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.

AltFin Leads Funding, But Up-And-Coming SMB Tech Is Close Behind
AltFin Leads Funding, But Up-And-Coming SMB Tech Is Close Behind
September 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Once again, the world’s alternative SMB lending industry regained the spotlight, with key deals in Asia and South America placing the industry in the top...

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Why B2B May Be The Key To Europe’s FinTech Pursuit
Why B2B May Be The Key To Europe’s FinTech Pursuit
September 21, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Europe is on the path to entice FinTechs. European Union (EU) finance ministers met this week to discuss ways in which the EU can ensure...

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Credit Union’s Key To Survival: Listen, Learn, Repeat
Credit Union’s Key To Survival: Listen, Learn, Repeat
September 20, 2017  |  Credit Unions

How can older credit unions keep up with younger, sexier FinTechs? In the latest PYMNTS Credit Union Tracker™, powered by CO-OP Financial Services, Doug Marshall,...

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Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
September 19, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

There’s one thing banks and FinTechs can agree on: Those old-fashioned merchant onboarding processes take way too long. But nimble FinTechs have been able to...

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Today In Data: SoFi’s Woes
Today In Data: SoFi’s Woes
September 19, 2017  |  Today In Data

Online lender and tech startup Social Finance (SoFi) made recent news when its chief executive officer, Mike Cagney, stepped down following a lawsuit regarding claims...

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NEW REPORT: The Credit Union Guide To Smart Aging
NEW REPORT: The Credit Union Guide To Smart Aging
September 19, 2017  |  Credit Unions

They’re generations apart, but can older credit unions (CUs) and newer FinTechs get along? Based on recent activity, it would appear so. Older CUs from...

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B2B FinTech Venture Capital Caught In A Lull
B2B FinTech Venture Capital Caught In A Lull
September 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B venture capital may be in a bit of a slump this week. Funding surpassed $15.3 million, at least, with investors targeting alternative lending and...

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CFPB Issues No-Action Letter To Upstart Network
CFPB Issues No-Action Letter To Upstart Network
September 15, 2017  |  Marketplace Lending Platform

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a no-action letter to Upstart Network, the first of its kind since the government watchdog created the no-action letter...

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EU To Centralize Market Supervision At Banks’ Expense
EU To Centralize Market Supervision At Banks’ Expense
September 15, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The European Union wants market supervision to integrate more fully than has been the case, with the price tag borne by the very banks being...

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