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.

In the Beginning: How a CFO Approaches Automating a Purely Manual AP Environment
In the Beginning: How a CFO Approaches Automating a Purely Manual AP Environment
August 12, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Many companies have embarked upon the journey to digitize B2B payments since the pandemic, but Reachdesk is an example of one that has only just...

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Bank-FinTech Collaboration Shakes up Commercial Credit Landscape
Bank-FinTech Collaboration Shakes up Commercial Credit Landscape
August 12, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Once monolithic commercial credit is morphing into something new as legacy and FinTech strengths combine into something more expandable and efficient in the face of...

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FinTechs Use Investing APIs to Help Millennials, Gen Zs Build Wealth
FinTechs Use Investing APIs to Help Millennials, Gen Zs Build Wealth
August 12, 2022  |  API

The art of investing is often considered a sophisticated practice reserved for only high net worth individuals who have the resources to play to win....

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Nium Names Finix Exec Ramana Satyavarapu as CTO
Nium Names Finix Exec Ramana Satyavarapu as CTO
August 11, 2022  |  Personnel

Global money movement platform Nium has a new CTO in Ramana Satyavarapu, who has experience working with Microsoft, Google, Uber and more, a press release...

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New ‘Shop Talk’ Among Auto Mechanics: Embedded Payments and Instant Financing 
New ‘Shop Talk’ Among Auto Mechanics: Embedded Payments and Instant Financing 
August 11, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

For an industry that recognizes the need for speed, the auto repair industry has been a bit slow off the line in the race to...

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FinTech IPO Index Posts 3.8% Weekly Gain as Lemonade Pops and Inflation Cools
FinTech IPO Index Posts 3.8% Weekly Gain as Lemonade Pops and Inflation Cools
August 11, 2022  |  IPO

The FinTech IPO Tracker is up 16.9% for August — and we’re not even halfway through the month. Earnings continued to drive stock performance, and...

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Central Payments Closes $30M Growth Equity Raise
Central Payments Closes $30M Growth Equity Raise
August 11, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Central Payment, a payments-tech and card-issuing platform, today announced it has raised $30 million in growth equity financing that will spin it out from Central...

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CFPB Provides Guidance to Other Agencies on Data Security Enforcement
CFPB Provides Guidance to Other Agencies on Data Security Enforcement
August 11, 2022  |  CFPB

Saying financial companies that fail to safeguard consumer data may be violating federal law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published guidance on the...

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Marqeta’s Results Point to Slowing Growth in FinTech Digital Card Issuance
Marqeta’s Results Point to Slowing Growth in FinTech Digital Card Issuance
August 11, 2022  |  Earnings

Card issuance may be facing a digital speed bump. Marqeta’s latest results, released after the market closed on Wednesday, showed continued growth as client firms...

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