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.

First Global CEO, Co-founder Steps Down
First Global CEO, Co-founder Steps Down
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments company First Global Data has announced a leadership change, as its Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Andre Itwaru plans to depart. In a press...

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Spring Labs Partners With Leading FinTech Firms On Fraud Prevention Platform
Spring Labs Partners With Leading FinTech Firms On Fraud Prevention Platform
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Spring Labs announced that 16 FinTech industry leaders have joined its Spring Founding Industry Partners (SFIP) program to help prevent fraud and boost ID verification capabilities. Get...

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How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains strong in the U.S., riding on the optimism of a strengthening economy that brings new opportunity for revenue growth. This is particularly...

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Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

Momo, a Vietnam-based FinTech company that provides users with digital payment options, has reportedly received a very large Series C investment from American private equity...

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B2B eCommerce A Favorite Among Investors
B2B eCommerce A Favorite Among Investors
January 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With more than $65 million placed with B2B FinTech firms this week, it wasn’t the most lucrative roundup for the industry. Yet, venture capitalists revealed...

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WEX Digs Deeper Into Healthcare With Discovery Benefits Buy
WEX Digs Deeper Into Healthcare With Discovery Benefits Buy
January 17, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Financial technology services company WEX is going to acquire Discovery Benefits (DBI), an employee benefits administrator, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. 17). Get the...

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Goldman Eyes FinTech As Investment — And As Strategy
Goldman Eyes FinTech As Investment — And As Strategy
January 17, 2019  |  Earnings

Goldman Sachs as FinTech player? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
January 17, 2019  |  IPO

Digital bank Tandem has revealed plans to go public within the next five years. The U.K. bank said an initial public offering (IPO) would “make...

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FinTech And Banking Apps Are Getting Stickier
FinTech And Banking Apps Are Getting Stickier
January 16, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Consumers in the U.K. really, really like to keep tabs on their banking accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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