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.

Crypto and the Circle of Disintermediation
Crypto and the Circle of Disintermediation
November 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Banks have been getting louder and louder about their opposition to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) like the digital dollar over the course of 2022,...

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Lendbuzz Secures $150M Credit Facility to Expand Number of Auto Loans
Lendbuzz Secures $150M Credit Facility to Expand Number of Auto Loans
November 01, 2022  |  Loans

Auto finance platform Lendbuzz has secured a $150 million credit facility from J.P. Morgan and will use it to help expand the number of borrowers...

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PayTabs Set to Acquire Saudi Arabia’s Digital Pay
PayTabs Set to Acquire Saudi Arabia’s Digital Pay
November 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

PayTabs, a Saudi-based payments company focused on the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) market, has announced that it intends to acquire Saudi Arabian...

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SoFi Logs $5B in Deposits as CEO Reports Swiping Share From Banks
SoFi Logs $5B in Deposits as CEO Reports Swiping Share From Banks
November 01, 2022  |  Earnings

“We’re winning share in deposits … and we’re taking it from the traditional banks,” SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said on a Tuesday (Nov. 1) earnings call....

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Cedar Debuts Integrated Health Data Tool
Cedar Debuts Integrated Health Data Tool
November 01, 2022  |  Healthcare

Healthcare FinTech platform Cedar has introduced the Payer Intelligence Layer. “With the Payer Intelligence Layer, Cedar can now integrate data from health insurers and healthcare...

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Amazon Offers Sellers New Source of Growth Capital
Amazon Offers Sellers New Source of Growth Capital
November 01, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon has debuted a cash advance solution for merchants selling on its site as small businesses seek more sources of growth capital. According to a...

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Safe Harbor Financial to Buy Abaca and Expand Cannabis FinTech Platform
Safe Harbor Financial to Buy Abaca and Expand Cannabis FinTech Platform
October 31, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Safe Harbor Financial, a facilitator of financial services for the regulated cannabis industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire cannabis FinTech platform Abaca for...

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Bangladesh’s The Social Loan Company Expands to Nigeria
Bangladesh’s The Social Loan Company Expands to Nigeria
October 31, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The Social Loan Company (TSLC), a digital-first lender founded in Bangladesh, announced Monday (Oct. 31) that it is launching its platform in Africa for the...

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Why Universal ‘Pay Anybody’ Is Coming and Will Change Everything
Why Universal ‘Pay Anybody’ Is Coming and Will Change Everything
October 31, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Ubiquity and choice are the digital promised land. How we get there from here will be a matter of securely opening the payments ecosystem to...

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