Technology
Technology
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The U.K.-based firm has raised $373 million from investors since it was founded in 2010.
January 11 -
Banks should experiment with Snapchat and learn to deliver content in small doses even if the platform proves to be a bad fit for the industry in the long run.
January 11 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected.
January 11 -
The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones — leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.
January 11 -
After almost 30 years with its previous legacy system, the $519-million credit union has chosen a new core processing provider.
January 11 -
SoftBank's big bet on next-generation tech; Supreme Court hears surcharge arguments
January 11 -
Simple innovations -- such as those that would bring the underbanked into the financial mainstream -- are often stymied by regulation, says Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.
January 11 -
Several startups and Mastercard are looking to free companies from the limitations of traditional corporate cards and time-consuming expense reports.
January 10 -
Manhattan-based Municipal Credit Union has launched a cloud-based open API platform from Payveris that supports digital payments and commerce, including account-to-account transfers, bill payment and other services on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
January 10 -
Luminate Capital Partners has made an investment in Financial Information Technologies (Fintech), a company that sells data management, payment and software to the spirits industry.
January 10 -
It's tougher for women-led technology companies to raise money from venture capitalists—or any investor—than it is for men. But the challenge is deeper than overt sexism.
January 10 -
DTCC Moving to the Blockchain; Goldman hires Wiesel as tech chief; Donald Trump's team divided
January 10 -
Though banks are bigger in peer-to-peer payments overall, Venmo is better at functionality and branding and millennials love it. Now banks are launching Zelle with high hopes and the advantage of real-time speed. Can they catch up? Should they even bother?
January 9 -
Even in the age of Watson, computers are still only as smart as the people who teach them.
January 9 -
Two influential Democratic senators' surprise objections to the OCC's fintech charter show that the initiative may be more politically fraught than the industry and agency expected.
January 9 -
Chatbots, virtual assistants and the like may mean fewer direct interactions between banks and consumers, fintech leaders say. But branches will become self-service destinations.
January 9 -
Activehours, a direct-to-consumer startup that lets hourly wage earners name their paydays, announced it has raised $22 million of funding.
January 9 -
In a letter Monday to Comptroller Thomas Curry, Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., registered their strong opposition to the concept of the charter, which would allow certain types of fintech companies to avoid state licensing requirements by obtaining a limited-purpose national bank charter.
January 9 -
Los Angeles fintech firm InvestCloud has acquired London-based Babel Systems for $20 million.
January 9 -
Artificial intelligence is moving from science fiction to practical reality fast, and it's in banks' best interest to gear up now for the changes ahead. Here are some strategies to consider.
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