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.

Today In Payments: Walmart Poaches Goldman’s Marcus Team; Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
Today In Payments: Walmart Poaches Goldman’s Marcus Team; Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
March 01, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Walmart poaches two execs from the Goldman’s Marcus team as it builds out its super app, and the IPO market is...

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Walmart, Super Apps, And The Rise Of The New ‘Retail’ Bank
Walmart, Super Apps, And The Rise Of The New ‘Retail’ Bank
March 01, 2021  |  Retail

Retail banking, indeed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Citi’s Kohli: Corporates And Banks Experiment To Drive Digital Business Models
Citi’s Kohli: Corporates And Banks Experiment To Drive Digital Business Models
March 01, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Treasurers met the immediate disruption of the global pandemic last year with a sudden demand for digital solutions from their banks. The name of the...

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Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
February 28, 2021  |  IPO

By any measure, initial public offerings (IPOs) were hot last year, buoyed in part by the embrace by retail investors of special purpose acquisition companies...

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Brexit And SPAC Boom Lure UK Tech Companies To US
Brexit And SPAC Boom Lure UK Tech Companies To US
February 28, 2021  |  International

Lawmakers in Great Britain are calling for significant steps to preserve the United Kingdom’s FinTech sector amid threats, including the lack of significant protections in...

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Walmart Sharpens FinTech Super App Ambition, Poaches Goldman’s Marcus Team
Walmart Sharpens FinTech Super App Ambition, Poaches Goldman’s Marcus Team
February 28, 2021  |  Walmart

Walmart is enlisting the help of two Goldman Sachs executives to help roll out a new FinTech startup as the retail giant gets into banking,...

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FI Data-Sharing Ecosystem Demands Customer-Centric Approach
FI Data-Sharing Ecosystem Demands Customer-Centric Approach
February 26, 2021  |  Data

Everybody wants data privacy, but bank customers are increasingly willing to unlock their data and share it with third parties. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FinTechs Find Lending’s ‘Atomic Data Points’ In Emerging Markets
FinTechs Find Lending’s ‘Atomic Data Points’ In Emerging Markets
February 26, 2021  |  Loans

In emerging markets, individuals and businesses have pivoted into the digital age because, simply put, they’ve had to. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Enova’s ODX, Fundation To Form SMB Lending Firm Through Merger
Enova’s ODX, Fundation To Form SMB Lending Firm Through Merger
February 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Enova International struck a deal to combine its ODX operation with origination solutions company Fundation. Enova will keep a minority share in the new combined...

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