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Klarna creates global ‘Consumer Council’

Bank Innovation

Point-of-sale lender Klarna, which has a banking license in Europe and partners with banks in other markets, is creating a new mechanism to acquire feedback as it evolves its products. The “Consumer Council” will take the form of in-person meetups three times a year in each market.

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Ant Financial Acquires Minority Stake In Klarna

PYMNTS

China’s Ant Financial has acquired a minority stake in the Swedish split payments FinTech Klarna for an undisclosed sum, Klarna announced on Wednesday (March 4). Klarna, Europe’s most valuable FinTech, was founded in 2005 and has financial backers that include the rapper Snoop Dogg, who is also part of the company’s marketing.

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The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

Fintech Labs Insights

Graduating from there is like facing the job market with a resume boasting summer internships at Google, Facebook AND Goldman Sachs. Fintech (note 1) has been part of YC from the beginning. The first class (Summer 2005) included one fintech startup, TextPayMe, among the eight companies. During the past 4.5

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

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. It’s currently tied for 96th most valuable across all fintech, and 36th most valuable payments company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. 2-feb-2021.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. It’s currently tied for 96th most valuable across all fintech, and 36th most valuable payments company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. 2-feb-2021.

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A Plus for P2P Lending: Investors to Buy Up to $5 Billion in Loans on Prosper

Fintech Labs Insights

P2P lending giant Prosper announced a deal in which a group of institutional investors has agreed to purchase up to $5 billion in loans on the San Francisco-based company’s platform over the next 24 months. Founded in 2005, Prosper presented at FinovateSpring 2009 as well as the inaugural Finovate in 2007.

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Six Alums Earn a Spot on on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 List

Fintech Labs Insights

The 50 companies have an aggregate market valuation of $239 billion, and almost 20% of the list consists of fintech companies, six of which are Finovate and/or FinDEVr alums. Launched: 2005. A unique, online lending company that prides itself on social finance. Automated marketing messaging company. Funding: $1.9