FinServ

What’s Behind Plaid’s $2.65B Valuation

What’s Behind Plaid’s $2.65B Valuation
What’s Behind Plaid’s $2.65B Valuation
December 12, 2018  |  Fintech Investments

One in every four consumers in the U.S. has touched this product. Some of them do so when they register their bank account credentials to...

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Talent Crunch Intensifies For Small Businesses, Bank Of America Finds
Talent Crunch Intensifies For Small Businesses, Bank Of America Finds
December 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The year 2018 was a record year for small business (SMB) optimism in the U.S., driven by economic strength, government policy and continued efforts among the...

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Chinese Finance Head: FinTech Boom ‘A Very Big Risk’
Chinese Finance Head: FinTech Boom ‘A Very Big Risk’
November 30, 2018  |  Risk Management

President of Chinese financial investment platform Phoenix Finance believes the nation’s FinTech companies pose “a very big risk.” Vince Zhang spoke at CNBC‘s East Tech...

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As proof that FinTech sandboxes are going global, Kuwait has become the latest player in the Middle East to debut a framework. Elsewhere, a Kenyan...

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Not All SMBs Are Open To Open Banking
Not All SMBs Are Open To Open Banking
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Despite any possible reservations early on, large financial institutions (FIs) now appear to be going all in on Open Banking, with plans to introduce new...

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Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
November 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the U.K., the twin barrels of Brexit and late payments have helped erode confidence in growth prospects, according to Dun & Bradstreet. Elsewhere, Australian...

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SMBs Aren’t The Only Ones Threatening To Switch Banks: Ovum
SMBs Aren’t The Only Ones Threatening To Switch Banks: Ovum
November 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As Europe and the U.K. continue efforts to boost competition in the financial services (FinServ) space, much of their attention has landed on small companies’...

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With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
November 07, 2018  |  Global Payments

Western Union and M-PESA announce today a global P2P partnership that will make it easier for M-PESA customers to send money outside of Kenya and...

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