CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

in the alternative SME lending space, while B2B startups from the Netherlands and Spain also secured impressive rounds. Find out where the rest of the $19 million in venture capital landed this week and which two U.S. Kikka Capital. Kabbage’s sister firm Down Under secured $1.5 online lender, Satago.

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MAY 25, 2016

Shopper intelligence platform eyeQ announced that it has secured $3.5 The investment round was led by new investor Align Capital and saw participation from its existing investors. With fresh funding under its belt, the company is now also adding Lisa Harris, managing partner of Align Capital, to its board of directors. “We

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

As our research shows, their net promoter score averages 62 compared to just 19 for traditional banks—a differential reflected both by their rapid customer adoption and also their ability to attract venture capital funding. Why are they doing so well? Trust is central to any bank’s relationship with its customers. What the future holds.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Whenever it happens, it’s safe to say that a $150 billion valuation would make Ant’s IPO one of the biggest ever, putting it ahead of Facebook ’s $104 billion IPO in 2012 and behind Alibaba’s $168 billion IPO in 2014. Venture capital was provided by Sequoia Capital , a firm which normally invests in early-stage startups.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. Now that merchants are more responsible for fraud that happens in their stores, he said, “it’s our responsibility to teach them about these tools, like EMV, that can secure them and secure their businesses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Since its founding in 2012, the firm has specifically distinguished itself in a crowded field of tech-based underwriters, with its focus on the consumer group it calls the “underbanked middle class.”. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

First online bank, the imminently recognizable Orange Account, yadda yadda yadda. And it sold in 2012 for around book value. So its brand didn't blow away its buyer, Capital One, either. So its brand didn't blow away its buyer, Capital One, either. With a firm dose of capital. I suppose he was. But I digress.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Massachusetts securities regulators recently sued the company , alleging that it exposes investors to “unnecessary trading risks” and prompts inexperienced investors to trade frequently through the “gamification” of stock-market investing. Rival online pet supply firm Chewy staged a successful IPO last year. Roblox ($4 Billion) .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Karner noted that Signify has been into IoT and connected products since its early days: 2012, two years before Amazon Alexa’s release. The unifying principle is delivering use cases that consumers can genuinely utilize, then making sure that the experiences are secure, private and under consumers’ control.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In a round led by Flint Capital, digital identity verification technology specialist Socure has raised $13 million in funding. Featuring participation from ff Venture Capital, Santander InnoVentures, and Two Sigma Ventures, this week’s investment takes Socure’s total financing to more than $17 million.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

Years in the making, the regulation was born from the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in 2012, with Title IV of the act — also known as Regulation A+ — enabling average joes to invest in companies seeking capital. Last month Funding Wonder announced that it secured its first business to seek funds through the platform.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Firms started in the dorm room that have no employees, just an eager volunteer, no revenue, and no capital need not apply. So FinTech (six) firms need capital and revenues to grab a foothold in the financial services market. Two years after being lauded as Finovate's best of show, it sold itself to MasterCard in 2012.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed. Airbnb now also accepts two common local payment methods —Boleto and an option that enables financing.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 4, 2015

The debt financing adds to the more than $4 million in equity capital Socure has earned. million investment last November that featured participation from ff Venture Capital, Founder Collective, and Two Sigma Ventures. The post Socure Secures $2.5 The company’s last fundraising was a $2.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2017

After launching in 2012, the company now is in more than 600 cities — including Japan — with more than 4,000 techs servicing hundreds of thousands of people per year, who have each had smartphone issues. It started out as an online, on-demand iPhone repair company. Go online and press the button and have your need to fill.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 16, 2015

London-based Azimo has just secured a $20 million investment from a team of new and existing investors. The funding takes the Azimo’s total capital to $31 million , and puts the company’s valuation at an estimated $100 million. ” Founded in 2012, Azimo demonstrated its technology at FinovateEurope 2013 in London.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Last quarter, the US unicorn “birth rate” ticked up significantly as 9 new VC-backed companies reached $1B+ valuations (compared to only 3 companies in Q1’17), the highest quarterly total since the close of Q3’15, according to our Q2’17 Venture Capital Funding Report with PwC. Valuation: $1.4B. Valuation: $1.3B.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended a two-year investigation of LendingClub, its subsidiary LC Advisors (LCA), its founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche and its former CFO Carrie Dolan. On Friday (Sept. In 2010, LendingClub added to its war chest with a $24.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Big Debate Of The Week: Did Amazon’s Estimated Online Market Share Just Drop? While Amazon is fairly tight-lipped about specific numbers, eMarketer has cut its estimate of Amazon’s current online commerce market share in the U.S. percent of online commerce this year — a sharp drop from its prior estimate of 47 percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed. After extracting this information, criminals use it to steal money from victim bank accounts.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 15, 2014

