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Turkey’s PayCore Snags New Majority Investor Amid Digital Payments Boom

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mediterra Capital is expanding its portfolio with a big new investment that will give the top Turkish private equity firm a stake in the country’s fast-growing digital payments sector. Launched in 2001, PayCore notes that more than a million POS terminals in Turkey operate with software developed and provided by the company.

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Venture Capital Funding. raised $10 million from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for its commercial card technology. Cardlay, based in the U.K.,

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Barclays Corporate Banking Chief Resigns

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

According to reports, Winter has been at the bank since 2001, previously serving at Deutsche Bank. While at Deutsche Bank, Winter served as head of European debt capital markets. and Germany-based credit card operations.

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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

It doesn’t mask murderous intentions with a calming voice like HAL of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” When customers apply for a credit card or loan, that application can take weeks to process, said Kaplan. What will banks do with all that liberated capital? It’s not a beautiful but cunning killer like Ava of “Ex Machina.”.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

This tracker brought NCR Corporation together with Avidia Bank and was notable for the stat that showed that one-third of bank customers said they would visit physical branches more often if they could compete with the ease of mobile banking, and banks are deploying or workshopping a number of technologies to make this convenience a reality.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Data Dive, Farewells Edition: Apple, Chase, SoFi, Uber

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. The shuttering comes as JPMorgan has spent heavily on technology, with $11.5

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EMV Chip Cards: It’s Time to Educate Your Small Business Customers

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JUNE 11, 2015

Big changes are happening in the credit card processing industry that will impact every business accepting credit card payments. Ideally, once EMV is fully deployed, credit cards will no longer be “swiped”. EMV is intended to replace the magnetic stripe with a more secure chip-based technology.

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What Every Banker Needs to Know Today About Artificial Intelligence

Gonzobanker

MARCH 11, 2019

In the last two years, almost every technology company has started using the terms artificial intelligence and, related to that, machine learning. If you just thought of HAL in 2001: Space Odyssey telling Dave he was getting pissed, you’re there! Hal9000 2001ASpace Odyssey GIF from Hal9000 GIFs.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly. Adding to the observation is the fact that from roughly 2001-2006, a devastating housing price bubble formed due to lax lending standards.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. Company: AOptix Technologies. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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When Predictions Go Right … And Not So Right

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Well, the nuclear vacuum cleaner wasn’t the most outlandish technological advancement the ’50s promised and failed to deliver. Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the internet (which there isn’t), the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.”. Disappointed now? and around the world.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. The problem was that Theranos’ proprietary blood-testing technology was completely fictitious. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners.

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The 198 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (June 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 7, 2021

Scalable Capital , German investech. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Scalable Capital. -based wealth management platform. 102(t): $2.1B Mercado Bitcoin, Brazillian crypto exchange. 105(t): $2.0B Clip , Mexican payments startup. 105(t): $2.0B Bunq , banking startup from The Netherlands. 121(t): $1.8B 139(t): $1.4B

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281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Scalable Capital. Beginning = $2.20 trillion Plus: $38B value of new entrants Less: $210B decline in value of previous unicorns _ Total (Jan 31) = $2.03 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 1 Feb 2022. 2018 round. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce. 1 Feb 2022.

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Sub-Category. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. 2018 round. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. Netherlands. Checkout.com. Jan 2021 round. 9 Sep 2021. April 2021 round. Infrastructure. 9 Sep 2021. Tinkoff Bank. Better.com. May 2021 SPAC annoucement. Aug 2021 round.

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The 187 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (May 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

India-based banking technology startup. 153 (t) Shift Technology :$1.0B Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. . #110 (t) SpotOn : $1.9B US payments company. 123 (t) Zeta : $1.5B 146 (t) Sunbit : $1.1B US lending specialist. 153 (t) Amount : $1.0B US fintech insfrastructure. 153 (t) DailyPay : $1.0B US Payments company.

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Should Facebook Buy eBay?

