Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

Conference 225

Conference Innovation Fintech How To 225

BankUnderground

JUNE 8, 2022

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

Capital 96

Capital Policies Tools Regulation 96

Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - Known as one of the first technology companies in Europe to procure a German banking license, solarisBank has lofty ambitions for 2018. That plan, according to Timo Weber, VP of strategy and internationalization, is to add 50 more partners over the course of the year. “A A big part of our effort this year […].

Fintech 268

Fintech Course Strategy Technology 268

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

German food delivery platform Delivery Hero is launching its own early-stage venture capital (VC) firm — DX Ventures — that will be managed independently to focus on advancing founder-led startups. The company replaced payments firm Wirecard, which in 2018 took Commerzbank’s spot on the index. 12) press release.

Capital 151

Capital America Strategy Management 151

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

A “capital winter” — a significant funding slowdown and drop in fundraising activities — is bearing down on China, vexed by political strife and economic uncertainty. The tech closures come as a funding shortage has investors wrestling with the end of a venture capital (VC) boom. . billion ($2.5 billion) from investors.

Capital 132

Capital Regulation Company Report 132

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

The BlackRock-led group is injecting capital into Trustly at a time when the company is building out its network, which enables merchants to accept bank transfers with the same ease as they now take credit card payments. Trustly had revenue of more than $147 million in 2019, according to Nordic Capital’s website.

Capital 131

Capital Groups California Online 131

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

JPMorgan Chase had the highest "buzz ranking" among banks in 2018, according to YouGov's Brand Index, an annual poll measuring which brands are considered the best by consumers. Participants were asked, “If you’ve heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative?”

Branding 199

Branding Capital Online Cards 199

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

Capital 150

Capital America blockchain Regulation 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about the future of the country’s financial ecosystem, according to reports. Early startups were a part of 304 deals in 2018 and raised $916 million. billion in funding – the most ever. In 2017, Indian startups got $10.4

Company 162

Company Taxes Innovation Capital 162

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

DayTek Capital , an Australian challenger bank known for its prepaid “Infinity” card, has been granted a banking license by the country’s Securities and Investments Commission, a report from AltFi says. In 2018, Volt was the first neobank to get a RADI, the report notes.

Capital 154

Capital ATM Analytics Report 154

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In other news, Chainalysis , a crypto transaction analysis startup, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by venture capital (VC) firm Accel. According to Innovate Finance ’s “ 2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape ” report, “2018 was a record year in FinTech, with $36.6

blockchain 128

blockchain Fintech Bitcoin cryptocurrency 128

BankInovation

MARCH 15, 2021

Venture capital funding for fintech companies is on track for its best quarter since 2018, following a year that brought digital functionality in financial institutions to the forefront. Quarterly fintech funding by the end of February exceeded $13.4

Capital 98

Capital Fintech Report Payments 98

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — Melissa Widner, General Partner at NAB (National Australia Bank) Ventures, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018. Bank Innovation 2018 will take place March 5-6 in San Francisco. Prior to NAB Ventures, Widner led two companies as CEO to successful acquisitions that provided over a 10X return to investors.

San Francisco 218

San Francisco National Innovation Company 218

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 Noto will continue in his role as CEO which he has held for three years since arriving from Twitter in 2018, where he was COO, and prior to that the NFL, where he served as CFO. Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. consumers.

Capital 150

Capital Los Angeles Boston Lending 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. billion, a jump Capital One said was mainly due to a 65 percent increase in marketing expenses. Capital One takes over for Synchrony Financial , which had a nearly 20-year relationship with the retail chain.

Capital 156

Capital Cards Branding Conference 156

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 Those deals fell from 39 percent in 2017 to just 30 percent in 2018. The largest AI deal in the U.S. It’s gotten really easy with open-source products to start an AI company.”.

Google 137

Google Apple Data Capital 137

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

and Tata Capital has rolled out a new lending platform in India. At first, the company will be referred to as ‘TransUnion, formerly Callcredit’ and will then be known as just TransUnion later in 2018. In other news, India’s Tata Capital has rolled out an online working capital platform for its customers, the company said.

Capital 100

Capital US Fintech America 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

The Federal Reserve has released new data on small businesses’ appetite for capital, and it appears that financing demand is on the rise. Compared to 2017 figures, small businesses have increased their demand for capital. Nearly one-third sought financing online in 2018, an increase from 24 percent in 2017.

Capital 109

Capital Survey Lending Online 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Popular with younger banking customers thanks in part to digital payments and other appealing features, the company has nevertheless moved rapidly through the venture capital funds it had already acquired during its expansion. Monzo lost approximately £55m as of February 2019, a significant increase from £33m at the same point in 2018.

Capital 143

Capital United States Digital Banking Online 143

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

Europe’s Financial Stability Board ( FSB ) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis, will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital in 2010, they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January, the U.K.

