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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

CIO

Customer experience and security But as in most industries, customer expectations and security challenges continue to grow along with technological advances. Banks continue investing in technologies that make the customer experience seamless, including mobile apps and peer-to-peer payments.

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Why fintechs are buying up legacy financial services companies

TechCrunch

It used to be that if you were a fintech startup or, for lack of a better term, a digitally native financial services business, you might be eyeing an acquisition from an incumbent in the industry. But lately, fintech upstarts are the ones doing the acquiring. Oh, how the tables have turned. So what’s going on here?

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

TechCrunch

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future.

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5 reasons why Ukraine’s fintech sector is growing despite war

TechCrunch

Vadym Synegin is a Ukrainian impact entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor in fintech and crypto projects with more than 15 years’ experience as an entrepreneur in Europe and the UAE. Ukrainians have often pioneered market-leading companies and built products that positively impact society, especially in the fintech sector.

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Fintech app Portabl raises $2.5M to help consumers securely store financial data

TechCrunch

Fintech Portabl announced the closing of a $2.5 Harlem Capital Partner Brandon Bryant said what initially drew the fund to Portabl was the idea that the verification of identity in fintech is still unsolved. Fintech app Portabl raises $2.5M million seed round today led by Harlem Capital Partners.

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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

TechCrunch

Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. Startups like FlexID remind us that distributed ledger technology has the potential to play other roles, including offering trusted records of identities without the need for a centralized authority.

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8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

TechCrunch

While Madrid and Barcelona tend to attract the buzz when it comes to tech startups in Spain, Valencia is slowly and surely making a name for itself as a growing tech ecosystem. The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR.

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