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Visa Expands Fast Track Program To Give FinTechs A Post-COVID Digital-First Edge

PYMNTS

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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How to navigate payments trends

Independent Banker

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS). Cryptocurrency. Central bank digital currency (CBDC). For example, enabled by application programming interfaces (APIs), many community banks are embracing fintech solutions.

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Quontic Bank launches bitcoin rewards checking with help from NYDIG

American Banker

The community bank and fintech are offering the first live bank account and debit card that offer rewards in the form of bitcoin.

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The Top 250 Fintech Startups: Where Are They Now?

CB Insights

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. Below, we dive into where the Fintech 250 Class of 2018 startups are now. Our call for submissions is now open for the third annual CB Insights Fintech 250 list.

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

PYMNTS

Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below. 200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players. 65% of U.K.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

While both firms have strong underlying technology and development shops, neither Finxact nor Technisys has the functional requirements to service all consumer and commercial account types for most regional and community banks. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements.