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Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa is buying Plaid — the startup that develops APIs for financial services — for $5.3 billion. By helping to bridge the gap between apps...

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Open Banking Overcomes The Data Obstacle Of Paper
Open Banking Overcomes The Data Obstacle Of Paper
December 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Open Banking business model has derived mixed reactions from the financial services market, and without a regulatory mandate in the U.S., it’s not entirely...

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Red Hat: Open-Source Software Poised To Play A Bigger Payments Role
Red Hat: Open-Source Software Poised To Play A Bigger Payments Role
December 26, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

One can almost feel it in the bones: the excitement to come in the world of payments in 2020, as innovation sparks new business models...

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How Open Banking, Faster Payments Change Banks’ Fraud Threat
How Open Banking, Faster Payments Change Banks’ Fraud Threat
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

An explosion of FinTech innovation has jump-started traditional financial institutions’ (FIs) digitization efforts. M&A initiatives and partnerships, Open Banking business models and data integrations, and...

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TerraPay/UBA Linkup Enables Real-Time Money Transfers Throughout Africa
TerraPay/UBA Linkup Enables Real-Time Money Transfers Throughout Africa
December 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mobile-first international payment network TerraPay is partnering with UBA Group, a leading pan-African financial services company, to offer real-time money transfer services to existing customers in...

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Open Banking Casts Global Net
Open Banking Casts Global Net
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking is making its rounds across the globe as regulators embrace financial services industry competition, and as financial services players — both banks and...

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FinTechs, AI And The Rise Of SMB Credit In Brazil
FinTechs, AI And The Rise Of SMB Credit In Brazil
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access...

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Doing Battle With Holiday Fraudsters At The ATM
Doing Battle With Holiday Fraudsters At The ATM
December 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The holiday season is in full swing. That means opening up wallets and purses at the point of sale, which often means paying with cash...

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Credit Unions Find Opportunity In Payments Disruption
Credit Unions Find Opportunity In Payments Disruption
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Credit unions are underdogs in a financial services space still dominated by major traditional banks, particularly when it comes to small business (SMB) lending and...

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