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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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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).

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

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And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. The rise of FinTech offers a bit of a prism through which to view those events. Now, tighter standards in the wake of Dodd-Frank’s 2010 passage helped get that down to about 4.3

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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Today In Data: Kiosks, Equifax And FinTech VC All See Growth

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individuals than previously reported, corporate disbursements are still made through paper checks, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have expressed optimism about accessing loans from the financial services sector and FinTech sees a rise in venture capital (VC)’s expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

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Wave Lands $24M To Focus On AI For SMB Finance

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The company revealed the funding from an array of backers including National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital. Existing investors CRV, Social Capital, BDC IT Venture Fund and BDC Capital, OMERS Ventures, HarbourVest and OurCrowd also participated, Wave said.

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Unicorn Gojek Founder Steps Down To Accept Indonesia Cabinet Post

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Since its 2010 launch, it had amassed more than 2 million driver partners and 400,000 merchants. I am very happy to be here today as it shows we are ready for innovation and to move forward,” he told reporters. Moka was founded in 2014 and was one of the first FinTechs in Indonesia.

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Copenhagen Banks On Livability For Tech Success

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Denmark has gained quite a reputation for supporting an overall positive business environment and fostering creativity and innovation – all of which have contributed to its capital city attracting the attention of global startups. There is a perception that larger companies drive innovation as opposed to startups.

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