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.

Logistics FinTech Leads Quiet Week In B2B Funding
Logistics FinTech Leads Quiet Week In B2B Funding
August 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Robinhood’s $200 million fundraise this week may be the talk of the FinTech town, but B2B FinTechs saw their fair share of fresh investments, too....

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Ant Group Posts Profits Of $1.3B In Advance Of IPO
Ant Group Posts Profits Of $1.3B In Advance Of IPO
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group, the Chinese FinTech, reported profits of 9.2 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in the first fiscal year quarter, Bloomberg News reported. That’s up 560 percent...

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Deep Dive: How FinTechs Harness Machine Learning To Approve SMB Loans More Quickly And Safely
Deep Dive: How FinTechs Harness Machine Learning To Approve SMB Loans More Quickly And Safely
August 20, 2020  |  Payments Powering the Platform Economy

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India’s Paytm To Offer App-Based Stock Trading
India’s Paytm To Offer App-Based Stock Trading
August 19, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

“Investing in stocks was never this easy,” India’s Paytm Money boasted in a blog post. The FinTech company said that adding stock trading to its...

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Revolut Launches Expense-Splitting Feature
Revolut Launches Expense-Splitting Feature
August 19, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Revolut Ltd., the British financial technology (FinTech) company, has introduced what it describes as a simple way to track, split and settle expenses instantly, in one place....

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The Time Store On The Challenges Involved In Digital SMB Financing
The Time Store On The Challenges Involved In Digital SMB Financing
August 19, 2020  |  Payments Powering the Platform Economy

Digital-first businesses that need capital as a cushion for lumpy cash flow find tapping their banks for funds can be tedious and slow, says Abe...

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AP Automation: The Three ‘P’s’ Of Standing Out In The Crowd
AP Automation: The Three ‘P’s’ Of Standing Out In The Crowd
August 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable...

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HighRadius, AmEx Team Up For Digital Transitions
HighRadius, AmEx Team Up For Digital Transitions
August 18, 2020  |  Digital Payments

American Express is teaming up with HighRadius, a FinTech Software-as-a-Service company, to help companies transition away from manual accounts receivable (AR) processes into new digital...

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AmEx To Buy Alt Lender Kabbage
AmEx To Buy Alt Lender Kabbage
August 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

American Express has inked a deal to buy “substantially all” of small business cash flow management company Kabbage. The deal is forecast to close later...

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