Technology

A trio of big deals in the payments and financial tech area and continued bank and venture capital interest in fintech investments are creating expectations for a banner year.

2019 has already seen billions of dollars in fintech M&A. The deals have come at a rapid enough pace that acquirers are often buying companies that are still absorbing deals of their own.

Fiserv Inc. is kicking off a cross-Atlantic bond sale that could raise about $12 billion to help finance its acquisition of First Data Corp.

One consultant offers tips on how to better understand – and compete with – new entrants to the financial services marketplace.

2019 has already seen billions of dollars in fintech M&A. The deals have come at a rapid enough pace that acquirers are often buying companies that are still absorbing deals of their own.

European mobile wallet providers Bluecode, ePassi, Momo pocket, Pagaqui, Pivo, and Vipps are working together with China's Alipay for the first time to promote a unified, interoperable QR code that would connect Europe's current fragmented mobile payment landscape.

The social network's GlobalCoin has the audience to be a huge currency but it may not deliver on the concept of decentralization that underpins the cryptocurrency industry, contends Richard Dennis, founder and CEO of temtum.

The payments space is expected to see continued consolidation, new fraud patterns and more contactless cards for the second half of 2019.

Financial institutions have different levels of breach protection than health care, heightening the risk, according to Brad Keller, senior vice president and program director at Shared Assessments.

Paramount Financial Technologies says its software can help banks answer key questions about their branch networks, including when it makes sense to expand them.