Recent Fintech News
TAG Announces Vertice AI as Winner of 2023 Innovation Challenge
Fintech startup leveraging AI received $25,000 cash prize at Fintech South
Technology Association of Georgia Announces ADVANCE Award Finalists for Fintech South 2023
10 Georgia companies are announced as finalists for the ADVANCE Awards program that recognizes prolific, established fintech companies.
Jeff Sloan to Receive Georgia Fintech Hall of Fame Award
Global Payments’ recently retired CEO will be honored at Fintech South September 12-13 at Georgia’s World Congress Center
Recent Fintech blog posts
Recent FinTech Week in Review blog posts
The week in review – April 20
Each week TAG FinTech Steering Committee member Ali Raza compiles a list of newsworthy events impacting the payments ecosystem. He has graciously agreed to allow us to report his thoughts going forward. This week’s headlines include:
– Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s
– Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency gets revamp in response to backlash
– PayPal Approved to Provide Access to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
– Student lender SoFi to acquire Galileo Financial Technologies for $1.2 billion
The week in review – March 30
Each week TAG FinTech Steering Committee member Ali Raza compiles a list of newsworthy events impacting the payments ecosystem. He has graciously agreed to allow us to report his thoughts going forward. This week’s headlines include:
– Revolut launches its neobank in the US
– Startup Funding Dwindles Due to Coronavirus Slowdown
– Regulators Issue Inter-agency Statement on Loan Modifications, Banks Urged to Issue More Small-Dollar Loans in Response to Outbreak
– Cash usage in Britain drops by half
The week in review – March 23
Each week TAG FinTech Steering Committee member Ali Raza compiles a list of newsworthy events impacting the payments ecosystem. He has graciously agreed to allow us to report his thoughts going forward. This week’s headlines include:
– ICE’s Bakkt raises $300 million for consumer market push
– Kabbage launches platform enabling consumers to buy gift certificates supporting small businesses during the COVID crisis
– Fiserv acquires Bypass Mobile to enhance its omni-commerce offering
– Square receives conditional Industrial Loan Company (ILC) charter approval, looks to offer small-business loans to Square merchants by 2021
