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.

PYMNTS GCC Series: Big Tech Firms Set Up Shop in Qatar
PYMNTS GCC Series: Big Tech Firms Set Up Shop in Qatar
July 19, 2022  |  emea

In this fifth installment in a PYMNTS series on the state of FinTech in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, we take a look at...

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Today in B2B Payments: Hyosung Launches Cash Management Products; Tribal Credit Launches Expense Management Platform for MSMEs
Today in B2B Payments: Hyosung Launches Cash Management Products; Tribal Credit Launches Expense Management Platform...
July 19, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Tradeling teams up with Amazon Payment Services, while a report indicates that B2B platforms need to cut back on the frictions...

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Zebedee Secures $35M Series B Funding to Advance Gaming Payments
Zebedee Secures $35M Series B Funding to Advance Gaming Payments
July 19, 2022  |  Next-Gen Payments

Gaming industry payment processor Zebedee raised $35 million in a Series B funding round that will go towards expanding its infrastructure, tools and services for...

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Circumstances Might Change, but Opportunities Persist in the Global Digital Economy
Circumstances Might Change, but Opportunities Persist in the Global Digital Economy
July 19, 2022  |  Opinion

Robert Clarkson, chief revenue officer at Payoneer, writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022: What the Next Six Months Holds” that FinTechs are giving small...

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Payment Tech’s New Mantra: ‘Stay Scared but Calm’
Payment Tech’s New Mantra: ‘Stay Scared but Calm’
July 19, 2022  |  Business

“Stay scared — but stay calm,” too. Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards made the observation to PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that tech companies of all sizes...

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African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long?
African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long?
July 18, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The dreaded word — recession — is increasingly being bandied about as economists sound the alarm of tough times ahead. This can be seen in...

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Tribal Credit Offers Expense Management for MSMEs
Tribal Credit Offers Expense Management for MSMEs
July 18, 2022  |  Technology

Global FinTech firm Tribal Credit has debuted its expense management platform, giving micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa...

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Payments FinTech Wizz to Acquire UAE Exchange
Payments FinTech Wizz to Acquire UAE Exchange
July 18, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Payments solutions FinTech Wizz Financial is preparing to rebrand after getting the approval of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to acquire UAE Exchange...

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Mastercard Teams with D-Wave to Advance Quantum-Hybrid Solutions
Mastercard Teams with D-Wave to Advance Quantum-Hybrid Solutions
July 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and D-Wave Systems are collaborating to accelerate the adoption of quantum computing solutions and are working to develop quantum-hybrid applications across numerous areas in...

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