As a former Minister of Economic Affairs, he helped the Swiss fintech scene to a public relations coup. Also for this Johann Schneider-Ammann now comes to late honors. A fintech influencer? It is quite possible that Johann Schneider-Ammann would not easily dismiss the word “fintech influencer” – in May 2016,…
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For the banking industry, the EU directive with the inconspicuous name “PSD2” is a small revolution. Because: The “Payment Service Directive 2” breaks since last year the monopoly that banks have on the account data of their customers. This allows completely new business models under the slogan “Open Banking” and…
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In the near future, will we ask for a mortgage on Facebook? And will our checking account be on Amazon? Maybe on Google? It is not such a remote hypothesis; In fact, it has been circulating for some time. But now it seems that the thing is serious, with all…
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It’s like putting together a gigantic puzzle. Tech freaks, the banking world, government, regulators, and now even the central bank, they all do their part to make the Swiss fintech industry stand out. The picture took some getting used to. Andréa Maechler, Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss…
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In the digital transformation of the financial sector, new models such as neobanks, challenger banks and BaaS (Bank as a Service), which aspire to compete with traditional banking through technology and user experience, have emerged with force. In this context of innovation born 2gether, the first collaborative banking platform in…
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The third largest operator in the US launched T-Mobile Money, a banking platform that works like a digital checkbook. Users can deposit up to $ 3,000 with the service, funds that they can then use to make purchases and mobile transactions such as paying bills or sending money to other…
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The young Fintech Rebellion, just one year after its launch, has obtained the banking license of Electronic Money Entity in Lithuania. Rebellion is a Spanish fintech that offers a virtual card associated with an account for minors. Now, they are only one step away from getting a Credit Institution license.…
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While from Canada they reinforced the need to have scale in the banking business. In Scotiabank they continue to present the results of the integration with BBVA Chile, after the Canadians spent more than US $ 2.2 billion for the acquisition of the Spanish bank in the country. Now it…
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The Spanish Association of Fintech and Insurtech (AEFI) has prepared its first AEFI Voice report in which it analyzes what the openbanking concept means and what are the implications of the EU regulation PSD2, which will take effect officially in the month of September, for the financial sector in general,…
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This is the result of the New SBE Finance Week from Monday, April 8 until the next day 12. At the end of Monday, a panel entitled “Portuguese banking system: can be more competitive” joined in the auditorium João Talone Professor Samuel Lopes, with Pedro Pereira, of the Boston Consulting…
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