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JULY 31, 2018

BlueVine, the FinTech startup that recently announced a $60 million round of financing, has added $12 million to its Series E round of funding from M12, Microsoft’s venture capital fund. Founded in 2013, BlueVine is one of the leading FinTech players in online small business lending.

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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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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. 197,000 $1,700 2 Robinhood 6080 2013 SF 17,190,000 $6,200 3 SoFi 4017 2011 SF 13,080,000 4.6 124 $66 27 Axos 220 2013 1,110,000 $0 28 Majority 126 2019 Stockholm 168,000 4.6

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

From payments to insurtech to lending, fintech companies are attracting investor attention. In 2018, startups in the space raised more than $45B, a record amount, while Q3’19 fintech funding recently clocked in with a quarterly record of nearly $9B. GET THE 88-PAGE q3 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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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

JUNE 17, 2016

Unfortunately, “60 Minutes,” famous for investigative journalism, missed the really big story in FinTech. A few days later, one of the founding fathers of FinTech, Renaud Laplanche , was forced out of Lending Club, the peer-to-peer lender he founded in 2006, following scandals over loan disclosures and conflicts of interest.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Online banking startup Chime has been hit with an outage that has left its 5 million customers with no access to their money. San Francisco-based Chime launched in 2013, offering debit cards, savings accounts and checking accounts to consumers without any fees. Earlier this year, it reached a valuation of $1.5

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JUNE 10, 2016

. “We need to be open to discussing it and working through it,” said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, referring generally to bank charters for FinTech companies. And I think that’s the sea change in attitude here at the OCC.”. The OCC would not comment on Circle or any other firm’s charter acquisition efforts.

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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. 2-feb-2021.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

One of the first neobanks in the region, Nubank , traces its genesis back to 2013, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars to expand across several financing rounds. And in Australia, the financial regulator earlier this week granted a new digital banking license to “online-only firm” Xinja Bank.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

As credit unions (CUs) face increased competition from traditional banks and new players from the FinTech crowd, many institutions ponder the same question: What can we do to keep our doors open? Mary’s has since occupied the same site, constructing a new building in 1970 and replacing that structure with its current headquarters in 2013.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

BlueVine is one of the most visible alt-lenders online with monthly traffic topping 1 million in some months. The company says it has originated more than $5B in funding since its founding in 2013. The company says it has originated more than $5B in funding since its founding in 2013. Online billpay. Founded: 2013.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The UK-based independent fintech industry group attracted 100 entries resulting in 22 finalists across 8 categories, 8 category winners and one overall champion. Payment platform for online businesses and processors. Founded: 2013. Fintech Startup of the Week: Challenger Jiko Buys a $100M U.S. Digital Assets. HQ: London.

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MAY 13, 2015

CUneXus showed off cplXpress : “Our cplXpress platform allows lending institutions to empower their customers with perpetual loan approval across multiple product lines. Product Launch: December 2013. The post CUneXus Demos Comprehensive PreScreened Lending Platform appeared first on Finovate. HQ: Santa Rosa, CA.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Alternative finance players, including online loan marketplaces and crowdfunding portals, are also gaining traction, while friends and family still remain a popular source for SMB owners, too. For small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of capital, bank loans are undoubtedly the first place they look.

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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. 2013 Buttercoin [link] Trade bitcoin with ease. During the past 4.5

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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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NOVEMBER 19, 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. Founded: 2013.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

GET THE 106-PAGE FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Download the free report to learn about the biggest trends from fintech in 2018 and ones to watch for 2019. orders, or a daily average of 700,000 orders, in Q3’18, and reached 12M orders on Indonesia’s National Online Shopping Day in December. in 2013 to 15.8%

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 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. Founded: 2013.

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JUNE 20, 2016

businesses last year due to cybercrime , a figure that marks a 22 percent increase in cybercrime in the nation, reports from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud said. businesses last year due to cybercrime , a figure that marks a 22 percent increase in cybercrime in the nation, reports from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud said.

