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.

NCR and Payfare Team to Help Gig Workers
NCR and Payfare Team to Help Gig Workers
April 12, 2023  |  Gig Economy

Payfare, a FinTech serving gig workers, has expanded its partnership with digital banking provider NCR. Under the new collaboration, NCR will offer “self-service financial solutions...

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Embedded Finance Turns Checkout Into a Better Customer Experience for Brands
Embedded Finance Turns Checkout Into a Better Customer Experience for Brands
April 12, 2023  |  Retail

In response to widespread demand for convenience, nonfinancial companies are using banking-as-a-service (BaaS) to seamlessly integrate financial products into traditionally nonfinancial platforms and experiences. Known...

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Digital Platforms Reduce Costs and Risk of Business Payments
Digital Platforms Reduce Costs and Risk of Business Payments
April 11, 2023  |  B2B Payments

It’s a new go-to-market landscape with a new set of rules for B2B players. Modern B2B marketplace platforms are helping reshape how organizations of all...

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EMEA 60: Adyen Aims to Fast-Track Profitability in 2024 Once Hiring Spree Slows
EMEA 60: Adyen Aims to Fast-Track Profitability in 2024 Once Hiring Spree Slows
April 10, 2023  |  EMEA 60

With the Ukraine-Russia crisis, skyrocketing inflation and investor belt-tightening creating a challenging macroeconomic market in Europe, FinTech firms in the region — much like the...

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SoFi Student Loans Suit Spotlights Platform Model’s Resilience and Vulnerabilities
SoFi Student Loans Suit Spotlights Platform Model’s Resilience and Vulnerabilities
April 10, 2023  |  Digital Payments

The push and pull on student loans has spotlighted SoFi’s digital platform model and the emergence of online financial service ecosystems. As widely reported, SoFi...

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EU Early-Stage Startups Benefit From VC Dry Powder
EU Early-Stage Startups Benefit From VC Dry Powder
April 07, 2023  |  Startups

In a challenging macroeconomic market that has led to a sharpened focus on belt-tightening, FinTech firms are under mounting pressure from investors to pivot from...

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FinTech IPO Index Gains 0.3% as nCino and dLocal Post Earnings
FinTech IPO Index Gains 0.3% as nCino and dLocal Post Earnings
April 06, 2023  |  IPO

Earnings season’s just about over. But there were a few last reports among our FinTech IPO pantheon right before the next earnings season begins next...

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Union Credit and TransUnion Team to Help Credit Unions Find Borrowers
Union Credit and TransUnion Team to Help Credit Unions Find Borrowers
April 06, 2023  |  Credit Unions

Lending marketplace Union Credit and TransUnion have joined forces to help serve credit union customers. Union Credit helps credit unions (CUs) find new and credit-worthy...

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B2B Platforms Need Flexible Payment Infrastructure to Scale
B2B Platforms Need Flexible Payment Infrastructure to Scale
April 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The platform economy accounts for over two-thirds of eCommerce transactions, but according to Romain Mazeries, CEO at FinTech firm Mangopay, solutions that tackle the complex...

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