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.

In Banking, SMBs Need A Model T — Not A Faster Horse
In Banking, SMBs Need A Model T — Not A Faster Horse
March 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Neobanks and FinTechs continue to charge ahead with a competitive edge against traditional banks, and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly at the center...

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Fastly CFO Confronts New World Of Back-Office Modernization
Fastly CFO Confronts New World Of Back-Office Modernization
March 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Publicly-traded firms must keep financial accountability and transparency at the forefront of operations. So when enterprise cloud platform provider Fastly went public in 2019, Chief...

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Wedding Planners Tie The Knot With B2B FinTech
Wedding Planners Tie The Knot With B2B FinTech
March 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The wedding industry was among a handful of markets thrown into chaos when the pandemic hit. With couples canceling their ceremonies left and right, vendors...

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Today In Payments Around The World: SumUp Lands $893 Million For Growth; Euronet To Buy Piraeus Bank’s Merchant Acquiring Business
Today In Payments Around The World: SumUp Lands $893 Million For Growth; Euronet To Buy...
March 16, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, SumUp has secured roughly $893 million for expansion, while Piraeus Bank’s merchant acquiring business is to be...

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Euronet To Buy Piraeus Bank’s Merchant Acquiring Business
Euronet To Buy Piraeus Bank’s Merchant Acquiring Business
March 16, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FinTech solutions and payments provider Euronet Worldwide, Inc. said on Tuesday (March 16) that it has struck a deal to buy the Piraeus Bank Merchant Acquiring...

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Keeping Startups Alive Through FinTech Consolidation
Keeping Startups Alive Through FinTech Consolidation
March 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Starting a small business is hard. Keeping it alive is even harder, which is why so many startups call it quits after just one year....

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China’s Tencent Holdings’ Valuation Plunges By $62 Billion
China’s Tencent Holdings’ Valuation Plunges By $62 Billion
March 15, 2021  |  International

China-based Tencent Holdings saw its stock plunge so sharply that the company lost $62 billion in value. The loss in valuation, which occurred in Friday...

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Boston FinTech Flywire Could Go Public With $3 Billion Valuation This Year
Boston FinTech Flywire Could Go Public With $3 Billion Valuation This Year
March 12, 2021  |  IPO

Boston-based FinTech Flywire submitted a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in another step toward an initial public offering (IPO), the startup...

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The Week In Payments: Challenger Banks, NFTs And The End Of Banks’ ‘FinTech Tourism’
The Week In Payments: Challenger Banks, NFTs And The End Of Banks’ ‘FinTech Tourism’
March 12, 2021  |  News

This week, the world celebrated the ignominious anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic period being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. While it...

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