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ICC Taps Global Credit Data To Broaden Trade Risk Analysis

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The International Chamber of Commerce ‘s (ICC’s) Banking Commission is collaborating with bank-owned database Global Credit Data (GCD) to broaden the scope of the ICC’s Trade Register, an announcement revealed Monday (Oct. The Trade Register provides banks with insight into risks in global trade and export finance.

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SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way

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It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and new initiatives unlocking bank account data continue to flourish. ThinCats Links Up With Open Banking FinTech Salt Edge. But it may not always be smooth sailing ahead.

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Credit2B Launches Real-Time Business Risk Analysis Tool

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.” FinTech has targeted trade credit risk in several ways in recent years. Last October, startup Tinubu Square raised $62 million for its trade credit risk solution for credit insurers, trade finance banks and export credit agencies.

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How China Fuels Alternatives To Correspondent Banking

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While China continues to slowly open up its financial services market to foreign participants to drive competition in areas like mobile payments and banking, when it comes to B2B payments, the market remains dominated by Chinese traditional banks. It’s not without its drawbacks, however. ” The M&A Route.

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For Better Banking, Is Consumer Control Actually Key?

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But what you probably don’t know is that consumers want the type of financial services control that could potentially reduce their risk for fraud and leave them responsible for more authentication tasks, according to fresh PYMNTS research. consumers, so the findings are solid enough to take to the bank, if you will.). Consumer Desires.

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Startups, Instant Payments Could Put $280B In Global Payments Revenue At Risk For Banks

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trillion global payments market with free services, banks could lose as much as $280 billion in revenue by 2025, according to an Accenture report and press release circulated on Monday (Sept. In addition to Accenture’s research, 240 bank executives across 22 countries were surveyed about their plans to capitalize on digital disruption.

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WeBank Banking On AI To Improve Customer Service

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Tencent’s WeBank, China’s first internet-only bank, is banking on artificial intelligence to improve customer service, reported CNBC. “Banking, traditionally, was passive in a sense that … there is an office and people walk in and get services and only the VIP get(s) the best services,” Qiang said.

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