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.

JPMorgan Taps HSBC Innovation Head To Lead FinTech Division
JPMorgan Taps HSBC Innovation Head To Lead FinTech Division
March 09, 2021  |  Personnel

J.P. Morgan Chase has hired ex-HSBC executive Jeremy Balkin as the head of FinTech and Innovation for Wholesale Payments, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story...

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HighRadius, Sage Collaborate On AR Automation
HighRadius, Sage Collaborate On AR Automation
March 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

HighRadius, which helps companies automate their accounts receivable (AR) and treasury workflows, has teamed with Sage Intacct to provide start-to-finish AR automation, according to a...

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Totaro Joins Tassat As Chief Executive Officer
Totaro Joins Tassat As Chief Executive Officer
March 09, 2021  |  Personnel

New York-based FinTech Tassat Group LLC has appointed Ron Totaro to the position of chief executive officer, according to a Tuesday (March 9) announcement emailed to...

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UK Govt Report: FinTech Needs Investment, Sandboxes And Job Training 
UK Govt Report: FinTech Needs Investment, Sandboxes And Job Training 
March 09, 2021  |  International

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SoFi Signs $22.3 Million Acquisition Deal For Golden Pacific Bank
SoFi Signs $22.3 Million Acquisition Deal For Golden Pacific Bank
March 09, 2021  |  Acquiring

FinTech startup Social Finance (SoFi) is acquiring Golden Pacific Bancorp (GPB), a community bank in Sacramento, California, for $22.3 million. Get the Full Story Complete...

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UK Presses Further Ahead With Open Banking Ambitions
UK Presses Further Ahead With Open Banking Ambitions
March 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

More countries around the world are following in the U.K.’s open banking footsteps, but now, the U.K. is ready to forge even further ahead with...

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Mastercard Grows Network Of Tech Partners To Provide Digital Solutions
Mastercard Grows Network Of Tech Partners To Provide Digital Solutions
March 08, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard said Monday (March 8) said it is expanding its Engage platform to give “customers easy access to a growing network of qualified technology and...

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New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
March 08, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Don’t touch that!” No other parental admonition from our childhoods is as relevant to 21st-century payments as a universally-recognized “hands-off” warning. Only this time, it’s...

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MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
March 08, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are all the rage on Wall Street. And analysts seem to be split as to whether it’s all froth or...

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