Tagged: fis

January 24, 2020 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Friday it has expanded its payment processing in Africa. Through the expansion efforts, FIS will integrate technology from Flutterwave, a U.S.-based payments technology company with operations in Africa, into its Worldpay payment processing platform for… Read More

January 21, 2020 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Tuesday it has opened applications for the 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator. According to FIS, the FIS Fintech Accelerator program is conducted in collaboration with the State of Arkansas and Little Rock-based The Venture Center. It… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS) announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement with JCB, a global payment network. Through the agreement, FIS’ global e-commerce platform, WorldPay, will allow businesses that are operating in Japan to accept payments by JCB cards and will now provide an… Read More

July 31, 2019 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of WorldPay, a global payment technology provider. FIS notably acquired WorldPay for $35 million. As previously reported, WorldPay claims to be a “global leader” in payments processing technology and… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Thursday the ten portfolio companies that were selected to participate in the fourth annual FIS Fintech Accelerator program. According to FIS, the companies will participate in a rigorous 12-week program designed to accelerate the development… Read More

March 18, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Monday it has been acquired by FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm. FIS reportedly purchased the payment processor for $35 billion. Founded in 1993, WorldPay claims to be a “global leader” in payments… Read More

January 8, 2019 @ 10:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, in collaboration with the State of Arkansas and Little Rock-based The Venture Center, announced on Tuesday applications are open for the 2019 FIS FinTech Accelerator program. FIS reported that now in its fourth year, the FIS FinTech… Read More

May 3, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech firm FIS, along with The Venture Center, announced on Thursday the ten startups that were selected for the 2018 Fintech Accelerator Program. The program, which is sponsored by FIS and the State of Arkansas, is focused on identifying and accelerating the development of early-stage fintech… Read More

April 23, 2018 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE:FIS), a financial services and payment technology firm, announced last week Customers Bank is one of the latest community-based financial institutions to implement its modern core banking platform. According to FIS, the new core banking platform provides a more intuitive and easy-to-navigate user interface, integrated digital… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech company FIS (NYSE: FIS), in collaboration with the state of Arkansas and Little Rock-based The Venture Center (VC), announced on Wednesday that applications are open for the 2018 VC FinTech Accelerator program. According to FIS, the VC FinTech Accelerator is heading into its third year and… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Venture Center announced on Tuesday that two international and eight U.S. teams completed the VC FinTech Accelerator Empowered by FIS last week and presented their solutions to more than 350 investors, which included banking and financial services executives from across the U.So at VC… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, fintech firm FIS (NYSE: FIS), with The Venture Center, announced ten startups have been selected to participate in the 2017 VC FinTech Accelerator program. The selected companies will notably participate in a 12-week program that is designed to accelerate the development of their… Read More

December 19, 2016 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology, announced last week it has teamed up with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to help increase customer engagement and drive incremental digital spend with FIS’ banking partners. According to the companies, the partnership will make it easy for consumers who bank… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Venture Center announced on Thursday, in conjunction with FIS and the Governor of Arkansas’s office, it is now accepting applications for the second portfolio of its globally competitive financial technology accelerator program, VC FinTech Accelerator. According to The Venture Center, the VC FinTech Accelerator… Read More

December 8, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial technology provider FIS (NYSE: FIS) announced on Thursday it was launching a new network specifically for early stage fintech companies. The FIS HiPo (short for “high potential”) Network is described as a collection of firms that have demonstrated substantial promise in the development of new tools and… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 6:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FinTech Forward provides a comprehensive and forward-looking view of the strategic imperatives driving bank technology, both from the vendor and the user perspectives. The program draws on BAI and American Banker’s deep industry expertise, market-leading proprietary research, and strength in live events to produce actionable… Read More