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.

MOCA Financial Names Ex-Visa Exec Shawn Sinner as President, CRO
MOCA Financial Names Ex-Visa Exec Shawn Sinner as President, CRO
June 01, 2022  |  Personnel

Ex-Visa executive Shawn Sinner will take the reins as president and chief revenue officer for MOCA, which provides mobile-first digital accounts on its card-based platform,...

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Do Crypto VCs Fuel a Land Rush Mentality that Crushes Investors?
Do Crypto VCs Fuel a Land Rush Mentality that Crushes Investors?
June 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one thing the crypto industry of 2022 has more in common with the dot-com industry of 2000 than anything else, it’s the build-launch-test...

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Today in FinTech: Plaid, Mollie Partner to Make Payments Easier for EU, UK eCommerce Merchants
Today in FinTech: Plaid, Mollie Partner to Make Payments Easier for EU, UK eCommerce Merchants
June 01, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Plaid and Mollie team up to help eCommerce merchants in Europe and the United Kingdom, while Slice raises $50 million in...

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HyperPay Raises $36.7M to Expand Payment Services to MENA Merchants
HyperPay Raises $36.7M to Expand Payment Services to MENA Merchants
June 01, 2022  |  International

Payments FinTech HyperPay raised $36.7 million (SAR138M) to expand its payment services to merchants in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Headquartered in...

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TrueLayer, Thunes Team on Open Banking Payments in Europe, UK
TrueLayer, Thunes Team on Open Banking Payments in Europe, UK
June 01, 2022  |  Payment Methods

European open banking platform TrueLayer and Singapore-based FinTech and global cross-border payments platform Thunes are teaming up to make it easier for U.K. and European...

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Slice Notches $50M to Expand UPI Product
Slice Notches $50M to Expand UPI Product
June 01, 2022  |  Investments

FinTech unicorn Slice raised $50 million (Rs 388 crore) in a Series C funding round led by previous backer Tiger Global and new investor GMO Venture Partners,...

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Singapore’s SMB Payments Gateway HitPay Nets $15.8M
Singapore’s SMB Payments Gateway HitPay Nets $15.8M
May 31, 2022  |  B2B Payments

HitPay, a payments platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced Tuesday (May 31) that it had raised $15.7 million in a Series A funding...

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Today in FinTech: Bridging Fiat, Crypto; Adaptive Infrastructure; Flexible Architecture, Complex Journeys 
Today in FinTech: Bridging Fiat, Crypto; Adaptive Infrastructure; Flexible Architecture, Complex Journeys 
May 31, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In Tuesday, May 31’s FinTech news, buy now pay later (BNPL) platform Affirm is teaming up with financial infrastructure firm Stripe to drive growth with...

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BNPL Startup Tranch Raises $4.4M, Partners With Yobata
BNPL Startup Tranch Raises $4.4M, Partners With Yobata
May 31, 2022  |  Investments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Tranch has secured 3.5 million British pounds (about $4.4 million) in funding and partnered with cloud-based FinTech Yobota to...

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