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.

OCC Defines Top Threats To Banks This Season
OCC Defines Top Threats To Banks This Season
July 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has again released its report on top risks facing banks, with its Spring 2017...

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Visa And Marqeta To Transform Global Card Issuance
Visa And Marqeta To Transform Global Card Issuance
July 26, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

If the payments landscape is marked by entrenched players partnering with smaller firms making their mark in digital payments, add one more deal to the...

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Vantiv On Attracting And Keeping Developers Engaged
Vantiv On Attracting And Keeping Developers Engaged
July 26, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Developers platforms have quickly gone from being cutting edge to being something like table stakes for serious financial technology players, as Karen Webster observed in...

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PSD2 Is Coming To Europe And Bringing Big Changes
PSD2 Is Coming To Europe And Bringing Big Changes
July 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Come next year, FIs will need to share consumer data with FinTechs and merchants courtesy of PSD2. In the latest PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered...

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NEW REPORT: Shutting Down PSD2’s New Security Threat
NEW REPORT: Shutting Down PSD2’s New Security Threat
July 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Protecting digital identities is all about keeping up — keeping up with new technology, new regulations and, of course, bad actors.  The July PYMNTS Digital...

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Varo Money Applies For Charter To Become A Mobile-Only Regulated Bank
Varo Money Applies For Charter To Become A Mobile-Only Regulated Bank
July 25, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Varo Money, the digital banking fintech that has investment backing from Warburg Pincus, filed for a national banking charter and deposit insurance, putting the Trump...

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Permira Acquires 10 Percent Stake In Klarna
Permira Acquires 10 Percent Stake In Klarna
July 21, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Private equity group Permira has acquired a 10 percent take in Swedish FinTech company Klarna. According to a report in the Financial Times, the stake cost the...

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Nesta Chooses 20 FinTechs For SME Banking Competition
Nesta Chooses 20 FinTechs For SME Banking Competition
July 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Innovation foundation Nesta has announced the 20 FinTechs chosen to compete for a $6.5 million prize as the company looks to boost innovation in the...

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TransferWise Co-Founders Switch CEO Role
TransferWise Co-Founders Switch CEO Role
July 19, 2017  |  Personnel

TransferWise, the U.K. FinTech startup, announced news on Tuesday (July 18) that the two co-founders have switch the CEO role. According to a blog post...

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