PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2018
Marketplace lending. Digital banks. It’s said to be the answer to the world’s food safety and digital identity problems. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk.
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 was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Fintech Labs Insights
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
PPRO : Founded in 2006, the London-based payments company is the oldest of the new unicorns. But given it’s position as powering alternative energy lending at the POS, it seemed to be more the former. Tinkoff Bank. We suspect MX has been worth north of $1B for a year or two, but it wasn’t until the Jan 2021 round at a $1.9B
Fintech Labs Insights
AUGUST 26, 2020
Startups 2005 1 2006 0 2007 1 2008 1 2009 2 2010 2 2011 6 2012 5 2013 6 2014 13 2015 19 2016 17 2017 27 2018 23 2019 40 2020 50 Source: YCDB.co, TechCrunch. Finch : [Lending, Employee benefits, APIs] Product: API for developers to tap into payroll systems to verify income, set up direct deposits, pull paystubs, and confirm employment.
Fintech Labs Insights
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
A defunct Canadian bank, Bayshore Trust, launched the first online loan application in March 1996. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. Founded: 2011 (though it was originally founded in 2006 as FundingUtah). Rank (by FAB score). Clearco (formerly Clearbanc).
Fintech Labs Insights
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Tinkoff Bank. 5 Nov 2021. Netherlands. Mar 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. July 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 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. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea.
Fintech Labs Insights
MARCH 4, 2021
Tinkoff Bank. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Rumored secondary mkt value. United States. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Netherlands. Secondary mkt value (29 Jan 21). United States. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021. New Zealand. One97 (PayTM). Nov 2019 round. Checkout.com. Jan 2021 round. United Kingdom. Plaid Technologies. 1-Mar-2021.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
183 
Let's personalize your content