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.

Regulators Walk Fine Line Between Protecting Consumers, Stifling FinTech Innovation

Regulators Walk Fine Line Between Protecting Consumers, Stifling FinTech Innovation
Regulators Walk Fine Line Between Protecting Consumers, Stifling FinTech Innovation
February 01, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The regulators sharpen their gaze, the legislators sharpen their pencils and bang the gavels — and Big Tech, banks and FinTechs are in the crosshairs,...

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Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
January 31, 2022  |  Banking

In today’s FinTech news, FinTech-as-a-Service firm Rapyd snaps up cross-border trade enabling platform Neat to deliver expanded digital services to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

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Bank-Issued BNPL Interest Cuts Through All Demographics
Bank-Issued BNPL Interest Cuts Through All Demographics
January 31, 2022  |  BNPL

It’s not just those who are pinching every penny and living paycheck to paycheck who are interested in making their payments in installments, according to...

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Nigerian FinTech Brokerage App Bamboo Notches $15M Series A
Nigerian FinTech Brokerage App Bamboo Notches $15M Series A
January 31, 2022  |  Investments

Brokerage app Bamboo raised $15 million in a Series A funding round that the Nigerian startup will use to escalate its growth while entering new...

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Convenience Driving Consumers to Open Banking
Convenience Driving Consumers to Open Banking
January 31, 2022  |  Banking

A recent report finds that a majority of American and Canadian consumers say they’d be willing to share financial information with FinTechs if it meant...

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Today in FinTech: PayPal Expands Payment Options in Germany; New Digital Bank Coming to Brazil
Today in FinTech: PayPal Expands Payment Options in Germany; New Digital Bank Coming to Brazil
January 28, 2022  |  Banking

In today’s FinTech news, PayPal is adding new payment options in Germany that give eligible shoppers 30 days to pay, while Brazil could be gaining...

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Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
January 28, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

For frequent travelers, the money they sink into seemingly endless foreign exchange (FX) fees could be better spent going to charity. In the Next-Gen Debit...

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Today in FinTech: Marqeta Grows Global Footprint; PingPong Eyes $1B IPO
Today in FinTech: Marqeta Grows Global Footprint; PingPong Eyes $1B IPO
January 27, 2022  |  Banking

In today’s FinTech news, card issuer Marqeta expands its global footprint into Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, while Chinese eCommerce cross-border payments startup PingPong mulls...

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