoption Why automation investments will continue to grow over the next few years How much you could save in 202

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UN Blockchain Expert Says Digital Cash Could Replace Bank Accounts

PYMNTS

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Low interest rates, he said, were the main enticement for people to come and join a new bank — but they would be obsolete in competition against an official digital currency, which could easily process a digital payment the same way.

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Realising the digital dream (free research)

Chris Skinner

I recently did a podcast and webinar with the Institute for International Finance (IIF). The timing was great because they’ve just produced a set of three reports about digital transformation in partnership with Deloitte. I can thoroughly recommend the three reports so here they are: Realizing the Digital Promise: Part … The post Realising the digital dream (free research) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Getting to grips with alternative payments

Payments Dive

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in payment preferences, as consumers are increasingly using contactless alternatives that can work at the point of sale or remotely.

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Mobile Voice Usage Trends in 2020

Perficient

How much do people use voice commands with their devices, and what do they use them for? We wanted to know, so for the fourth year in a row, we asked over 1,000 people (1,123 this year) how they use voice, when they use it, and why. If you want a snapshot of how voice is used by people today, then you’ve found it. So, why do we care? Simple: The voice revolution is coming, perhaps not as fast as everyone originally thought , but it’s coming.

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2024 Lending Outlook: Innovations and Evolutions in the Financial Sector

As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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Emerging risks present opportunities for insurtechs

Bobsguide

Insurtechs are well suited to address emerging risks ignored by traditional insurers, some market participants suggest. According to Sabine VanderLinden, chief executive and managing director at Alchemy, an insurance venture validation firm, disputes over coronavirus business interruption (BI).

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Square’s withholding practice is an alarm for all payment facilitators

Payments Source

Square has begun holding onto a portion of some sellers’ payments, demonstrating how liquidity shortages challenge the recovery for both businesses and the companies that process their payments.

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PayPal Reportedly To Offer Direct Crypto Sales

PYMNTS

PayPal will offer direct cryptocurrency sales for customers, CoinDesk reports. The FinTech giant, which has 325 million customers, will allow this feature for those who want a new wallet functionality for the popular service, according to unnamed sources, the report said. It would be an upgrade of the current PayPal functions for withdrawing funds from sources like San Francisco’s Coinbase.

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2030 arrives in 2020

Chris Skinner

I got a chart this week that made me smile. This is it … In one month, retail sales jumped massively from 16% to 27% of all sales. The end of main street is nigh. Other facts and figures that made me smile were Amazon’s retail sales jumping 24% in … The post 2030 arrives in 2020 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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Starbucks accelerates shift to mobile

Payments Dive

Over the next 18 months, Starbucks will increase convenience-led formats in company-operated locations with drive-thru and curbside pickup options, as well as its Pickup locations, according to a filing with federal regulators.

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Why SEO Must Be an Essential Element of Your Site Migration – Here’s Why #243

Perficient

Site migration can be a daunting task for many SEOs, but it can also be done strategically. The site migration process can also offer an excellent opportunity to fix your website foundation. In this episode of the?award-winning?Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge and Matt Ruud share primary considerations from an SEO perspective that you need to have in site migration and opportunities you can take away during the process. ?

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â??Data to cashâ?? as a service: Time to invest in open banking

Bobsguide

By Andries Smit, CEO and founder of Upside. There are 11.95m+ households in the UK with less than £1,500 in savings. Since early March, the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus has only highlighted further the treacherous situation the country is facing regarding personal savings. For the.

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Account takeover fraud growth signals wider need for biometrics

Payments Source

Identity fraud holds no prisoners when it comes to payments. If a fraudster gets hold of a consumer's credentials, everything from mobile wallets, to a checking account, savings account or P2P account is in jeopardy of takeover.

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Need Curated Pre-foreclosure Lists to Generate New Real Estate Leads? Trellis Has the Data!

Trellis is a state trial court research and analytics platform that provides Real Estate Professionals (Buyers, Foreclosure, Loan Modification, etc.) with LEADS on Pre-Foreclosures, Lis Pendes, Distressed Assets and more — to help uncover **new** opportunities and grow their business. The process is quick and easy — and all in real time. Trellis will supply you with a link to the relevant dockets, a Leads sheet and access to its UI where applicable.