PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

One emerging player in the Australian FinTech market has just secured another round of capital. PromisePay is a FinTech startup that was founded in 2014 with the mission of delivering new digital commerce platforms to online marketplaces — a specific area of commerce that has higher risk than traditional online commerce.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It’s still going under the stewardship of fintech famous Jim Marous, who modernized the name to Digital Banking Report (and recently opened the archives for free access).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

They must deliver services that customers and clients demand while securing their personal data. By some accounts , more than 90 percent of existing data was created after 2014. financial services sector as consumers embrace digital technology for the banking and retail industry. billion per week in 2014.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

trillion; on security-related hardware, software and services at 10 percent a year from a 2018 base of $91.4 They’re also using software and cryptographic techniques and permissioned-based networks to digitize and move assets around the world faster and in a secure, compliant manner. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Among the several initiatives being developed, IIN uses digital technology to accelerate international money transfers. Japanese banks have been asked to bolster efforts to thwart money laundering since the Financial Action Task Force found deficiencies in 2014.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. The rise of security tokens as a distinct asset class. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) thinks that most tokens are securities. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. Venture activity. Corporate activity.

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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 ). Phantom Technologies. Related: 281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022). Jan 2022 round. Infrastructure. Nov 2021 round.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2018

Russia’s FinTech Association and 14 of the nation’s largest banks collaborated on the development of Masterchain, reports noted, citing a white paper. European Union sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea in 2014 sparked concerns that SWIFT may remove Russia from its system.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. reports noted.

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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 ). Phantom Technologies. Related: 281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022). Jan 2022 round. Infrastructure. Nov 2021 round.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

The PSD2 -related regulation counts itself among a raft of those set to become law across the continent, focusing on boosting online commerce security by requiring cardholders to provide two forms of identification to verify their identities when transacting. A September to Remember.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of just 5.47 A Knack For Mobile.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

It is not the technology itself that is important, however, but the strategy behind it. This is similar to the card aggregation solutions that fellow FinTech Curve offers. The second] is the added security because obviously, as a bank, security is paramount, and [third], it allows for new technologies to be deployed rapidly.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

million investment round secured from NewAlpha Asset Management, reports said on Friday (Sept. It marks NewAlpha’s third FinTech investment from its fund launched in Nov. Last year, analysts found the EU’s alternative lending market to have doubled its valuation compared to 2014 levels. million) raised.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. At first, banks may have scoffed at the thought of an intangible technology overhauling the way the world works, and yet, here we are. FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Without a doubt, small businesses (SMBs) have more choice than ever before when adopting new technologies, and many of those new tools, from accounting to customer relationship management (CRM), are streaming in as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). This increase in choice and quality of B2B FinTech solutions is also, undoubtedly, a good thing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was a mixed bag of funding, with a few startups working in more traditional B2B technology, including expense management and SaaS. PYMNTS breaks down the investments for B2B FinTechs below. secured $40 million in Series C funding, reports this week said. Expense Management. Artificial Intelligence. California-based H2O.ai

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the battle of the payment rails, a few technologies tend to dominate the conversation. But just as it was a disruptive force when it emerged in the mid-19th century, today the wire has secured a bit of attention as players like SWIFT move to promote faster, more efficient cross-border transfers. percent. .”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

percent between 2014 and 2014 representing the highest growth in a decade, researchers said. Emerging Asia is seeing ongoing traction for payment cards in the corporate sphere as companies turn to commercial cards for more secure supplier payments. The 2017 report , released Monday (Oct.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

I’m having fun at Finovate Fall 2014. If you want to see the future of #fintech, pay attention to Dr. Who. The illuminated amongst us have long known that Dr. Who sends us secret coded messages that tell us about the future and so it is the most important television programme in the world for fintech folks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Banks of all sizes are now looking to reduce the risks they face when doing business, increasingly turning to new and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to reduce risk and combat fraudsters. Both were notable increases from 2014, which saw $11 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Millennials and Generation Y have grown up with cybercrime, the executive stated, and parents must have “another type of talk” with their kids: the online safety and security talk, as Volmar termed it. For businesses, 2014 was “the wakeup call” and a “banner year for internet crime.” These are shockwaves in the industry,” he noted. .

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2020

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. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Ant Technology.

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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. Founded: 2014. Builds business applications using cryptography for superior data security and data privacy. Digital Assets. Category winner AND overall winner: Wirex.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

An online platform for the procurement of office supplies in India secured new funding from one of its peers. With new funding, ProcMart said it will continue to collaborate with FinTech and logistics companies as it looks to add financing and other services for its business customers. Gladiris Technologies. But the U.S.

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Insights on Business

AUGUST 31, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised in 2014 to end “financial untouchability” and launched a government campaign to reduce the forty percent of the population without access to basic banking services. Banking in India is in the midst of a major reinvention, a digital reinvention to be exact.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

In 2014, ID Experts reported $22.8 Radar also helps clients with cybersecurity and data breaches, but is more focused on complying with government regulations and determining whether online security breaches should be reported to the government authorities. The capital Radar raised will be spent on technology, sales and marketing.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Same Day ACH has been a focus for banks since it was proposed in early 2014. The Tracker highlights the contribution of different stakeholders, including institutions and technology coming together to make this happen. Now, it’s coming to life. Phase 1 of the Faster Payments initiative launches on Sept.

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Celent Banking

MAY 5, 2017

Technology. What old technology lacks in flexibility it makes up for in stability. In late 2014, a systems upgrade lead to a number of glitches , including bill payment going down, online banking being inaccessible, and the safe-to-spend feature showing incorrect balances. I’d say there are a few contenders.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 1, 2016

The technology creates an end-to-end, out-of-band channel between the users’ mobile device and the financial institution’s back-end systems to enable transmission of digital signature certificates and other communication between FIs and their customers. CREALOGIX raised $25.4

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Artificial intelligence is having a growing impact on our health, education, security, and economy. News mentions of AI and ethics increased ~5000% from 2014 to 2018, when they reached over 250 mentions in Q3’18. As these technologies develop, AI and human rights will become more entwined.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

By creating secure and productive remote work environments for employees and helping their teams deal with the stress of working at home (with kids learning from the same house, spouses working in the next room, and myriad other pressure points). THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS. of technologies focused on virtual customer engagement.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The authentication infrastructure specialist unveiled its 4F biometric technology at the Biometrics 2015 show in London this week. The smartphone technology simultaneously captures four fingerprints and works in any environment, leveraging the mobile device’s photo flash as a light source.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

MasterCard announced today (June 21) the kickoff of the 2016 summer session of its Start Path Global program — a class offering support to the next generation of commerce and FinTech startups from around the world. with MasterPass technology to enable its members to pay club fees and buy club merchandise via the app.

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