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Report: Alibaba’s Ant Group Plans Hong Kong IPO At $200B+

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Based in Hangzhou, China, the company operates Alipay, an online payment service that debuted in 2004 and has evolved into the world’s largest payment and lifestyle platform, the company said. In January, Ant began discussions with banks to resurrect plans for an IPO that was shelved over a year ago due to regulatory and profitability issues.

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

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players.

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So many new banks – how many can succeed?

Chris Skinner

I am surprised how many new start-up banks there are in Britain. that moved to the UK in 2004 with the acquisition of Abbey Banco Sabadell’s acquisition of Lloyds spin-off TSB the soon-to-launch RBS spin off William & Glyn Vernon Hill’s Metro …

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

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At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 7 born this month (Digit Insurance, Divvy, Mambu, Melio Payments, MX, PPro, Sunlight Financial). + It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value Date.

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Tagit Locks in More than $8 Million in New Funding

Fintech Labs Insights

Tagit is headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 2004. Tagit CEO Sandeep Bagaria said the investment would help speed growth in sectors like digital banking and “Smart City” technology. The investment will help both companies grow their market exposure in Asia.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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The 140 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2021 changes)

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. In January, we added 9 new unicorns for a month-end total of 134. The total value is now $1.65 trillion, up $230B from last month. Value Date.