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.

Canapi VC Firm Commits $545M To Boost FinTech Startups
Canapi VC Firm Commits $545M To Boost FinTech Startups
January 23, 2020  |  Investments

Venture capital firm Canapi Ventures announced $545 million in funding that will serve as its inaugural venture capital funds, gleaned from a sizable investor base. Canapi...

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SMB Lender Liberis Raises £32M
SMB Lender Liberis Raises £32M
January 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Liberis, a London-based FinTech that lends to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for future credit and debit card sales, has raised £32 million (more than...

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Why Merchants Should Look For Payments Orchestration
Why Merchants Should Look For Payments Orchestration
January 20, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

FinTechs are helping merchants coordinate all of the different components that a payment entails with payments orchestration. Modo CEO Bruce Parker told PYMNTS that the term...

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Swedish Open Banking Startup Tink Closes €90M Funding Deal
Swedish Open Banking Startup Tink Closes €90M Funding Deal
January 20, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

Sweden’s open banking platform Tink raised €90 million in an investment round co-led by Dawn Capital, HMI Capital and Insight Partners, Tink announced on Monday...

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India’s Online B2B Marketplace Beldara To Expand Globally
India’s Online B2B Marketplace Beldara To Expand Globally
January 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Mumbai, India-based online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Beldara is planning a global expansion to link more international suppliers with overseas buyers, reports said on Thursday (Jan....

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T
Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap...
January 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43...

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The Rapid Rise Of Real-Time Payments
The Rapid Rise Of Real-Time Payments
January 17, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

When The Clearing House launched its Real-Time Payments (RTP) network in 2017, the service was bound to rewrite some rules, and it has. More than...

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Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
January 16, 2020  |  Acquiring

New day, new multi-billion-dollar deal within the payments space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Credit Unions Place Big Bet On AI And Biometrics
Credit Unions Place Big Bet On AI And Biometrics
January 16, 2020  |  Credit Unions

A new decade — and for credit unions (CUs), might this be the decade of data as a conduit of trust, a way to cement...

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