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.

Corporates On Deck For Open Banking Disruption

Corporates On Deck For Open Banking Disruption
Corporates On Deck For Open Banking Disruption
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It’s now been a year since Open Banking officially came into the U.K. financial services market, but the regulatory initiative seems more of a natural...

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing
Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. investors have placed new funds with U.K.-based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay, reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. 13). Get...

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Regulations Hinder Growth Of Digital Payments In Vietnam
Regulations Hinder Growth Of Digital Payments In Vietnam
January 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Vietnam wants to be a cashless society, according to a report in Financial Times, but bank regulations are hindering the country’s ability to do so....

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Shutdown Impacting FinTech Firms, Financial Regulations
Shutdown Impacting FinTech Firms, Financial Regulations
January 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Count the FinTech sector — and regulation of that sector — among those impacted by the government shutdown that has roiled Washington through the past...

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Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
January 14, 2019  |  Investments

Akulaku, a FinTech lending company, has received $40 million in funding from Ant Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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KPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
KPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
January 11, 2019  |  Banking

Cash management is both opportunity and challenge for banks as cross-border payments gain traction. Troy Hagey, strategy principal with KPMG, tells PYMNTS how technology can help...

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How FinTech Startups Scale Servers On Demand
How FinTech Startups Scale Servers On Demand
January 10, 2019  |  Startup Check-In

Payments can be very cyclical for clients of FinTech startups – they can be flooded Monday morning after a quiet Sunday. With that sudden rush...

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Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
January 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to...

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RBS Buys 25 Pct Stake In FinTech Loot, Preps For Online Bank
RBS Buys 25 Pct Stake In FinTech Loot, Preps For Online Bank
January 07, 2019  |  Investments

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which is gearing up to launch a new digital bank, has acquired a 25 percent stake in Loot, a U.K....

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