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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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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. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 Blockchain.

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Intuit Eyes Buying Credit Sesame, NerdWallet And Finicity

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Intuit , the tax software company best known as being the enterprise behind QuickBooks and TurboTax , is looking into acquiring FinTech Finicity , according to reports. It was launched in 2010 and has been profitable since 2017, according to the company. Intuit recently bought Credit Karma for $7 billion.

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Austin Is Bringing The FinTech Heat

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In Austin the cost of living is relatively affordable and taxes are low, especially compared with other major tech hubs, while also offering resources to budding entrepreneurs and tech industry talent. According to the American City Business Journals , the growth in the number of SMBs based in Austin increased from 2010-2013 by 9.7

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Fintech Startup of the Week: Secure to Make Emergency Savings Plans as Ubiquitous as the 401k

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Just out of stealth, Seattle-based fintech startup Secure Save is on the winning side of all these trends. Like a retirement plan or HSA, employees agree to have a small percentage of their pay withheld ( though a key difference is the savings account if funded after-tax ). Remote services? Low-cost subscription model?

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The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

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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. Indinero [link] Accounting, taxes & payroll. During the past 4.5

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Yahoo! Is! For! Sale!: Why Banks Should Care

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The announcement in December came on the heels of a nearly 12-month project aimed at spinning its 15% interest (worth $30 billion) in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to its shareholders, a transaction that has been abandoned over tax concerns. After a dalliance with Microsoft’s Bing in 2010, Yahoo!

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Payment Issues Take Center Stage In The Gig Economy

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The classification also affects payroll tax collection, worker compensation and unemployment benefits. A recent survey from Tipalti , an accounting software FinTech business, found that “poor freelancer payments processing has significant implications on their loyalty to an online marketplace.” Independent contractors — who make up 8.4

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