Capital 108

Capital Lending Regulation Meeting 108

PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Some providers are capitalizing on the concept by launching new services that offer access to premium content such as newspapers and magazines in exchange for a monthly fee. The share of Americans aged 14 to 21 who subscribed to internet-based video services in 2018 is 80 percent. in the fourth quarter of 2018 (although it added 7.3

Capital 130

Capital Innovation Los Angeles Video 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

China’s venture capital landscape is undergoing a shuffle,” Shanghai-based Wei Zhou, founder and CEO of XNode, said in an interview with Venture Beat , “which means that startups are scrutinized more rigorously than in the past and fewer domestic candidates pass the screening. As of October 2018, venture investment in China hit $93.8

Capital 129

Capital US National Examples 129

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Australian challenger bank Judo Capital has chosen VERMEG , a leading banking and insurance software solution company, to meet its Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting requirements as it pursues its full banking license. “Regulatory reporting is an essential function for Judo.

Capital 116

Capital Compliance Report Software 116

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Bitcoin finished up its worst year yet, as the price of the popular cryptocurrency plummeted by over 80 percent over 2018, Coindesk reported. In addition, the digital currency’s total capitalization dropped by almost $700 billion. But the cryptocurrency ended 2018 with a price of just under $3,750.

Bitcoin 139

Bitcoin cryptocurrency Capital Analysis 139

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

Europe’s Financial Stability Board said Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements put on the books during the financial crisis will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital back in 2010 they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January the U.K.

Capital 100

Capital Lending Regulation Meeting 100

Let's Talk Payments

JUNE 7, 2019

Increasing access to capital, consumer awareness, and acceptance to new ways of managing finances and other ecosystem drivers have been attractive for entrepreneurs in 2018 as well. A growing number of new players in any industry is a sign of an expanding market and opportunities for innovators. FinTech is not an exception here.

Fintech 107

Fintech United States blockchain Financial Technology 107

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms. Visa Acquires Longtime Partner Fraedom.

Innovation 184

Innovation Fintech Payments Management 184

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and included Coinbase Ventures and LuneX Ventures. We see institutional capital come into the crypto space with the expectation of banking integrations to complement crypto credit offerings,” CEO Darshan Bathija said in a statement, according to CoinDesk.

Capital 175

Capital Security cryptocurrency Fraud 175

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The data-driven “Restock Kroger” initiative will largely take the place of new growth in the coming year, according to Supermarket News , with improvements to customer service and assortment winning out over expansion in 2018. Capital expenditures for 2018 are projected at $3 billion. Breaking It Down by the Numbers.

Data 109

Data Strategy Branding Retail 109

TheGuardian

MARCH 16, 2021

Sources have told the Guardian that Cameron , who was an adviser and shareholder in Greensill, travelled to Sydney in 2018 and during his stay met with Greg Brereton, an employee at a small insurance company called The Bond & Credit Co (TBCC).

Capital 92

Capital Lending Meeting Report 92

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

A new partnership recently announced between Capital One and Spotify aims to discount subscriptions as a means to draw more users into signing up for the music streaming service’s premium option. With great partners like Capital One, we can create unique ways to give the millions of Capital One customers in the U.S.

Capital 100

Capital Regional Cards Meeting 100

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

As noted in this space yesterday, there’s been a rush by venture capital firms to find and fund startups that focus on the digital transformation of buying and selling properties. Crunchbase has estimated venture capital money flowing to these firms in just the first few months of this year has topped $1.9

Capital 122

Capital Examples Course Management 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In the third quarter of 2018, over 40 percent of larger seller GPV came from sellers that started on Square as micro-sellers.” In reference to the latter business, in the third quarter of 2018 Square Capital facilitated over 62,000 business loans totaling $405 million, up 34 percent year over year, revealed the company.

Capital 181

Capital Conference Bitcoin cryptocurrency 181

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

The rate of credit card delinquencies jumped 52 basis points (BPS) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, and will likely continue to increase over the next 12 months as consumers take on more debt. percent in Q1 of 2018, “down slightly from a year ago,” Moody’s said. Performance by banks was mixed again in Q1 2018. percent and 4.9

New York 120

New York Survey Cards Report 120

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Eight credit unions closed in 2018, and they affected an estimated 14,000 people with a collective £25 million in savings. Some surviving firms, like London Capital Credit Union, find themselves in the strange position of asking customers with big balances to lower the amount they save so it can slash the size of its loan book.

Regulation 134

Regulation Capital Lending Policies 134

Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

billion 2018 was a phenomenal year for FinTech. Over a course of 12 months, Venture Capital-backed FinTech deals and funding set an annual … The post 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 I spotted an article by Linus Beliunas on LinkedIn this week, and liked it so much that wanted to share. 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37

Fintech 417

Fintech Course Capital 417

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Capital One reported a robust second-quarter performance as the bank had increased spending and lowered losses in its credit card business. Capital One delivered another quarter of strong financial performance as we continued to invest to grow and drive our digital transformation,” Fairbank said in a statement. billion or $3.71

Capital 100

Capital Cards Trends Branding 100