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.

SoFi Signs $22.3 Million Acquisition Deal For Golden Pacific Bank
SoFi Signs $22.3 Million Acquisition Deal For Golden Pacific Bank
March 09, 2021  |  Acquiring

FinTech startup Social Finance (SoFi) is acquiring Golden Pacific Bancorp (GPB), a community bank in Sacramento, California, for $22.3 million. Get the Full Story Complete...

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UK Presses Further Ahead With Open Banking Ambitions
UK Presses Further Ahead With Open Banking Ambitions
March 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

More countries around the world are following in the U.K.’s open banking footsteps, but now, the U.K. is ready to forge even further ahead with...

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Mastercard Grows Network Of Tech Partners To Provide Digital Solutions
Mastercard Grows Network Of Tech Partners To Provide Digital Solutions
March 08, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard said Monday (March 8) said it is expanding its Engage platform to give “customers easy access to a growing network of qualified technology and...

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New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
March 08, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Don’t touch that!” No other parental admonition from our childhoods is as relevant to 21st-century payments as a universally-recognized “hands-off” warning. Only this time, it’s...

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MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
March 08, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are all the rage on Wall Street. And analysts seem to be split as to whether it’s all froth or...

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The Week In Payments: Super Apps, Food’s Future And The Expanding FinServ Frontier
The Week In Payments: Super Apps, Food’s Future And The Expanding FinServ Frontier
March 05, 2021  |  News

Another week in payments ends, and per usual, there’s no shortage of things to discuss as vaccines go out, the road to recovery begins to...

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Whole Paycheck: Walmart Chases A FinTech Future As More Touchless Amazon Go Stores Roll Out
Whole Paycheck: Walmart Chases A FinTech Future As More Touchless Amazon Go Stores Roll Out
March 05, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

With the fourth-quarter earnings season safely behind them, the country’s top two retailers have gone back to executing the plans they just updated. The battle...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Plaid Rolls Out Income Verification Tool; Revolut Grows To Additional European Nations
Today In Digital-First Banking: Plaid Rolls Out Income Verification Tool; Revolut Grows To Additional European...
March 04, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Plaid is introducing Plaid Income in an effort to streamline the income verification process, while Revolut Bank has...

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Plaid Launches New Tool To Streamline Income Verification
Plaid Launches New Tool To Streamline Income Verification
March 04, 2021  |  Digital Banking

FinTech startup Plaid is introducing Plaid Income, a product intended to streamline the income verification process, making it easier for consumers to get loans, rent...

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