Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The reason why they have gained such a valuation is that they have taken something the banks make difficult – setting up online payment services – and made it incredibly easy. Similarly, there are companies that do similar things in lending, savings, investments and other specific areas of financial services based upon internet technologies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

As part of those efforts, the lab is being used to explore “whether there is a role for a digital Australian dollar — that is, an Australian [central bank digital currency (CBDC)] — in the context of the bank’s responsibilities for issuing the currency and overseeing the payments system.”. The language is interesting — and noteworthy.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as the latest example of companies in payments and FinTech gaining licenses to operate in Europe. There, PSD2 was designed to encourage FinTech and payments innovation.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 7, 2020

billion deal to acquire Galileo, a financial services API and payments platform that powers big names like Chime and Robinhood. Together with Galileo, we will partner to build on our companies’ strengths to drive even greater financial technology innovation, making those products and […].

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

After all, if a company has worked so hard to develop some type of financial technology, why would they want to lend that technology out to just about anyone? B2B payments company Payoneer is one of the latest firms to use this strategy.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. But AlphaCredit CEOs and co-founders José Luis Orozco and Augusto Álvarez were happy about the opportunity, saying it would give them the chance to keep providing cutting-edge technology for fast, easy and flexible service.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly 60 upstarts focusing on financial services — from Stripe Inc. to Chime Inc. to Plaid Inc. — have garnered valuations of more than $1 billion in recent years, according to CB Insights.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Rapyd, the B2B financial technology-as-a-service company, launched an integrated payment solution in Mexico, allowing companies to access all local payment methods through one network, according to a news release. Morgan Global Payment Trends.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

Canadian financial technology provider Central 1 is linking its credit union customers to a new solution designed to streamline accounts receivable for small businesses. The tool links directly into small to medium-sized business (SMB) accounts, the company noted, allowing businesses to avoid the cost of card acceptance. ”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

Misys is offering banking clients access to its P2P lending software, reports said Tuesday (Jan. The financial technology firm revealed it will offer banks access to its peer-to-peer lending technology to help banks compete with younger alternative lenders in the industry.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Fintech startup Greenlight Financial Technology has just added a new feature that helps kids understand tricky concepts like interest, APR and savings accounts. The feature allows the […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

In an always-on world, communication moves instantaneously, while payments remain a bit behind the curve — to put it mildly. Mired in paper though transactions may be, financial tech firms are moving to promote speed and to bridge the gap in lending between businesses and their suppliers or customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. The fear of non-payment, in particular, tends to be the smaller merchants’ worst nightmare.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

Here’s the summary: Financial Technology, more commonly referred to as FinTech, looks set to reshape the financial sector in the coming years and present Hong Kong with both challenges and opportunities. Many FinTechs are providing financial services directly to customers in areas such as payments and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Their entire process of cash management, payments and working capital came to a screeching halt because they didn’t have visibility into their ecosystem,” he told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Finance and accounting workflows lend themselves well to these three pillars, he said, and Fitzmaurice agreed. “It

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Although commercial cards are evolving to gain traction in more B2B payment scenarios — particularly, accounts payable (AP) — new challenges emerge that can slow down the rate of adoption. We believe our partnership with Billtrust will significantly bolster the adoption of electronic payments to suppliers who participate in the BPN.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

Financial technology seems to be leading the startup charge, representing 40 percent of the largest 10 deals of the year so far, collectively worth $100 million. What Branch does have, however, is some direct experience in the world of micro-lending. So why the boom?

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Imagine a scenario in which opacity and complexity have been removed from the financial services industry. Anyone with an idea of how we might conduct business better and more efficiently, be it in wealth management, lending, insurance, or payments, could bring it to life with ease.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

At the time the transaction was announced, the companies said users would benefit from a “highly complementary combination” that offers a range of payments and financial services, spanning account processing and digital banking, integrated payments and the Clover POS system, among other products and services.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. Southeast Asia’s digital lending market is anticipated to top $110 billion by 2025 — over four times what it is worth now.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Speedy, flashy financial service through mobile or a wearable is all well and good, but the product has to respond to changing customer needs as well. That’s why financial technologies provider Kasasa has come up with a loan product that will allow users to “take back” some of their funds.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2019

When Swedish banking firm Klarna became Europe’s most valuable financial technology startup last week, it was only the latest sign that digital finance has escaped the troubles afflicting legacy lenders. Its latest fundraising gave Klarna, which facilitates online installment payments, a $5.5 billion valuation.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 14, 2018

Most veterans of the financial technology space can confess to some cynicism about new technology and products. Consumers, especially those with genuine day-to-day financial struggles, don't seem to see much improvement. We're all still waiting for blockchain and mobile payments to transform the financial system.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 23, 2017

trillion in student loan debt, having financial services that could help with the process is a serious concern for both bank customers and banks. Financial technology and chatbot provider Personetics wants to help. EXCLUSIVE—With over 44 million U.S. borrowers looking to repay more than $1.4

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Payments Source

JUNE 27, 2017

is buying a stake in Swedish payments technology firm Klarna AB and forming a strategic partnership, as both companies aim to expand outside their core markets.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 27, 2019

Hong Kong’s traditional banks are set to face one of their biggest challenges yet: a new breed of financial technology firms estimated to snare as much as 30% of their revenue. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has granted three virtual bank licenses and is processing five more, Deputy Chief Executive Arthur Yuen said in a […].

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Ant Group was dealt another blow by more regulations to contain risks in the country’s burgeoning online lending industry as Jack Ma’s financial technology giant prepares for its initial public offering.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

prime lending rate, which banks charge to their best credit customers, is now at almost its lowest point ever due to Federal Reserve monetary policy. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing on Sept. payments ecosystem. payments ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Such dealings involve companies such as small business lending platform Kabbage , Ansonia Credit Data and B2B credit and payments systems provider MSTS. The complicated transaction includes commitments for a $250 million common stock private placement from investors that include Franklin Templeton and Wellington Management Company.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

” The Bank of Canada , TMX Group and Canada’s payment system teamed up for a test to settle and clear mock stocks using the blockchain, Bloomberg reported. Work remains to be done to determine how it can be set up to maximize the benefits for the whole financial system.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The government said that, in the wake of Brexit, roughly 100 financial firms have applied to set up shop or expand operations in Ireland. The Times reported late last week that initiatives include a “FinTech foresight” group that will bring together various stakeholders across financial technology and multinational companies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A financial technology company called B-Social has raised £3.2 Valimahomed said the idea was born from his own financial frustrations with friends, and his view that people are banks themselves, lending and borrowing from acquaintances. “A Then the app will let the group see who owes what and allow for easy payment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. faster payments system. faster payment system. faster payment system.

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Bobsguide

MAY 25, 2022

London — May 16, 2022 — Mindtree , a global technology services and digital transformation company, and Finastra , a leading financial technology provider, today announced a partnership to bring Finastra’s Fusion Payments To Go payments technology to banks in the Nordics, the UK and Ireland, as a managed service.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

That has been the experience at CO-OP Financial Services , President and CEO Todd Clark told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The platform has been a long time in the making, Clark said, and it is only in the last two years that the “rubber is hitting the road” in terms of delivering a true payments ecosystem.

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