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.

Blockchain Firms Flock To Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
Blockchain Firms Flock To Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
July 12, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Zug is a small town near Zürich with only about 30,000 residents, yet it is impacting the FinTech world in a big way. The town,...

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Glint Plans Expansion To US, Tata Capital Launches Working Capital Platform
Glint Plans Expansion To US, Tata Capital Launches Working Capital Platform
July 12, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes U.K.-based Callcredit’s upcoming name change to TransUnion. In addition, Glint...

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Paidy Raises $55M In Round Of Funding
Paidy Raises $55M In Round Of Funding
July 12, 2018  |  Investments

Paidy, the company that instantly issues post-pay credit accounts linked to mobile phone numbers, announced on Thursday (July 12) that it raised $55 million in a...

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PSD2 Smiles On Biometrics — And Other Tales From The New World
PSD2 Smiles On Biometrics — And Other Tales From The New World
July 12, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Watching. Waiting. Concerns about fraud. And an apparent boost for biometrics. The second Payment Services Directive — known as PSD2 — has come into effect in...

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Unbundled Banking Faces New Skepticism — And Fresh Prospects
Unbundled Banking Faces New Skepticism — And Fresh Prospects
July 12, 2018  |  Banking

Inevitable? Maybe (even if one’s view of inevitability may depend on one’s views of science and history). Well-financed and backed by significant IT focus? Yep....

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CODE Investing Talks AltFin And Bank-FinTech Collaboration
CODE Investing Talks AltFin And Bank-FinTech Collaboration
July 11, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

The story of alternative finance is now well-known across the small business (SMB) lending community: Heightened risk management and capital requirements imposed on traditional lenders...

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Emailage: Prudent Fraud Prevention Is Key To Canadian FinTech Startups
Emailage: Prudent Fraud Prevention Is Key To Canadian FinTech Startups
July 10, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Emailage, the online fraud prevention startup that uses email addresses to assess risk, is expanding its operations in the Canadian market. The company recently brought...

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FinTech And FIs, Paired And Global, Sandbox By Sandbox
FinTech And FIs, Paired And Global, Sandbox By Sandbox
July 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A whopping $613 billion in cross-border B2B payments is nothing to sneeze at, and the Banking Circle buyout gives the nod to the international appeal...

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IPOs Sizzle Amid Stocks, While Ripple Gets Served
IPOs Sizzle Amid Stocks, While Ripple Gets Served
July 06, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle IPOs: See a renaissance of sorts, topping $35 billion in 2018, amid the fastest pace in 20 years and among verticals as far-flung as...

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