State of play: account-to-account (A2A) payments
In-depth analysis and understanding of the market landscape by our resident fintech analyst.
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Amazon expands pay-with-hand tech, pushes on with digital currency
Amazon hopes to contract out the pay-with-hand technology to third parties.
Stripe valuation rises to $115bn according to investors
The $115 billion figure is more than threefold its $36 billion valuation.
Banking Technology February 2021 issue out now
The roaring 20s.
Acquiring pricing models
A breakdown of the benefits and challenges presented by each merchant pricing model.
What’s in store for financial services in 2021?
A look at what the rest of this year might have in store for the world of financial services and fintech.
Rapyd raises $300m in Series D, plans more acquisitions
It will double the engineering and product teams and expand the “self-service” element of the platform.
Ten trends set to influence the payments industry
The financial services and payments sectors have a bright future, should these trends continue to develop.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
Capital One takes swipe against “risky” BNPL firms
“These kinds of transactions can be risky for customers and the banks that serve them.”
The perennial BNPL crown
Blind allegiance has seen the BNPL sector explode in 2020.
Paysafe to list via Bill Foley-backed Spac at $9bn valuation
Blackstone and CVC acquired Paysafe back in 2017 for £3 billion.
Stripe chases $100bn valuation with no sign of IPO
Stripe could see its valuation quadruple in just two years.
On-demand payment innovation at the heart of digital “new normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered industry changes in rapid time.
Breaking down borders for marketplace payments
CEO of Banking Circle explains rationale behind award-winning Banking Circle Marketplaces solution.
JP Morgan launches QuickAccept smartphone card reader to take on Square
QuickAccept was developed by the team from WePay.
Mastercard and Ethoca deliver greater transparency in digital banking applications
All merchants can upload their logos at logo.ethoca.com for inclusion in online banking and payment apps.
PayTech Awards 2020 now on YouTube: celebrity host, comedy stand-up, winners and more!
Watch Zoe Lyons perform her stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of PayTech Awards 2020.
How COVID-19 is altering the payments landscape for merchants
The pressure on merchants is immense to serve each individual consumer in the best possible way.
FinovateFall 2020: making the cost of compliance work for you and against the fraudsters
Discover the key to undermining the ability of criminals to profit from cyber-fraud.
What the Fintech? Episode 13 | Commerce in the wake of COVID-19
Travis Skelly tells FinTech Futures all about how Citi Ventures evaluates ecommerce companies.
Aussie BNPL Zip closes $296m acquisition of US player QuadPay
“The US is a critical part of our global strategy,” says CEO.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 28 August 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
Goldman Sachs & Barclays among bidders for GM’s credit card business
GM’s credit card business has about $3 billion in outstanding balances.
Fintech funding rebounds in Q2 but deal numbers continue to fall
VC-backed fintech deals dived from 452 in Q1 to 397 in Q2.
Max Levchin’s Affirm lands Shopify buy now, pay later deal
Affirm will power instalment payments for ‘Shop Pay’.
PayTech Awards winners: where are they now? Emailage – Best E-Commerce Initiative
The pending takeover of Emailage by LexisNexis “kind of dominates the news”, says EMEA MD.
How UK fintechs can help SMEs accelerate payments digitalisation
There are a number of issues for SMEs when it comes to cash transactions.
Ask the expert: how can I get to grips with the complexities of the financial services industry?
Key players, party models, easy ways to begin building relationships, and tips for establishing partnerships.
What the Fintech? Episode 3 | Digital disruption: Bitcoin and stable coins
Tune in to hear what Gemini’s MD for Europe, Julian Sawyer, thinks about digital currencies.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
The return of humanity in the digital era
He highlights the positive impact of the current situation and how our past was not necessarily better.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
Stripe leads $20m Series A into ecommerce checkout service Fast
Jumping from a $2.5 million raise to a $20 million investment in a few months is fast.
The accounts payable e-guide, vol. 1 – no pain, no gain?
Addressing ways to streamline the accounts payable process with digital integrations.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 March 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
The global unbanked shoppers
The gap between the population of the banked and unbanked is continuing to broaden.
