CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

China and Hong Kong have been no exception to the trend: fintech companies in the region raised a record $26B in 2018, and exits in the sector have been elevated over the past few years. No billion-dollar fintech exits in the region occurred prior to 2017, as shown below. Futu Securities (Hong Kong). Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

It’s not the conventional definition of national security.”. National security here is the lever to the trade war, as the Trump administration has said that the decline of domestic manufacturing means we cannot make the weaponry we need to provide, well, security. iTunes gift cards. The payment of choice?

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

In 2013, there were 6,812 FDIC-insured financial institutions. Because the nation's balance sheet and income statement is not improving. That yielded 291 total institutions, broken down by region. Some regions are experiencing slightly elevated non-performers from the previous year. Where are we and where have we been?

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2017

A House Committee Report issued during the last Congress indicates, for example, that “the Obama Administration issued on average 81 new major regulations per year” from 2009 through 2013. The REINS Act was received in the Senate on January 6, 2017, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

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United States Examples Regulation Report 60

CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The biometric software behind facial recognition applications can identify facial structures, contours, and expressions, making it a no-brainer for security and identification purposes. Banks are beginning to use facial recognition as secure login tools for customers using their online banking sites and apps.

Industry 78

Industry Examples Security Technology 78

Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 13, 2015

Regional, national, local, community, hyper-local? Cumberland Farms, a 600 store gasoline/convenience chain implemented a mobile pay at the pump app back in early 2013. I’m convinced there’s going to be a re-localisation of payments. We have sold a staggering 160 million gallons of gasoline to our customers since launch.

System 30

System Mobile Community National 30

CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

India is the region with the highest growth potential, and this is why both Amazon and Alibaba see it as critical to their long-term strategy. Alibaba and Amazon are already the two main e-commerce players in the region, and are fiercely competing to keep that edge as more spending shifts online. Amazon launched amazon.in

Regional 68

Regional Retail Marketing Online 68

Banking 2020

MAY 14, 2015

The risks that come with not having an application strategy could also spell trouble as cyber security concerns rise. Hackers who stole data from JPMorgan in 2014 also targeted 13 other major financial players including Citigroup, HSBC, E*Trade Financial, Fidelity Investments, Regions Financial and Automatic Data Processing (ADP).

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Cyber Security Software Study Industry 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Instead, it became symbolic of the payments and commerce sector’s collective need to upgrade its security infrastructure to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. We learned that everyone wants security to be better, and everyone understands EMV is part of the equation, even if it isn’t solving all of it. But it’s not just EMV.

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Fraud Cards United States Payments 100

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission followed, with Holmes agreeing in a settlement to return millions of shares, pay a $500,000 fine, and refrain from being an officer or director of a public company for 10 years. By September 2013, the company was reportedly not profitable on just $10M in annual revenues.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Ripple will use the funding, which takes the company’s total capital to more than $93 million , to grow its customer base and its team, as well as help secure strategic partnerships. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ripple demonstrated its technology as OpenCoin at FinovateSpring 2013.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Security: Higher internet usage and data generation lead to increased investment. After privacy advocates raised concerns about user data security, the companies announced changes, including using Bluetooth signals instead of geolocation data. Conversational AI/chatbots. Cloud call centers. Contactless payments. Branchless banking.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Another important figure is Feng Zhang, PhD, who was instrumental in figuring out CRISPR’s therapeutic applications using mice and human cells in 2013. For example, cacao is becoming difficult to farm as growing regions get hotter and drier. Through their strategic collaboration, they ushered in a new era of biotechnology.

System 78

System Study Industry Tools 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. Most surprising was the sudden shutdown of Sprig, a startup in the beleaguered food-delivery space that first received funding in 2013.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Another important figure is Feng Zhang, PhD, who was instrumental in figuring out CRISPR’s therapeutic applications using mice and human cells in 2013. For example, cacao is becoming difficult to farm as growing regions get hotter and drier. Through their strategic collaboration, they ushered in a new era of biotechnology.

System 40

System Study Industry Tools 40