PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The round was led by March Capital Partners, Patni Family, Iron Pillar, ITP, CXO Fund, Sistema Asia and Chiratae Ventures, according to a report by VentureBeat. The company was founded in 2008 and has three main services it offers to companies. The first is called Akeira, and it’s a conversational AI helper.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

The 2008 global financial crisis forced traditional banks to pull back from small businesses (SMBs) considered too risky and unprofitable to finance, leaving a gap in the market for alternative lenders and FinTech firms to fill.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Interest in the space has been revitalized due to the harsh financial blows the pandemic has dealt, providing opportunities for SMBs to gain capital and for lenders to facilitate. Plus, it allowed us to mitigate fraud risk because we could verify the [SMBs’] ownership of that account.”. The SBA is very concerned about fraud.”.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

The bill also gives regulators more discretion in deciding when to require stress tests of capital adequacy for banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets in the event of another crisis,” according to a summary of the bill in MarketWatch.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The SEC found LCA, LendingClub and Laplanche guilty of fraud for improperly using LCA assets to benefit LendingClub Corporation, LCA’s parent company for which Laplanche was both founder and CEO. By 2008, the economy had lurched into crisis mode, and the world of credit suddenly become a very different place. The SEC Finding.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Fraud prevention tools. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Source: Finix.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Firms started in the dorm room that have no employees, just an eager volunteer, no revenue, and no capital need not apply. So FinTech (six) firms need capital and revenues to grab a foothold in the financial services market. It received $70 million in capital a year ago. And I suspect elsewhere. What I read: We sold to a bank.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 5, 2017

When it launched in 2008, Payfone sought to fight the mobile payments battle but pivoted just over 3 years ago to focus on mobile authentication solutions. Today, the company offers a non-intrusive authentication option for end clients that uses the identity of their mobile phone to offer persistent protection against fraud.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: Sep 29, 2008. While Wendy’s was never really in a position to unseat McDonald’s as the country’s top fast-food burger chain, its 2008 acquisition by Nelson Peltz (the billionaire owner of Arby’s) and merger with the roast beef sandwich chain never got it any closer to fast-food dominance. Date: July 1, 2008.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 18, 2015

The capital takes Feedzai’s total to more than $22 million, and will help the company grow its engineering and sales talent to help meet demand ofr the company’s anti-fraud technology. The company’s Fraud Prevention API for developers handled transaction growth of more than 300% “in late 2014.”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

So whether or not a small business is currently seeking capital , down the road most hope to grow, so the POTENTIAL to tap more funding is a huge factor when selecting a bank. Account scanning for fraud and questionable charges (sourced through BillGuard). Fraud loss guarantee for first $5,000, then $x/mo per $10,000.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 5, 2016

Mobile banking, which got its start in the post-iPhone App Store era (2008), took only about 5 years before it was “Minted” by Simple and then others. And in fewer than eight years mobile banking is already far better than desktop by almost every measure. Another area where huge benefits exist?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

Since the 2008 financial crisis, hedge fund managers have been hit with a slew of new challenges: increased prime brokerage fees, heightened regulatory demand, lower investor fees and the like. It’s an ongoing process but one that can reap major benefits when these efforts combine into a single treasury management directive. A New Ballgame.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Non cash payments’ share of total value of consumer payments: 89 percent Percent of population with a debit card: 96 percent Bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to only 16 in 2011, the lowest level since the country started recording its numbers in the early 1970s. The reason?

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

. “While recent stories and reports of a new entity competing with the three major carriers in the United States grabs headlines, the reality is it would be a daunting task requiring tens of billions of dollars in capital and years to build sufficient scale and density to replicate existing networks like FedEx,” [Mike] Glenn said.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

. “While recent stories and reports of a new entity competing with the three major carriers in the United States grabs headlines, the reality is it would be a daunting task requiring tens of billions of dollars in capital and years to build sufficient scale and density to replicate existing networks like FedEx,” [Mike] Glenn said.

