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Banks are rebuilding their services around software, while fintech companies compete for their customers. This section follows banking technology news, covering digital banking, payments, and the infrastructure behind modern finance.

Typical stories include neobank launches and failures, payment system upgrades, AI for fraud detection and customer service, open banking rules, bank and fintech partnerships, and outages that leave customers locked out.

Banking technology determines how safely and conveniently people manage their money. Finance professionals, founders, developers, and customers follow this coverage to understand where banking is heading.

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Brazil's central bank-backed instant payment platform, Pix, is rapidly capturing market share and disrupting the traditional financial landscape. This massive consumer shift is placing significant competitive pressure on global credit card giants Visa and Mastercard. As a result, these legacy networks must adapt their strategies and innovate to defend their dominance in the Brazilian market.

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2026-05-03

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Fintech company Mercury recently shared insights into its production engineering practices, revealing that it now operates a massive codebase of two million lines of Haskell. This extensive use of the functional programming language successfully supports the backend infrastructure for approximately 300,000 business customers. The update provides a rare look into the scalability and reliability of running functional languages in large-scale enterprise environments.

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2020-02-10

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Konrad Gadzinowski

Shopping online is more popular than ever. Let's explore marketplace business models and payment methods for both regional and global services.

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2026-05-08