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Zopa Secures UK Banking License

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million) from new and existing investors in two funding rounds since applying for the banking license in 2016, and it added several former banking executives to create a board. Still, the CEO said Zopa placed a priority on developing and owning its own technology. At the time, Zopa said it raised £60 million ($67.7

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FFIEC issues updated guidance on authentication and access

CFPB Monitor

The Guidance, which replaces previously issued 2005 and 2011 FFIEC guidance, is not intended to serve as a comprehensive framework for identity and access management programs and does not endorse any specific security framework or standard. The Guidance begins with a discussion of the “threat landscape” faced by financial institutions.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

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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3 Strategies Goldman Sachs can use to build a Fintech powerhouse

Lex Sokolin

There are, all of a sudden, a lot of deals being done across financial technology. Many of the companies being sold were started between 2005 and 2015. Unlike Goldman, Schwab has a real consumer footprint with a relatable, non-alienating brand, and deep consumer technology. Maybe not all of a sudden. Reminder?—?Addepar

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Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

Fintech Labs Insights

movement in 2005/2006, the financial crisis hit. The recovery : As financial institutions got to the other side in 2010/2011, there was a massive pent-up demand from consumers for digital services, as broadband was now common in most developed markets and the iPhone turned 3 in 2010. Digital Banks for Small Businesses.

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FinovateFall 2017 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Digital banking solutions for community banks and credit unions. A turnkey solution incorporating CRM, invoicing and payments into a simple solution for the business delivered through the bank’s digital banking solution. Digital banking is the new core.” MalauzaiMonkeys. Interesting.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

Ant Technology. Plaid Technologies. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. (values as of 1 Mar 2021). Value Date. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. 2018 round. Rumored secondary mkt value. United States. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Secondary mkt value (29 Jan 21). United States. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021.