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.

Issuers Want Core Banking and Processing Relationships With a Single Provider
Issuers Want Core Banking and Processing Relationships With a Single Provider
July 09, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

For card issuers seeking to modernize and digitize, there’s a strong preference to have a go-to provider as a single point of access for critical...

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Ant International Weighs Global Payment-Focused Stablecoin Launch
Ant International Weighs Global Payment-Focused Stablecoin Launch
July 09, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

FinTech Ant International is weighing stablecoin license applications in several countries. Ant Global Manager of Platform Tech Kelvin Li said at a conference in Singapore...

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Digital Wallets Help Rewrite the Calculus for Cross-Border SMB Growth
Digital Wallets Help Rewrite the Calculus for Cross-Border SMB Growth
July 07, 2025  |  Mobile

Cross-border transactions have historically been the Achilles’ heel of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). While digital tools and eCommerce platforms have lowered barriers to finding...

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FinTechs Pursue Direct Connections to the Fed With National Trust Bank Charters
FinTechs Pursue Direct Connections to the Fed With National Trust Bank Charters
July 07, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

For several FinTechs, in the move to broaden scale and scope to a nationwide level, all roads lead to the Fed. As has been reported...

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Data Takes Fraud Spotlight as Banks Shift to Real-Time Operations
Data Takes Fraud Spotlight as Banks Shift to Real-Time Operations
July 07, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: AI Takes Command in Finance as Banks Shift to Real-Time Operations Artificial intelligence has become a buzzword so pervasive in financial services that...

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Nonbanks Lead Expansion Into Real-Time Payments
Nonbanks Lead Expansion Into Real-Time Payments
July 04, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments are emerging as the modern standard for transactions that are not only fast and efficient but also convenient. By cutting down transaction times...

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B2B FinTech Qonto Files for French Banking License
B2B FinTech Qonto Files for French Banking License
July 03, 2025  |  Banking

Qonto, a finance management solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers, has submitted a banking license application with France’s banking supervisor, the ACPR....

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BECU Acquires GenAI Capabilities and Team Members From EarnUp
BECU Acquires GenAI Capabilities and Team Members From EarnUp
July 03, 2025  |  Partnerships

Washington-based credit union BECU has acquired generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and 13 team members from FinTech company EarnUp. One of the team members, EarnUp...

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Payment Hubs Rescue Banks From $100 Million Digital Payments Chaos
Payment Hubs Rescue Banks From $100 Million Digital Payments Chaos
July 03, 2025  |  Banking

The bar for payment experiences — and consumer expectations — has been raised by FinTechs and digital-first challengers, making frictionless transactions a staple of everyday...

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