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.

Affirm Begins Rollout of Pay-Over-Time Options in UK
Affirm Begins Rollout of Pay-Over-Time Options in UK
November 03, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Affirm launched its pay-over-time options in the United Kingdom. The company will initially offer its interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payment options, with any interest applied...

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Mexican Banking FinTech Klar Aims for 2026 IPO
Mexican Banking FinTech Klar Aims for 2026 IPO
November 03, 2024  |  IPO

Mexican FinTech Klar is reportedly aiming to go public at the end of 2026. Juan Sarmiento, the company’s vice president of finance, told Bloomberg News...

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Lawmakers Lobby for One-Size-Fits-All Regulations for Banks and FinTechs
Lawmakers Lobby for One-Size-Fits-All Regulations for Banks and FinTechs
November 01, 2024  |  Regulation

Among the central debates of regulation, what we might term even the jurisdiction of the regulators — no matter the industry — might boil down...

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Thredd Rolls Out Compliance and Risk Management Tools
Thredd Rolls Out Compliance and Risk Management Tools
October 31, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Payments processor Thredd introduced a suite of compliance and risk management services. The new offerings are designed to help FinTechs, program managers and their bank...

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Panel: Turning Payments Into Deposits Fuels the Next Era of Embedded Banking
Panel: Turning Payments Into Deposits Fuels the Next Era of Embedded Banking
October 31, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Call it one more unpredictable turn in an unpredictable year. As the convergence of financial technology gets closer to consumers and businesses, the focus on...

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Pinwheel and Candescent Launch Direct Deposit Switching Partnership
Pinwheel and Candescent Launch Direct Deposit Switching Partnership
October 30, 2024  |  Partnerships

FinTech Pinwheel teamed with account opening solutions firm Candescent, formerly Terafina. The partnership brings Pinwheel’s direct deposit switching solution to Candescent’s bank and credit union...

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Taulia Helps Establish Supply Chain Financing Program for Aramco Suppliers
Taulia Helps Establish Supply Chain Financing Program for Aramco Suppliers
October 30, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Three organizations teamed up to provide financing for suppliers of energy and chemical company Aramco by establishing what they said is one of the world’s...

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Why Cross-Border Payments Innovation Starts and Ends With Ledger Technologies
Why Cross-Border Payments Innovation Starts and Ends With Ledger Technologies
October 29, 2024  |  Cross Border Commerce

In the history of finance, few tools are as fundamental as the all-mighty ledger. This holds particularly true as it relates to the timeline and...

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Markaaz CEO: Two-Sided Platform Plugs the ‘Data Gap’ on Small Businesses
Markaaz CEO: Two-Sided Platform Plugs the ‘Data Gap’ on Small Businesses
October 29, 2024  |  SMBs

There’s a data gap that exists for small businesses — a lack of information about them that makes banks shy away from extending credit or...

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