And they have never asked for much of the bank’s capital to win these big deals. The value in cash management is unlocked with strong integration and features for the customer such as multi-level security and single sign-on. But lately, there are deeper lines and fatigued expressions on the faces of cash management professionals.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In 2016, it got to the point where it seemed every merchant or tech firm that could affix the world “pay” to its name did so, and launched a mobile payment service to go with it: Apple Pay, Google Pay, Kohl’s Pay, Chase Pay, Capital One Pay, Walmart Pay, Target Pay, CVS Pay, Garmin Pay. The list goes on. and run on the Discover rails.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If you are Toronto-based identity and authentication specialist, SecureKey Technologies , what’s a nine-letter word for Canadian FIs commited to improving online security? million ($27 million CAD) in new capital from BMO Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, Desjardins, Royal Bank of Canada, and TD.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2017

While late-stage investing rounds are the typical “tipping point” for entry into the unicorn club, one quarter of newborn unicorns in H1’17 earned their $1B+ valuations with a mid-stage Series C capital raise. Select Round Investors: Breyer Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners. Valuation: $1.4B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But the new funding Alpha Payments Cloud earned from Australia-based First Quay Capital this week is believed to have taken the company’s valuation to $250 million. The fact that First Quay Capital’s investment more than doubles Alpha Payments Cloud’s valuation suggests that it was a significant capital infusion, indeed.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market. STAYING PRIVATE.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 15, 2016

Category: Risk, Intelligence, and Security. Founded: 2012. Companies awarded on this list were selected by a combination of online public votes (weighted 25%) and a panel of judges (weighted 75%). Scalable Capital. HQ: Stockholm, Sweden. Founded: 2009. FinovateFall 2015 demo. FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presentation.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

The same group completed 20 investments in aggregate between 2012 and 2014. Here are a few takeaways from analyzing the graph below, which encompasses over 125 deals: Of the 12 P&C insurers analyzed, Ping An, AmFam, and USAA have been the most active since 2012. Number of investments (since 2012): 3.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The same group completed fewer than 25 investments in aggregate between 2012 and 2014. Here are a few takeaways from analyzing the graph below, which encompasses over 125 deals: Of the 12 P&C insurers analyzed, Ping An and AXA have been the most active since 2012. Number of investments (since 2012): 2. Allianz Ventures.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In addition to its online offerings, the company also has a focused offline strategy, with senior VP Wang Xiang saying that the company plans to launch 2,000 offline stores over the next three years. Chinese internet security company Qihoo 360 has also invested in this company. Total disclosed funding: N/A. XOLO + LAVA.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Detail holiday branch hours & service options (extra credit for a plug for online/mobile banking). And it’s back in-line with historical norms of 9 banks 2013 , 8 in 2012 , and 10 in 2011. Security tips related to holiday spending (2 of 3 rotating promos). Rewards promo with holiday image (lower left on homepage).

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

Today, JPMorgan (JPM) is using its capital and scale to build an entirely digital bank. Beyond traditional recruiting channels, JPM is also leveraging its recent $300M+ acquisition of online payments service provider WePay to attract talent in Silicon Valley. First Name. What is Chase Sapphire?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To Facebook’s Jerry Canning , a solid digital panelist at the ABA conference who pointed to the need to engage in conversations online with the customer, “the new CMO.” FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. August 2012: Big merchants announce new consortium to combat interchange rates. Not-Quite-Omni Channel Award.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Don’t let the seemingly low value of $42 million raised this week by B2B venture capital firms fool you: VC activity in the space was strong, hitting key verticals like cross-border payments and SaaS. Find out who’s planning ahead in our breakdown of B2B venture capital from the week below. SME Lending. Honorable Mentions. YL Ventures.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. After a comprehensive investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Holmes was banned from the laboratory testing industry for two years and was ultimately charged with wire fraud by the Department of Justice in summer 2018.

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