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MAY 22, 2017

Menlo Ventures , the Silicon Valley venture capital firm, closed a new $450 million venture capital fund aimed at investing in early stage companies focused in the consumer, enterprise and so-called frontier technologies markets. Of the investments, half will go to fund seed and Series A deals, noted the report.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The round drew participation from Founders Fund, Meritech Capital Partners, Coatue Management, Bond, and Index Ventures. San Francisco-based Persona helps businesses verify customer identities in order to help with age verification, fraud prevention, and account recovery. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post?

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Silicon Valley and African FinTech startup Flutterwave closed a $35 million fundraising round and announced partnerships with WorldPay and Visa as it plans expansion on the continent, according to reports on Tuesday (Jan. The company said it will use the funding toward expansion efforts in northern and Francophone Africa.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The top banking and insurance watchdog in China is looking to crack down on the perceived Big Tech monopoly of financial data and further curb abuses of power, and will especially examine the “spillover” cross-sector between financial and technology. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The FinTech company SoFi is making its first leap to go global with a big move into Hong Kong. SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said, in a prepared statement, that “Hong Kong, a financial capital of Asia, is ripe for innovation and a launching pad for further expansion.”

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

4) to buy its FinTech competitor, SIA , for about 4.6 The transaction will create a company with a combined market capitalization of around 15 billion euros ($17.6 This is not the first mega deal involving FinTech companies. the San Francisco-based financial services company. billion euros ($5.4 billion euros ($9.1

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APRIL 30, 2020

The FinTech company, based in both San Francisco and Nigeria, secured the venture capital (VC) investment from Worldpay , which has also struck a strategic partnership with the firm. At the time, Flutterwave said it would use the funding to further build out its technology and continue expanding throughout Africa.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

With a strong penetration of smartphones and mobile commerce, Spain is quickly gaining visibility in the FinTech world, and its capital city is leading the charge. Considered a “dark horse” in FinTech, Madrid is making strides to improve conditions for startups to flourish and boosting record venture rounds for its homegrown companies.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

7) that the Shanghai opening adds to Standard Chartered’s existing network of labs, which are open in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kenya, London and San Francisco. The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses.

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JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Or, said more simply, Plaid provides an API layer that sits between banks and FinTech innovators who want to access bank account information for what they are doing and makes the connection possible.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

This new valuation ranks Klarna as the biggest European private FinTech and one of the largest private FinTechs around the world, according to an announcement from the company. The funding round was led by San Francisco-based growth-oriented investor Dragoneer Investment Group. Other investors in the round include ?Commonwealth

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MAY 6, 2016

Earlier in the week, we reported on the bust that is B2B venture capital this week. For a lot of consumer startups, it’s not always obvious how you are going to monetize, and there is a lot of competition for eyeballs,” explained 500 Startups venture capital lead Dave McClure in an interview last month with Reuters. “For Accounting.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I thought one panel participant explained eloquently where the financial services industry is in the digital transformation journey when he put it in terms of the incumbent bank’s relationship with fintechs. He observed: We’re in what was described as “Phase 3” with fintechs.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. million in funding for its technology, reports said this week. Prime Venture Partners provided the investment, reports said.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Human resources and payroll startup Kredily , based in India, announced $750,000 in Seed funding, led by Fosun RZ Capital, reports in The News Minute said this week. million from Alteria Capital. Lendingkart. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 Growth Street.

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MARCH 5, 2019

Just take the recent story of Three Babes Bakeshop in San Francisco. Indeed, the San Francisco-based company reportedly owes tens of thousands of dollars to its food suppliers, many of which are small businesses, and some of which told reporters they were never warned by Munchery of its plans to shut down. Tabs and Cash.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. Marketing and sales platform Drift raised $32 million from General Catalyst, HubSpot and Sequoia Capital. trillion market. Supply Chain Management. Alternative Finance. Treasury Management.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 29, 2015

We’ve been teasing you for weeks with previews of the companies that will be taking the stage at FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco. Today we’re happy to unveil FinDEVr 2015’s full roster of platform-builders, API-developers, and tool-makers whose cutting-edge technologies are an indispensable part of fintech innovation.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It was another busy week for B2B FinTech startups, with globally and vertically diverse companies securing new funding for their enterprise-targeting tools. PYMNTS takes a look at the latest in B2B FinTech funding below. SESAMi/Capital Match. Based in Germany, Fraugster raised more than $13.9

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This year’s Future of Fintech (June 14-16, SF) will have a stage dedicated solely to the future of wealth tech. Our speakers will dive into the trends and technologies revolutionizing the wealth tech industry, ranging from fractional stock trading, robo-advising, social trading platforms, and more. See you in San Francisco !

