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.

Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation With New Funding
Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation With New Funding
April 02, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

Plaid is reportedly near closing a new investment round that would value the FinTech startup at $13 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 2), citing people...

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Commercial Cards Fuel The Next Wave Of Bank-FinTech Competition
Commercial Cards Fuel The Next Wave Of Bank-FinTech Competition
April 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card adoption is on the rise as more organizations not only want to digitize their payments but take advantage of growing value-added opportunities that...

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Spend Management Boosts The Commercial Card Value Prop
Spend Management Boosts The Commercial Card Value Prop
April 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Card issuers and FinTechs continue to explore ways to add value to corporate card products to drive up adoption. This week’s Commercial Card Innovation Tracker...

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Entersekt CFO Celebrates Privileged Position Of Finance Team
Entersekt CFO Celebrates Privileged Position Of Finance Team
April 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Finance leaders dashed to digitization in the early days of the pandemic — not only as a means of promoting business continuity amid work-from-home requirements...

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JD.com Sells Off Cloud, AI Units To Its FinTech Arm
JD.com Sells Off Cloud, AI Units To Its FinTech Arm
March 31, 2021  |  Acquiring

Chinese eCommerce giant JD.com said on Wednesday (March 31) that it had officially sold its JD Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) business to its FinTech...

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Affirm Teams With Vacation Platform Vrbo
Affirm Teams With Vacation Platform Vrbo
March 31, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Vacation platform Vrbo is teaming up with the buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech startup Affirm to offer zero-interest financing for future travel plans booked...

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Unbanked Segments Become Valuable Focus For Payments Companies
Unbanked Segments Become Valuable Focus For Payments Companies
March 30, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

The pandemic was miserable for everyone by its very nature, but the hardship did not exactly fall evenly across the population. For the unbanked and...

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FinTechs Keep The Big Picture Of Bank Modernization In Mind
FinTechs Keep The Big Picture Of Bank Modernization In Mind
March 30, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. remains behind the curve when it comes to open banking initiatives, compared to some more advanced markets like the U.K. Get the Full...

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Taking A Communications Approach To AR-AP Connectivity
Taking A Communications Approach To AR-AP Connectivity
March 30, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Communication is key to any high-functioning relationship, and the enterprise is no different. Facilitating communication between business partners is mission-critical, particularly in today’s environment of...

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