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.

Monese Adds Direct Debit Capability To Its Mobile App
Monese Adds Direct Debit Capability To Its Mobile App
June 19, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Monese, a fintech startup based in London that has a mobile banking app, added a new feature to its offering that is aimed on taking on...

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Chinese Investments Activity In FinTech, Payments Firms Increases Into May’s End
Chinese Investments Activity In FinTech, Payments Firms Increases Into May’s End
June 16, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

In activity seen through the very beginning of June, the latest period for which PYMNTS has data, the week that ended on June 9 saw...

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Meet Finastra, Financial Services FinTech Giant Formed By Misys, D+H Merger
Meet Finastra, Financial Services FinTech Giant Formed By Misys, D+H Merger
June 16, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Months after financial services software company Misys canceled its IPO and after Vista Equity Partners, which already owns Misys, agreed to acquire D+H, Vista Equity Partners...

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Hong Kong Securities and Future Commission and ASIC Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Fintech
Hong Kong Securities and Future Commission and ASIC Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Fintech
June 14, 2017  |  News

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and ASIC announced Tuesday (June 13) they signed a cooperation agreement that provides a framework to support and...

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Hong Kong SFC, ASIC In Australia Sign Agreement To Collaborate On FinTech
Hong Kong SFC, ASIC In Australia Sign Agreement To Collaborate On FinTech
June 14, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and ASIC in Australia announced Tuesday (June 13) that they signed a cooperation agreement that provides a...

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Divido’s Smart Path To POS Financing Growth
Divido’s Smart Path To POS Financing Growth
June 12, 2017  |  Mastercard

Installment loans in retail are not new – they’ve been around in some form for the last three or four decades.  But as Divido co-founder...

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Beanworks Looks to Help Businesses Update Outdated Accounting Technology
Beanworks Looks to Help Businesses Update Outdated Accounting Technology
June 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In payments and FinTech, it’s often the startup’s job to disrupt an industry with many legacy businesses, outdated technologies and processes. That’s especially true in...

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Financial Services Innovation/Inertia Tug of War
Financial Services Innovation/Inertia Tug of War
June 09, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

As traditional financial services firms find themselves challenged by FinTech and other upstarts, the choice, when it comes to products, services and even culture, is...

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Hyperwallet-Dosh Partnership Raises The Loyalty Program Bar
Hyperwallet-Dosh Partnership Raises The Loyalty Program Bar
June 06, 2017  |  News

Any way the online arena can make transferring and making money for payments easier, the better. This is especially true for employees. Global payouts provider...

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