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.

Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
June 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Centuries-old banks have been operating on decades-old infrastructure, leaving many traditional financial institutions (FIs) to stand idle and offer little in the way of digital-native...

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
June 03, 2020  |  Retail

Imagine if a North American company had the market share of Amazon, the payment flexibility of PayPal and the credit portfolio of Visa. In Latin...

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Mastercard’s Fintech Express Aims To Fuel European Startups
Mastercard’s Fintech Express Aims To Fuel European Startups
June 02, 2020  |  Europe

Mastercard has added a program designed to assist FinTech startups in Europe with quickly launching and expanding, the company announced on Tuesday (June 2). Get...

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Why FinTech Won’t Be Enough To Tackle The Trade Finance Gap
Why FinTech Won’t Be Enough To Tackle The Trade Finance Gap
June 01, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Estimates of a $1.5 trillion trade finance gap were alarming when they surfaced several years ago, but the figure also presented an enticing opportunity for...

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Nimbla Teams With Wiserfunding To Safeguard Invoices
Nimbla Teams With Wiserfunding To Safeguard Invoices
May 31, 2020  |  B2B Payments

U.K. invoice insurance provider Nimbla is teaming up with the credit risk assessment firm Wiserfunding, according to a report in Crowdfund Insider on Friday (May...

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Main Street’s Digital Shift, ATM Innovation, PPP Loans Top This Week’s News
Main Street’s Digital Shift, ATM Innovation, PPP Loans Top This Week’s News
May 29, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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B2B Payments, Financing Lead Week’s FinTech Funding
B2B Payments, Financing Lead Week’s FinTech Funding
May 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The B2B FinTech startup community continues to wade through market disruption with a relatively strong show of support from venture capitalists, despite an overall decline...

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HighRadius Rolls Out Technology Suite For AR Automation
HighRadius Rolls Out Technology Suite For AR Automation
May 28, 2020  |  Accounts Receivable

To automate accounts receivable (AR) for mid-sized companies, HighRadius has rolled out its RadiusOne A/R Suite. The FinTech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, which is focused on...

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UBS To Invest Millions In FinTechs Via Corporate VC Fund
UBS To Invest Millions In FinTechs Via Corporate VC Fund
May 26, 2020  |  Investments

As it follows peers in investing in startups disrupting traditional banking, UBS Group AG is dedicating hundreds of millions to back FinTechs. The firm is...

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