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.

LendingClub Teams With FinTron FinTech To Offer Mobile Banking
LendingClub Teams With FinTron FinTech To Offer Mobile Banking
May 12, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

A new FinTech called Fintron, which offers an app for banking, investing and financial education, will work with LendingClub Bank, according to a press release....

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QED’s Mike Packer: APIs, Infrastructure Investments Play To ‘Where The Puck Is Going’
QED’s Mike Packer: APIs, Infrastructure Investments Play To ‘Where The Puck Is Going’
May 12, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In the age of the connected economy, streamlined experiences — less time spent in store aisles, ride-hailing for just-in-time transportation, food on demand — translate...

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Revolut Amps Up Retail Features For Shopping, Cryptocurrencies
Revolut Amps Up Retail Features For Shopping, Cryptocurrencies
May 11, 2021  |  Retail

U.K.-based FinTech Revolut is on a roll. Last week, it debuted a service that allows transactions using bitcoin. On Tuesday (May 11), the company debuted...

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FinTechs Ease Modernization Pains For Smaller FIs
FinTechs Ease Modernization Pains For Smaller FIs
May 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With the Federal Reserve exploring how to streamline FinTechs’ access to the payment system, a new wave of financial services competition could be on the...

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Today In Payments: Ant Group Expands Digital Yuan Trial; Kabbage, FinTechs Reportedly Under DOJ Scrutiny Over PPP Loans
Today In Payments: Ant Group Expands Digital Yuan Trial; Kabbage, FinTechs Reportedly Under DOJ Scrutiny...
May 10, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s digital yuan trials have been expanded to Alipay users, and the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how several FinTechs, such as...

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Report: Indonesia’s GajiGesa Adds New Investors
Report: Indonesia’s GajiGesa Adds New Investors
May 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

GajiGesa, an Indonesian FinTech serving the country’s vast population of underbanked workers, has added new investors that will provide funds for adding services and customers,...

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B2B FinTech Funding Creates Another Unicorn
B2B FinTech Funding Creates Another Unicorn
May 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

After several weeks of B2B FinTech funding activity, the market has cooled a bit with about $220 million in total investment for the sector. Saudi...

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FinTech Remitly Makes Move Toward $5 Billion New York IPO 
FinTech Remitly Makes Move Toward $5 Billion New York IPO 
May 06, 2021  |  IPO

The FinTech startup Remitly is taking steps toward an initial public offering (IPO) in New York that could give the remittance platform a $5 billion...

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A Bank By Any Other Name: FinTechs Spark Debate
A Bank By Any Other Name: FinTechs Spark Debate
May 06, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

While often referred to as a leading digital bank, Chime is not technically a bank and will no longer be referring to itself as one...

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