Author: TMC Admin
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Finteum Puts Its New Intraday Liquidity Platform to the Test With Bank-Focussed Trial
Treasury and technology teams from various established banking groups have engaged in a trial of London-based fintech Finteum‘s new platform that aims to help banks manage intraday liquidity through the development of new interbank markets. Using intraday markets, banks are able to borrow for hours at a time, enabling them to efficiently meet a temporary…
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LHV UK Remains One Step Ahead of Fraudsters With CoP Implementation
Amid the concerning prevalence of payment-based fraud, LHV UK has incorporated a dynamic solution into its system that is set to safeguard its direct clients from every angle of attack. Serving in excess of 200 prominent fintech and crypto companies, the banking services provider’s Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service, the most advanced development of its…
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New Report Details How To Choose Sustainability Over Profitability as the Rules of Business Evolve
The rules of business are changing. While in previous decades the single goal of business leaders has been to maximise shareholder returns, new paradigms mean that a balance must be struck between profits and other concerns that fall under the rubric of ‘sustainability’. This is the primary narrative of a new whitepaper issued by The…
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Domestic Limitations Continue to Stump Card Payments in LATAM’s International Markets
Despite the region’s growing appetite for e-commerce, an alarming number of cards in LATAM continue to face domestic limitations. This is according to a recent study by BoaCompra, the fintech branch of the South American company PagSeguro. Conducted in collaboration with Americas Market Intelligence (AMI), the study included interviews with cross-border merchants and local players…
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Women in Finance Industry Grows – ACCA Initiative and StashAway Findings Show More Needs to Be Done
The number of women in the fintech space has grown over the last year, and while this is an achievement, so much more can still be done to ensure this is not just a trend that fades away, but a continuous change that helps diversify and make the financial industry more inclusive. Looking to highlight…
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Em Conversa: Connecting Payments for International Merchants and LatAm Customers With dLocal
Em Conversa looks to uncover the secrets in Latin America (LatAm) that have caused the fintech market to boom, from being worth less than $50million in 2016, to $2.1billion in 2022. This week we spoke to Michel Golffed, senior vice president of growth at dLocal to discuss how global merchants can best expand into the LatAm region.…
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Do Employees Need Early Pay Days? with Netguru, Merchant Maverick, The Clearing House and Kalkine
It is very easy for many who are new to the fintech space to think that financial technology is an exclusive term for payments technology, and while there is some truth to this, it does not tell the entire story about fintech. However, in June, The Fintech Times is looking to indulge this belief as…
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Sequoia Raises $2.85Billion in Funds for India and Southeast Asia
At a time when worldwide funding pools are appearing to run dry, Sequoia India and Sequoia Southeast Asia have launched two new funds, including an early-stage venture and growth fund for India worth an impressive $2billion, and an $850million fund for Southeast Asia. This funding is part of the venture firm’s enormous efforts to scale…
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Kiefer Sutherland Unveiled as the Face of Plus500’s New Campaign
Kiefer Sutherland is to front a new advertising campaign for Plus500 in the fintech group’s largest campaign investment to date. The multi-asset fintech group has appointed the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor, who’s best recognised for his performance in the television show ’24’, to star in its new campaign in an attempt to elevate its brand…
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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 14/06
The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup sees a partnership for Trade Ledger and Virgin Money, while Allica Bank secures £55million funding. Partnerships Fintech Trade Ledger has bagged a three year contract with Virgin Money to help transform its business lending services. At the heart of the partnership is the delivery of a digital decisioning platform…