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. In August of 2001, The Industry Standard published a piece describing the firm as “ unstoppable ,” given its power as a platform that simply facilitated the sale of goods between buyers and sellers without taking possession of any inventory. With a market cap of $37.2

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The 157 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (March 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 8, 2021

US-based business charge cards. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. . #80(t) Chainalysis : $2.0B US-based cyrpto company. #80(t) 80(t) Pipe : $2.0B US-based SMB lender. #89 89 Starling Bank : $1.9B UK-based challenger bank. #97 97 Ramp : $1.6B 101 LendingClub $1.5B US-based alt-lender (regained unicorn status). 124 Zego : $1.1B

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The 208 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (July 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2021

Danish card company Pleo. USA SMB neobank Mercury Technologies. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. New in July: #36: Caymen Island crypto exchange Bullish announced a SPAC worth $9.3B. #61(t): 61(t): $4B USA investech iCapital Network. #61(t): 61(t): $4B USA payments company Bolt. 132(t): $1.7B

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. 2018 round. April ’21 round. Infrastructure. Jan ’22 round. Oct ’21 round. HealthEquity. Aug ’21 round. Aug ’21 round. Oct ’21 round. Duck Creek Software. May ’21 SPAC annoucement. Nov ’21 round. Cardlytics.

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The first, Divvy, is a corporate credit card and expense management firm in the same category with Brex, Expensify, and others. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Personal Capital. New in January: Newborns: Digit Insurance : The Indian insurance startup, now valued at $1.9B, was founded in 2016 and has raised $250M.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 2018 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Netherlands. 5 Nov 2021. April 2021 round. Infrastructure. Oct 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). 22 Nov 2021. 8 Nov 2021. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. 5 Nov 2021.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 2018 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Netherlands. 5 Nov 2021. April 2021 round. Infrastructure. Oct 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). 22 Nov 2021. 8 Nov 2021. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. 5 Nov 2021.

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The first, Divvy, is a corporate credit card and expense management firm in the same category with Brex, Expensify, and others. Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Personal Capital. New in January: Newborns: Digit Insurance : The Indian insurance startup, now valued at $1.9B, was founded in 2016 and has raised $250M.

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The 266 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Nov 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Mercury Technologies. Sub-Category. 2018 round. Mar 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). April 2021 round. Infrastructure. Oct 2021 round. Tinkoff Bank. Mar 2021 SPAC (proposed). Mar 2021 round. Oct 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. Clearwater Analytics. Investing/back office. Aug 2021 round. Cardlytics.

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Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 16, 2020

Dot-com crash (2000-2001). First, we are much, much further ahead technology-wise than during the last 2 crashes. And it took the rest of the decade for the capital to gravitate to all the good ideas. Community service: Food-bank fundraisers, gift card marketplace for local businesses, etc. Retirement (re)planning.

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Who’ll Be The ‘Netflix’ Of Payments?

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

A year and $2 million in seed capital later, Hastings and a partner founded Netflix. DVDs were a superior technology and a medium much easier for consumers to use (no rewinding) and store. DVD player sales doubled from 2000 to 2001 as manufacturers flooded the market with new devices. had a DVD player in their homes.

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Turkey’s PayCore Snags New Majority Investor Amid Digital Payments Boom

B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

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Barclays Corporate Banking Chief Resigns

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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?

Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Data Dive, Farewells Edition: Apple, Chase, SoFi, Uber

EMV Chip Cards: It’s Time to Educate Your Small Business Customers

What Every Banker Needs to Know Today About Artificial Intelligence

A Decline in Personal Savings

Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

When Predictions Go Right … And Not So Right

17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

The 198 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (June 2021 update)

281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022)

The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

The 187 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (May 2021 update)

Should Facebook Buy eBay?

The 157 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (March 2021 update)

The 208 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (July 2021 update)

The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2021 update)

The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

The 266 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Nov 2021)

Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

Who’ll Be The ‘Netflix’ Of Payments?

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