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.

Payments FinTech Highline Looks to Expand After $13M Series A
Payments FinTech Highline Looks to Expand After $13M Series A
August 22, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Dallas-based payments FinTech Highline Technologies announced Monday (Aug. 22) that it has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led...

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Computer Services Inc. Sold to Investment Firms for $1.6B
Computer Services Inc. Sold to Investment Firms for $1.6B
August 22, 2022  |  Acquisitions

FinTech and RegTech solutions provider Computer Services Inc. (CSI) is set to be purchased by a pair of investment firms for $1.6 billion, the company...

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FinTech Lenders Scramble for Investors as More Loans Backed With Deposits
FinTech Lenders Scramble for Investors as More Loans Backed With Deposits
August 22, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

FinTech lenders are backing more loans with deposits as investors become tougher to find amid rising interest rates and expectations for higher yields. Banks and...

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Debit Card Fraud Spotlights FinTech Need for New ‘Money In’ Approach
Debit Card Fraud Spotlights FinTech Need for New ‘Money In’ Approach
August 22, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Payments fraud is not just a matter of end user vulnerability — the unwitting consumer who clicks on a link or the authorized push payment...

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Data Brief: 60% of Consumers With 4 or More Cards Say Bundled Banking Simplifies
Data Brief: 60% of Consumers With 4 or More Cards Say Bundled Banking Simplifies
August 19, 2022  |  Banking

Over the past 10 years or so as FinTechs came to dominate payments innovation disintermediation was the ticket, breaking out individual banking functions and building...

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Report: Singapore FinTech FinAccel Aims to Raise $100M
Report: Singapore FinTech FinAccel Aims to Raise $100M
August 19, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Singaporean FinTech FinAccel reportedly aims to raise $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.  That valuation would be one-quarter lower than the $2 billion valuation...

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Flexia Payments Debuts InstaPlay for Casino Customers
Flexia Payments Debuts InstaPlay for Casino Customers
August 18, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Gaming FinTech Flexia Payments has debuted a way for casino customers to enroll in a cashless gambling solution that includes casino loyalty systems, a press...

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Covalto to Become 1st Mexican FinTech on US Stock Market
Covalto to Become 1st Mexican FinTech on US Stock Market
August 18, 2022  |  SPAC

Mexican digital banking platform Covalto is planning to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, a move that would make it the...

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Payoneer, Nubank, NerdWallet Gains Soften Slump of FinTech IPO Index
Payoneer, Nubank, NerdWallet Gains Soften Slump of FinTech IPO Index
August 18, 2022  |  IPO

The earnings caravan rumbles on. And the results, as seen over the past week — at least for the digital first and digital only upstarts...

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