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.

EMEA Daily: The Independent Taps Bolt for eCommerce Payments; Noble Raises $18M to Expand, Open US Office
EMEA Daily: The Independent Taps Bolt for eCommerce Payments; Noble Raises $18M to Expand, Open...
September 21, 2022  |  emea

In today’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, The Independent partners with Bolt for editorial eCommerce payments, and Israeli FinTech Noble announces an...

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Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
September 21, 2022  |  IPO

Japan’s Rakuten Group has tapped Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Securities to oversee an initial public offering (IPO) for its banking unit. That’s according to a...

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Noble Raises $18M Series A to Open US Office, Expand Products 
Noble Raises $18M Series A to Open US Office, Expand Products 
September 21, 2022  |  Investments

No-code infrastructure FinTech startup Noble has raised $18 million to open an office in the U.S. and expand its suite of offerings to enable companies...

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FinTech Lender Uses Novel Risk Model to Challenge Aggregator Rollups
FinTech Lender Uses Novel Risk Model to Challenge Aggregator Rollups
September 21, 2022  |  Risk Management

Some people build businesses, others buy them. And some people build companies, sell them and buy other firms. But regardless of the strategy, there’s a...

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Report: VC Investors Urge Tech Firms to Continue ‘Innovation’
Report: VC Investors Urge Tech Firms to Continue ‘Innovation’
September 20, 2022  |  Investments

Venture partners are trying to encourage tech startups to accommodate the current economic downturn by continuing to innovate, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote Tuesday...

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From Film Studios to FinTechs, Connected Economy Forces Business Model Rethinks
From Film Studios to FinTechs, Connected Economy Forces Business Model Rethinks
September 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

In business, sometimes the more things change … well, the more they change.  We’re seeing disintermediation and disruptions as the connected economy continues to shape....

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Sardine Raises $51M for Fraud Prevention Solutions for FinTechs, DeFi
Sardine Raises $51M for Fraud Prevention Solutions for FinTechs, DeFi
September 20, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Sardine, which provides fraud, compliance and instant settlement solutions, has gotten $51.5 million in Series B financing, which will go toward product development and marketing...

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EMEA Daily: Goldman Sachs Expands Transaction Banking to EU; Groupe BPCE Merges Payplug and Dalenys
EMEA Daily: Goldman Sachs Expands Transaction Banking to EU; Groupe BPCE Merges Payplug and Dalenys
September 20, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Goldman Sachs announced the expansion of its transaction banking services into the European Union and French banking...

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UK Government Seeks to Reduce Influence of Chinese Tech, Investments
UK Government Seeks to Reduce Influence of Chinese Tech, Investments
September 20, 2022  |  International

While the value of Chinese imports stood at over 63 billion pounds in 2021, the U.K. government has been at pains to limit Chinese influence...

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