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.

Earnest and Payitoff Partner on Reduced Student Loan Payments
Earnest and Payitoff Partner on Reduced Student Loan Payments
October 23, 2023  |  Loans

Student finance FinTech Earnest and debt guidance firm Payitoff have teamed to help borrowers lower student loan payments. The two companies on Monday (Oct. 26) announced the launch of their...

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FinTech Tools Help Teens Build Credit Amid Increase in Social Media Financial Influencers
FinTech Tools Help Teens Build Credit Amid Increase in Social Media Financial Influencers
October 23, 2023  |  Personal Finance

In a world where children and teenagers often grow up surrounded by screens and smartphones, a new breed of companies, particularly FinTech firms, is using...

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Entersekt to Authenticate Plata’s Mexico Credit Card Offering
Entersekt to Authenticate Plata’s Mexico Credit Card Offering
October 23, 2023  |  Authentication

Mexican FinTech Plata chose Entersekt to provide authentication services for its new credit card. The partnership will allow for low-friction payment authentication with “risk-aware 3D...

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Paytm Shrinks Losses as Loan Business Surges 64%
Paytm Shrinks Losses as Loan Business Surges 64%
October 20, 2023  |  Earnings

Indian mobile commerce and payments FinTech Paytm is seeing its expansion into new areas pay off. The company on Friday (Oct. 20) released quarterly earnings showing its revenues grow,...

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Challenges and Changes Loom as Fed Mulls and Court Considers Debit Interchange Fees
Challenges and Changes Loom as Fed Mulls and Court Considers Debit Interchange Fees
October 19, 2023  |  Regulation

Debit interchange fees may see a revamp — a refashioning of the charges levied on merchants, the likes of which has not been seen in...

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BNP Paribas and 321founded Launch Payment Management Tool Panto
BNP Paribas and 321founded Launch Payment Management Tool Panto
October 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

French banking group BNP Paribas has created a FinTech aimed at European eCommerce players. Dubbed “Panto” and launching with the help of 321founded, the offering gives marketplaces “a...

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Equipifi Partners With Jack Henry to Bring Buy Now, Pay Later to Banks
Equipifi Partners With Jack Henry to Bring Buy Now, Pay Later to Banks
October 18, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

White-label Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company Equipifi has teamed with FinTech firm Jack Henry to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) tool to community and regional...

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Stax Acquires APPS to Boost Payment Processing Services
Stax Acquires APPS to Boost Payment Processing Services
October 17, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Florida-based FinTech Stax Payments says it has acquired Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS). “The integration of APPS marks a significant expansion of Stax’s technology stack, giving partners and merchants flexible,...

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Galileo Debuts Corporate Credit Solution for Expense Management
Galileo Debuts Corporate Credit Solution for Expense Management
October 17, 2023  |  Spend Management

Galileo Financial Technologies introduced a corporate credit tool designed to control expense management. “Traditionally, managing thousands of employee charge cards and their individual credit limits...

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