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.

i2c Collaborates With Millennial- And Gen Z-Focused FinTech Zytara
i2c Collaborates With Millennial- And Gen Z-Focused FinTech Zytara
February 23, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Digital payment and banking technology provider i2c has teamed with Zytara, a FinTech firm geared toward millennial and Generation Z gamers and their households. The...

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Open Banking FinTechs Target SMB Underwriting Pains
Open Banking FinTechs Target SMB Underwriting Pains
February 23, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While traditional banks continue to collaborate with FinTechs and facilitate data integrations to strengthen their product offerings for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), more FinTechs...

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FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
February 21, 2021  |  Banking

San Francisco-based Brex, which makes financial management software for businesses, announced Friday (Feb. 19) it has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah, according...

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FinTech Mogo Enters US Digital Payments Via Carta Subsidiary
FinTech Mogo Enters US Digital Payments Via Carta Subsidiary
February 18, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Digital payments and FinTech company Mogo has announced that its subsidiary, Carta Worldwide, will be expanding into the U.S., according to a press release. Get...

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Subscription Models Begin To Explore Financial Services Arena
Subscription Models Begin To Explore Financial Services Arena
February 18, 2021  |  Subscription Commerce

The landscape has changed remarkably for financial institutions (FIs) over the last decade. Since the Great Recession, interest rates have been close to zero or...

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Rent-A-Center Completes Purchase Of Acima Holdings
Rent-A-Center Completes Purchase Of Acima Holdings
February 18, 2021  |  Retail

Rent-A-Center, Inc. has closed on its purchase of Acima Holdings, which had been announced in the past, according to a statement. Get the Full Story...

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NEW DATA: Assessing The Credit Union, Member Payments Innovation Mismatch
NEW DATA: Assessing The Credit Union, Member Payments Innovation Mismatch
February 18, 2021  |  Credit Unions

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Old Guard vs. Vanguard: Banks, FinTechs, Big Tech Duke It Out Over Digital-First
Old Guard vs. Vanguard: Banks, FinTechs, Big Tech Duke It Out Over Digital-First
February 17, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Digital-first is the mantra of the moment in commerce. Payments are being reconfigured and rewired, creating commerce ecosystems that move with consumers across channels. In...

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Partner Or Compete? Banks Can Take Hybrid Approach With FinTech Innovation
Partner Or Compete? Banks Can Take Hybrid Approach With FinTech Innovation
February 17, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In a mid-January conference call with analysts, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told analysts that his firm, and other banks, should be scared “s—tless”...

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