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.

Currencycloud Selects Singapore As APAC HQ, Hires 50 People
Currencycloud Selects Singapore As APAC HQ, Hires 50 People
April 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

London-based FinTech startup Currencycloud will be making Singapore its Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters, according to a report from The Business Times. The company will also be...

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FinTech Ally Teams With Microsoft To Advance Quantum Computing In Banking
FinTech Ally Teams With Microsoft To Advance Quantum Computing In Banking
April 22, 2021  |  Innovation

The FinTech Ally is partnering with Microsoft to advance quantum computing’s role in the financial services sector and explore how it can be used to...

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Connected Economy: PayPal’s Dan Schulman Settles Into His Role As Catalyst
Connected Economy: PayPal’s Dan Schulman Settles Into His Role As Catalyst
April 22, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

At this point in the connected economy’s lifespan, there are some new but still developing definitions. “Neobank” comes to mind as an online-only financial institution...

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FinTech Tribal Credit Notches $34.3 Million Series A For Expansion In Mexico
FinTech Tribal Credit Notches $34.3 Million Series A For Expansion In Mexico
April 21, 2021  |  Startups

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit closed a $34.3 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors and Partners for Growth (PFG), with participation...

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Nigerian Banks Ask Regulators For Help As Local FinTechs Emerge
Nigerian Banks Ask Regulators For Help As Local FinTechs Emerge
April 20, 2021  |  Banking

After years of enjoying little to no competition, banks in Nigeria have reached out to the country’s regulators for help in dealing with encroaching FinTech...

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Mastercard Partners With Aion Bank For FinTech Express Program
Mastercard Partners With Aion Bank For FinTech Express Program
April 20, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has chosen Aion Bank, powered by the Vodeno Cloud Platform, as a strategic partner for its Fintech Express Program. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Community Banks Embrace FinTech Pairings
Community Banks Embrace FinTech Pairings
April 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

From helping banks service legal marijuana firms to connecting financial institutions (FIs) to tech that streamlines business account opening, the latest bank-FinTech pairings target a...

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Indian Payments Startup Razorpay Notches $160 Million At $3 Billion Valuation
Indian Payments Startup Razorpay Notches $160 Million At $3 Billion Valuation
April 19, 2021  |  Investments

Indian FinTech Startup Razorpay, a digital payments facilitator for businesses, is notching $160 million in a Series E funding round that values the firm at...

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Stripe Launches Issuing Service In 20 European Countries
Stripe Launches Issuing Service In 20 European Countries
April 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The payments processing service Stripe has launched its Stripe Issuing service in 20 European countries, the FinTech startup announced on Monday (April 19). Get the...

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