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.

White Star Capital Pulls In $180M For ‘Transatlantic’ FinTechs
White Star Capital Pulls In $180M For ‘Transatlantic’ FinTechs
June 04, 2018  |  Fintech Investments

Global venture capital firm White Star Capital has pulled in a second fund of $180 million. According to TechCrunch, the company plans to use the...

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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017
Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017
June 01, 2018  |  Loans

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new...

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Community Bank And FinTech Partnerships Gaining Traction
Community Bank And FinTech Partnerships Gaining Traction
May 31, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Traditional FIs may feel pressured by the growth and inroads of nimbler tech-focused brethren in the FinTech realm.  But collaboration is key, and one subset...

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NEW DATA: Why Top FI Innovators Play In The Sand(box)
NEW DATA: Why Top FI Innovators Play In The Sand(box)
May 31, 2018  |  Innovation

Who are the top-performing financial institutions (FIs)? According to recent research from PYMNTS, the industry’s innovation pacesetters are those who devote the most time to...

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Ant Financial Adds Third Bank Partner This Month
Ant Financial Adds Third Bank Partner This Month
May 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ant Financial continues its bank partnership streak, signing a strategic cooperation agreement today (May 30) with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank). That is Ant’s...

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Whose Customer Is It When Banks And FinTechs Collaborate?
Whose Customer Is It When Banks And FinTechs Collaborate?
May 30, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

FinTech and banks have long been painted as natural enemies vying for control of the future of consumer finances – but that view is a...

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Five at Five: A New AI and FinTech Investment Push
Five at Five: A New AI and FinTech Investment Push
May 29, 2018  |  News

Rocket Internet Eyes AI, FinTech Investments Citing comments that Rocket Internet made after reporting earnings Tuesday (May 29), Reuters reported that CEO Oliver Samwer wants...

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When FinTechs Compete, Banks Can Also Win
When FinTechs Compete, Banks Can Also Win
May 28, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

It’s not exactly dogs and cats living together in harmony, but FinTechs and banks — the upstarts and the traditionalists — are certainly cozying up,...

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Kenya Moves To Regulate Digital Lending
Kenya Moves To Regulate Digital Lending
May 25, 2018  |  International

After adopting a mobile money system that allows people to make payments and transfers through their cell phones, Kenya has become a leader in financial...

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