Atlanta’s role as a payments juggernaut has been cemented for decades, but it’s only now that the story is starting to resonate globally and attract firms from a broader slice of the fintech sphere. That was the assessment of company executives and payments experts at the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce’s “Fintech Factor” event April 25, […]
Atlanta’s Fintech Ecosystem Matures With Global Investment, Outreach
Looking at Georgia’s financial technology industry, it wouldn’t seem like there’s much more room to grow. The sector employs more than 38,000 people the state, and industry-leading companies that have helped generate the “Transaction Alley” moniker process 57.7 billion payments a year — about two-thirds of the total in the U.S. But the areas where […]
Conexx to Honor Familiar Faces for Israel Economic Engagement
Conexx, the Israeli business chamber based in Atlanta and focused on the Southeast U.S., is set to honor two familiar faces from the economic development community at its May 21 gala. Oded Shorer, economic and trade director at the Israeli consulate and the husband of soon-to-be-departing Consul General Judith Varnai Shorer, will be recognized for […]
Canada to Lead International Charge at the South’s Premier Fintech Conference
If FinTech South 2019 is aimed at telling the region’s story of financial-technology dominance to the world, Canada is listening. With nine companies scheduled to join a Canadian delegation, the country will have the leading presence at the international pavilion at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is to be in place for the second straight year. Last […]
German-owned Logistics Software and Robotics Firm to Put Global Base in Midtown
A German-owned supply-chain software and material-handling company will set up its global headquarters in Atlanta, city and state officials announced Wednesday. Dematic, which employs 7,000 people in 27 countries and is a subsidiary of the massive, Frankfurt-based Kion Group, is to hire 230 people while investing $30 million in Georgia Tech’s new Coda building, which is […]
Irish Innovators Target Atlanta Ahead of Fintech South
In the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, luck was the last thing the Irish government was relying on to help its financial technology companies gain an audience in Atlanta, the electronic payments hub of the U.S. Enterprise Ireland, a government agency that supports Irish firms going abroad, led a group of seven Ireland-based […]
Fintech Startup Sees Silver Lining in Dashed Export Deal
Monotto is looking in the next two years to gain its first international client. With a little more luck, the fintech startup could have met that goal more than a year ago. Monotto provides white-labeled software that allows banks to offer their customers an automated savings function, but not simply by rounding up to the […]
Chinese Security and Biometrics Firm to Move U.S. Headquarters to Alpharetta
ZKTeco, a China-based firm providing security, biometric access control and time management solutions, is moving its U.S. headquarters to Alpharetta, investing $5 million and creating 40 Georgia jobs in the process. The company, which has dual headquarters in the cities of Dongguan and Xiamen and a broad manufacturing base throughout China, currently has its U.S. […]
Irish Startup Picks Savannah Through ‘Tradebridge’ Link
An Irish startup that promises to enhance the recreational boating experience through experiential and social apps and hardware has picked Savannah as its beachhead for the U.S. Raceix believes the U.S. will be the top market for consumer products it plans to introduce here by 2020, which allow boaters to track their trips and share […]
Atlanta’s Technology Ties With Latin America Strong, Growing
Other cities like Miami might have the edge in recognition, but Atlanta’s ties with Latin America, especially on the technology front, are substantive and growing. Recognizing this — and strategizing around how to build on the momentum — was the subject of a late-January “Latinnovations” panel discussion organized by Global Atlanta. The event was part […]
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