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.

New Report: Universities’ Digital Onboarding Orientation
New Report: Universities’ Digital Onboarding Orientation
September 14, 2020  |  Digital Onboarding

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Santander Expands, Spins Off FinTech VC Fund
Santander Expands, Spins Off FinTech VC Fund
September 11, 2020  |  Investments

Banco Santander is spinning off its FinTech venture capital fund into a new entity called Mouro Capital and is doubling its investment in the operation...

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Venture Capitalists Revive Faith In B2B FinTech Startups
Venture Capitalists Revive Faith In B2B FinTech Startups
September 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech venture capital funding has been slow in recent weeks amid an environment in which investors overall are feeling hesitant. Get the Full Story...

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FinTech Startup Capitolis Nets $11M From Major Banks
FinTech Startup Capitolis Nets $11M From Major Banks
September 10, 2020  |  Investments

New York-based Capitolis said in a press release that it had completed a funding deal with Citi, J.P. Morgan and State Street. Financial technology (FinTech) startup...

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The Rise Of The Super App In Central America
The Rise Of The Super App In Central America
September 10, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

For platforms offering a variety of services — courting sticky relationships with their end users — the holy grail is the super app. Get the...

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Banks And FinTech Team To Help SMBs Battle The Cash Flow Crunch
Banks And FinTech Team To Help SMBs Battle The Cash Flow Crunch
September 10, 2020  |  Podcasts

The small- and medium-sized business (SMB) ecosystem’s pace of digitization has been incredibly fast in the past six months — so much so that it...

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Mollie Is Latest Payments Tech Startup To Reach Unicorn Status
Mollie Is Latest Payments Tech Startup To Reach Unicorn Status
September 08, 2020  |  Investments

Dutch FinTech Mollie has just closed on $100 million in new financing, as the startup looks to expand internationally and pump additional money into product...

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Klarna’s Value Hits $10B With Latest Investment Round
Klarna’s Value Hits $10B With Latest Investment Round
September 08, 2020  |  Investments

Swedish FinTech Klarna is aiming to raise $500 million as it looks to fuel the expansion of its growing digital payments and online shopping business...

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Middesk CEO On Helping FIs And FinTechs Derisk KYB
Middesk CEO On Helping FIs And FinTechs Derisk KYB
September 08, 2020  |  B2B Payments

When the U.S. rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), it lifted the veil on one of the biggest friction points in business banking today....

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