PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments, specifically within digital payments and FinTech, are sizzling. The biggest one, so far, of course, has been Visa inking a deal to purchase FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 Target: Same-store sales growth in the latest quarter comes in at 1.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Dabbling in FinTech innovation, expanding internationally, integrating digital systems — businesses must make progress, but they’re facing unfamiliar threats as they make these moves. businesses in 2016 than the year prior, found CyberScout. And we’re not just talking about cyberattacks. 40% more cyberbreaches impacted U.S.

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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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

New Zealand was ranked the number one country in which to start a business by the World Bank Doing Business Report 2016. Above all, one of New Zealand’s biggest draws is that it has been ranked the number one country by the World Bank Doing Business Report 2016 in which to start a business. Issuing capital is easy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Denmark has gained quite a reputation for supporting an overall positive business environment and fostering creativity and innovation – all of which have contributed to its capital city attracting the attention of global startups. Per capita, Denmark has the highest number of broadband internet connections in Europe.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? Source: DeBanked ) Square Capital lent about $1.6 billion to small businesses in 2018, up nearly 36% over 2017 and double that of 2016. In a recent American Banker. Taking Stock.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2016

Stockholm is one of my favorite cities in the world and has become a real FinTech innovation hub. Sweden’s highest marginal tax rate is 57 percent, which most people actually pay since that rate applies to all income over 1.5 There’s a capital gains tax of 30 percent, too, and a sales tax of 25 percent.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 22, 2016

Mambu Unveils FinTech Startup Program. The latest from FinDEVr New York 2016 presenters. Personal Capital Brings on Former Yodlee CFO. Let’s Talk Payments asks if fintech startups should be able to access bank data in the wake of Plaid’s $44 million Series B. Goldman Sachs Leads $44 Million Investment in Plaid.

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CB Insights

JULY 15, 2017

In 2016, Indian tech companies closed 965 deals , a 10% increase from the 881 closed in 2015. As a result the investment total for 2016 was $3.4B, lower than both 2015 and 2014. Venture Capital. Our table features both India-based and foreign venture capital funds. Click the image below to enlarge. Corporation/CVC.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe went on to raise a seed round from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, and PayPal founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk in 2011.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 8, 2017

Meanwhile, neobank Tandem finished off 2016 with a $42.8 (£35) million “initial commitment” from the House of Fraser. FI/fintech partnerships and investments such as the above notwithstanding, the U.S. “What is important, in Poland, due to tax regulations, a popular and economical form of car financing is leasing.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Fintechs are carving out their niche in the financial services industry by making the needs and expectations of the modern-day consumer their number one priority. One example of this is Atom Bank, a UK-based, purely digital start-up bank that launched in October 2016 and, by the end of that year, had taken more than £110 million in deposits.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We’re taking our FinDEVr developer showcase to New York on March 29 & 30, 2016. The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters: Thinking Capital to power new “Staples Business Loans” program for small businesses in Canada. LandedCost from Avalara Helps SMEs Navigate International Taxes, Tariffs, and Fees.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

Fintech deals by size from 23 April to 29 April 2016: Mosaic. Income tax service. AI for capital markets news. The post Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Tags: Consumer, SMB, accounting, bookkeeping,, tax returns, tax prep. ——-. Marketplace lender for residential solor projects.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 9, 2016

We’re taking our FinDEVr developer showcase to New York on March 29 & 30, 2016. Alumni updates: Xero TaxTouch is Tinder for the Gig Economy’s Taxes. Personal Capital Exceeds $2 Billion AUM. Stay current on daily news from the fintech developer community! Register today. RingCentral opens its WebRTC API to developers.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 23, 2016

Developer news: Fintech startups invited to compete in BBVA Open Talent 2016. In Good Company at FinDEVr New York 2016. The latest from upcoming FinDEVr New York 2015 presenters: Xignite to provide free market data for FinTech Sandbox demo participants. Markit unveils new tax utility service.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It was one of the biggest weeks for B2B FinTech investment in months. Reports said Spotcap has already lent more than $25 million to Australian small businesses and saw impressive 450 percent year-over-year growth in 2016. Jubilee Capital Management, based in Singapore, led the funding. eProcurement. Tradeshift. BuyerQuest.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

