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 Joins European Cross-Border Instant Payments Pilot

Mastercard Joins European Cross-Border Instant Payments Pilot
Mastercard Joins European Cross-Border Instant Payments Pilot
June 01, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Mastercard is taking part in an instant cross-border payment pilot in Europe. The pilot is being conducted in partnership with the central banks of Denmark...

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AI Gives Smaller Credit Unions a Shot at Bigger Growth
AI Gives Smaller Credit Unions a Shot at Bigger Growth
June 01, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions have traditionally played to their strengths. These community lenders built their competitive identity around trust, local roots and personal service. The pitch was...

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Governance Becomes the Product as B2B Payments Go Real-Time
Governance Becomes the Product as B2B Payments Go Real-Time
May 29, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The most important innovations across B2B payments are, counterintuitively, the least visible to end users. After all, while consumers tend to notice things like payment...

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Boost CEO Says Payments’ Real Legacy Problem Is Mindset
Boost CEO Says Payments’ Real Legacy Problem Is Mindset
May 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Boost Payment Solutions’ Dean M Leavitt Payments leaders would be forgiven for equating the word “legacy” with old...

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Branch International Cuts Staff in Africa Amid $30 Million Profit
Branch International Cuts Staff in Africa Amid $30 Million Profit
May 25, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

Visa-backed digital lending startup Branch International is reportedly cutting staff at its Kenyan and Nigerian offices. That’s according to a report Friday (May 22) from...

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The Fed Account Access Fight Is Becoming a Risk Test for FinTechs
The Fed Account Access Fight Is Becoming a Risk Test for FinTechs
May 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

For years, the argument over Federal Reserve account access has largely centered on who gets in. The latest executive and regulatory moves suggest the next...

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The BNPL Revolution Moves Into the Card Stack
The BNPL Revolution Moves Into the Card Stack
May 21, 2026  |  BNPL

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) disruption story may have been misunderstood from the beginning. Findings in the latest edition of The Pay Later Ecosystem...

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House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight
House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight
May 20, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Financial infrastructure rarely becomes visible until it breaks. At Wednesday’s (May 20) House Financial Services Committee hearing on bank-FinTech partnerships, lawmakers, banking and FinTech executives...

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