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.

Emailage Braces For Holiday Fraud Uptick
Emailage Braces For Holiday Fraud Uptick
October 13, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

It’s no surprise that the holidays mean increased eCommerce traffic – and therefore, increased instances of fraud. The fraudsters often get away with it, too,...

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Big-Name Backers Pump $324 Million Into B2B FinTech
Big-Name Backers Pump $324 Million Into B2B FinTech
October 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech saw one of its most stellar funding weeks in a while, led, of course, by the high-profile Bill.com investment. But that wasn’t the...

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Royal Bank of Canada, Wave Merge SMB Banking And Accounting Tools
Royal Bank of Canada, Wave Merge SMB Banking And Accounting Tools
October 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Traditional banks and FinTechs are increasingly partnering on an array of financial services, including those for small business lending. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)...

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Amazon Sizzles, Crypto Fizzles And Humans Win One Against The Machines
Amazon Sizzles, Crypto Fizzles And Humans Win One Against The Machines
October 13, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Another full week of ups and downs as Amazon decided that what the world's teenagers need is more shopping options, Russia said no to crypto-currency,  SMB...

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Will It Be Nordic Banks Against The World In Mobile Payments?
Will It Be Nordic Banks Against The World In Mobile Payments?
October 12, 2017  |  Digital Payments

The world beat a path to Scandinavia’s door this year when it came to mobile payments. Samsung Pay was the first international competitor to plant...

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Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
October 11, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a...

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Bill.com Lands $100M
Bill.com Lands $100M
October 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

JPMorgan Chase & Co and Temasek Holdings are reportedly the lead investors in a funding round that raised $100 million for Bill.com. According to a report in...

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Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just For Retailers
Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just For Retailers
October 11, 2017  |  Retail

Think you can’t teach an old finance dog new tricks? Think again. Diebold has been around since 1859, when it was founded as a manufacturer...

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Addressing The FinServ Needs Businesses Didn’t Even Know They Had
Addressing The FinServ Needs Businesses Didn’t Even Know They Had
October 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Corporates may have been forced to accept what they were offered from traditional financial institutions (FIs) in the past, but the surge of FinTech players...

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