Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

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’s still going under the stewardship of fintech famous Jim Marous, who modernized the name to Digital Banking Report (and recently opened the archives for free access).

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

FinTechs are developing ways to automate accounting tasks, forcing human accountants to provide more strategic, value-added services. At the same time, an influx in the variety of financial management solutions for large and small businesses has some companies looking beyond the corporate accountant. Embracing The Cloud.

Trends 108

Trends Innovation Survey Software 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The nation is embracing faster payments and FinTech innovation, while the market is being shaped by everything from the payments Modernization initiative of Payments Canada to the legalization of marijuana. Canada’s financial services market is counting itself among the ranks of the transformative ones of the world.

Leadership 108

Leadership CA Survey Innovation 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Yet, the broader perception of smaller financial institutions (FIs) in the industry is that these banks lack the resources that larger banks offer, as well as the agility of emerging FinTech firms, to promote product and service innovation to their SMB clients. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018.

Community Bank 123

Community Bank Community Payments Fintech 123

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

It was only in December when management shared the stunning news that Yahoo! ’s management could focus on rebuilding the company’s core Internet businesses. It’s very simple: innovation is a game that is played for a full 9 innings. By spinning out the Alibaba stake to Yahoo!’s Ironically, Yahoo!

Google 100

Google Innovation Taxes Marketing 100

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Every discussion and presentation focused on the challenges and innovations financial institutions are tasked with to create “frictionless” experiences. The complexity of this future vision underscored the importance of partnerships between the FinTech world and financial institutions to get this vision from cool demo to reality.

Payments 60

Payments Las Vegas Risk Management Cyber Security 60

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Avalara , an innovator in automated tax management for small businesses, raised $96 million in new funding from a group of investors including Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, and Technology Crossover Ventures this week. Last month, Avalara added a number of new enhancements to its compliance document management solution, CertCapture.

Taxes 12

Taxes Seattle Compliance Capital 12