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.

Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
March 06, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Ooredoo and Huawei have partnered on mobile money in the Middle East and North Africa. This collaboration will provide Huawei’s FinTech and mobile money platform...

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The Inside Take on Streamlining Checkout for a Frictionless Experience
The Inside Take on Streamlining Checkout for a Frictionless Experience
March 06, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The challenge for online merchants everywhere is giving consumers many ways to pay without making the checkout page look like a NASCAR race car —...

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FinTech Cash Burn Totaled $12 Billion in 2022
FinTech Cash Burn Totaled $12 Billion in 2022
March 05, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

Recently listed tech companies reportedly went through more than $12 billion in cash during 2022. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (March 5),...

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Baltics Accelerate Real-Time Adoption Amid Faster Payment Headwinds in Europe
Baltics Accelerate Real-Time Adoption Amid Faster Payment Headwinds in Europe
March 05, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The Baltic region, with a population of over 6 million, has grown into a thriving FinTech hot spot in Europe and a regional frontrunner in...

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Railsbank Reportedly Seeking Sale Through an Insolvency Process
Railsbank Reportedly Seeking Sale Through an Insolvency Process
March 03, 2023  |  Legal

Railsbank Technology is reportedly close to being sold through an insolvency process. Directors are close to selling the United Kingdom-based FinTech company through a form...

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Digital-First Banks Well-Positioned to Win Small Business Hearts and Minds
Digital-First Banks Well-Positioned to Win Small Business Hearts and Minds
March 03, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Traditional FIs are at risk of losing their business banking relationships — especially with smaller firms. Doug Brown, president of NCR, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster...

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CFPB Finds Most BNPL Users Are Not Financially Distressed
CFPB Finds Most BNPL Users Are Not Financially Distressed
March 02, 2023  |  BNPL

BNPL users have relatively few financial safety nets in place should they run into difficulties managing their obligations.   That’s an if and not a when,...

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Traditional Banks Risk Losing Ground to Banking-as-a-Service Rivals
Traditional Banks Risk Losing Ground to Banking-as-a-Service Rivals
March 02, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Digital banking has become the default means of financial interaction for countless consumers worldwide, with the ongoing pandemic supercharging a shift that was years in...

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VCs Place Bets on Businesses Seeing Value in Embedding Payments Into Software
VCs Place Bets on Businesses Seeing Value in Embedding Payments Into Software
March 02, 2023  |  Startups

In today’s economic environment, reaching profitability is considered a badge of honor. And that means FinTechs and startups that have yet to achieve that holy...

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