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Today In Digital-First Banking: Next Insurance Aims To Raise $250M In Funding; FLEETCOR Agrees To Purchase AFEX

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In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Next Insurance is aiming to raise new capital that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 billion, and FLEETCOR has come to an arrangement to purchase cross-border payment company Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX). FLEETCOR Buys AFEX To Boost Cross-Border Payments.

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Uber, Abiomed, Peloton, Carvana, Molson Coors and more

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Deutsche Bank reiterated the stock as a buy and said it was well positioned, but did concede that macro challenges were challenging advertising budgets. SoFi – The fintech company jumped 10% on the back of a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that exceeded analysts’ forecasts. billion forecast.

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VisaNet +AI Adds Predictive Element To Processing And Settlements

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For chief financial officers (CFOs) and treasurers tasked with corporate management, Visa is aiming AI toward forecasting and planning. Benefits accrue to banks, too. Cross-border transactions, for example, can vary widely from initiation to final settlement, impacted by foreign exchange (FX) rates.

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SMBs Remain Hot Spot For Open Banking Business Models

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As the open banking business model permeates into the B2B financial services market, FinTechs and traditional financial institutions continue to find new use cases for API integrations and connectivity to elevate the business-user experience. SMBs that nearly half (48 percent) said they don’t believe technology will impact their business.

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EACT SURVEY 2021

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Major priorities over the next one to two years: We are not surprised that Cash-Flow Forecasting comes out on top when the COVID crisis has been hitting us for the past year. The uncertainties surrounding the economy explain the difficulty in producing reliable and accurate forecasts. François Masquelier, Vice Chairman EACT.

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BNP Paribas Links With Kantox For FX Management

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French financial institution BNP Paribas has announced a FinTech partnership to strengthen its foreign exchange service offerings. The bank noted that the solution will be available to business clients in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) regions.

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MUFG Invests $700M In Ride-Hailing Grab To Create Super-App

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The largest bank in Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), has invested over $700 million in Grab , a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia that also provides food delivery and other services for its customers, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move will give MUFG access to the company’s millions of daily users.