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.

EarnUp Completes $31M Series C Funding
EarnUp Completes $31M Series C Funding
March 15, 2022  |  Investments

San Francisco-based FinTech EarnUp, which focuses on payment and data solutions for the mortgage industry, has closed an oversubscribed $31 million Series C financing round,...

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Green Dot Teams With Plaid for Expanded GO2banking
Green Dot Teams With Plaid for Expanded GO2banking
March 15, 2022  |  Partnerships

FinTech and bank holding company Green Dot Corporation is teaming up with payment authentication gateway Plaid to deliver secure and open finance solutions to Green...

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Banks’ Digital Offerings Walk a Fine Line Between Trust and Seamlessness
Banks’ Digital Offerings Walk a Fine Line Between Trust and Seamlessness
March 15, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Roughly 70% of consumers have extremely or very high levels of trust in their financial institutions (FIs), which may lead one to wonder what’s going...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm Boosts Outlook; Stellar Launches Credit Platform; Giift Invests in Xoxoday
Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm Boosts Outlook; Stellar Launches Credit Platform; Giift Invests in...
March 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, buy now, payer later (BNPL) firm Affirm boosted its outlook for the year, and said its enterprise partnerships deserve some...

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This Week in FinTech Ukraine: Dutch Tech Entrepreneurs Join Humanitarian Effort; Latvia-Based Companies Form ‘Entrepreneurs for Peace’
This Week in FinTech Ukraine: Dutch Tech Entrepreneurs Join Humanitarian Effort; Latvia-Based Companies Form ‘Entrepreneurs...
March 14, 2022  |  International

This week in FinTech Ukraine, Dutch entrepreneurs form the People for People Foundation, which is offering Ukrainian refugees shelter and no-cost digital bank accounts. Also,...

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Today in FinTech: Stellar Offers Credit Access to Those Without; RBI Audits Paytm Bank; Moove Expands Across MENA
Today in FinTech: Stellar Offers Credit Access to Those Without; RBI Audits Paytm Bank; Moove...
March 14, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Stellar is using its seed to grow its credit access platform for people in the U.S. with no or bad credit,...

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Affirm Earnings Update Heats Up Talk of BNPL Pure Plays Versus Encroaching Banks
Affirm Earnings Update Heats Up Talk of BNPL Pure Plays Versus Encroaching Banks
March 14, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

If you thought buy now, pay later (BNPL) headlines were hot during the pandemic, buckle up as the installments space begins a wild post-COVID ride...

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Treasure Cash Platform Helps Businesses Make More on Idle Cash
Treasure Cash Platform Helps Businesses Make More on Idle Cash
March 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech cash management platform Treasure Financial on Monday (March 14) unveiled Treasure Cash within the Treasure Reserve portal, which the company says can bring...

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FinTech Stellar Closes $7M Round, Launches Beta Credit Platform
FinTech Stellar Closes $7M Round, Launches Beta Credit Platform
March 14, 2022  |  Investments

FinTech Stellar closed an oversubscribed $7 million initial funding round and launched a public beta on its credit-building and financial tools platform, according to a...

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