PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

On the upside, researchers found small businesses’ demand for loans is at its highest level since 2012. According to Phelan, even so, FinTech firms are playing an important role in this market by lighting the way for banks to understand what they need to compete and improve their SMB finance offerings.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. Upon releasing its latest earnings, LendingClub , known up until now for its personal loans delivered through its online platform, said it had struck a deal to buy Radius Bancorp.

Digital Banking 224

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

The California-based financial services company, founded in 2012, works to build products to power digital finance and FinTech issues through its own data transfer network.

California 207

California Data Software Report 207

Bank Innovation

JUNE 29, 2017

Free credit reporting company Credit Karma reported more than $500 million in revenue in 2016 — a 50% increase compared to the prior year — hitting 70 million members since the launch of its flagship product — credit monitoring — in 2012, the company announced this week. What’s the secret to its success?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. As of 2012, Dubai was the 22nd most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in the Middle East. FinTech Hive Generates Buzz. 2016, the inflation rate was 0.12

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Online home services firm HomeAdvisor is teaming up with FinTech installment lender Affirm to extend payment options for home improvements. Launched by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin in 2012, Affirm aims to deliver flexible payment options without hidden fees.

Payments 198

Payments Survey Industry Examples 198

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.

Online 98

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. 7,270 $4,100 4 Revolut 3004 2015 London 11,460,000 $1,700 5 Chime 2727 2012 SF 10,710,000 2.6 2 $520 12 Acorns 613 2012 LA 2,170,000 2.3

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Arkadi was a frequent speaker on the FinTech rubber chicken circuit, being viewed as a visionary industry disruptor. First online bank, the imminently recognizable Orange Account, yadda yadda yadda. And it sold in 2012 for around book value. Why do FinTech firms rush to banks? FinTech firms are not and do not.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To improve the financial lives of millions of Americans, speed matters — especially for FinTechs seeking to bring new products to market digitally and to target consumers underserved by traditional banking models. As Choubey told Webster, the FinTech traces its roots to providing financial access to 90 million Americans.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 28, 2017

Last quarter set a record for funding to VC-backed fintech companies, which raised $5.2B across 251 deals (as highlighted in the CB Insights Q2 2017 Global Fintech report ). The quarter also saw new unicorn births, with 5 companies reaching new valuations of $1B+: online lending site Tuandaiwang (valued at $1.5B FINTECH 250.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

German FinTech firm Wirecard is partnering with Southeast Asia’s “super app” Grab to facilitate payments and transfers, Wirecard announced on Wednesday (March 11). . A Wirecard consumer survey indicated that more than 90 percent of Southeast Asian shoppers have purchased goods online and in-store using some type of digital payment.

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Survey Mobile Regional Groups 131

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports. The platform is in markets such as Kenya, South Africa and Malawi, while local FinTech options like M-Pesa and Paga will be included in the service’s payment methods. To help merchants sells products to markets in Africa, DHL is rolling out its DHL Africa eShop app.

New York 100

New York Leadership Online Report 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Founded in 2012, Jumia became the first African unicorn startup in 2016 after a $326 million funding round that included Goldman Sachs, AXA and MTN. Some of its brands include online takeout service Jumia Food, travel booking service Jumia Flights and classified services Jumia Deals. The Berlin-based company’s value stood at about $1.7

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

FinTech, FinTech, FinTech! A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. So FinTech (six) firms need capital and revenues to grab a foothold in the financial services market. If looking for a FinTech (seven) partner, follow your vendor management procedures.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Since cryptocurrency is such a hot sector, we created a separate offshoot of our Fintech Unicorn list tracking crypto/blockchain startups involved in financial services ( see definitions below ). Related: 281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022). crypto exchange, lender, accounting, blockchain infrastructure, and so on ).

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Daraz , Pakistan’s most popular online shopping destination, thus expanding its empire into South Asia. Daraz was founded by Rocket Internet in 2012 and has since expanded across five South Asian markets, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and, of course, its home country of Pakistan.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

When I started reporting on the space in the mid-90s, I thought banks would end up delivering the bulk of basic accounting functions through their online banking programs. It’s been a popular startup category with 16 of the top 21 companies founded since 2012. We call it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 29, 2021

Enter the digital insurance challengers aiming to fill the gaps through simple online/mobile interfaces. Here are the biggest players in the United States ranked by our FAB score ( Fintech Attention Barometer ). Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (26) | SMB charge/credit cards (15) | SMB challenger banks (10) .

