Solutions presented at the February Chicago Payments Forum meetup focused on credit-card fraud, accounts receivables, merchant access, and consumer identity. Four Chicago-based startups presented to about 50 professionals with interests across the payments ecosystem, including bankers, startup founders, investors, lawyers, and marketers. Occasion. Aksh Gupta, co-founder … [Read more...] about Chicago Payments Startups Tackle the Tough Problems
Three FinTech Themes for 2019
Chicago's Hyde Park is a world away from LaSalle St., the city's financial center. I'm willing to fly halfway across the country and even around the world to learn about new FinTech companies and trends. Going to a part of the city I rarely visit shouldn't seem so out of the way. Yet it did - but it was even more worth it to get another view of Chicago's entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about Three FinTech Themes for 2019
Built in Chicago Shines Spotlight on Rising FinTech Startups in 2019
Built in Chicago recently put out its feature on the 50 rising startups to watch in the Chicago area. The stand-out FinTech crowd to watch for this year include: Aeropay, a payment platform that allows customers to pay local businesses via a secure networked transaction - bypassing standard credit card processing fees. Businesses on the platform pay less than 1% in fees, … [Read more...] about Built in Chicago Shines Spotlight on Rising FinTech Startups in 2019
New Solutions to Old Problems in Today’s WealthTech Ecosystem
Aligning business with technology can be daunting. The ever-present drumbeat of advancement can be hard to keep up with, particularly in the face of institutional inertia. But, implemented well, FinTech represents a real opportunity for all financial businesses big and small to not only keep ahead of client and shareholder expectations, but to meet them more easily. Speakers … [Read more...] about New Solutions to Old Problems in Today’s WealthTech Ecosystem
Chicago Payments Influencers 2019: Winter Meet Up and Demos
The payments industry is off to a bang in 2019, with Fiserv buying First Data for $22 billion after a year of record FinTech investment. Security, B2B payments innovation, and blockchain technology remain top concerns for the year. Come see how Chicago payments firms and influencers have to say 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Wed., Feb. 20 at 227 W. Monroe 52nd floor, Chicago. That's the … [Read more...] about Chicago Payments Influencers 2019: Winter Meet Up and Demos
U.S. Faster Payments Present and Future
Everyone wants to get paid faster. As faster payments systems come online from central banks around the world, the United States lags with an aging, efficient, and relatively slow payments infrastructure. That's changing as consumers come to expect payments to work as immediately as commerce in general. The Chicago Payments Forum hosted two startups providing solutions for … [Read more...] about U.S. Faster Payments Present and Future