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.

FinTech Sweater Closes on $12M in Funding for Venture Capital
FinTech Sweater Closes on $12M in Funding for Venture Capital
February 25, 2022  |  Investments

Sweater, which bills itself as a fintech company and venture capital fund on track to become the first full0managed VC fund open to average investors,...

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Shippers and Carriers Find Common Ground With BNPL Solution
Shippers and Carriers Find Common Ground With BNPL Solution
February 24, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) works in the transportation industry, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Today in FinTech: PiggyVest Earns Nigerians’ Trust With High Interest Rates
Today in FinTech: PiggyVest Earns Nigerians’ Trust With High Interest Rates
February 24, 2022  |  Digital Banking

In today’s FinTech news, PiggyVest brings a new type of digital savings and investing to Nigerians, while the underbanked in Pakistan get a new option...

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HandCash App Integrates Circle, Fabriik Tools To Offer Top-Ups
HandCash App Integrates Circle, Fabriik Tools To Offer Top-Ups
February 24, 2022  |  Partnerships

Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) trading wallet company HandCash announced its partnership with payments platform Circle and Canadian FinTech firm Fabriik to allow users the opportunity...

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FinTech NayaPay Lands $13M Seed to Grow Platform for Pakistan’s Underbanked
FinTech NayaPay Lands $13M Seed to Grow Platform for Pakistan’s Underbanked
February 24, 2022  |  Investments

In one of the biggest seed funding rounds in South Asia, Fintech NayaPay secured $13 million to grow its two-sided digital banking platform to serve...

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PiggyVest Seeks to Boost Consumer Savings and Investment in Nigeria’s ‘Low Trust Environment’
PiggyVest Seeks to Boost Consumer Savings and Investment in Nigeria’s ‘Low Trust Environment’
February 24, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

There aren’t many FinTech start-ups born out of viral Twitter posts. But in 2015, a tweet from a woman in Nigeria who had broken open...

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ValueAct Joins Fiserv Board, Wants to ‘Aggressively Invest’ in Clover
ValueAct Joins Fiserv Board, Wants to ‘Aggressively Invest’ in Clover
February 23, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

ValueAct, an activist investor, has gotten a seat on Fiserv’s board because of a settlement with the FinTech and payments firm, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb....

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Hong Kong’s Virtual Banks Woo Customers With Cash Prizes, Numberless Credit Cards
Hong Kong’s Virtual Banks Woo Customers With Cash Prizes, Numberless Credit Cards
February 23, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Several virtual banks have been gaining advantage in Hong Kong by luring consumers to leave brick-and-mortar lenders, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Feb. 23)....

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Payments Processor i2c, App Developer Swell Team to Create Integrated Financial Platform
Payments Processor i2c, App Developer Swell Team to Create Integrated Financial Platform
February 23, 2022  |  Partnerships

I2c, which provides digital payment and banking technology, announced a strategic relationship Wednesday (Feb. 23) with Swell Financial, which works in automatic spending control and...

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