FinTech

Financial technology, often shortened to fintech, is the technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. It is an emerging industry that uses technology to improve activities in finance.

MoneyLion CEO Sees Profits Ahead for Financial Service Ecosystem’s ‘Interface Layer’
MoneyLion CEO Sees Profits Ahead for Financial Service Ecosystem’s ‘Interface Layer’
March 15, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

These are tough times to be a publicly traded tech company. The last few days have been seismic in the industry. Silicon Valley Bank’s gone...

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Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
March 15, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

“Last weekend felt like the wild, wild West,” Charlie Youakim, CEO of payments startup and B Corp Sezzle, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in a recent...

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Ingo Money CEO on SVB’s Collapse and the Importance of Avoiding Single Points of Failure 
Ingo Money CEO on SVB’s Collapse and the Importance of Avoiding Single Points of Failure 
March 14, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

A lot of money is moving this week, but not in a good way. In the five days since last Wednesday (March 8), three US...

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FinTechs Forced to Decide If They’re a Business or a Feature as Investors Push for Profits
FinTechs Forced to Decide If They’re a Business or a Feature as Investors Push for...
March 14, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

According to one recent analysis, 91 publicly listed FinTech companies burned through $12 billion in venture capital in 2022, and just 17 posted a net...

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Sezzle to List on Nasdaq and Offer Stock to US Buyers
Sezzle to List on Nasdaq and Offer Stock to US Buyers
March 13, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Sezzle intends to list shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. Should this proposed listing happen, the...

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SVB Shutters and Banks Drag CE 100 Index 6.7% Lower
SVB Shutters and Banks Drag CE 100 Index 6.7% Lower
March 13, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Stock Index lost 6.7% as Silicon Valley Bank collapsed during a dramatic week that raises questions about FinTechs and startup funding. It...

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As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has collapsed. The regulators have circled the wagons. The damage is contained.  Maybe.   Maybe just for a day, because who knows what...

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Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Small banks. Big Impact. The demise this past week of crypto-bank Silvergate and the lingering issues at SVB Financial (Silicon Valley Bank) will likely have...

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Traditional Financial Institutions Vital to Embedded Banking Revolution
Traditional Financial Institutions Vital to Embedded Banking Revolution
March 10, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Traditional financial institutions (FIs) have an opportunity to increase customer retention by embracing embedded banking. Consumers worldwide quickly embraced the industry’s seismic shift toward digitization,...

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