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.

China To Widen Scope Of Blockchain Cross-Border Platform
China To Widen Scope Of Blockchain Cross-Border Platform
December 26, 2019  |  Blockchain

China is in the midst of planning to build out its blockchain cross-border pilot platform, according to Lu Lei, the deputy head of the State...

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Accounts Receivable Realigns Its Focus To User Experience
Accounts Receivable Realigns Its Focus To User Experience
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The last decade of B2B FinTech innovation not only led to an explosion of product options for businesses to manage a variety of processes, including...

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Red Hat: Open-Source Software Poised To Play A Bigger Payments Role
Red Hat: Open-Source Software Poised To Play A Bigger Payments Role
December 26, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

One can almost feel it in the bones: the excitement to come in the world of payments in 2020, as innovation sparks new business models...

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India AP Automation Startup Finly Secures Funding
India AP Automation Startup Finly Secures Funding
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India-based accounts payable automation company Finly has announced new funding as it plans to expand its B2B product offering, reports in YourStory said Monday (Dec....

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Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
December 23, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Smartphone App Truecaller Ventures Into Business FinTech Before IPO
Smartphone App Truecaller Ventures Into Business FinTech Before IPO
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As it ponders an IPO in the next two years, Sweden’s caller ID firm Truecaller has been piloting FinTech products to offer credit to small...

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Ant Financial Buys Stake In Vietnamese eWallet eMonkey
Ant Financial Buys Stake In Vietnamese eWallet eMonkey
December 20, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

China’s Ant Financial has negotiated an unannounced strategic investment in Vietnam’s eWallet startup eMonkey, Reuters reported on Friday (Dec. 20) citing sources. Get the Full...

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Ant Financial Invests In Vietnam’s eMonkey
Ant Financial Invests In Vietnam’s eMonkey
December 19, 2019  |  Retail

In a move that was not announced due to concerns that anti-China sentiment in Vietnam could lead to potential pushback, China’s Ant Financial has quietly...

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How Open Banking, Faster Payments Change Banks’ Fraud Threat
How Open Banking, Faster Payments Change Banks’ Fraud Threat
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

An explosion of FinTech innovation has jump-started traditional financial institutions’ (FIs) digitization efforts. M&A initiatives and partnerships, Open Banking business models and data integrations, and...

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