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Checkout.com becomes UK’s most valuable fintech at $40bn

TheGuardian

London-based firm founded by Swiss surfing enthusiast Guillaume Pousaz overtakes worth of rival Revolut A London-based online payments company has become Britain’s most valuable private fintech business after its latest fundraising valued it at $40bn (£29bn), handing its surf-loving founder a paper fortune of around $20bn.

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How Thinking Smaller Helps FinTechs Scale

PYMNTS

In fact, when it comes to FinTech companies, thinking “small” by focusing and serving a relatively small number of huge markets may provide the best opportunity to drive more impactful revenue with sustainable and profitable growth. Navigating the FinTech Waters. There’s more to thinking small than one might think.

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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. Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago.

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FinTech’s Bright Future Marred by Hype

PYMNTS

Unfortunately, “60 Minutes,” famous for investigative journalism, missed the really big story in FinTech. A few days later, one of the founding fathers of FinTech, Renaud Laplanche , was forced out of Lending Club, the peer-to-peer lender he founded in 2006, following scandals over loan disclosures and conflicts of interest.

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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. Value Date.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

More talk about fintech, dinosaur bankers, and flavors of the month. Online book stores. In 1998, they decided "why don't we sell everything online?" Didn't even exist in 2006. They have a heavily female customer base, and see opportunity to build an offering attractive to those that visit their stores and online space.

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Kreditech Taps mBank Veteran Michal Panowicz To Lead on Products, Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

Panowicz, who worked for fellow Finovate alum mBank as Senior Director and Managing Director from the fall of 2011 to the spring of 2015, will be responsible for Kreditech’s product and technology departments. His long tenure in finance and technology includes stints at Alior Bank, Microsoft, eBay, and The Boston Consulting Group.