CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Fraud prevention tools. Business lending and corporate cards. How Stripe’s product suite feeds into its ultimate goals. Online and offline payments.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

The new program, first launched in 2010, was a digital-only offer for customers with low-balance checking accounts. They also questioned the move in light of the lift BoA received from last month’s federal legislation, which slashed taxes for corporations.

America 109

America Maryland FDIC Millennials 109

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2014

Suddenly in 2010, the fintech number grew dramatically, average of more than 7 per year. Table: YC Fintech Companies by Year Class Total Companies # Fintech Companies % Fintech 2014 (half year) 56 5 9% 2013 83 9 9% 2012 117 8 7% 2011 89 7 8% 2010 61 6 10% 2009 39 1 3% 2008 43 1 2% 2007 32 2 6% 2006 17 0 0% 2005 8 1 13% Total 545 40 7.4%

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Fintech Bitcoin Cards Online 26

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. Some companies just push their luck a little too far. Total Funding: $1.1B.

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Fraud Las Vegas Company Video 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

While November 2010 saw the release of the new Windows Phone with a new platform, it never caught on with consumers. The housing bubble bursting that same year had the opposite effect and various penalties and real estate losses relating to Countrywide’s lending practices ended up costing BofA about $40B, all told. Microsoft and Nokia.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Being comfortable with the idea of alternative financial systems has opened the door to a variety of innovations, from alternative investment vehicles like cryptocurrency to point-of-sale lending alternatives. Borrowing: Credit-shy millennials embrace PoS lending. Budgeting & Saving: Millennials go mobile and embrace automation.

Millennials 77

Millennials Mobile Lending Cards 77

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings.

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Company US San Francisco Capital 78