A link to 99FinTech, a global contingent advisory firm that provides advisory services to multi-billion-dollar companies, down to series B and C fintechs. Areas of focus relate to growth acceleration, product development and launch, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate development, finance, risk and compliance in payments and digital banking as well as related industries.
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A link to an article in American Banker describing challenges facing FedNow and valuable lessons that might be gained from India’s experience building real-time payment rails and UPI.
AS FEDNOW ROLLS OUT, THE US HAS MUCH TO LEARN FROM INDIA’S UPI Read More »
A brief report by Yahoo News about the launch of Fed Now, a real-time payments system, by the US’ Federal Reserve.
FED LAUNCHES NEW PAYMENTS SYSTEM THAT LETS YOU SEND MONEY IN SECONDS Read More »
A link to a New York Times article that explains why small businesses find a shift to digital payments necessary.
FOR MANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, A NECESSARY SHIFT TO DIGITAL PAYMENTS Read More »
A link to an article by Geniusee identifying the most important regulatory issues facing fintechs and listing the regulatory bodies with which they deal in the US and Uk.
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FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH Read More »
A link to a resource page and numerous resources about the Federal Reserve and its planned introduction of Fed Now, a real-time (RTP) settlement system in the United States in July 2023..
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In this publicly available report from Redseer Strategy Consulting, it is estimated that 85% of businesses in India will be digitally enabled by FY26. This means that a large majority of businesses in India will have embraced digital technologies and processes for their operations.
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Stripe describes the procedures to follow for businesses to accept ACH.
HOW TO ACCEPT ACH PAYMENTS AS A BUSINESS Read More »
This is a link to Investopedia’s review of the best money transfer apps in 2023. The best money transfer apps collect high app store ratings, help app shoppers shell out money safely, and involve no hidden fees. They also fit consumer-specific needs, such as international payments, social options, digital wallet offerings, and more.
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