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.

Big-Name Backers Pump $324 Million Into B2B FinTech
Big-Name Backers Pump $324 Million Into B2B FinTech
October 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech saw one of its most stellar funding weeks in a while, led, of course, by the high-profile Bill.com investment. But that wasn’t the...

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Royal Bank of Canada, Wave Merge SMB Banking And Accounting Tools
Royal Bank of Canada, Wave Merge SMB Banking And Accounting Tools
October 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Traditional banks and FinTechs are increasingly partnering on an array of financial services, including those for small business lending. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)...

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Amazon Sizzles, Crypto Fizzles And Humans Win One Against The Machines
Amazon Sizzles, Crypto Fizzles And Humans Win One Against The Machines
October 13, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Another full week of ups and downs as Amazon decided that what the world's teenagers need is more shopping options, Russia said no to crypto-currency,  SMB...

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Will It Be Nordic Banks Against The World In Mobile Payments?
Will It Be Nordic Banks Against The World In Mobile Payments?
October 12, 2017  |  Digital Payments

The world beat a path to Scandinavia’s door this year when it came to mobile payments. Samsung Pay was the first international competitor to plant...

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Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
October 11, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a...

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Bill.com Lands $100M
Bill.com Lands $100M
October 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

JPMorgan Chase & Co and Temasek Holdings are reportedly the lead investors in a funding round that raised $100 million for Bill.com. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just For Retailers
Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just For Retailers
October 11, 2017  |  Retail

Think you can’t teach an old finance dog new tricks? Think again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Addressing The FinServ Needs Businesses Didn’t Even Know They Had
Addressing The FinServ Needs Businesses Didn’t Even Know They Had
October 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Corporates may have been forced to accept what they were offered from traditional financial institutions (FIs) in the past, but the surge of FinTech players...

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EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data
EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data
October 10, 2017  |  Europe

EU antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into whether Dutch and Polish banking associations and their members are blocking FinTech companies from accessing customer account...

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