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The preponderance of activity, of course, stood within FinTech, and with roughly 93 percent of that amount. San Francisco area startup Helpshift is working to revolutionize the customer support industry through an enterprise-level, app-based customer support platform. Helpshift Leads The CRM Industry Toward A Post-PC Era.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The news comes as concern builds about young companies spending too much and not holding enough capital as worries about the global economy increase. venture fund based in San Francisco.”. Last year, nearly 100 technology startup companies in China garnered a valuation of more than $1 billion. China Growth.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

But a seed-stage startup fund in San Francisco announced its own new $50 million investment pool, so funding for B2B FinTech startups in the U.S. The funding, led by Salesforce Ventures and Talis Capital, will help Onfido expand globally, according to reports late last week. could be on the horizon. eInvoicing.

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MARCH 28, 2016

The newest addition to the Founders Fund, which is based in San Francisco, helps bring the total raised to date to $3 billion, and as the name implies this is the six vehicle that is part of the pantheon. A fund of this size will allow us to put more capital behind our strongest entrepreneurs.”.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Its platform provides proprietary cyber-risk analysis technology to corporate customers. PYMNTS breaks down the latest deals below.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The news comes as concern builds about young companies spending too much and not holding enough capital as worries about the global economy increase. venture fund based in San Francisco.”. Last year, nearly 100 technology startup companies there garnered a valuation of more than $1 billion. China Growth.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

On October 6 & 7 in San Francisco, 60 companies will present their latest developer tools, tips, and integrations. Personal Capital. The post FinDEVr Preview: Thinking Capital appeared first on Finovate. Today starts our FinDEVr Preview blog series. Register today and don’t miss out. Lleida.net.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

This makes the sector an attractive target for fintech companies. . Where Top US Banks Are Betting On Fintech. Despite the economic uncertainty surrounding Covid-19, the largest US banks continue to invest in fintech companies. Capital Float is an India-based startup providing business loans through a lending platform.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Deloitte announced the winners of its Technology Fast 50 rankings last night, and two Finovate and FinDEVr alums made the cut. The Technology Fast 50 awards, which are split across three categories, recognize achievements and evolution in the Canadian tech sector. Thinking Capital presented at FinDEVr San Francisco 2015.

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DECEMBER 29, 2015

Online marketplace lenders are a new form of nonbank specialty lending that uses technology platforms to allow Wall Street and individual investors to directly fund loans to consumers and small businesses. capital policy. Treasury that “they’re technology companies, not lenders.” “U.S. By Howard Schneider. Lack of regulation.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

For American regional financial services company Bank of the West, a division of international bank BNP Paribas, striking the right balance has meant seeking collaborations with competitors in the FinTech space instead of focusing on a digital-only approach. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token.

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JULY 24, 2020

The latest infusion of cash comes from TSG Consumer Partners , a San Francisco-based private equity company, TechCrunch reported. 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.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

FlexScore , a platform that gamifies financial planning, was purchased by California-based advisory firm United Capital this week. United Capital, which holds $15 billion in assets under management, plans to use FlexScore as a tool to help its advisors engage clients. Since then the San Francisco-based company has raised $4.7

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AUGUST 11, 2014

FinDEVr San Francisco 2014 -- the first event focused on fintech developers -- is less than two months away, and we''re excited to announce our presenters! These leading companies came from a competitive application process designed to find the best ideas and innovations for fintech developers. 30 & Oct.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Legal tech startups have already reached a high in deal count this year, as technology aimed at automating high-cost, white-color professions gains investor attention. FINTECH TRENDS Q3 2017 RESEARCH BRIEFING. FINTECH TRENDS Q3 2017 RESEARCH BRIEFING. Fintech deals and funding are on track to reach record highs in 2017.

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MAY 19, 2016

Courtesy of a Series E round led by IGM Financial, digital wealth management giant Personal Capital picked up an investment of $50 million now, with another $25 million coming in 2017. The new capital takes the company’s valuation to $500 million. Personal Capital manages $2.4

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