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.

Middlegame Launches €150m FinTech Fund
Middlegame Launches €150m FinTech Fund
November 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

MiddleGame Ventures has launched a new €150MM fund targeting FinTech investments in Europe and North America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?
Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?
November 25, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in...

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs
B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs
November 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money....

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Plaid Expands Global Footprint
Plaid Expands Global Footprint
November 21, 2019  |  API

The FinTech unicorn Plaid has rolled out in three more European countries – Ireland, France and Spain – as part of an expansion initiative, CNBC...

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Aspiration Bank Struggles To Raise More Capital
Aspiration Bank Struggles To Raise More Capital
November 21, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

A digital bank that raised $110 million from investors — including celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Orlando Bloom — is suddenly struggling to find additional funding,...

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PSCU Backs Subsidiary Lumin Digital With Additional $35M 
PSCU Backs Subsidiary Lumin Digital With Additional $35M 
November 21, 2019  |  Credit Unions

PSCU, a credit union service organization (CUSO), is backing its subsidiary Lumin Digital, a cloud-based banking platform, with an additional $35 million, bringing the total...

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Tech Takes The Emotion Out Of Dispute Management
Tech Takes The Emotion Out Of Dispute Management
November 21, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Where there are credit card transactions, there are disputes. That’s especially true of transactions that happen in a card-not-present environment (as is increasingly the case),...

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Top Issuers Embrace FinTech Collaboration For Biz Card Innovation
Top Issuers Embrace FinTech Collaboration For Biz Card Innovation
November 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Much of what commercial card innovators seek to address is a massive pain point for adoption: supplier acceptance. Such was the strategy of JPMorgan in...

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Africa Gains Global FinTech Investor Favor
Africa Gains Global FinTech Investor Favor
November 18, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

The potential to bring electronic payments to the continent of Africa, home to 1.2 billion unbanked and underbanked individuals, has been enough to lure FinTech...

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