Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 26, 2012

capital appreciation and dividends. For comparison purposes, here are last year''s top five, as measured during September, 2011: #1 BofI Holdings, Inc. #2 So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. and Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

Texas 79

Texas National FDIC Capital 79

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. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The flashier entry in that column, however, was the announcement that former PayPal Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready will be starting as Google’s president of commerce come January 2020 — signaling that Google is getting very, very serious about its next big run at payments and commerce. When The Debit Rewards Come Mar ching In .

Google 131

Google Payments Cards Operations 131

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

However, an innovative program run by the U.S. In 2011, the company purchased a Costa Rica-based company with the intention of moving its operations to Rockford, Ill. Customer Speak’s expansion is expected to create 150 jobs over its first two years of operations.

Oregon 70

Oregon Illinois Community Bank Lending 70

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

The nation’s largest supermarket operator announced this week that it has officially signed a deal with U.K.-based while Kroger gets a stake in the company worth about 5 percent of existing share capital, valued at $247.5 Launched in 2011, the company raised around $15 million. Ocado will be able to offer delivery in the U.S.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco California Operations social media 100

Tech and Finance

JUNE 8, 2017

Engle has more than 30 years of experience at AT&T, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, DTCC and Bank of America. Her reputation has been built around her ability to drive regulatory and industry dialogue while developing product and market strategies that integrate with an evolving regulatory and innovation landscape.”.

Virginia 46

Virginia Fintech Marketing Strategies America 46

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Date: October 2011. Date: August 15, 2011. Price: $7.9B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

DokChain is a “distributed network of transaction processors operating on both financial and clinical data across the healthcare industry.” Select Investors: First Round Capital, Tekton Ventures, RRE Ventures, Blockchain Capital, KEC Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Birchmere Ventures, Amplify, Drummond Road Capital.

blockchain 69

blockchain California San Francisco Capital 69

CB Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The company entered the unicorn club in Q2’17, following a $1B Series D from CCB International and Sequoia Capital China. Investors in Mobike’s unicorn round included Hillhouse Capital Management, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Sequoia Capital China, and Tencent Holdings. 9/23/2011. $32. 4/7/2017. $11.

US 59

US United States Capital Company 59

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

We were thrilled to report that the health of those businesses that line the side streets and main streets of Any Town, USA are not only healthy and growing but making the local economies in which they operate healthy, too. Operating a business in a profitable manner — what a quaint idea. And, that’s not all the good news.

Apple 100

Apple Maine Retail Course 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

According to SpaceWorks Enterprises — a private company that monitors satellite demand — the number of annual nano- or microsatellite launches has grown at an average of 40% per year since 2011, with 10% growth projected annually through 2023. Select Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, First Round Capital.

Capital 61

Capital Data Industry Company 61

Lex Sokolin

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We think that Wells Fargo, and Bank of America, and the Federal Reserve, and the rest of “them”, whoever “they” are, are centralized monoliths running on papyrus and holding back innovation. despite such a site being a strong technical and market innovation. So you soldier on and bring in hard-nosed hedge fund capital.

Lending 52

Lending User Experience Google United States 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

million Series C financing round led by Foundation Capital and joined by Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Canaan Partners. In 2011, LendingClub added another $25 million in Series D funding in a round lead by Union Square Ventures. In 2010, LendingClub added to its war chest with a $24.5 lending marketplace.

Lending 135

Lending Fraud Management San Francisco 135

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Commercial operation of offshore fish farms has been limited to date due to regulations, as well as the challenges of efficiently operating a large farming operation far from land. In the US, researchers from aquaculture startup Kampachi Farms first tested an approach to offshore fish farming in 2011 with the Vellella Project.

Study 45

Study Operations Regulation Regional 45

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 14, 2016

The move will enable the bank to better serve companies outside of Europe, and comes less than a year after the innovative FI opened offices in the U.K. To lead operations in Dubai, Fidor Bank has hired Gé Drossaert (pictured) to serve as Managing Director. Munich-based Fidor Bank is expanding to Dubai.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco Management New York Innovation 12

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 11, 2016

Small business lending innovator, EZBOB has raised £20 million ($28.8 The round was led by Leumi Partners and Oaktree Capital Management and takes EZBOB’s total capital to more than $83 million. businesses with annual turnover of at least £10,000 that have been in operation for at least a year are eligible.

Lending 12

Lending Capital Innovation Fintech 12

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2016

With support from Goldman Sachs, Canadian payments innovator nanoPay has raised $10 million in new funding. The Series A also featured the participation of APAGM Services, Jarnac Capital Management, and Rohatton. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, nanoPay demonstrated MintChip at FinovateFall 2016.

New York 12

New York Groups Compliance Security 12

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Our mission is to transform financial services through innovation, reputation and speed,” the company said in its prospectus. The nCino Bank operating system is a single, multi-tenant cloud platform that digitizes client onboarding, loan origination and deposit account opening across commercial, small business and retail lines of business.

