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.

Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
November 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a...

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SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
November 03, 2019  |  Digital Payments

FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. Get the...

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South Korea Starts Pilot-Launch Of Open Banking System
South Korea Starts Pilot-Launch Of Open Banking System
November 01, 2019  |  Banking

South Korea has started a pilot-testing program for open banking, according to a release. The company started testing on Wednesday (Oct. 30). Get the Full...

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Trending: The Rise Of Instant Payments In Lending
Trending: The Rise Of Instant Payments In Lending
November 01, 2019  |  Disbursements

More consumers want faster disbursements through digital channels for more complex financial transactions, and they want that functionality available now. Merchants and disbursements providers need...

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Top News In Payments: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Back Initiative To Fight Gig Worker Law; Adobe Predicts Holiday Sales To Reach $143.7B
Top News In Payments: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Back Initiative To Fight Gig Worker Law; Adobe...
October 30, 2019  |  News

In today’s payments news, Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are backing a ballot initiative to exempt themselves from California’s landmark law that re-classifies gig workers as employees. Also, a study by Adobe Analytics found that the upcoming...

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Capital’s Venture Debt Alternative To Invest $100M In Startups
Capital’s Venture Debt Alternative To Invest $100M In Startups
October 30, 2019  |  Investments

New York-based FinTech startup Capital, an alternative financing company for startups, launched on Wednesday (Oct. 30) with a $100 million fund to invest in middle-stage...

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Open Banking Goes Straight To The Corporate Customer
Open Banking Goes Straight To The Corporate Customer
October 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Open banking jumped onto the financial services scene with a focus on enabling consumer-facing FinTech platforms to connect with their users’ bank account data. The...

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Walmart’s Daniel Eckert On Why TailFin Is Retail’s Next Big Thing
Walmart’s Daniel Eckert On Why TailFin Is Retail’s Next Big Thing
October 30, 2019  |  Retail

Worlds are colliding when it comes to payments and commerce. One of the most recent examples of that movement comes from Walmart, the venerable retail...

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Marqeta Reserve Gives Issuers Options To Prefund Digital Card Programs
Marqeta Reserve Gives Issuers Options To Prefund Digital Card Programs
October 29, 2019  |  Banking

Marqeta, a card issuing platform, has introduced a new service called Marqeta Reserve Financing, which is designed to help businesses incorporate a reserve financing option...

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