If you read anything but this newsletter, you’ve got to read: Blockchain Capital’s 2019 Year in Review Messari Research Crypto Theses for 2020 DappRadar 2019 dapp Industry Review Decentralized Finance Overview So let’s narrow our entire lens to decentralized finance. all Fintech unicorns?—?that

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 5, 2016

OnDeck , Kabbage , and CAN Capital team up to form the “Innovative Lending Platform Association.” ” Misys wins Best Portfolio Management Software Provider in HFM European Services Awards for 2016. Thomson Reuters unveils new version of its ONESOURCE tax solution for companies doing business in Brazil.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2015

We’re taking the fintech developer tool showcase to New York March 29 & 30, 2016. Avalara announces Sales Tax Accuracy Guarantee. OnDeck again expands its partnership with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity to support access to capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Stay tuned for details.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2019

And it’s not the first time financial institution capital has backed startups in this area. counts MassMutual as an investor and Gradifi was acquired by First Republic Bank in 2016. There is some chance that student loan repayment could get tax perks along the lines of 401(k)s or IRAs, which will incent the market even more.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Scalable Capital launches Android App in the U.K. Credit Karma announces free tax returns. Heckyl wins Government of Ontario’s Next Big Idea 2016 contest. The Beast Apps introduces comprehensive MiFID II compliance integration solution, Minotaur. Hyperwallet begins 24/7 support amidst launch of new Austin contact center.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 6, 2015

This month, Monitise and Banco Santander announced their plan to launch a “fintech venture builder” program in the second half of 2015. Both companies have pledged up to 10 million pounds of capital to the project over the next two years. ” Monitise has had a busy first half of 2015.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

FinTech threats and distractions. While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? Payments chaos.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This trend of focusing on commercial lending for portfolio growth seems to be gaining, as reflected in a 2016 poll by Sageworks where 42 percent of respondents said they would be focused on CRE lending for portfolio growth in 2017, while 39 percent said C&I would be the core of their growth strategy. Small businesses in the U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. Their total market value is now $2.1 trillion, down $110B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Dec 1) = 266. trillion. .

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

We began the Weekly Tech Center Roundup journey in London – Europe’s self-proclaimed startup capital. The “startup nation” is recognized for not just brimming with tech innovation, but also harboring more high-tech startups and a larger venture capital industry per capita than any other place in the world.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

With the third annual FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016 only a few weeks away (and tickets still available ), it’s a great time to look back and see what the FinDEVr alums have been up to this year. Alums presenting at FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016: Aerospike ( FD15 ). Forged strategic partnership with United Capital. MX ( FD15 ).

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 1.0B: TrueLayer – UK banking services provider founded in 2016. Full Fintech Unicorn List. In August, we added 17 new unicorns for a total of 238. Their total market value is now $2.21 trillion, up $100B from last month.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing. This openness to banking alternatives presents opportunities for fintech startups looking to innovate in financial services from the outside. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In November, we added 9 new unicorns, and lost 3, for a month-end total of 266. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, down $30B from last month (essentially flat). Total market value = $2.20

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. In February 2016, Conrad stepped down and resigned his position as a company director. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Zenefits skirts compliance regulations.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 168t ($1.3B): USA crypto tax software provider TaxBit. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Jan 2016 round. In August, we added 17 new unicorns for a total of 225. Their total market value is now $2.1 Total (Aug 31) = 225.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The fintech sector attracted $332 million in new capital the first week of August. Four of those came out of the most recent batch of companies launched from accelerator 500 Startups , where each received $125,000 in seed capital. Fintech deals by size from 30 July to 5 August, 2016: Mosaic. billion, double the $9.8

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Second quarter closed with a frenzy of fintech fundings with 49 deals announced the last week alone, 10 more than the previous weekly record. Fintech deals by size from 25 June to 1 July, 2016: Paycor. Income tax preparation app. The post Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Of the total raised, $61.5

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