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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. It was never meant to be shorthand for, well, you – proving that you are who you say you are, serving as a gateway to all manner of sensitive data and, of course, financial accounts. Let’s not pick solely on the SSN.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Or it might be hackers and crackers, using ill-gotten information gains to take over consumer accounts. Or corporate ones — especially considering just how many IoT for industry devices are out there that still need securing. 1 million: The number of background checks Checkr runs per month. The good news? So are the white hats.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Hackers, he explained, can insert malware into mobile apps and intercept user information such as credit card numbers and login credentials, just as invisibly as these payments are made in the first place. That’s the problem that startup Arxan aims to solve. The call is coming from inside the house, so to speak.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

B2B payments startup Finexio announced new funding this week. 10) that it secured $4 million in Series A funding led by James R. Finexio develops solutions with the aim of reducing companies’ reliance on paper in accounts payable departments. The company said Wednesday (Jan.

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APRIL 19, 2017

A biometric security startup with a fast growing membership-based secure identification program just recently scored a considerable amount of additional funding. CLEAR , the popular security line-busting experience that can be found at some 21 airports and six baseball stadiums around the U.S.,

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The FinTech group is reportedly mulling setting aside a significant number of shares for users if it goes public, but it has yet to make any final decisions, according to Bloomberg, who cited unnamed sources. billion during a financing round in September and has more than 13 million user accounts, said Bloomberg.

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JUNE 18, 2018

bank ClearBank has reportedly agreed to open up an account for a cryptocurrency exchange, according to unnamed sources, as reported by Reuters on Friday (June 15). startup bank’s rumored agreement to service the London Block Exchange signals interest on the part of the alternative finance market to work with these players.

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JULY 3, 2018

In the life of a startup, there’s no better news than growth, be it across new verticals, devices or geographies. As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Practice Intel has launched a new "growth platform" centered around quantifying the quality of an advisor's client relationships with an all-in "Relationship Quality Index" (RQI) – which while potentially valuable in helping advisors understand and improve their client experience (and subsequently (..)

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Aussie financial institutions started sending breach notifications after an undisclosed number of PayID records were exposed in the country’s real-time NPP on Friday (Aug. The hack originated from one of the NPP banks that were secured by payments provider Cuscal Limited.

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MARCH 1, 2020

Health tech startup Accolade , with headquarters in Seattle and Philadelphia, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $100 million for an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday (Feb. Lead book-running managers for the IPO included Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BofA Securities. 30, 2019. .

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. The process involves capturing a user’s live photo to compare alongside an official document, such as an Aadhaar card, which bears a unique, 12-digit ID number.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

. $94 million in venture capital was provided to alt-lending startups last week , which signals that some venture capitalists aren’t concerned over doubts of the future of the industry. BillFront raised $35 million and BlueVine secured $49 million.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

The Curve card, which is issued by Wirecard, streamlines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app. Customers can also change accounts when shopping. To ensure the security of transactions, Apple Pay does not store card numbers in any device or server. The platform became the fastest U.K.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

billion and plans to use the IPO to enter into new business areas, such as adding a digital insurance unit to its portfolio alongside its existing insurance and securities work, the report stated. This will allow Kakao Pay to "cover all areas of finance, with the exception of banking, which is accounted for by Kakao Bank," the report stated.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Seattle global remittance startup Remitly is rolling out a new banking product created especially for immigrants, the company announced Monday (Feb. North America’s biggest independent digital remittance company is introducing Passbook for immigrants, to help them bypass the typical barriers of opening a bank account.

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JULY 15, 2020

In the current climate, it is more important than ever for subscription businesses to offer flexible plan features — and this includes the ability to temporarily “ pause ” accounts. consumers subscribed to new streaming services, and that the average number of streaming subscriptions held by consumers rose from three to four.

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MARCH 17, 2020

To stay competitive, especially with digital startups unencumbered by legacy systems, traditional financial institutions (FIs) need to deliver seamless customer services to individual consumers and enterprise customers alike. 1: Security. FIs, he said, have been consistently underestimating the end user’s expectation of security.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Seattle global remittance startup Remitly is rolling out a new banking product created especially for immigrants, the company announced Monday (Feb. North America’s biggest independent digital remittance company is introducing Passbook for immigrants, to help them bypass the typical barriers of opening a bank account.

