An early FedNow participant plans the next step | Payment source
Enabling faster payments will help banks retain their upper hand in the financial ecosystem, said Booshan Rengachari, founder and CEO of payments-focused fintech Finzly. In the...
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Fifth third buy healthcare commercial payments fintech
Fifth Third Bancorp has agreed to buy Big Data Healthcare, a fintech whose software streamlines healthcare data flowing to and from providers. The move comes as...
Visa’s CEO: Declining fintech valuations a ‘useful trait’ | Payment source
The fall in valuation that many fintechs are experiencing could make companies like Visa more likely to buy them than compete against them. “There’s been a...
Shoplifters fuel a wave of economic crime. Can fintech fight back? | Payment source
NEW YORK—A New Yorker cartoon from 2006 depicts a criminal who robs a bank at gunpoint. The teller says, “You know, you can do this just...
As fintech funding slows, startups head to accelerators | Payment source
In a challenging time for young fintechs, it is important to find income as quickly and easily as possible. Mick Oppy says it is a great...
UK fintech Wise continues hiring spree as rivals reduce | Payment source
As dozens of fintechs cut staff, Wise is among a handful of payments companies gobbling up the wealth of talented workers suddenly available. “There are a...
UK fintech Curve, flush with cash, aims for US expansion | Payment source
Fresh from receiving a $1 billion credit line from Credit Suisse, Curve is looking to accelerate its position in a race among UK fintechs to shake...
Visa teams with fintech to improve international small business payments | Payment source
Thunes, a Singapore-based fintech, insists there’s more to selling internationally than just finding customers and suppliers – so it’s partnering with Visa to expand into digital...
Can Crypto’s High “Gas” Prices Be Reduced? | Payment source
The cost of processing cryptocurrency transactions is on the rise, creating an additional barrier to the mainstream use of digital assets by small businesses and consumers....
How a crypto firm is courting new users in a bear market | Payment source
Even with cryptocurrency in a down cycle, digital asset firms are entering into distribution partnerships to help them quickly find new users for their investment and...