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Banking 2020

JUNE 11, 2015

PIN authentication is the most effective approach to maximize fraud protection, however, the authentication method is up to the credit card issuing bank. However, fraud prevention comes at a price. EMV has been implemented in other countries, resulting in significant reduction in fraud for those businesses that adopted EMV capability.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, PNC, and Wells Fargo all offer digital and mobile banking options. Wells Fargo, Capital One, and Bank of America are also looking to chatbots as a way to provide more responsive, real-time digital services for customers. Digit has raised $36M in venture capital to build out its service.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Companies across industries from food delivery to mobile payments disintegrate for all kinds of reasons, from technology errors and logistical challenges to overspending and outright fraud. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Table of Contents. Powa Technologies.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

But what Solyndra’s investors and the government didn’t see — or didn’t understand the importance of — was that the price of polysilicon was on the decline as early as 2008. Magazine, and the company picked up $40M in VC capital from Index Ventures. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg.

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FICO

APRIL 17, 2021

We’re not just talking about losses that potentially exceed the market capitalization of your entire company if urgent action isn’t taken… but actually taking down Wall Street, and the entire global economy along with it. Margin Call is based on the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Universal Pictures). The Weinstein Company).

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2021

US-based fraud specialist. . #142 (tie) Groww : $1.0B India-based investing startup. 142 (tie) The Zebra : $1.0B US-based insurance lead gen company. 142 (tie) Clearcover : $1.0B US-based auto insurance provider. 142 (tie) Sift : $1.0B Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 May 2021). Value Date. 1 May 2021. United States. Ant Technology.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

72 (t) Forter: $3B US ecommerce fraud specialist. #97 Personal Capital. . #55 Kraken : $4+B US crypto exchange (valuation per Fortune, based on 2019 round, and likely MUCH higher now). #60 60 Paymentus : $3.8B US payments company that went public 25 May 2021. #61 61 Hypoport : $3.6B German lender that went public in 2007. #72

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 8, 2021

US-based fraud protection for financial instituions. Personal Capital. . #129(t) Papaya Global : $1.0B Israel-based payroll provider. 129(t) Flutterwave : $1.0B US-based payment company. 129(t) Clearbanc : $1.0B US-based SMB alt-lender. 129(t) Feedzai : $1.0B 129(t) Fireblocks : $1.0B US-based cyrypto company. Value Date. 1 April 2021.

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FICO

JANUARY 18, 2023

Such cases might include employees, deceased customers, fraud, first-payment defaulters or customers without valid contact data. there’s plenty of capital available and relatively modest collections portfolios, with most creditors reporting lower collections volumes than expected. in the year to Oct 2021 (The Money Charity, Dec 2021).

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2014

But there is more emphasis on fraud controls and ridding yourself of "gray charges" ala BillGuard ( see inset ). The startup is still looking for a credit card issuer partner (attention Capital One, this could be your 360 credit card), so pricing is not available. It is to credit cards what Simple was to checking accounts.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In December, the founder and CEO of Crypto Exchange company FTX was arrested in the Bahamas (yah, don’t ask) and charged with fraud and conspiracy. 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. 2008 called and wants its headlines back. Goes to Sen.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. A most-wanted founder.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

That check — $163 million — is tied to allegations of fraud that Wachovia used certain securities as a “dumping ground” for assets the bank no longer wanted to hold. Wachovia’s misdeeds are Wells Fargo’s problem since Wells bought out the bank as part of a government forced sale in 2008 to prevent Wachovia from failing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

So, in 2008, 2009, when lending ceased, Congress convened again and said we need to update this antiquated law.”. Staut said the alternative ways SMEs can access financing — taking a loan from friends or family, raising venture capital, putting up collateral to get a bank loan or taking out a credit card — simply “aren’t great.”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2018

At $150B, the current valuation of Ant trumps the market capitalizations of leading financial institutions around the world, from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to Banco Santander and The Royal Bank of Canada. credit cards per capital in the US. Between 2008 and 2014, China’s mobile internet users grew from 118M to 557M.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Fraud prevention is one area where Big Data offers much promise. So it is no surprise to learn that Feedzai , a company that specializes in leveraging big data to help companies prevent fraud, has developed technology that brings the blessings of Big Data-powered, anti-fraud prevention to the masses.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

more than we, Kamil Kurmakaev and I, spent since the company’s inception in 2008 till August 2014. The initial 7 years were all about having negative working capital, positive cash flow and a sustained ability to fund our own growth. They have spent (in rubles) twice (!) And EVERYTHING has been lost or stolen — mostly lost.”.

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