CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

When the data of 15 million T-Mobile customers was stolen in 2015, the mobile firm’s CEO immediately went into damage control mode. million patients may have been exposed, all thanks to a data breach at one of its vendors, healthcare technology provider AccuDoc Solutions.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

It appears Manchester may be giving London a run for its money as the next great FinTech sector in the U.K. Manchester is known for its world class universities, leaders in technology and science. The city’s FinTech reputation and tech sector are on the rise. It’s also the region’s thriving tech environment. billion each year.

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APRIL 7, 2017

The approach to financial services for consumers and businesses is quite vast, but across the spectrum, access to and management of financial data is a critical component. “Once you see someone adopting a technology, it starts to move very quickly as others ‘sign off’ on this technology, so to speak.”

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APRIL 3, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). In fact, since 2015, just six U.S.-listed listed technology companies have raised that much or more. Late last year, GreenSky raised $200 million from Pacific Investment Management Co., which valued the company at nearly $4.5

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Plaid Technologies, a startup that helps FinTechs like Venmo and Lending Club access their customers’ bank accounts, has raised $44 million in a Series B round of venture capital funding. According to a report , the venture units of Citi and Amex took part in the latest round of fundraising.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More. Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

Banks and FinTech companies have a complicated history. While traditional banks offer a more established and tested set of products, the offerings of newer FinTech companies — such as real-time data, streamlined payments and quick notifications — are helping these new players encroach on banks’ territories. Why the tension?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

is no longer the world’s largest market for FinTech investment, according to the latest report from Citigroup, released this week. Analysts found that, in the first nine months of 2016, China held the top spot for FinTech investment, with funding raised for that period doubling compared to the same period in 2015. TripActions.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Recent acquisitions illustrate how data is driving fintech valuations. Fintech deals continue to dominate the financial service headlines, and a growing number of these transactions are in analytics. quietly acquired the remainder of lending analytics provider Intuvo , where it had a controlling interest since 2015.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Let’s talk about money management. Today, there are more technologies than ever that can help a company gain visibility into cash flow. This week’s B2B Data Digest focuses on the flux and flow of managing cash. Examine the latest research to grasp just how cumbersome modern cash management can be. $3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The newspaper cited Ripple’s use of blockchain technology and the ability of two small banks, one in Canada and one in Germany, to complete cross-border online transactions in record time as an example of the latest banking innovations. But some banks are competing with the FinTechs. trillion in 2014 to $2.3 trillion in 2019.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. CUs are also leveraging the latest technologies, including cloud computing, to continue fostering the relationships with their customers. Around The Credit Union World.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The business travel and expense (T&E) management space is one of the most active when it comes to new market entrants and innovations for businesses. In part, that’s because young FinTechs are developing sophisticated tools to help companies track spend on business travel. trillion in 2015). trillion in 2015).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech investment by venture capitalists declined across the globe in Q3 of this year. Their “ Pulse of Fintech “ report found $2.4

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JANUARY 15, 2019

-based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay , reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. million for the company, marking one of the biggest investment rounds for a FinTech company in Northern England. Beringea, True Ventures and Route 66 provided $11.6 ” Beringea, based in both the U.K. and U.S.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

That’s why South African FinTech company Yoco has made it its mission to improve things for African businesses, large and small. Yoco has launched two levels of payments solutions since its inception and beta phase in 2014 and subsequent launch in 2015, starting with a Square-like card reader.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs? The post What Can Banks Learn From The FinTechs?

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Miami-based NYMBUS announced the licensing of NCR’s D3 Digital Banking platform (D3) to give financial institutions the opportunity to quickly offer customers new brands, the FinTech announced in a press release on Monday (Oct. NYMBUS, a provider of cloud-based core technology for financial institutions, was founded by Scott Killoh in 2015.

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MAY 16, 2016

Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below. fleet managers consider fuel card fraud a major issue , found oil giant Shell in its first Fraud Matters report on the fleet card industry. 65% of U.K.

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APRIL 30, 2018

IBM’s management team described its blockchain developer toolkit as another way to make it easier for innovators to “stand up” blockchain networks. A month later, a new management team was put in place to rebuild the business. Some 750 such networks , they said, were provisioned in the first two weeks of that launch.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In today’s top news, the stock market takes its biggest hit since 2015 due to mounting fears over the coronavirus, and an ex-Microsoft engineer is found guilty of stealing $10 million in digital currency. The S&P 500 lost $1.737 trillion, the largest drop since 2015, when the Chinese government devalued the yuan amid the U.S.-China

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NCR

MAY 9, 2017

The expansion of new fintech apps started a trend of eroding revenue and profits from banks and credit unions, generating a sense of competition with app developers. But technology innovators and financial institutions have worked together for generations. Technology has been changing the world since we invented agriculture.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

PYMNTS' October Banking As A Service Playbook: Powering The Next Generation Of FinTech Innovation , a collaboration with Transcard , examines developments around banking as a service (BaaS) and how its digital-first nature makes it ideal for current banking needs. And it goes well beyond that as a unifying financial faculty.

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CB Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Fintech is often associated with digital tools targeted at tech-savvy millennials. But there is a growing market of fintech companies serving the unique financial needs of Baby Boomers and older retirees — and for good reason. Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs? The post What Can Banks Learn From The FinTechs?

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

What should be their strategy for Digital Banking transformation and what they can learn from FinTech innovation? In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Banks and FinTechs have been both competitors and collaborators in the financial services space. In recent years, banks have even seen greater competition in the lending market from new FinTech players that can quickly approve loan applications and distribute funds to lenders. New tools for new FinTechs.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Whether you believe the hype or not, blockchain technology is attracting massive investments, exploration and competition across the globe. and China accumulated in 2015 alone. In 2017, Wyre said, blockchain technology offers the opportunity to reduce both of those metrics. Businesses doing B2B trade between the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Everyone is talking about FinTech,” René Lomelî, operations director for 500 Startups , told Mexico IT. In an attempt to fight back against what the government considers a telecom and mobile monopoly, smaller competitors are looking to deliver new technologies and business models to the mobile market. The Mobile Trailblazer.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

In a deal signifying increased focus on FinTech partnerships, KeyBank said late last week that it has formed a strategic partnership with Billtrust and made an equity investment in the company. KeyBank has inked other strategic partnerships with FinTechs in the past, including a 2015 collaboration with accounts payable company AvidXchange.

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Jessica Ellerm

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

But if you’re to have any hope of engaging the masses, that’s exactly what you’re going to need to do, especially if you’re a fintech business in the wealth creation space, going after the everyday consumer. To catch up we need to find a new way to learn entirely, complemented by technology and behavioural thinking.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss , announced Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million round of funding raising. ” Toss launched in 2015 as a P2P money transfer service, but has now expanded the platform to provide a full suite of financial services.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. How 2017’s winners are turning into money managers, venture investors, and acquirers. Both firms’ recent investments reflect a shift toward “crypto” as opposed to “blockchain technology.”

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

There are just two China-based fintech businesses valued at over $100B in the world. The second, conceivably, is Tencent’s fintech business. In May 2019, Barclays released a note estimating the value of Tencent’s fintech business at $123B, or close to a third of the company’s total market cap. billion yuan).

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