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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

PYMNTS

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., Also in the U.K.,

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

Fintech Labs Insights

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

CB Insights

Through trial and error, the company has set up key financial pillars across payments, cash deposits, and lending. Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. Table of Contents: Amazon’s product strategy. Amazon’s Next Financial Pillar. Closing thoughts.

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Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?

PYMNTS

Consumers may feel a pinch (eventually) in the wallet, as credit card debt and mortgages become more expensive. Non-financial corporate debt, as a percentage of [gross domestic product (GDP)], is much higher than it was in 2007 and much higher than it was in 2001 … and, interestingly, much higher than it was in 1929,” he said.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

Adding to the observation is the fact that from roughly 2001-2006, a devastating housing price bubble formed due to lax lending standards. According to the S&P/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, home prices rose a whopping 63% over that period (2001-2006) before beginning to crater heading into the Financial Crisis.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

The first, Divvy, is a corporate credit card and expense management firm in the same category with Brex, Expensify, and others. But given it’s position as powering alternative energy lending at the POS, it seemed to be more the former. Personal Capital. It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

The first, Divvy, is a corporate credit card and expense management firm in the same category with Brex, Expensify, and others. But given it’s position as powering alternative energy lending at the POS, it seemed to be more the former. Personal Capital. It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable.