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.

Fiserv Snaps Up First Data In $22B All-Stock Deal
Fiserv Snaps Up First Data In $22B All-Stock Deal
January 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fiserv, the financial services firm, announced on Wednesday (Jan. 16) that it would buy First Data, the payments processor, in a deal valued at $22...

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Brexit A Bust – And A Blow To UK’s FinTech Role?
Brexit A Bust – And A Blow To UK’s FinTech Role?
January 15, 2019  |  International

Down for the count, where the tally is 432 to 202. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Fed Casting Wary Eye On FinTech Firms’ Infrastructure Access?
Fed Casting Wary Eye On FinTech Firms’ Infrastructure Access?
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Concerns over IT and cyber risk may be speed bumps for FinTechs desiring a national stage, as the Fed eyes access to the nuts and...

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Corporates On Deck For Open Banking Disruption
Corporates On Deck For Open Banking Disruption
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It’s now been a year since Open Banking officially came into the U.K. financial services market, but the regulatory initiative seems more of a natural...

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing
Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. investors have placed new funds with U.K.-based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay, reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. 13). Get...

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Regulations Hinder Growth Of Digital Payments In Vietnam
Regulations Hinder Growth Of Digital Payments In Vietnam
January 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Vietnam wants to be a cashless society, according to a report in Financial Times, but bank regulations are hindering the country’s ability to do so....

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Shutdown Impacting FinTech Firms, Financial Regulations
Shutdown Impacting FinTech Firms, Financial Regulations
January 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Count the FinTech sector — and regulation of that sector — among those impacted by the government shutdown that has roiled Washington through the past...

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Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
Ant Invests $40M In Indonesia FinTech Akulaku
January 14, 2019  |  Investments

Akulaku, a FinTech lending company, has received $40 million in funding from Ant Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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KPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
KPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
January 11, 2019  |  Banking

Cash management is both opportunity and challenge for banks as cross-border payments gain traction. Troy Hagey, strategy principal with KPMG, tells PYMNTS how technology can help...

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