North Carolina 197

North Carolina Software Compliance Security 197

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Here’s our guide on how corporations can use startups to innovate faster. Perhaps the most glaring example of the tendency to dismiss innovative new players was when Apple’s iPhone hit the market in 2007. Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. The iPhone and iPod. It was the first example of a smart mobile phone.

Bitcoin 65

Bitcoin Apple Innovation Industry 65

CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Perhaps the most glaring example of the tendency to dismiss innovative new players was when Apple’s iPhone hit the market in 2007. Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. ” Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. When asked about these smaller players at the time (and even now) some companies have remained woefully dismissive.

Bitcoin 78

Bitcoin Apple Industry Nebraska 78

Tefkin

MARCH 12, 2014

In the last years, most of the focus on innovation in financial services has been, it seems, on banking (investing and lending) and payment. To give a few numbers, non-life insurance market world-wide in 2011 was estimated at $1,877.2 A classic case of Innovator’s dilemma. billions. A new carrier?

Comparison 34

Comparison Lending Examples Data 34

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2016

doesn’t have to be paved with a 500+ person task force analyzing what the world would look like if we were starting from a clean sheet of paper, competing propositions for who’s going to build and operate a new set of rails, or even what sort of spiffy software can make existing rails faster. In 2011, the U.S.

US 100

US Payments Course System 100

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

It should be a call to action to the cybersecurity regulators that, when innovation — even intellectually and technologically sophisticated innovation — goes off the rails, it’s time to give a good hard look with an eye to reining it way, way in. That means bitcoin. despite many other countries already giving it a thumbs up.

Bitcoin 155

Bitcoin Regulation Innovation Fintech 155

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Athens, Greece’s capital, has a population of just over 665,000. Its capital city of Athens is helping out Greece in particular with its various technology endeavors. Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? There is also a considerable funding of innovation through numerous EU programs.

Industry 118

Industry Los Angeles Technology Fintech 118

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

First stop on Facebook’s capital raising tour: The big guns with successful payments rails, loads of money and a demonstrable appetite to invest in innovation. After a beta launch in 2010, developers were told by Facebook in June of 2011 that the only way they could be paid for those in-app purchases was to accept Credits.

Innovation 209

Innovation blockchain Payments cryptocurrency 209

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: BlackRock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital.

Fraud 78

Fraud Las Vegas Company Video 78

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Brown, instead of managers getting stock options or guaranteed bonuses, every manager got paid $7,800 a year (the equivalent of about $14,500 today), plus “a designated percentage of the profits of the company after these are reduced by a charge for capital employed.”. The result of this type of plan was to make each manager at H.

Omaha 78

Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. Founded: 2011. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Founded: 2005. Total Funding: $1.2B. Declared Bankruptcy: 2018.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation. 2004: Free cash flow enables more innovation. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation. And, in the end, it means less innovation.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Since then, Peltz has continued to push P&G to re-evaluate its R&D strategy, bring in more external talent, and focus on innovation. Barington Capital pressured Avon CEO to step down. Chobani became the top-selling yogurt in the US in 2011 , only four years after its launch. Investing in vertical integration.

Branding 73

Branding Industry Retail Strategy 73

CB Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In 2011, three banks accounted for half of new mortgage loans, according to the Washington Post. In 2011, just two of the top 10 biggest lenders were non-bank lenders. Most importantly millennials are failing to build up the requisite capital for a down payment. Driver 1: New lenders increase the competition.

Millennials 69

Millennials Lending United States Technology 69

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Around the world, global tech centers are standing out for increased innovation, funding and tech opportunity. France is home to some of the most innovative technology companies in the world,” stated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, at the time of the announcement. Facebook To Open Startup Garage.

Fintech 100

Fintech Groups Regional Innovation 100

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

banking giant Barclays recently launched its Barclays Accelerator in Tel Aviv , marking the ongoing race to capitalize on what some are calling the “hottest FinTech scene.” The company uses a chat-driven, bot-powered interface for security to help address the widening skills gap in many security operations teams.

National 101

National Security Fintech Industry 101

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

After a brief launch in 2011, Glitch was returned to beta and by 2012, Butterfield declared the concept wasn’t viable. Within a few years, the company was raising millions in venture capital funding and went public in 2015. His company, Tiny Speck, began developing a game called Glitch. Source: Shopify Investor Deck 2016.

Video 76

Video social media Online Company 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Technology enthusiasts draw pictures on whiteboards showing bots as the new king of the stack, out-stacking the last great stack — apps, which sit on top of the next-to-last great stack — mobile operating systems, which sit on top of the next-to-next-to-last great stack — the web. WeChat was launched in 2011 by Chinese internet giant Tencent.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100