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.

Amid Thursday’s Tech Bloodbath, FinTechIPO™ Names Hit Harder Than the Market
Amid Thursday’s Tech Bloodbath, FinTechIPO™ Names Hit Harder Than the Market
May 05, 2022  |  IPO

Yes, it was bad. Amid a Thursday rout that saw the Nasdaq slide by 5%, our FinTech IPO Index, not surprisingly, was also swept up...

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Rali_cap Debuts $30M Fund for Emerging-Markets FinTech
Rali_cap Debuts $30M Fund for Emerging-Markets FinTech
May 05, 2022  |  Investments

Rali_cap, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in emerging markets FinTech, has increased its new fund by $10 million, Yahoo reported Thursday (May 5). This...

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EMTECH, HaitiPay Demo CBDC Proof of Concept for Haitian Market
EMTECH, HaitiPay Demo CBDC Proof of Concept for Haitian Market
May 05, 2022  |  CBDC

EMTECH, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure provider, has collaborated with HaitiPay to demo its first CBDC and FinTech proof of concept. According to...

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Today in FinTech: Accountable to Expand With Funding; Feds Plan Lending Rules Update
Today in FinTech: Accountable to Expand With Funding; Feds Plan Lending Rules Update
May 05, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Accountable has fresh capital for its mission to ease accounting and tax handling for freelancers, while Western Union and PagaPhone are...

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Accountable Raises €10M Total in Extended Series A
Accountable Raises €10M Total in Extended Series A
May 05, 2022  |  Investments

Mobile tax and financial services startup Accountable secured a total of €10 million ($10.5 million) in an expanded Series A funding round, bringing its total...

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Block Remains Attractive to Wall Street Analysts
Block Remains Attractive to Wall Street Analysts
May 05, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Financial services and digital payments platform Block Inc, formerly known as Square, has 60% upside, dwarfing the 31% return potential of PayPal, according to Bloomberg...

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Today in FinTech: Coinbase, 2TM Drop M&A Discussions; Fiserv, Affirm Talk BNPL
Today in FinTech: Coinbase, 2TM Drop M&A Discussions; Fiserv, Affirm Talk BNPL
May 04, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Coinbase drops acquisition talks with 2TM, while Fiserv and Affirm team for installment payments. Plus, Galileo and Mastercard are working to...

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Stripe Offers Businesses Customer-Account Verification Tools
Stripe Offers Businesses Customer-Account Verification Tools
May 04, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform, will help businesses set up direct connections with customers’ bank accounts, a press release says, letting them set up various...

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Galileo and Mastercard Accelerating Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Galileo and Mastercard Accelerating Digital Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 04, 2022  |  Partnerships

Galileo Financial Technologies, a subsidiary of SoFi Technologies, Inc., and Mastercard on Wednesday (May 4) unveiled a multiyear strategic alliance focused on “accelerating digital transformation...

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