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.

Today In Digital-First Banking: Hopper Notches $170 Million; NextPay Raises $125K In Pre-Seed Funding
Today In Digital-First Banking: Hopper Notches $170 Million; NextPay Raises $125K In Pre-Seed Funding
March 24, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Hopper has landed $170 million in additional venture capital funding, while NextPay raised $125,000 in pre-seed funding. Plus,...

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NatWest Counters FinTechs With Revamp Of Retail Banking Operation
NatWest Counters FinTechs With Revamp Of Retail Banking Operation
March 24, 2021  |  Banking

To combat FinTech competitors and bolster revenue during a time of low interest rates, NatWest is working on a revamp of its core retail banking...

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Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

Philippine FinTech platform NextPay got a financial shot in the arm with $125,000 in pre-seed funding from Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator (YC), e27.com...

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Banks Large And Small Turn To FinTech Friends For Modernization
Banks Large And Small Turn To FinTech Friends For Modernization
March 23, 2021  |  B2B Payments

From multinational banks to community financial institutions (FIs), teaming up with external help can be a valuable strategy to strengthening product offerings. Get the Full...

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Bolero Launches Digitized Trade Finance Solution For Banks
Bolero Launches Digitized Trade Finance Solution For Banks
March 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based trade finance digitization firm Bolero International has launched a Trade Finance Platform-as-a-Service (TPaaS) offering called Galileo TPaaS for Banks, which will be the first...

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Revolut Expands Its Digital Banking Services In The US
Revolut Expands Its Digital Banking Services In The US
March 22, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Revolut, the British FinTech company that bills itself as a “financial super app,” announced on Monday (March 22) that it would begin operating in all...

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SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
March 22, 2021  |  IPO

The continued, heady pace of “blank-check” firms filing to go public shows no sign of abating. And while some observers may point to what seems...

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Brazilian FinTech EBANX Expanding Payments Across Central America
Brazilian FinTech EBANX Expanding Payments Across Central America
March 19, 2021  |  Investments

Brazilian FinTech startup EBANX has expansion plans for its payments operation across Central America and is kicking off operations in Costa Rica, with plans to...

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Ending The Digital Tug-Of-War That Keeps Trade Finance In The Dark Ages
Ending The Digital Tug-Of-War That Keeps Trade Finance In The Dark Ages
March 19, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The barriers that once prevented corporates from expanding on a global scale have largely come down in recent years, and cross-border trade is now not...

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