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.

Ottu Adopts Mastercard Merchant Cloud to Facilitate Digital Payments in GCC Region

Ottu Adopts Mastercard Merchant Cloud to Facilitate Digital Payments in GCC Region
Ottu Adopts Mastercard Merchant Cloud to Facilitate Digital Payments in GCC Region
December 16, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard partnered with regional FinTech Ottu to expand access to local and global payment methods across four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Kuwait, Qatar,...

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Speed Raises $8 Million to Expand Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payment Solutions
Speed Raises $8 Million to Expand Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payment Solutions
December 16, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

Speed raised $8 million to accelerate the growth of its payments solutions built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The company will use the new funding...

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Outgoing Monzo CEO TS Anil Was Allegedly Asked to Leave by FinTech’s Board
Outgoing Monzo CEO TS Anil Was Allegedly Asked to Leave by FinTech’s Board
December 16, 2025  |  Personnel

Monzo CEO TS Anil announced in October plans to hand the company over to new leadership. The company said the transition was happenstance. It had...

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Credit Is Being Rewritten and Banks Are Running Out of Time, Says Thredd CEO
Credit Is Being Rewritten and Banks Are Running Out of Time, Says Thredd CEO
December 16, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Watch more: Need to Know: Thredd’s Jim McCarthy There’s new urgency for banks to innovate as consumers embrace flexible repayment options and new digital channels....

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Digital Bank N26 Names CEO and Faces New Sanctions
Digital Bank N26 Names CEO and Faces New Sanctions
December 15, 2025  |  Banking

German digital bank N26 has chosen a chief executive amid new regulatory sanctions. Mike Dargan, currently group executive board member for UBS, will become N26’s...

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Zilch Enters the ‘Payments Tent’ With FCA License
Zilch Enters the ‘Payments Tent’ With FCA License
December 11, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Consumer payments platform Zilch has secured a payment services license in the U.K. The license, handed down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), means that Zilch will no longer...

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SoFi Debuts Debit Rewards With New Member Card 
SoFi Debuts Debit Rewards With New Member Card 
December 10, 2025  |  Banking

Digital financial services firm SoFi has debuted its “all-in-one account” Smart Card. The new account, announced Wednesday (Dec. 10) for SoFi Plus members, is designed...

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Thredd Helps Netbank Roll Out Cards-as-a-Service Solution
Thredd Helps Netbank Roll Out Cards-as-a-Service Solution
December 10, 2025  |  Partnerships

Philippines-based embedded banking platform Netbank has tapped Thredd to launch its Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution. This solution will allow FinTechs, banks and eWallets to “rapidly deploy modern, flexible card issuing...

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