How can Atlanta maintain bragging rights as the world’s ‘Fintech Capital’?

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For years, Atlanta has been known as the world's Fintech Capital. But as tech changes, can that continue? (Emil Moffatt/ WABE News)

Leaders from the financial technology industry are meeting in Atlanta this week at the Fintech South conference.

For decades, the city has been a leading hub for financial transactions. But how did that come to be? And how can the city maintain that status?

Atlanta has been described as the “Fintech Capital of the World.” Other times, it’s been called “transaction alley.”