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.

CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
November 11, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

In Latin America, where many consumers are unbanked or underbanked, roughly three-quarters of consumers don’t have credit cards, so prepaid cards are widely used to...

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Volatile FinTech Stocks Highlight Promise, Perils of Financial Services’ Digital Makeover
Volatile FinTech Stocks Highlight Promise, Perils of Financial Services’ Digital Makeover
November 08, 2024  |  Earnings

On Wall Street, what goes up must go down, and vice versa. A momentous week with a seesaw of volatility in the markets could be...

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Navigating the Future of B2B: Collaboration, Innovation and Risk Management
Navigating the Future of B2B: Collaboration, Innovation and Risk Management
November 08, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Teamwork makes the dream work, especially when that dream is better B2B payments. With FinTech innovators increasingly pairing up with secure and reliable financial institutions,...

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Priority’s B2B Business Helps Fuel 20% Jump in Revenues
Priority’s B2B Business Helps Fuel 20% Jump in Revenues
November 07, 2024  |  Earnings

Priority Technology Holdings says its B2B business has helped it reach “record” results. The payments and banking FinTech reported quarterly earnings Thursday (Nov. 7) showing...

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Sunbit Gets $355 Million to Grow BNPL Business
Sunbit Gets $355 Million to Grow BNPL Business
November 07, 2024  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sunbit has received a $355 million debt warehouse facility. The new financing, announced Monday (Nov. 4), was led by...

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MoneyLion’s Customer Growth Surges 54% on Ecosystem Upgrades
MoneyLion’s Customer Growth Surges 54% on Ecosystem Upgrades
November 07, 2024  |  Earnings

MoneyLion’s third-quarter results showed double-digit growth in customers and revenues as individuals gravitated to what the FinTech’s management termed the company’s “digital ecosystem” for personal...

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Ant International and OCBC Partner on Tokenized Cross-Border Payments
Ant International and OCBC Partner on Tokenized Cross-Border Payments
November 06, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech Ant International and Singapore bank OCBC are collaborating to enhance cross-border fund settlements. The goal of the partnership is to explore innovations in tokenized...

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FTC Suit vs FinTech ‘Dave’ Spotlights Conflict Over Fee Disclosures and Business Models
FTC Suit vs FinTech ‘Dave’ Spotlights Conflict Over Fee Disclosures and Business Models
November 06, 2024  |  Regulation

If the past few months have shown us anything it’s that the frictions between the regulators and the regulated — in this case, FinTechs —...

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Visa Invests in Four African FinTech Startups From Accelerator Program
Visa Invests in Four African FinTech Startups From Accelerator Program
November 06, 2024  |  VISA

Visa is injecting fresh funding into four startups that graduated from the first batch of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The investments highlight Visa’s...

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