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.

Data Key To The Build-Or-Buy Question Of Enterprise Finance Apps
Data Key To The Build-Or-Buy Question Of Enterprise Finance Apps
February 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

FinTech innovation has opened the floodgates for thousands of enterprise apps from which companies can choose. One of the most attractive characteristics of the enterprise...

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Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Outpaces Blockchain In 2018 VC Funds; Chainalysis Raises $30M For Expansion
Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Outpaces Blockchain In 2018 VC Funds; Chainalysis Raises $30M For Expansion
February 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced the launch of its own fiat-to-crypto exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE-based firm Nvelop. The partnership will enable...

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Digital Payments, Connected Commerce And The Need For Speed
Digital Payments, Connected Commerce And The Need For Speed
February 12, 2019  |  Today In Data

For consumers, and increasingly for businesses, speed is coveted when it comes to payments. That’s especially true as transactions are done in bits and bytes...

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Plaid Expands Auth App To All US Banks
Plaid Expands Auth App To All US Banks
February 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. may have been “ground zero” for Open Banking, but the collaborative model that brings together traditional financial services players and tech upstarts has...

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UK FinTechs Garnered Record VC, PE Investments In 2018
UK FinTechs Garnered Record VC, PE Investments In 2018
February 12, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

The U.K. FinTech market had a strong showing in 2018, with venture capital and private equity investments hitting $3.3 billion. According to Innovate Finance, that...

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UK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
UK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

OakNorth Holdings announced that it has secured $440 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund and the Clermont Group. This latest round brings OakNorth’s total...

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FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
February 11, 2019  |  Regulation

A new report finds that it’s tough to regulate what one cannot define — and that’s true in FinTech credit, a nascent industry where the...

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As Brexit Looms, FinTech Firms Scramble For Lithuanian Licenses
As Brexit Looms, FinTech Firms Scramble For Lithuanian Licenses
February 08, 2019  |  International

With Britain set to leave the European Union on March 29, financial companies from Britain and elsewhere are scrambling to secure electronic money institution licenses...

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC
B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC
February 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software...

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