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).
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Walmart and Green Dot already have a payments partnership, one that involves the Walmart MoneyCard program and which launched in 2006. Not only is that payments deal being extended, but the two businesses will create and roll out a FinTech accelerator. . But news broke late Tuesday afternoon (Oct.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2018
Investors have remained skeptical that the marketplace business model touted in 2006 is sustainable. Even before this latest blow to the company’s stock price, the bloom was starting to fade from the marketplace lending rose.
Insights on Business
MARCH 18, 2019
Not just a limited scheme, between 2006 and 2013 it facilitated fake trade deals, reinsurance fraud, tax evasion, hidden investments, a fuel pricing fraud scheme at Sheremetyevo Airport—and much more. AML involves multiple types of fraud, tax evasion, illegal trades and other crimes. The recently revealed $8.8
Javelin Strategy & Research
MAY 22, 2015
In 2006, CNN tapped a group of tech gurus and futurists to cook up four visions for the company’s evolution. So it looks like some of the important or up-and-coming fintech players are anticipating what I hope will be a revolution in how consumers interact with their banks in the digital space.
Javelin Strategy & Research
OCTOBER 21, 2014
While the mainstream media was ooing and aaahing over Apple’s innovative new product, us fintech geeks were generally a little underwhelmed by certain aspects. Not really – just piggybacking on Google Wallet, Softcard and those nasty looking old terminals at McDonalds that have been gathering McGrime since 2006.
Fintech Labs Insights
AUGUST 12, 2014
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. But as YC grew from 2005 to 2009, the number of fintech companies stayed at roughly 1 per year. You are almost guaranteed a multi-million funding. During the past 4.5
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