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.

Invoice Financing, Real-Time Cash Flow Forecasting Bring Relief to Struggling UK SMEs
Invoice Financing, Real-Time Cash Flow Forecasting Bring Relief to Struggling UK SMEs
September 05, 2022  |  SMBs

The past 18 months have been a period of “unbelievable stress” for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) owners in the U.K., according to Ann Marie...

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Today in the Connected Economy: China’s Pinduoduo Debuts US eCommerce Platform
Today in the Connected Economy: China’s Pinduoduo Debuts US eCommerce Platform
September 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Chinese eCommerce giant Pinduoduo opens Temu, its U.S. online shopping site. Also, Google tests alternative payment methods in new countries, and...

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High-Yield Savings Helps FinTechs Unlock Less Costly Capital
High-Yield Savings Helps FinTechs Unlock Less Costly Capital
September 02, 2022  |  Loans

In this macro environment, where rising rates make traditional financing routes more onerous, FinTechs may find that high-yield accounts have high-yield payoffs. Affirm this week...

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Fraud Prevention FinTech Alloy Nets $52M on $1.55B Valuation
Fraud Prevention FinTech Alloy Nets $52M on $1.55B Valuation
September 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Alloy, which works on helping banks and FinTechs with identity decisioning and threat selections with API service and SaaS, has a $1.55 billion valuation now...

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MX Teams With MeridianLink for Real-Time Verification
MX Teams With MeridianLink for Real-Time Verification
September 01, 2022  |  Partnerships

Open finance firm MX and financial software platform MeridianLink announced a reseller agreement to speed up and enhance the digital account opening process. Under the...

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Former ACI Worldwide Banking Unit Debuts as FinTech Firm Dragonfly
Former ACI Worldwide Banking Unit Debuts as FinTech Firm Dragonfly
September 01, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Digital banking and treasury management FinTech company Dragonfly Financial Technologies has launched as an independent company after the completion of private equity firm One Equity...

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FinTech IPO Index Slides Despite Futu’s 20% Surge
FinTech IPO Index Slides Despite Futu’s 20% Surge
September 01, 2022  |  IPO

For the FinTech IPO Index, it feels like the long weekend cannot come fast enough. The downturn continues, even as earnings are largely in the...

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FinTechs Use Secured Cards to Fill Consumer Credit Gap
FinTechs Use Secured Cards to Fill Consumer Credit Gap
September 01, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The path toward building a full-service bank in the digital age is a long and winding one. And for the FinTechs endeavoring to do that,...

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The European FinTechs Bucking the Layoffs Trend
The European FinTechs Bucking the Layoffs Trend
August 31, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Around the world, the once unstoppable growth of tech companies has been called into question by successive waves of layoffs, with sectors whose strength is...

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