Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The three will join nine other finalists vying for $50,000, 300+ hours of mentoring, and the opportunity to develop their technology in a UBS innovation center. (Click image to watch video). Regional Finals were held this month in Zurich, London, Singapore, and New York. Capital Preferences.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

MX’s data aggregation and innovative visualization technology provide accurate information in an engaging way that “makes it easy for people to manage their finances,” according to MX founder and CEO Ryan Caldwell, who underscored the technology’s “intuitive, innovative UI.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

Over the past eight weeks PYMNTS has cast a weekly global spotlight on one of the many tech hubs fostering innovation and tech advancements across the world. We began the Weekly Tech Center Roundup journey in London – Europe’s self-proclaimed startup capital. businesses find partners in Israel to drive their innovation agendas forward.

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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.

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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.

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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. This helped navigate fragmented regional regulations. Most importantly millennials are failing to build up the requisite capital for a down payment.

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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. million in 2016.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

The remaining triple-digit deal in the period came as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria invested in Atom Bank with as much as $101 million, part of continued capital raising since the latter months of the last year. Looking at the regional breakdown, the U.S. Other regions notched only single-digit percentage rates.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2017

One major example is solar panel and mount manufacturer Solyndra , which shut down in 2011 after raising over $1B in funding. Where’s the innovation & money in renewables? The latter round saw participation from a long list of investors, including Social Capital, Picus Capital, and ACE & Company. 10/22/2015.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

After that it is Facebook’s vision that the rails will become permissionless and open to all to encourage broad participation, innovation and application development. Tomorrow’s innovation may just be an idea today. Facebook hopes to increase the number of Members — and therefore the Council — to 100 by 2020.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In venture capital, returns follow the power law — 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. Get the 65-page report on teardowns for Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and more. JD.com took a huge risk by stepping into a major market and investor Capital Today made a $2.4B

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CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

The e-commerce giants are capitalizing on three important trends: Global financial systems are going digital and mobile. India is the region with the highest growth potential, and this is why both Amazon and Alibaba see it as critical to their long-term strategy. Global wealth is growing. Internet penetration is increasing.

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