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.

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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From Wedding Planning To Cannabis, B2B FinTech Funders Go Niche
From Wedding Planning To Cannabis, B2B FinTech Funders Go Niche
March 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Once again, B2B FinTech investors are going after niche markets, with this week’s funding targets including startups operating in the wedding planning, cannabis and entertainment...

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Nigeria’s Flutterwave Raises $170 Million On $1 Billion Valuation
Nigeria’s Flutterwave Raises $170 Million On $1 Billion Valuation
March 11, 2021  |  Investments

African FinTech startup Flutterwave has raised $170 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total fundraise to $225 million since its launch five...

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NTT DATA Offers Digital Platform To Help Banks Compete With FinTechs
NTT DATA Offers Digital Platform To Help Banks Compete With FinTechs
March 11, 2021  |  Digital Banking

NTT DATA, based in Tokyo, is offering a new digital banking platform that the company said will help established financial institutions (FIs) “address transformation challenges...

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Creating An ‘Intelligent Mailroom’ For AP Departments
Creating An ‘Intelligent Mailroom’ For AP Departments
March 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Smaller firms are generally thought of as having a disadvantage when it comes to embracing accounts payable (AP) automation. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Western Union: Banks Need To ‘Tech Up’ To Compete In The Global Remittance Market
Western Union: Banks Need To ‘Tech Up’ To Compete In The Global Remittance Market
March 11, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In a sort of financial “Scooby-Doo” moment, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon ignited controversy in mid-January, telling managers of the global banking behemoth that...

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