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Citi partners IDB on blockchain-based cross-border payments trial

Citi partners IDB on blockchain-based cross-border payments trial

Citi Innovation Labs has teamed up with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to test the use of blockchain technology and tokenised money to send payments from the US to Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Nubank pumps funds into Mexican unit

Nubank pumps funds into Mexican unit

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

Avant makes digital banking play through Zero Financial acquisition

Avant makes digital banking play through Zero Financial acquisition

Airtel Africa clinches $100 million investment from Mastercard

Airtel Africa clinches $100 million investment from Mastercard

NOW Money secures $7 million cash injection

NOW Money secures $7 million cash injection

FS giants join $40m Greenwood funding round

FS giants join $40m Greenwood funding round

Madhvi Mavadiya a ‘Standout 35’ winner for Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist

Madhvi Mavadiya a ‘Standout 35’ winner for Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist

Airtel Africa picks up $200 million investment in mobile money business

Airtel Africa picks up $200 million investment in mobile money business

BIS study finds global fintech gender gap

BIS study finds global fintech gender gap

Cheese launches digital banking platform for Asian communities

Cheese launches digital banking platform for Asian communities

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[Webinar] Has the ‘Instant’ been taken out of Instant Payments Adoption for Corporate Banks?[Webinar] Has the ‘Instant’ been taken out of Instant Payments Adoption for Corporate Banks?
Financial inclusion blogs
Financial Inclusion  

Comparison services can help the financially excluded get access to affordable credit

Lisa Fretwell

Lisa Fretwell - Experian - Nottingham

 

The benefits of hyper-automation for banking

Heather Lough

Heather Lough - Waracle - Dundee

Cryptocurrency Insights  

How cryptocurrency is democratising our financial system

Ivan Soto-Wright

Ivan Soto-Wright - MoonPay - Miami

Fintech  

5 things the incoming Small Business Commissioner should consider in the fight against slow payments

Paul Christensen

Paul Christensen - Previse - London

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FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.
De-fragment payments innovation in Africa for financial inclusion

De-fragment payments innovation in Africa for financial inclusion

Guzide Koksal, Vice President of Product Management, Mastercard, and Chris Hamilton, CEO, BankservAfrica join to discuss milestones in the African payments landscape, how African financial institutions and technology providers are generating innovation, and the key benefits of collaboration and partnership in B2B payments.
P27 tackling the fragmented payments landscape in the Nordics

P27 tackling the fragmented payments landscape in the Nordics

Lars Sjögren, CEO, P27, speaks with Finextra about the aims and objectives of the P27 initiative, the benefits of their real-time payments support platform, and how the platform is prioritising transparency to effectively communicate across banks, vendors and customers.
Tackling capacity, currency and compliance in emerging markets

Tackling capacity, currency and compliance in emerging markets

Albert Maasland, Group CEO, Crown Agents Bank, speaks with FinextraTV about why Crown Agents Bank operates in such hard to reach markets, the challenges of moving money into these markets, why clients choose to partner with smaller banks over larger players in the industry and how Crown Agents Bank sees increased adoption of Fintech in emerging markets.
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Hamish Monk

We are what we invest in: The importance of gender lens investing

Hamish Monk - Reporter - Finextra
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A new impulse. Why may Bitcoin cost USD 100K already this year?
Adrian Pollard

Adrian Pollard

  The figure $100k may seem insane to a new comer to crypto but all you need to do is look back when the BTC market and global interest was less but it will still 10x in bull cycle. Taking that into considrations $100k USD can be considered a tame pridiction.

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The real opportunity WallStreetBets is missing beyond the Robinhood saga
Ketharaman Swaminathan

Ketharaman Swaminathan

  Robinhood had 13M users in its entire existence before Jan. 2021 and gained 6M new users in just six weeks. Robinhood's valuation has also shot up in the recent past.   I'm guessing many other companies will be dying to pay such a "heavy price" and go through a "fiasco" like Robinhood.

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How banks can take advantage of Open Banking to increase customer retention
Loreta Bahtchevanova

Loreta Bahtchevanova

  Interesting article, Steve! Thanks for sharing!

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Software-based payment solutions will enter a boom, but a lack of security could tarnish the sector
Francesca G

Francesca G

  I completely agree.  There is definitely an increase of payment solution software and the security matters remain concerning. Like every new technology - hacking and fraud will be growing with it.  Although I don't think it depends on the time of the provider on the market but really their awareness of the security and threats. It can happen that a well-established provider is the victim of a successful hacking attack that's why I think it depends on the priority the provider judges the security should be.

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HSBC launches programme to help customers go digital

HSBC launches programme to help customers go digital

US neo bank Fair raises $20 million with a mission to address racial inequalities

US neo bank Fair raises $20 million with a mission to address racial inequalities

Third of Indian households use digital payments

Third of Indian households use digital payments

Ripple creates Malaysia-Bangladesh remittance corridor

Ripple creates Malaysia-Bangladesh remittance corridor

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Paige McNamee

What does a Carney appointment mean for Stripe’s board?

Paige McNamee - Finextra Research
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On-Demand Webinar - How can Irish banking move from Open Banking to Open Finance?
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On-Demand Webinar - How can Irish banking move from Open Banking to Open Finance?

This webinar examines the opportunities for institutions in moving from Open Banking to Open Finance, building products and services that provide additional value to customers in assisting them with their financial wellbeing.

On-Demand Webinar - Open APIs and the next generation of open banking
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On-Demand Webinar - Open APIs and the next generation of open banking

With open banking now bedded in across financial services in multiple regions, there will be discussion around what will come next from open APIs and whether banks are really making the most of them.

The impact of fintech on cross-border payments
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The impact of fintech on cross-border payments

In a new staff discussion note, the IMF examines the fintech revolution, with a focus on the use of DLT in cross-border payments.

Elsewhere...

  1. Wired

    Why the Bank of England should give everyone a free account

  2. Vice

    New York is proposing the creation of a 'public Venmo'

  3. The Hill

    Bernie Sanders blasts Amazon over new credit card for people with bad credit

  4. Reuters

    Mexico pushes mobile payments to help unbanked consumers ditch cash

  5. Reuters

    Mobile payment firms struggle to dethrone cash in Southeast Asia

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Madhvi Mavadiya

Cutting through the hype of personal identity

Madhvi Mavadiya - Finextra Research