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.

FRAML Payments Guide: FIs Need to Update Their Crime-Fighting Tactics

FRAML Payments Guide: FIs Need to Update Their Crime-Fighting Tactics
FRAML Payments Guide: FIs Need to Update Their Crime-Fighting Tactics
April 27, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Hackers and cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated by the day, if not the hour or the minute, but too many financial institutions are holding on...

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UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nikhil Rathi, the Head of the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), gave a speech at City Week 2022 on April 26, in which he stressed...

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French FinTech Skaleet Partners With Cross-Border Payments Provider Thunes
French FinTech Skaleet Partners With Cross-Border Payments Provider Thunes
April 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Skaleet, an international FinTech working with a next generation Core Banking Platform, announced Tuesday (April 26) that it has partnered with cross-border payments provider Thunes...

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Today in FinTech: Fiserv Launches AppMarket; Rewire Partners With Paysafe
Today in FinTech: Fiserv Launches AppMarket; Rewire Partners With Paysafe
April 26, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Fiserv launches AppMarket to enable financial institution (FI) access to curated FinTech solutions. Plus, Rewire, a cross-border financial services platform targeting...

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Lifestyle-Focused Digital Bank Cogni Debuts With $23M Series A Funding
Lifestyle-Focused Digital Bank Cogni Debuts With $23M Series A Funding
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Cogni, a lifestyle-focused digital bank, received $23 million in Series A funding, rolling out what it called a new way to modernize personal finance options,...

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Fiserv Launches AppMarket Open Finance, FI/FinTech Collaboration Tool
Fiserv Launches AppMarket Open Finance, FI/FinTech Collaboration Tool
April 26, 2022  |  Banking

Payments and financial services tech solutions provider Fiserv on Tuesday (April 26) launched AppMarket, which gives financial institutions (FIs) access to a curated set of...

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
April 26, 2022  |  Loans

Main Street small and medium businesses (SMBs) are still struggling with cashflow issues as the pandemic wanes, but they’ve come to rely on the new...

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CFPB Dusts off Old Rule to Investigate FinTech
CFPB Dusts off Old Rule to Investigate FinTech
April 26, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced yesterday, April 25, 2022, that it will start using a largely unused legal provision to examine nonbank financial...

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Payments Startup Airwallex Could Seek $150M Funding
Payments Startup Airwallex Could Seek $150M Funding
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Payments platform Airwallex could seek $150 million in an extended Series E funding round while the startup also explores a possible initial public offering (IPO)...

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