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.

Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth
Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth
January 26, 2017  |  International

Dubai’s startup and tech scene has come a long way in the past three decades — the city is now a major business center in...

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Why B2B Payments Can’t Shake Its Anti-Innovation Notoriety
Why B2B Payments Can’t Shake Its Anti-Innovation Notoriety
January 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments have a reputation for being slow to innovate, though the last couple years has challenged that notoriety. Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other...

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FinTech Startup BillGO Scores Bank Investor
FinTech Startup BillGO Scores Bank Investor
January 25, 2017  |  Investments

Investment activity picked up the pace into the third week of the month, expanding off of already accelerating levels. The $634 million logged in the...

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FinTechs Create Group To Access Banking Data
FinTechs Create Group To Access Banking Data
January 20, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A handful of U.S. FinTech startups are creating an industry group to to be given the right for consumers to share their bank data with...

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Bated Breath For Brexit
Bated Breath For Brexit
January 17, 2017  |  International

The verdict is in. And the world shook. Not really. As widely anticipated, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May offered up the grand plan for Brexit...

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Seeking A Better Way To Test The Newest Payments Tech
Seeking A Better Way To Test The Newest Payments Tech
January 17, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alongside the expansion of payments technologies, payment testing service providers have had to grow and flex to meet market needs. Companies like Paragon Application Systems,...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Wellington’s 20%
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Wellington’s 20%
January 16, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Wellington, New Zealand, has become a hub for successful tech-based startups and social enterprises due to its 20 percent advantage. It is 20 percent easier to...

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Avoiding Bad (Bank) Luck, With Agile Processing
Avoiding Bad (Bank) Luck, With Agile Processing
January 16, 2017  |  PYMNTS Topic TBD

Friday the 13th, the date of our latest Topic TBD, brings images of bad luck — from black cats to ladders you shouldn’t walk under. But...

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