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Alex Hamilton
Alex Hamilton is Deputy Editor at Fintech Futures.
An award-nominated reporter, he has spent six years writing in the technology and financial technology space.
Recent articles by Alex Hamilton
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US credit builder Petal closes $125m debt facility
- 26th February 2021
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Pension builder Vantik signs card partnership with Mastercard
- 26th February 2021
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Report: The power of data analytics in fintech solutions
- 25th February 2021
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Western Alliance Bank splashes $1bn on mortgage firm AmeriHome
- 25th February 2021
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US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c
- 25th February 2021
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Tyme lands $110m in Series B funding, plans Asia-Pacific expansion
- 25th February 2021
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ACI and Mastercard partner to provide Peruvian real-time payments
- 24th February 2021
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Penta Bank raises €7.5m in extended Series B funding round
- 24th February 2021
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Moneycorp hires Barclays exec Tarashev as new CFO
- 24th February 2021
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BBVA deploys Google Cloud security analytics platform
- 24th February 2021
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Barclays to close Pingit after 10 years’ service
- 23rd February 2021
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TransferWise rebrands as Wise to push platform capabilities
- 23rd February 2021
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Bank of Queensland splashes $1bn to challenge Big Four with ME Bank purchase
- 23rd February 2021
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Alpha Bank finalises €10.8bn loan portfolio sale
- 23rd February 2021
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Vanquis signs credit building partnership with Loqbox
- 22nd February 2021
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Capital Group hires Marta Zarraga as new CIO
- 22nd February 2021
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NBA star Russel Westbrook leads $63m investment in Varo Bank
- 22nd February 2021
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ICYMI funding round-up: FlexxPay, Raqamyah, and JustUs
- 19th February 2021
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Banesco Panamá plans digital revamp with Backbase
- 19th February 2021