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JULY 10, 2020

As financial institutions (FIs) work with FinTechs, they need to know that these tech-nimble startups are not only enabling access to customers’ account data but also in a manner that embraces KYC and AML. Cohen said that if banks don’t jump on board with those goals, they risk losing significant numbers of customers.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Open banking may soon become table stakes for financial institutions (FIs) — they need to act now and be able to offer it securely or risk getting left behind. FIs therefore cannot afford to drag their feet on implementing open banking, but many may be concerned that third-party access to customer data will exacerbate security challenges.

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APRIL 1, 2019

The money is being earmarked across a number of initiatives, designed to combat synthetic fraud. As Harris noted during the discussion, synthetic fraud essentially centers around creating a person (a fictitious one, in this case) — where bad actors can and do use fake names, Social Security numbers or birthdates, and build credit histories.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

RPA is igniting chatter in the corporate finance community as professionals explore next-level analytics and automation functionality to enhance processes like accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow management and more. Another nine-digit investment round was landed by a startup this week.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

That eye-popping number is a rough doubling in valuation from the end of last year, and multiples above the $1.5 billion valuation, Chime passes Robinhood , valued at about $11 billion, as the most highly valued (private) startup. Accounts are FDIC-insured through a partnership with Bancorp Bank. billion, as CNBC reported.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

It was another stellar week for B2B FinTech startups, which announced a collective $191.8 Funding rounds this week were all about the startups that help businesses get paid faster, through more channels, more securely, regardless of geographical location. Enterprise Security. ” SME Banking. IbanF irst.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

As was reported during September, Groww , a startup based in Bangalore, said that it raised $21.4 billion people across the country, 100 million use digital payments applications – but of that number, only 20 million invest in offerings such as mutual funds and stocks. Groww has said that it has 2.5

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APRIL 4, 2019

Credit union (CU) associations and service providers are pushing for the adoption of technology to help with security and compliance. And on Wednesday (April 3), Austin-based cookware startup Made In announced it had closed a seed funding round. million: Number of credit union members in the U.S. All this, Today In Data.

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MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. There was a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of deals solidified in the quarter, too. India-based Xtracap secured $1 million in angel funding, YourStory reported.

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MARCH 4, 2019

South Africa has the highest number of people with HIV of any country. To use such a machine, a patient must secure a prescription from a doctor, and then scan at the machine a barcode or pharmacy card, according to the report. One example is Alto Pharmacy , a startup that has raised $50 million in venture funding. Machine Use.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This week, the largest funding round went to a B2B startup developing autonomous trucking technology to boost fleet efficiency, with other rounds landing at small business bookkeeping, workforce communications, and IBAN fraud mitigation startups for a combined $236 million-plus landing at B2B startups.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2024

One of the most popular innovations of the past 50 years has been the tax-qualified account. They maximize their tax-advantaged accounts. What about your taxable accounts? For the typical non-tax deferred account that maybe consists of a dozen mutual funds and ETFs, what does tax loss harvesting look like there?

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BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

Forward In the current economic crisis, business leaders from early-stage startups to large multinational corporations have had to make difficult decisions. My motivation was to understand the responsibility of the CFO suite, the process of billing to accounting, and the software tools available to run an effective finance office.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Particularly CFOs have joined dark social in fast-growing numbers. Off the Ledger is a "sales-free zone" where colleagues from the accounting and finance industries can communicate to one another on a variety of topics, such as business trends, hiring, the latest software to use, accounting treatment questions, and career guidance.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its business banking technology. During his career at Citi, Khaliq has served in management positions in banking, markets and securities services, country management (CCO) and treasury services.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

European challenger banks like Monzo and N26 are expanding to new markets and an increasing number of other financial players are launching suites of products and services designed to entice customers away from their traditional financial institutions (FIs). Around the Digital Banking World. Considering 76 percent of U.S.

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