Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Digital: Pigskin Pick-Ups Bankjoy , a digital banking provider, had a funding round led by the Curql Collective Credit Union Service Organization. Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Jack Henry expanded its partnership with SMA Technologies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). Goodwater Capital also invested in Kyash’s Series B Round. growth equity investment firm Greyhound Capital; U.S.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 16, 2023

London-based Zopa Bank has $95 million in Tier 2 capital to fund its growth, according to the company. The digital bank provides technology for its customers to gain access to better credit products, to transfer card balances in a way that helps pay down credit and improve their financial well-being.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

BBVA USA is collaborating with Google to offer consumers a digital bank account through Google Pay. The Alabama-based bank holding company said the partnership is key to its strategy? of growing the bank throughout the U.S. BBVA is one of six U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Open banking initiatives and bank-FinTech collaborations continue to expand in an effort to improve financial services offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Built on the bank-FinTech collaborative model, startup Treasury Prime recently announced a $9 million Series A funding round for its API technology.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

B2B FinTech startups have stepped into 2021 with a bang, as industry players raised more than $910 million in combined funding. Backers zeroed-in on a range of industries, including SMB banking and lending. In a statement, the company's Group President Suhail Sameer said the debt capital will be key to its lending operations.

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The Paypers

MARCH 25, 2021

Meniga , a UK-based fintech that provides digital banking technology to banks, has closed USD 10 million in additional funding led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Headlines are filled with reports of service outages and data breaches , and both banks and consumers are contending with rising fraud concerns as digital banking takes off. Fraud threatens everyone, yet customers rely on their banks for protection. The Technology Gap That Fosters Fraudsters.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. What we are seeing is many new companies launching capabilities built upon the latest internet-enabled technologies. It is almost like banking in an apps store.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others. Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking. It boasts more than 12 million customers.

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 23, 2021

Traditional US financial institutions such as Capital One and TD are still favored over PayPal, Visa and Amazon to deliver digital banking solutions Retail Banking Financial Trends Duties Feature Lines of Business Technology Feature3 Fintech PPP Covid19.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic is reshaping banking. Digitization also allows CUs to compete more effectively with traditional, larger FIs that have relatively stronger capital positions to invest in new products and services.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

These fintech and banking trends should be on financial institutions’ radar in the year ahead. This list of top banking and fintech trends for 2022 won’t tell anyone anything they haven’t already heard about. Trend #2: The Cryptofication of Banks. It’s meant to help financial institutions plan for 2022—i.e.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. Varo is the first consumer FinTech to receive a new national bank charter from the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. In total, more than $68 million in venture capital was announced — but that’s not counting the $130 million round for one U.K. Back Office. billion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is offering as many as five digital banking permits to non-banks to boost competition. Ant Financial is worth around $150 billion, making it one of the most valuable private sector FinTech companies in the world. billion) in capital and local control. billion ($1.1

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Banks are not just competing for customer engagement and retention — they are also vying for funding and resources as they overhaul their infrastructure and banking tools. The latest Digital Banking Tracker examines how legacy institutions stay competitive with challenger banks. Competition Can Lead to Innovation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Latency Advantages.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). FinTech Efforts In Africa. The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

three California technology companies, all wanted a piece of the federal government’s $350 billion loan program, which was designed to keep businesses in the black during the COVID-19 pandemic. . FinTech companies have dramatically expanded the reach of traditional lenders, the paper wrote. PayPal Holdings Inc., Square Inc.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 15, 2020

When COVID-19 accelerated customer movement into mobile and online banking solutions, and triggered consumers to push their funds into bank accounts, banks that had made investments in the digital customer experience were positioned to capitalize.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

There is more than one way to embrace collaboration in today's business banking environment. City National Bank, Extend Pair On Virtual Cards. To launch its new virtual commercial card offering, City National Bank is working with FinTech Extend, the companies recently revealed. PNC Acquires Tempus Technologies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

And that’s where we come to FinTech. As PYMNTS readers know, the role and appeal of FinTech is increasing significantly as consumer demands rapidly change, and technology and regulatory efforts encourage further innovation in digital payments and global transactions. FinTech Partnerships. Whole Ecosystem. “If

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Finastra named a top global provider in IDC FinTech Rankings. IDC’s prestigious annual ranking highlights the leading companies in financial technology. London, UK – September 21, 2022 – Finastra is proud to be ranked one of the top providers in the 2022 IDC FinTech Rankings. Click here for more on Finastra’s recent awards.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

London-based FinTech Revolut is planning to tap the $500 million it got from investors to acquire competing technology firms suffering from the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. Since its founding days, the FinTech has expanded its offerings to include cryptocurrency trading, business banking and more.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2019

Distributed ledger technology will be crucial to innovation in digital banking this year, according to a poll conducted by Bank Innovation. For the December poll, Bank Innovation asked readers to name a technology, aside from the obvious - artificial intelligence, that would be most prominent in 2019.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The panel included: Doug Bergeron , managing partner at Hudson Executive Capital ; Ian Drysdale , executive in residence at Great Hill Partners ; Amit Jhawar , venture partner at Accel and Rick Roberts , analyst and portfolio manager at Vulcan Capital. It is extremely difficult to succeed as a bank,” he said. Challenges .

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB) customers, is through relationship-building. Banks are shuttering their physical branch locations at the fastest pace in years, according to The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ).

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