August 12, 2024 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech investments in China made a modest recovery towards the end of 2023 and trickled over into 2024. Among the top ten fintech deals in ASPAC, five originated from Chinese Mainland and Chinese Hong Kong. Despite the regulatory hiccups in China, fintech is poised “to… Read More

 Tagged apac, china, Fintech Investments, kpmg, research

August 12, 2024 @ 1:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ticombo will work with Mangopay to improve the ticket-selling and buying experience. According to a release,  Mangopay will manage Ticombo’s end-to-end payment flow. Berline-based Ticombo allows event organizers, resellers, and consumers from around the world to sell or resell event tickets. Atle Barlaup, co-founder and… Read More

 Tagged europe, france, germany, mangopay, payments, ticombo

August 12, 2024 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) has posted a comment letter directed towards the US Department of Treasury in regard to a request for feedback on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services. The FTA advocates on behalf of the benefits of AI, urging… Read More

 Tagged financial technology association, fta, us department of treasury

August 12, 2024 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Mitch Jacobs, founder & CEO, Plink AI, recently shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. While commenting on transformative digital technology trends, Jacobs explained that automated commerce is inevitable. Long before Fintech became a transformative development, Jacobs, founder and former CEO of Ondeck and now… Read More

 Tagged digital commerce, interview, mitch jacobs, plink ai

August 12, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Findings from the newly released Q2 2024 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reveal that as consumers continue to await interest rate relief in the form of rate cuts, credit products continue to serve to bridge the financial gaps that may… Read More

 Tagged credit, insights, transunion

August 11, 2024 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes explains that sending money across borders often presents significant challenges, particularly due to the lack of transparency around foreign exchange (FX) fees. Thunes noted in a blog post that often, consumers and businesses “don’t know how much local currency they are sending abroad.” Thunes… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, fintech adoption, fx, payments, thunes

August 11, 2024 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS) says they are experiencing a surge in transaction volumes at retail and hospitality outlets in France due to increased traffic from the Summer of Sports. With visitors flocking to France, Adyen is keeping track of the latest payment trends. Since July 24th, Adyen has… Read More

 Tagged adyen, europe, financial technology, france

August 11, 2024 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueAccord notes that even with wage gains over the last several years, 40% of consumers say they “earn insufficient incomes and struggle to keep up with inflation and interest rates.” TrueAccord pointed out in a blog post that “with approximately 75% of low-income households reporting… Read More

 Tagged debt collection, fintech adoption, trueaccord

August 11, 2024 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Automotive lending has been quickly transformed by artificial intelligence (AI) with the promise of faster, more accurate and more cost-effective credit decisions and approval processes. Auto dealers are not exactly ready to embrace the new technology. According to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Dealer Financing… Read More

 Tagged ai, automotive lending, credit, insights, lending, research

August 11, 2024 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid is pleased to announce the inclusion of data breach reports into Plaid Beacon, which is their anti-fraud consortium, in order to “help organizations of all sizes better protect themselves and their users from fraud and abuse.” As noted in a blog post by Plaid,… Read More

 Tagged data breach, fraud, plaid, plaid beacon