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.

Credit Unions Size Up Challenger Banks
Credit Unions Size Up Challenger Banks
May 26, 2020  |  Credit Unions

The pandemic has been a moment of truth, a reckoning of sorts, for businesses that were not on firm digital footing when 2020 began. In...

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What Banking’s ‘Wave Three’ Might Look Like
What Banking’s ‘Wave Three’ Might Look Like
May 26, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

There is a long-running debate in the world of traditional banking when it comes to how to consider the recent rise of challenger banks. Get...

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FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing
FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing
May 25, 2020  |  SMBs

Following the frantic dash among small businesses for a portion of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, small businesses were faced with some difficult...

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SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital
SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital
May 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first...

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Revolut Integrates With Clear Books Accounting Software
Revolut Integrates With Clear Books Accounting Software
May 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

London-based FinTech Revolut said it will “integrate” its products with Clear Books, which offers accounting software for small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Brex Notches $150M To Advance Expense Management Tools
Brex Notches $150M To Advance Expense Management Tools
May 19, 2020  |  Investments

FinTech startup unicorn Brex has closed a $150 million funding round led by previous investor DST and new investor Lone Pine Capital, Brex said in...

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Plaid API Platform Gives Banks Access To Data Tools, 2,600 Apps
Plaid API Platform Gives Banks Access To Data Tools, 2,600 Apps
May 19, 2020  |  API

More individuals and businesses than anticipated are turning to FinTechs for their financial needs, as the demand is possibly accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. As...

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ECB: Setting The Stage For Pan-European Real Time Cross-Border Payments
ECB: Setting The Stage For Pan-European Real Time Cross-Border Payments
May 19, 2020  |  Faster Payments

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken both the United States and global economies, with 38.4 percent of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) reducing their payroll and...

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Kabbage Is Revived By Processing PPP Loans
Kabbage Is Revived By Processing PPP Loans
May 18, 2020  |  Loans

Kabbage Inc., the financial technology company that funds small businesses, has issued 110,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications totaling more than $3.5 billion, the Atlanta-based...

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