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Top News In Payments: JPMorgan Blocks FinTechs From Passwords; Ant, Razer Join Rally For Singapore eBank Licenses

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In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. Ant, Razer Join Rally For Singapore eBank Licenses.

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An interview with Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo

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And then, GoCardless in 2011, we founded it, myself and my two co-founders, Matt and Hiroki, and I was there for almost three years, and that was my first experience with FinTech. I think the word FinTech wasn’t yet around. But it was an amazing two-year experience of building and growing and launching a startup.

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SoFi Sees Investor Accounts Double Thanks To Fractional Shares

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CEO Anthony Noto told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the FinTech company’s investing platform has seen a significant uptick in user numbers since January. Founded in 2011, SoFi made its reputation by refinancing student loans for millennials. Since then, it has expanded its financial products to offer personal and mortgage loans.

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120 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: November 2020 Update

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At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). But we achieved a new milestone surpassing the $1 TRILLION-mark in total valuation among the 120 public and private financial technology companies. The company was founded in 2011. Ant Technology. 2-Dec-2020.

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A Look at the First Week of Nasdaq’s Fintech Index

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While many of you were busy catching Pikachu last week, you may have missed that Nasdaq, in collaboration with KBW, launched an index to track financial technology. Officially named KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (KFTX) , the fund tracks 49 fintech companies, including 17 Finovate and FinDEVr alums.

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Equifax Shakes Up Mortgage Tech with Castlight Partnership

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Jake Ranson, Banking & Financial Institutions Director at Equifax U.K., described the new offering as “something unique to the market” and said it will “help customers have more control over their data and… make it easier for the financial services industry to make use of data.”

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FT Partners New Research Report on Digital Wealth Management Features a Dozen Finovate Alums

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The new research report on digital wealth management from Financial Technology Partners is a timely reminder of just how deep the firm’s dedication to and insight into the fintech world goes. FinovateFall 2011. Founded in 2011. Headquartered in 2011. Founded in 2011. FinovateFall 2011.