Capital on Tap, a British company that provides credit cards for small businesses, is setting up a U.S. headquarters in Atlanta that will eventually hire 150 people. The Georgia Department […]
Category: Fintech
Posted inFintech
Elavon CEO to Chair Payments Group as Georgia’s Industry Profile Grows
The chief executive of one of Atlanta‘s largest payments players is taking over as chair for a lobbying group that helped catapult the city into the global conversation on financial technology. […]
Posted inLatin America
Five Latin American Fintechs Disrupting Traditional Banking Showcased in Atlanta
Five fast-growing Latin American fintech firms used virtual talks at Atlanta’s Fintech South conference last month to paint a picture of a maturing region where local innovations are being parlayed into global integrations. […]
Posted inIsrael
Israeli Pavilion ‘Brings’ 17 Fintechs to Atlanta
From its beginnings a few years back, Atlanta’s Fintech South conference has played host to Israeli firms as part of its international section. It makes sense, then, that the “start-up nation” […]
Posted inFintech
Irish Fintech Firm Wayflyer Set to Hire 50 at New Atlanta Office
Wayflyer, an Irish fintech firm fresh off a $76 million Series A fundraising round, is setting up an office in Atlanta and plans to grow to 50 employees by the […]
Posted inFintech
Fintech South Keeps Georgia’s Rising Tech Hub on the ‘World Stage’
The World Stage is back at the South’s largest financial technology conference starting June 22, building on an inaugural virtual summit last year that served to showcase Atlanta to a […]
Posted inFintech, Software, Technology
Fresh Off $24M Raise, French Restaurant Tech Founder Replants Roots in Atlanta
For established tech operator Christine de Wendel, moving back to Atlanta from France seven months ago was an intentional homecoming, but perhaps one that would not have been easy at […]
Posted inFintech
U.K. Financial ‘Superapp’ Revolut to Work With Equifax in the U.S.
Revolut, a U.K. fintech firm with ambitions to become the first global financial “superapp,”, is leaning on Atlanta-based Equifax’s consumer data as it expands into the United States. Revolut will […]
Posted inBusiness, Cybersecurity, Fintech
Trust Stamp Acquires U.K. Cybersecurity Firm
Atlanta-based Trust Stamp continued its global expansion with the purchase of a U.K.-based company that helps users log into their accounts by selecting predetermined points on an image. PixelPin’s solution can […]
Posted inNew Zealand
Merger Nets Atlanta a New International Payments Giant
Neither has an Atlanta headquarters now, but two of Boston-based venture-capital firm Advent International’s portfolio companies are combining to create a major new payments player in the city that bills itself […]