Category: Doing Business Overseas
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Stablecoin News for the week ending Wednesday 15th June.
Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. The what and how of Regulations! This week as markets continued to crash the discussion increased about what and how the stablecoin and broader Crypto market should be regulated. Everyone seems to be waiting on the U.S. which could have a…
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What Is Earned Wage Access and How Does It Help Employees? With Kalkine, the Clearing House and More
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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UK Fintech News Roundup: The Latest Stories 15/06
Every Wednesday, we delve into the latest fintech updates from across the UK. This week we see recent rises of new women-owned businesses; and the cost of living crisis takes precedence in company moves. More women-owned businesses seek funding The number of female business owners applying for revenue-based finance is on the rise, according to…
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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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Keeping human eyes on AI for regulatory tech compliance
Legacy banks have been historically slow to adopt technology. This is changing rapidly today, as intense competition has compelled these banks to overhaul their dated technology. This overhaul will have a profound effect on regulatory compliance, a dusty but vital corner of investment banking and capital markets. Challenges of tech adoption in compliance We are…
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Listen: Green Dot sees opportunity in gig economy, SMB
Two trends emerging as opportunities for banking-as-a-service (BaaS) are the growth of the gig economy and small businesses, and Green Dot, the fintech and holding company that powers services for Uber, Walmart, Amazon Flex and Intuit, is getting in on the action. Green Dot is currently focusing on those BaaS opportunities, Amit Parikh, executive vice…
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Seattle Bank CIO Jayson Callies joins Bank Automation Summit Fall
Jayson Callies, chief information and innovation officer at Seattle Bank, will join Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 to speak on the “Embedded Finance: Frontiers in Open Banking” panel on Monday, Sept. 19 at 1:45 p.m. PT. Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 will be held Sept. 19-20 at the Hyatt Olive 8 in Seattle. The Summit…