A New Kid on the Corporate Venture Block

A New Kid on the Corporate Venture Block

FIS Ventures plans to invest $150 million in fintech start-ups over the next three years.

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Eastern Bank Shows It’s Not a Newbie in Fintech Innovation

Eastern Bank Shows It’s Not a Newbie in Fintech Innovation

While it may be more than 200 years old, Eastern Bank is not a newcomer to innovation. Chair and CEO Bob Rivers and head of Eastern Labs Ashley Nagle Eknaian discuss its innovation labs — the first spun off an award-winning small business lending program, and the second lab combines internal innovation with partnerships in a portfolio approach to new developments.

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FIS Launches New Banking Platform to Improve Customer Experience

FIS Launches New Banking Platform to Improve Customer Experience

FIS Modern Banking Platform is a big step away from legacy acquisitions and piecemeal add-ons that have so often frustrated bankers who deal with the Big Three core banking providers in the U.S. Bruce Lowthers, President, Banking Solutions, talks with us about the fast pace of change in banking and the challenges for tech providers.

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The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The sluggish pace of the Fed’s FedNow system has created a surge of interest in The Clearing House's Real Time Payments platform, says Steve Ledford.

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200 Revolutionists in Fintech

200 Revolutionists in Fintech

Who’s Who in Insurtech — some of the companies that have had big raises and generated considerable buzz this year

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Real-Time Payments Are Going Global. Will Profits Follow?

Real-Time Payments Are Going Global. Will Profits Follow?

One of the announcements out of Sibos in London this week is a report on payments. Real-time payments are quickly becoming the norm around the world, with the most activity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Real-Time Payments are Running Behind Schedule

Real-Time Payments are Running Behind Schedule

Real-time payments aren’t quite there yet at The Clearing House (TCH), which launched its real-time payments (RTP) network for the U.S. in November 2017. 

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A Booming—and Consolidating—Fintech Sector

A Booming—and Consolidating—Fintech Sector

It seems as if the news breaks monthly with the “biggest deal ever” in some aspect of fintech. That’s why it was only mildly shocking this week when word came out that bank technology giant FIS agreed to pay $35 billion for

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A Booming—and Consolidating—Fintech Sector

A Booming—and Consolidating—Fintech Sector

It seems as if the news breaks monthly with the “biggest deal ever” in some aspect of fintech. That’s why it was only mildly shocking this week when word came out that bank technology giant FIS agreed to pay $35 billion for Worldpay in the largest digital payments M&A deal to date. The deal is part of an escalating arms race among the financial technology sector’s biggest players.

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