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.

Bond Launches Secured Credit Card for FinTechs
Bond Launches Secured Credit Card for FinTechs
August 18, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Brands and FinTechs can help credit-challenged customers rebuild credit histories and improve FICO scores with a new, customized secured card offering by Bond Financial Technologies. ...

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UAE Attracts $700M in H1 2022 Investment, Maintains Position as MENA’s VC Capital
UAE Attracts $700M in H1 2022 Investment, Maintains Position as MENA’s VC Capital
August 18, 2022  |  emea

One of the biggest Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has cemented its position as the leading destination for...

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AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund
AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund
August 18, 2022  |  Startups

G42, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing firm based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage...

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Embedded Solutions Tackle SMBs’ Trade Finance Challenges
Embedded Solutions Tackle SMBs’ Trade Finance Challenges
August 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking for access to trade finance often find themselves frustrated at every turn. As the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

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Volatility Is Separating the Disruptors From the Dead Weight in Crypto, FinTech
Volatility Is Separating the Disruptors From the Dead Weight in Crypto, FinTech
August 18, 2022  |  Payment Methods

If there’s one constant for FinTechs in general, and crypto and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms in particular, it’s this: volatility. For the digital-first and...

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Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
August 18, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

According to World Bank data, in 2021 just 22% of the Egyptian population over the age of 15 owned a debit or credit card, and...

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Payments SPACs Face Reckoning as Clock Runs Out on Investment Deadlines
Payments SPACs Face Reckoning as Clock Runs Out on Investment Deadlines
August 16, 2022  |  SPAC

Tick. Tock. Or to quote a bit of T.S. Eliot — hurry up, please, it’s time. For special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), raising cash the...

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Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
August 16, 2022  |  Europe

The Nordic countries are often considered pioneers when it comes to digital innovation and payments. With some of the lowest cash usage in the world...

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Insurance Payments Platform Ascend Endorsed by Agency Collective
Insurance Payments Platform Ascend Endorsed by Agency Collective
August 16, 2022  |  Insurance

The insurance payments platform Ascend was endorsed as a payments and financing platform for the member network serviced by the Agency Collective (The AC).    Providing...

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