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.

Sharing Success On Small Business Week
Sharing Success On Small Business Week
May 03, 2018  |  SMBs

“Small but mighty” is the mantra this week, as small businesses (SMBs) celebrate the entrepreneurship and perseverance (otherwise known as “blood, sweat and tears”) that...

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
April 30, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Benjamin Franklin is best remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a prolific inventor who created the lightning rod after...

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Baidu’s New Firm Gets $1.9B Investment To Compete In China’s FinTech Market
Baidu’s New Firm Gets $1.9B Investment To Compete In China’s FinTech Market
April 30, 2018  |  Fintech Investments

Baidu’s new firm has received $1.9 billion in funding that will enable it to better compete in China’s growing FinTech space. According to The Wall...

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India’s Alternative Finance Sector Shines Bright With Investors
India’s Alternative Finance Sector Shines Bright With Investors
April 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Asia’s FinTech investment is hitting new high notes. According to reports published this month in e27, CB Insights found more than $2 billion invested in...

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Revolut Hits Unicorn Status With $250M Funding Round
Revolut Hits Unicorn Status With $250M Funding Round
April 26, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Revolut, the digital banking company, announced Thursday (April 26) that it has raised $250 million in a new round of funding. In a press release,...

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Overcoming Legacy Tech For Better Bank-FinTech Collaboration
Overcoming Legacy Tech For Better Bank-FinTech Collaboration
April 25, 2018  |  B2B Payments

FinTech competitive forces are often considered the largest source of pressure on traditional financial institutions (FIs) to innovate, particularly when it comes to small business...

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NEW DATA: Why 80 Percent Of FIs Struggle To Innovate Like Top Performers
NEW DATA: Why 80 Percent Of FIs Struggle To Innovate Like Top Performers
April 25, 2018  |  Digital Banking

When it comes to innovation, credit unions may just be the most innovative of all, while banks big and small fail to keep up with...

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Consumer Convenience, Retail And Payments Disintermediation
Consumer Convenience, Retail And Payments Disintermediation
April 23, 2018  |  Innovation

Disintermediating the established intermediaries has become something of an art form in payments and retail these days. Physical retail is being disintermediated by a host...

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Alt Lending, Cybersecurity, Logistics Lead In $205 Million Week For B2B Funding
Alt Lending, Cybersecurity, Logistics Lead In $205 Million Week For B2B Funding
April 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance, cybersecurity and logistics providers landed the majority of the more than $205 million in funding placed for B2B startups in venture capital and...

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