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.

Embedded Finance Experiences Should Be as ‘Easy as an iPhone’

Embedded Finance Experiences Should Be as ‘Easy as an iPhone’
Embedded Finance Experiences Should Be as ‘Easy as an iPhone’
July 14, 2022  |  Banking

Jim McCarthy, president of i2c, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that banking is sure to follow the “embedded path” we’ve seen pretty much everywhere else in...

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FinTechs Force CFOs to Rethink ROI of Digital Strategies
FinTechs Force CFOs to Rethink ROI of Digital Strategies
July 14, 2022  |  Technology

Changing the way larger enterprises — the biggest of the big, the ones that have been around for decades — operate brings that old adage...

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India’s Mobile-First FinTech OneCard Nets $100M on $1.4B Valuation
India’s Mobile-First FinTech OneCard Nets $100M on $1.4B Valuation
July 13, 2022  |  Investments

FPL Technologies, which offers credit cards under the name OneCard, has become a unicorn after a funding round that valued the company at over $1...

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Stripe, SoFi and Robinhood Alums Launch Gen Z Neobank Uprise
Stripe, SoFi and Robinhood Alums Launch Gen Z Neobank Uprise
July 13, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Uprise, a FinTech which aims to help Gen Z manage money in a “digital family office,” has launched after raising $1.4 million in a seed...

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PYMNTS GCC Series: Partnerships, PayTech Innovation Move Kuwait Into Digital Era
PYMNTS GCC Series: Partnerships, PayTech Innovation Move Kuwait Into Digital Era
July 13, 2022  |  Technology

In this third installment of the PYMNTS series on the state of FinTech innovation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, we turn our attention...

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French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
July 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Seven months after its launch, French FinTech Hero has raised €12.4 million ($12.49 million) to scale its B2B payments solution. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Citi Joins JP Morgan, S&P Global in Illuminate Financial VC Venture
Citi Joins JP Morgan, S&P Global in Illuminate Financial VC Venture
July 13, 2022  |  Investments

Venture capital (VC) investment firm Illuminate Financial announced Wednesday (July 13) that it has entered a strategic relationship with Citi, who joins existing investors Jefferies,...

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Digital Initiatives Key to Global Economic Growth
Digital Initiatives Key to Global Economic Growth
July 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Large merchants and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are expanding their digital initiatives to meet customer demands, PayU Global Payments CEO Mario Shiliashki writes in the...

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PYMNTS GCC Series: Bahrain Drives Open Banking Adoption in MENA
PYMNTS GCC Series: Bahrain Drives Open Banking Adoption in MENA
July 12, 2022  |  Banking

In the second installment of this series on the state of FinTech ecosystems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), PYMNTS will be taking a look...

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