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Financial Services Platform SoFi Plans IPO Via SPAC

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Silicon Valley startup Social Finance (SoFi) is closing a merger deal with blank-check firm Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Social Capital Hedosophia is one of three special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the lookout for investment opportunities. V to file an initial public offering (IPO). . billion in cash proceeds.

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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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Swedish Payment Company iZettle Raises $47 Million in Funding

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The round was led by venture capital firm Dawn and The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. Established in 2011, iZettle enables small business merchants across Europe and Latin America to accept card payments. Swedish payment company iZettle today announced it raised €40 million ($47.05 million) in funding to accelerate growth.

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

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It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Marketplace lending. Blockchain.

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Sift Science Eyes Global Fraud Prevention With $53M In Funding

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According to Venture Beat , this latest round of funding was led by Manhattan-based VC firm Stripes Group, with participation from existing investors that include Union Square Ventures, Insight Venture Partners and Spark Capital.

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MarketInvoice Raises Funding To Deepen Partnerships

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MarketInvoice, the FinTech, announced on Monday (Jan. In a press release , MarketInvoice said the Series-B funding round was led by Barclays and FinTech fund Santander InnoVentures. According to MarketInvoice , since launching in 2011, the FinTech has funded invoices and business loans to U.K.

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Watch 8 Fintech Startups Pitch at Innovate Finance Pitch360 Finals

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Innovate Finance broadcast the finals of its Pitch360 competition over Zoom in July. The UK-based independent fintech industry group attracted 100 entries resulting in 22 finalists across 8 categories, 8 category winners and one overall champion. Founded: 2011. Capital Markets & WealthTech. Digital Assets.