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Mastercard Adds More Startups To Its Accelerate Program

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Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 12) announcement. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. When deciding whether to use a BNPL service for a purchase, it is essential to read the fine print.

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Alt-Lending Conglomerate TruFin Lands $97M In IPO

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just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. reports noted.

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Fastacash Secures $15 Million in Series B Investment

Fintech Labs Insights

In one of the largest Series B rounds to date for a Singapore-based financial technology company, social payments specialist, Fastacash raised $15 million in new funding. ” Pictured (left to right): fastacash Chief Commercial Officer, Gilberto Arredondo, and Chairman & CEO, Vince Tallent at FinovateEurope 2014. .”

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended a two-year investigation of LendingClub, its subsidiary LC Advisors (LCA), its founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche and its former CFO Carrie Dolan. On Friday (Sept. Attorney Alex Tse. “We So, Now What?

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Finovate Talks Payment API Security with John Canfield, VP of Risk for WePay

Fintech Labs Insights

As a payments platform, WePay conducts business in a battlefield of daily security concerns. What rarely gets mentioned in the coverage is just how complicated platform payments can be, given myriad operational, regulatory, and risk prevention requirements. John Canfield demoing WePay’s Veda Risk API at FinovateSpring 2014.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Meanwhile, a number of other financial technology firms received major funding and rolled out new alliances and products. However, could the adoption of handheld banking in the real world—as opposed to the anticipatory but still theoretical projections by systems designers and technology pundits—be leveling off?

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