FinTechs

US Lawmakers Push Bill That Could Block FinTech, AI Investments in China 
US Lawmakers Push Bill That Could Block FinTech, AI Investments in China 
June 14, 2022  |  Investments

The President of the United States has the power to block certain investments in U.S. companies from foreign companies if they are seen as a...

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RIP Digital Transformation, We Hardly Knew Ya
RIP Digital Transformation, We Hardly Knew Ya
May 16, 2022  |  Connected Economy

It’s over. It’s done. Stick a fork in it. All those digital habits that consumers developed and fine-tuned over the last two years — they...

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Visa BNPL Partner Program Aims to Fill ‘Capability Gap’ for FinTechs, Banks
Visa BNPL Partner Program Aims to Fill ‘Capability Gap’ for FinTechs, Banks
May 10, 2022  |  BNPL

The velocity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) — measured in payments volume and millions of users — makes last weekend’s Kentucky Derby race look...

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Fed Master Accounts Give FinTechs Firepower to Meet, and Beat, Banks on Their Own Payments Turf
Fed Master Accounts Give FinTechs Firepower to Meet, and Beat, Banks on Their Own Payments...
April 22, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

No comment. Really — at least right now — now comment. Today remarks the end of a public commentary period on proposed  changes to how...

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UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
April 22, 2022  |  Data & Research

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is calling on stakeholders to provide input about the use of synthetic data to support financial services innovation. In a...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Crypto Pioneer IPO; 27% Connected; Money Mobility; Changing Winds of Antitrust; Sticker Shock
PYMNTS AM Radar: Crypto Pioneer IPO; 27% Connected; Money Mobility; Changing Winds of Antitrust; Sticker...
April 19, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In 2011, bitcoin was $1 and just about no one was talking about it. Fast forward a decade and there are now more than 18,000...

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FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Cash Assistance Program
FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian...
April 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

This week in the FinTech Ukraine: Semiconductor provider Renesas Electronics Corp. donated €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for humanitarian efforts,...

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GreenBox Purchases Share of Sky Financial Portfolio for $16M
GreenBox Purchases Share of Sky Financial Portfolio for $16M
April 07, 2022  |  Partnerships

GreenBox POS, the San Diego-based payments solution provider, has closed on the purchase of a substantial share of Sky Financial & Intelligence for $16 million...

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FIS, Circle Team Up to Offer USDC Acceptance
FIS, Circle Team Up to Offer USDC Acceptance
April 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FinTech FIS announced Wednesday (April 6) that its Worldpay business will be the first global merchant acquirer to give merchants the ability to receive settlements...

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