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.

Cross-Border FinTech Collaborations Gain Traction
Cross-Border FinTech Collaborations Gain Traction
September 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In FinTech and FI collaborations, borders fall to bits and bytes. On FinTech collaboration writ large, Singapore and Dubai are working together to encourage strides...

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Prepaid Takes Its Place In FX Management: Volopa
Prepaid Takes Its Place In FX Management: Volopa
September 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A company doesn’t have to be a massive, multinational corporation to feel the punch of foreign exchange (FX) volatility. Small and medium-sized firms (SMBs) are...

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Unmortgage Aims For Financial Inclusion In Housing Market
Unmortgage Aims For Financial Inclusion In Housing Market
September 11, 2018  |  Investments

London startup Unmortgage has just closed a £10 million (just over $13 million USD) seed round as it prepares to launch its “part-own, part-rent” platform...

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TransferWise Reports $3.9B In Transaction Volume/Month
TransferWise Reports $3.9B In Transaction Volume/Month
September 11, 2018  |  Investments

London-based money transfer firm TransferWise has revealed that has been profitable for the second year in a row. One of Europe’s largest FinTech startups, TransferWise reported an...

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Prospa Bends To Regs’ Unfair Contract Claims
Prospa Bends To Regs’ Unfair Contract Claims
September 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Weeks after Australia alternative lending platform Prospa cancelled its IPO, amid backlash over contractual agreements with borrowers, the company has bowed to regulators’ demands that...

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TokenEx Uses Multi-Variant Tokenization To Streamline Data Flows
TokenEx Uses Multi-Variant Tokenization To Streamline Data Flows
September 10, 2018  |  Data

Keep it simple. That guidance, handed down by parents since cavemen days, also applies to the cutting edge of digital data technology and, by extension,...

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Investors Target B2B FinTech Firms That Multitask
Investors Target B2B FinTech Firms That Multitask
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There are some B2B FinTech segments that are mainstays with investors. Companies like alternative small business (SMB) lenders or accounting solutions providers, for instance, remain...

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Xero Braces For Bank Integrations With New API
Xero Braces For Bank Integrations With New API
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small business accounting software provider Xero is bracing for a slew of bank and FinTech integrations with the launch of its Open Banking API, according...

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Nigeria’s Mobile Wallet Paga Snags $10M, Expands Cross-Border
Nigeria’s Mobile Wallet Paga Snags $10M, Expands Cross-Border
September 07, 2018  |  Investments

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has received $10 million in funding as it prepares to expand into other countries. CEO Tayo Oviosu announced at Disrupt San Francisco,...

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