Georgia’s biggest annual financial technology summit showed how the state is aiming to enhance its global reputation, both by attracting investment from overseas and helping homegrown upstarts take on industry challenges with […]
Category: Payments
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Atlanta to Partner With London on Annual Payments Summit
Atlanta may be the payments capital of the world, but the world doesn’t necessarily know it yet. That’s why, to get its due, Atlanta is teaming up with another global capital whose […]
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India’s Next ‘Leapfrogging’ Act: Fintech and Payments
When it comes to financial technology, there’s an elephant in the room that companies in Atlanta’s “Transaction Alley” would do well to watch closely: India. While the country has its challenges with relatively low Internet […]
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Another 500-Job Irish Tech Center for Georgia, This Time in Brookhaven
Another Irish firm has announced plans to put a 500-job customer support center in Georgia, the latest example of how an outsourcing sector built up in Dublin to serve multinationals has swung back […]
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Atlanta Firms Sought for Singapore Fintech Mission
The local office of the U.S. Commercial Service is looking for participants to join a trade mission to Singapore focused on opportunities in financial technology, payment processing and the digital economy.
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TAG Launches Fintech Awards for Established Companies
Given that startups and innovation labs often steal the spotlight from established companies, the Technology Association of Georgia is launching an awards ceremony honoring the use of financial technology in […]
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British Female Payments Entrepreneur Finds Business Base, ‘Good Life’ in Atlanta
On paper, TruRating comes off like yet another London startup filling a tiny niche in the ever-expanding payments space, a bit player vying for a small sliver of a crowded market. But […]
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British Firm’s Norcross HQ Move Puts New Spin on Atlanta’s Payments Niche
A British firm that expanded its U.S. distribution center and headquarters in Norcross this week is putting a different spin on the metro area’s payments niche.
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Israeli Fintech Companies to Seek Atlanta Partners
The Israeli government, with help from the Atlanta-based America Israel Business Connector, is bringing a delegation of financial technology companies from the country to Atlanta in late June to foster business connections.
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Australian HR Software Firm Picks Atlanta for Americas Headquarters
An Australian software firm that helps companies manage their workforces is set to open its headquarters for the Western Hemisphere in Alpharetta, employing 20 people when fully staffed. The announcement […]