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.

RBC, Vouchr Collaborate To Launch North America’s First Social, Personalized Cash Gifting Service
RBC, Vouchr Collaborate To Launch North America’s First Social, Personalized Cash Gifting Service
November 27, 2017  |  Startups

What do you give the person who has everything? It’s an age-old question — or one that is at least as old as the Hallmark era —...

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Chinese Online Lender’s IPO On Shaky Ground
Chinese Online Lender’s IPO On Shaky Ground
November 27, 2017  |  International

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., operator of China’s leading online lender Fenqile, was slated to meet with advisers over the weekend to decide if it will go...

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China’s CITIC, Baidu Team Up On Direct Bank
China’s CITIC, Baidu Team Up On Direct Bank
November 20, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

  China CITIC Bank and Baidu, China’s leading internet search company, announced Saturday (Nov. 18) the launch of a new direct banking joint venture. According...

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Blockchain B2B FinTechs Score With Investors
Blockchain B2B FinTechs Score With Investors
November 17, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain is by no means a technology guaranteed to positively disrupt the financial services market. That hasn’t stopped companies large and small from banking on...

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Big Banks Join Forces To Vet FinTech Partners
Big Banks Join Forces To Vet FinTech Partners
November 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are reportedly teaming up to create a group that will help them manage risks associated with FinTech partnerships. According...

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Ally Bank Takes Banking To Alexa
Ally Bank Takes Banking To Alexa
November 15, 2017  |  Innovation

Ally Bank announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) that it is launching a new service that enables customers to conduct banking activities via voice. In a press...

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Top Corporate Treasurers Already Switching FIs To Gain FinTech Tools
Top Corporate Treasurers Already Switching FIs To Gain FinTech Tools
November 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new report by business banking market research and analysis firm East & Partners suggests corporations aren’t opposed to changing banks as a direct result...

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
November 13, 2017  |  Data Dive

The news was full of surprises this week. In the undeniably fun and not-so-serious surprise column was animoji karaoke. We admit, the use case for pandas singing hip hop...

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Banks Resigned To Role Of Utility, Not Collaborator, For SMBs
Banks Resigned To Role Of Utility, Not Collaborator, For SMBs
November 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Thanks to competitive pressure from FinTechs, traditional banks are often pressured to keep pace with innovation and meet evolving needs of their small business (SMB)...

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