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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)

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The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, Date: March 20, 2003. The mega-company reported a $45B write-down in 2003 and then a $100B yearly loss. Zynga and OMGPOP. Date: March 21, 2012.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. July 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. August 2021 exit to Square. 5 Nov 2021. Aug 2021 round. FTX Exchange. Oct 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. New Zealand. Accounting. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Wise ( TransferWise ). 5 Nov 2021. Jan 2016 round.

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

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August ’21 exit to Square. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange. Oct ’21 round. South Korea. Nov ’18 transaction. New Zealand. Accounting. Secondary market May 21. Jan ’22 round. Jan ’22 round. Tinkoff Bank. Mar ’21 SPAC (proposed). Dec ’19 round. Wise ( TransferWise ). Aug ’21 round. Payroll/SMB. Oscar Health. Jan ’16 round. Better.com. April ’21 round.

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The 266 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Nov 2021)

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July 2021 round. August 2021 exit to Square. South Korea. Secondary market May 21. Dec 2021 round. Jan 2016 round. Better.com. May 2021 SPAC annoucement. Dec 2021 round. April 2021 round. Wise ( TransferWise ). Sep 2021 round. June 2021 round. Netherlands. Nov 2021 round. Estimate based on 2021 IPO value. Root Insurance. Oct 2021 round. Payroll/SMB.

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The 225 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Aug 2021)

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. #168t ($1.3B): USA crypto tax software provider TaxBit. 200t ($1B): American lender Octane Lending. Octane Lending. 180t ($1.1B): Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX. 180t ($1.1B): USA crypto startup MobileCoin. 200t ($1B): Canadian accounting provider Freshbooks. 200t ($1B): American investing platform Human Interest. 9 Sep 2021.

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From Alibaba to Zynga: 21 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them

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Lending Club made changes to its business model that created new opportunities for growth. Lending Club. Apax Partners also first invested in King Digital in 2005, when the company was still distressed from a point of near-bankruptcy in 2003. King Digital Entertainment. Delivery Hero. Stemcentrx.

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