2020 Fintech funding down on 2019 but on the way back up Finextra Research Headlines 02-25-2021 19:01 Global investment in fintech fell significantly in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic hit but picked up significantly in the second half of the year, according to KPMG, which expects a strong 2021 for the sector. Read more... |
South African fintech API startup Stitch has emerged from stealth with $4million in seed funding led by Raba and firstminute capital. Read more... |
Hot on the heels of securing a national trust charter, digital asset outfit Anchorage has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. Read more... |
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has publicly censured Premier FX, which is already in liquidation, for failing to safeguard customers' money and misusing its payments accounts. Read more... |
Goldman Sachs boss says working from home is not the 'new normal' Finextra Research Headlines 02-25-2021 06:52 Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon has labelled the work from home phenomenen as an "aberration" as he softens up staff for a return to office life. Read more... |
NatWest initiates Open Banking payments for business customers Finextra Research Headlines 02-25-2021 06:34 NatWest is to use Open Banking technology to allow businesses to send payments directly to customers without needing their bank details, in what it claims is an industry first. Read more... |
Atlanta, along with the surrounding areas of Georgia, has evolved to become the epicenter of a growing segment of the financial services industry - a sector often known as Financial Technologies, or FinTech. This sector encompasses the product and service companies that support the technology needs of the financial services industry and, ultimately, the payment-processing infrastructure ofthe economy.
TAG FinTech was formed in early 2010 to focus on the specific needs of companies, individuals and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad.
Visit TAG Fintech's community group page here: http://www.tagonline.org/chapters-and-societies/fintech/
Click to view a map of Georgia's FinTech companies: http://www.wheregeorgialeads.com/fintech/
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