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.
China Bets On SMB Lending To Ramp Up Bank Competition
China Bets On SMB Lending To Ramp Up Bank Competition
July 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China’s banking regulation is in-flux. As watchdogs ramp up oversight of financial institutions and FinTechs, late last year the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission...

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Visa Ups Innovation Ante With US FinTech Fast Track Launch
Visa Ups Innovation Ante With US FinTech Fast Track Launch
July 31, 2019  |  Innovation

Even in 2019, there persists this idea in the mainstream that invention stems from the epiphany and late-night toil of the solitary scientist. The image...

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Visa, Open Combine Forces For Tech-Driven SME Banking
Visa, Open Combine Forces For Tech-Driven SME Banking
July 30, 2019  |  Startups

FinTech startup Open is partnering with global payments tech leader Visa to offer better banking options for SMEs in India. The collaboration gives Open the...

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Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
July 30, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

FinTech startup Flutterwave is teaming up with Alipay to offer digital payments between Alipay and African merchants. Founded in Nigeria, Flutterwave is a a payments...

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Why Mastercard Bit On Flybits
Why Mastercard Bit On Flybits
July 30, 2019  |  Data

In the art and science of reaching a consumer, some things never change. The gold standard of marketing is, was and ever shall be the...

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London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
July 29, 2019  |  Digital Banking

A company called Glint Pay has launched a debit card that’s backed by gold instead of currency, according to a report in The Denver Post....

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Nubank Lands $400M To Expand Throughout LATAM
Nubank Lands $400M To Expand Throughout LATAM
July 28, 2019  |  Digital Banking

The Brazil-based FinTech Nubank raised $400 million in a Series F round of funding led by TCV, making it the first major Latin American investment...

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Rakuten Applying For US Banking Charter
Rakuten Applying For US Banking Charter
July 26, 2019  |  Banking

A Japanese FinTech company is applying for a banking charter in the United States, according to a report by American Banker. The eCommerce firm Rakuten...

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