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.

AI Banking Platform Flex Secures $1.2 Billion Valuation

AI Banking Platform Flex Secures $1.2 Billion Valuation
AI Banking Platform Flex Secures $1.2 Billion Valuation
July 14, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

Flex, a 3-year-old startup offering artificial intelligence-powered banking solutions for medium-sized business owners, was valued at $1.2 billion in a funding round, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
July 13, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses do not need another financial dashboard. They need someone to notice that cash is running low before payroll is due, that a customer...

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Why Decentralized Systems Can’t Clear the CFO Sniff Test
Why Decentralized Systems Can’t Clear the CFO Sniff Test
July 10, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain finance innovation focused so much on using technology to remove intermediaries that it hasn’t yet had time to ask many different questions. One of...

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Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
Banks and FinTechs Give Consumers New Ways to Weather a Rainy Day
July 10, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The emergency fund used to sit in a savings account, earned modest interest, and waited for the water heater to fail or the transmission to...

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Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for Bank Charter
Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for Bank Charter
July 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Internet financial platform Circle Internet Group has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank,...

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Capital One Urges Leaders to Listen Before They Launch
Capital One Urges Leaders to Listen Before They Launch
July 10, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: Need to Know With Capital One Business’ Jay Michelini Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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2 Years Ago vs Today: Bank-Grade Security’s Shift From Protection to Precision
2 Years Ago vs Today: Bank-Grade Security’s Shift From Protection to Precision
July 07, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Life comes at you fast, and so does money. That’s creating a growing problem for banks and their fraud, financial crime and cybersecurity defense perimeters....

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Klarna’s Bid Tests Whether FinTech Scale Needs a Charter
Klarna’s Bid Tests Whether FinTech Scale Needs a Charter
July 06, 2026  |  Banking

FinTechs are treating banking licenses as strategic infrastructure. Klarna’s decision to apply to establish Klarna Bank USA, a Utah-chartered industrial bank, illustrates that shift. Get...

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