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An interview with Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo

Chris Skinner

At university I started a company that went onto Y Combinator in 2007, but I had to leave at that time. And then, GoCardless in 2011, we founded it, myself and my two co-founders, Matt and Hiroki, and I was there for almost three years, and that was my first experience with FinTech. I think the word FinTech wasn’t yet around.

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120 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: November 2020 Update

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). But we achieved a new milestone surpassing the $1 TRILLION-mark in total valuation among the 120 public and private financial technology companies. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Ant Technology.

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Fintech with The Jetsons at FinovateFall 2016

Fintech Labs Insights

It’s 2016, and the red hot fintech sector has evolved immensely since Finovate first launched 10 years ago. Looking back at the demos from 2007 , the major trends were PFM, text alerts, and bill payment. The post Fintech with The Jetsons at FinovateFall 2016 appeared first on Finovate.

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FT Partners New Research Report on Digital Wealth Management Features a Dozen Finovate Alums

Fintech Labs Insights

The new research report on digital wealth management from Financial Technology Partners is a timely reminder of just how deep the firm’s dedication to and insight into the fintech world goes. Founded in 2007. And the fact that the report features a dozen Finovate and FinDEVr alums is pretty neat, too.

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FT Partners New Research Report on Digital Wealth Management Features a Dozen Alums

Fintech Labs Insights

The new research report on digital wealth management from Financial Technology Partners is a timely reminder of just how deep the firm’s dedication to and insight into the fintech world goes. Founded in 2007. And the fact that the report features a dozen Finovate and FinDEVr alums is pretty neat, too.

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Reflections on the Eight-Year Bull Market in Fintech

Fintech Labs Insights

I’m in awe of how much the industry has grown since 2007. Fintech wasn’t even a thing then, we were still stuck using the entire 6 syllables, “financial technology.” I don’t have good data for 2007, but my guess is that the $12.4 Is that sustainable?

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Finovate Alums Earn Spots in FinTech Forward 20 “Companies to Watch”

Fintech Labs Insights

Half of the companies in the FinTech Forward 20 “Companies to Watch” list presented by American Banker and BAI this week are Finovate/FinDEVr alums. Founded in 2007. Co-founder and CEO of CUneXus credited his firm’s 1-click consumer lending technology for catching the Fintech Forward judges’ attention.

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