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Enter the digital insurance challengers aiming to fill the gaps through simple online/mobile interfaces. Here are the biggest players in the United States ranked by our FAB score ( Fintech Attention Barometer ). Related: Top 9 Online Digital Payment Processors for Small Businesses (SMB): June 2023 Top 9 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

The FinTech startup iKaaz, which was founded in 2012, has a cloud-based platform for online merchants, point-of-sale hardware for retailers and a mobile wallet for customers who want to make digital payments. Specific terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Payments 102

Payments Leadership Mobile Capital 102

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The index and the securities, the report said, are in turn tied to loans made in 2012. Much of the growth, according to Target, came from the continued push into same-day delivery and buy online, pick up in store. B2B IPO Listings: Call it a case of killing the paper check — in a public way.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Neo-challenger banks have several advantages over their traditional counterparts—including having lower operational costs, because their tech stacks are cheaper to run, and offering a tailored online experience that appeals to Millennials. Trust is central to any bank’s relationship with its customers. What the future holds.

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Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The lack of “just right” solutions for many small business financial problems has been a golden opportunity for FinTech firms. In the FinTech space, much of the focus is on consumer-oriented solutions like Mint for financial management, Venmo for P2P payments, and Prosper for social lending.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. It’s currently tied for 96th most valuable across all fintech, and 36th most valuable payments company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Netherlands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2012, Honey has grown from an eCommerce price-tracking tool to an expanded suite of services that includes a shopping assistant and rewards program. With roughly 17 million active users each month and 30,000 diverse online retailers, Honey has delivered some $1 billion in savings to shoppers in the past year.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

Lending 134

Lending Alabama Online System 134

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

When I started reporting on the space in the mid-90s, I thought banks would end up delivering the bulk of basic accounting functions through their online banking programs. It’s been a popular startup category with 16 of the top 21 companies founded since 2012. We call it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer.

San Francisco 15

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 7, 2021

Launched in a midtown (NYC) basement venue in 2007, Finovate* now organizes 4+ shows annually where fintech startups (as well as a few bigger companies) show their technology in no-Powerpoint 7-min live(ish) demos. Founded: June 2012. Related: Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (June 2021).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Losing customers can be as easy as experiencing one too many online glitches, however, which can drive clients into the competition’s arms. The challenger bank has run on a cloud banking model since its 2012 launch and is available for business and consumer use in 30 European markets, including Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.

Innovation 132

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Enter the digital insurance challengers aiming to fill the gaps through simple online/mobile interfaces. Here are the biggest players in the United States ranked by our FAB score ( Fintech Attention Barometer ). Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (26) | SMB charge/credit cards (15) | SMB challenger banks (10) .

Online 15

Online Denver DC Atlanta 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 7, 2021

Launched in a midtown (NYC) basement venue in 2007, Finovate* now organizes 4+ shows annually where fintech startups (as well as a few bigger companies) show their technology in no-Powerpoint 7-min live(ish) demos. Founded: June 2012. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) May 2021. 3 international bank clients.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When it comes to booking online travel, one can start out with a broad or narrow search depending on flexibility. Most recently, that included a 2016 partnership with Affirm , a FinTech providing merchants with online lending and financing programs. But, as it turns out, it isn’t just currencies.

Payments 108

Payments Online Mobile Trends 108

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application. 1,050,000.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2018

in funding since 2012. in deals since 2012 — nearly seven times as much as either Mexico or Argentina. Brazilian companies represented eight of the 10 largest rounds in Latin America since 2012. Decolar runs online accommodation and flight booking sites across several countries in Latin America. at the time.

America 47

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2014

Fintech (note 1) has been part of YC from the beginning. The first class (Summer 2005) included one fintech startup, TextPayMe, among the eight companies. But as YC grew from 2005 to 2009, the number of fintech companies stayed at roughly 1 per year. You are almost guaranteed a multi-million funding. During the past 4.5

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 31, 2017

Clearly he is not attending FinTech conferences. I sometimes quip that FinTech prognosticators are like futurists. In Brett King's 2012 book, Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow , he called for a 50% reduction in branches while asking what would banking look like in 2015. Between 2012 and 2015, there was a 4% branch reduction.

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