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.

Mastercard’s Middle-Market Play Uses Digital Innovation to Bridge Finance Gaps
Mastercard’s Middle-Market Play Uses Digital Innovation to Bridge Finance Gaps
February 19, 2025  |  Mastercard

The middle market continues to draw the attention of payments and banking companies, with Mastercard announcing a package of digital and financial management tools aimed...

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Regulations Are On Hold. Does That Mean More FinTechs Will Look to Become Neobanks?
Regulations Are On Hold. Does That Mean More FinTechs Will Look to Become Neobanks?
February 18, 2025  |  Banking

The neobank model has, through the past several years, taken two paths as FinTechs bring accounts, cards and other digital-first financial offerings to customers. There...

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CellPoint Debuts Payments Orchestration Tool for Airline and Travel Sectors
CellPoint Debuts Payments Orchestration Tool for Airline and Travel Sectors
February 18, 2025  |  Travel Payments

CellPoint Digital is bringing its payment orchestration offerings to the travel sector. The company’s new payment orchestration platform is designed to support the airline and...

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JPMorgan Boss Debunks Political ‘Debanking’ but Calls for Review
JPMorgan Boss Debunks Political ‘Debanking’ but Calls for Review
February 13, 2025  |  Banking

Top banking executives have reportedly met with Republican senators over the issue of “debanking.” That’s a term, growing increasingly popular in conservative circles of late,...

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Get, Keep and Grow Customers: Credit Unions Double Down on Digital
Get, Keep and Grow Customers: Credit Unions Double Down on Digital
February 13, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions have long jockeyed to gain consumer loyalty and top-of-mind status against mega-banks, and more recently, digital-only banks. The competition may seem a bit...

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FIS Targets ‘Money in Motion’ Growth and Announces Affirm Debit Card Pact
FIS Targets ‘Money in Motion’ Growth and Announces Affirm Debit Card Pact
February 11, 2025  |  Earnings

Shares of FIS slid at the start of intraday trading Tuesday (Feb. 11) in the wake of fourth-quarter earnings results, as net income forecasts came...

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Report: Stripe Plots $85 Billion Employee Share Sale
Report: Stripe Plots $85 Billion Employee Share Sale
February 11, 2025  |  Business

Stripe is reportedly in talks about an employee stock sale at an $85 billion valuation. The deal could add $15 billion on to the payments company...

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With CFPB Closed, Open Banking Awaits Next Steps
With CFPB Closed, Open Banking Awaits Next Steps
February 10, 2025  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is shuttered — at least for now. In the wake of Russell Vought — head of the Office of Management...

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Trustly and Kivra Team to Promote Digital Payments in Sweden
Trustly and Kivra Team to Promote Digital Payments in Sweden
February 10, 2025  |  Partnerships

Trustly has formed an automatic payments partnership with Sweden-based digital mailbox provider Kivra. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 10), centers around the companies’ “Autogiro” solution, designed to streamline automatic...

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