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.

Payment Platforms Get Their AI Makeover
Payment Platforms Get Their AI Makeover
July 23, 2025  |  Opinion

Changing consumer expectations, technology and competitive pressures are impacting the payments industry, Mark Smith, Head of Payments for Financial Services at AWS, writes in a...

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Circle, FT Partners Locked in Legal Fight Over Advisory Fees
Circle, FT Partners Locked in Legal Fight Over Advisory Fees
July 21, 2025  |  Legal

A dispute between stablecoin issuer Circle and financial advisory firm Financial Technology Partners (FT Partners) reportedly spilled into the courts, with the companies engaged in...

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Block Joins S&P 500 as Crypto’s Mainstreaming Marches On
Block Joins S&P 500 as Crypto’s Mainstreaming Marches On
July 20, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

Block, owner of Square and Cash App, is preparing to join the S&P 500. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Fifth Third Says FinTechs Drove Loan Growth in Slow Market
Fifth Third Says FinTechs Drove Loan Growth in Slow Market
July 17, 2025  |  Earnings

Fifth Third Bancorp saw its investments in tech-enabled products continue to pay off in the second quarter, Fifth Third Chairman, CEO and President Tim Spence...

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JPMorgan Opens Door for Open Banking Data ‘Tariffs’ and Upends Aggregators
JPMorgan Opens Door for Open Banking Data ‘Tariffs’ and Upends Aggregators
July 14, 2025  |  Banking

In his 2024 annual letter to shareholders, released April 7, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wrote that “a new battle is brewing. Third parties want full...

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Lloyds Shows Interest in Buying FinTech Curve
Lloyds Shows Interest in Buying FinTech Curve
July 13, 2025  |  Acquisitions

British banking giant Lloyds is in talks to acquire U.K. FinTech Curve. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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When CEOs Let AI Take the Wheel — the Brave, the Bold and the Bizarre in FinTech AI
When CEOs Let AI Take the Wheel — the Brave, the Bold and the Bizarre...
July 12, 2025  |  The Weekender

Welcome to the Weekender, where we trade balance sheets for belly laughs and let our hair down — figuratively, of course — on the wild frontier...

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Fed Digital Payments Mandate Gets Attention of Visa, Mastercard and FinTechs
Fed Digital Payments Mandate Gets Attention of Visa, Mastercard and FinTechs
July 11, 2025  |  Digital Payments

In March, the White House handed down an executive order mandating that the federal government will stop issuing paper checks for disbursements, effective Sept. 30,...

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New OCC Head May Focus on Digital Assets and New Bank Formation
New OCC Head May Focus on Digital Assets and New Bank Formation
July 11, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

On Thursday (July 10), the United States confirmed Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency, becoming the first permanent head of the banking regulator in...

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