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NOVEMBER 19, 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. Founded: 2013.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Combined, these 31 European startups have raised more than $21B in total funding, and operate across industries including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Company Description: Founded in 2012, this Berlin-based company runs an online used car exchange via a family of sites such as Auto1.com, Valuation: $2.5B. Valuation: $2B.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

The key catalyst was a series of measures passed in 2013 that made it easier to set up privately-owned competitors – something that China’s key tech players, such as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (BATs), have been quick to take advantage of. At the turn of the millennium, just 1.8 Tech firms lead the way. ”

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 16, 2017

The 50 companies have an aggregate market valuation of $239 billion, and almost 20% of the list consists of fintech companies, six of which are Finovate and/or FinDEVr alums. Debuted the Payoneer Commercial Account at FinovateAsia 2013. A unique, online lending company that prides itself on social finance. Launched: 2011.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 17, 2015

Four out of the top 100 companies are Finovate alums: Kabbage , provides working capital to small businesses online. WePay , payment technology provider for online platforms and marketplaces. Prosper , online P2P lending platform. Cardlytics debuted its Geolocation Application at FinovateFall 2013. Founded: 2009.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

If peer-to-peer lending isn’t hip enough to pique your interest, how does bitcoin lending sound? This boosted the online SME lender’s total funding to $2.3 Since launching in 2013, Bitbond has extended 1,600+ loans worth $1.2 That’s exactly what Germany-based Bitbond is doing that earned them $1.2

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

We define startups disrupting banking broadly to include mobile-first fintech companies that primarily focus on leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail and business credit, checking, and savings accounts. Revolut has been aggressively iterating on its products and blurring fintech business lines.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Sasha Orloff, LendUp CEO and co-founder said, “This is an important milestone for LendUp because it proves the viability and sustainability of the market opportunity for socially responsible lending.”. The company won Best of Show at FinovateSpring 2013 for debuting its product that helps the underbanked build credit. million times.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 28, 2016

This week alternative lending company BlueVine received an undisclosed amount of funding from Citi Ventures, Citibank’s investing arm. ” This strategic partnership follows a recent trend of financial institutions experimenting with alternative lending partnerships.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

The Series A round for online small business lender, StreetShares , is off to a strong start with lead investor Fenway Summer Ventures putting $4.5 StreetShares is a P2P lending platform specializing connecting investors and small business borrowers from within the same community. million into the company.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Welcome to the unchartered territory for the lending landscape – at least for those who were born and came of age in the new Millennium, in the digital age…. Alt Lending Too. The FinTechs take in capital, the capital makes loans, which, though well above benchmark rates, is below credit card rates. and post the Great Recession.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

Combined with a 2013 seed round, the company’s total funding stands at $1.7 The California-based company plans to use the funding to support a number of initiatives, including a product launch with newly-signed partner , Edmunds.com, an online resource for car buyers and sellers.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2015

LiftForward launched in 2013 as a marketplace loan platform where investors lend small businesses up to $1 million. This lending platform is the basis for the company’s TaaSLift , a technology-as-a-service platform that enables LiftForward clients to finance product purchases for their end customers. Founded 2013.

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JULY 6, 2016

Rosen served as an advisor to the company since 2013 and is taking the seat of Howard Lindzon who founded StockTwits in 2008. Rosen most recently served as CEO of Even Financial, a supply side platform for online lending. Lindzon has filled the role of executive chairman.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

This trend towards digitization is already starting to play out as fintechs circumvent banking licenses by partnering with issuing banks to offer checking account-like products. JPM is making every effort to attract, train, and retain top technical talent, including proactively improving programs and partnering with fintechs.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Small business (SMB) online lending company BlueVine is expanding its financial services with the launch of BlueVine Business Banking. The service supports one-minute online account opening, and allows small business owners to access an online dashboard through which they can view transaction activity, make payments and transfer funds.

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