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.

This Week in Payments: Walmart Bets on Banking, the CFPB Warns of Overdoing BNPL and Consumers Are Forced to Get Thriftier
This Week in Payments: Walmart Bets on Banking, the CFPB Warns of Overdoing BNPL and...
September 16, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

This was the week when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its awaited buy now, pay later (BNPL) report — it’s uneasy to say the...

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FinTechs Take on Healthcare Payments’ Most Glaring Inefficiencies
FinTechs Take on Healthcare Payments’ Most Glaring Inefficiencies
September 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Healthcare data workflows are notoriously disconnected and inefficient, injecting cost, time and anxiety into already-fraught medical situations. It’s ripe for disruption, and still surprisingly behind...

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Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks
Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks
September 15, 2022  |  Regulation

The Biden administration is ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) to add more scrutiny on deals that might give China access to critical tech...

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Trust Software Debuts B2B Checkout Platform ‘Market’
Trust Software Debuts B2B Checkout Platform ‘Market’
September 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Marketing payment FinTech Trust Software has rolled out a new B2B checkout platform for the marketing ecosystem called Market, according to a Thursday (Sept. 15)...

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Ratio Secures $411M to Grow BNPL, Financing Platform for SaaS Firms
Ratio Secures $411M to Grow BNPL, Financing Platform for SaaS Firms
September 15, 2022  |  Investments

B2B FinTech company Ratio has emerged from stealth and announced it has secured $411 million to grow its buy now, pay later (BNPL) and financing...

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FinTech IPO Index Sheds 2% as Slumping Tech Stocks Offset nCino, 9F Gains
FinTech IPO Index Sheds 2% as Slumping Tech Stocks Offset nCino, 9F Gains
September 15, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The market routs continue, pretty much everywhere one looks. The worries over rate hikes and inflation show no signs of easing — and tech stocks...

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EMEA Daily: Paysend Launches New Instant Payment Service
EMEA Daily: Paysend Launches New Instant Payment Service
September 15, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, U.K.-based FinTech Paysend launched a new instant payment product, and Adyen has integrated Block’s Cash App as...

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Paysend Launches New Instant Payment Service
Paysend Launches New Instant Payment Service
September 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

UK-based FinTech Paysend Thursday (Sept. 15) announced in a press release the launch of Instant Account Payments which allow consumers and businesses to send instant...

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Cryptyde Signs $93M Acquisition Deal for eCommerce Finance Firm
Cryptyde Signs $93M Acquisition Deal for eCommerce Finance Firm
September 15, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Blockchain technology firm Cryptyde signed an estimated $93 million acquisition deal for eCommerce finance company Forever 8 Fund that is expected to close before the...

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