PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation . The year 2016 was the year of capitulation by FinTechs to the traditional banking industry.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

And to make sure that everyone starts off 2016, Part II on the same footing, we thought we would bring you a few of the top trending stories, as well as hot data/research topics, that will give you a head start on that all-important planning for 2016 and beyond. Store Front Business Index: Main Street USA, A-OK? Are SMBs Ready For EMV?

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

BMO Bank has been “heavily” investing in its technology architecture for the past five years. The bank reached a “major milestone” at the end of 2016, according to David Gordon, the bank’s U.S. chief technology and operations officer.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Jim Toffey, CEO of LiquidX, said SCF adds to the company’s “growing suite of trade finance, working capital and insurance solutions. The SCF platform operates on a cloud-based web portal and is a multi-funder working capital solution. It is the largest electronic marketplace for the exchange of trade finance assets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2016

Electronic or ePayments are simple, fast, convenient and (mostly) safe, but it’s 2016 and forms of ePayment are still not the dominant or most accepted form of payment for consumers. If your company is still making payments with paper checks, you’re not capitalizing on today’s best practices. Guess that’s what keeps the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

the technology-driven startup, has filed an initial public offering (IPO), the company announced Monday (June 8). . Allen & Company, Barclays Capital Inc., Founded by tech veterans Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger in 2016, Lemonade is a property and casualty insurance carrier. Morgan Stanley & Co., population.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Belgium’s capital city is becoming known for more than just housing major international institutions like EU Parliament, EU Commission and NATO. The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016). The region is also home to an active and fast-growing startup scene.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Judo Bank, a challenger bank, received $148 million in a Series C funding round from investors, including existing backers like Ironbridge Capital and Bain Capital. InfraRisk will integrate cloud-based software to help add profiles for management borrowers, loan pricing and other services to help with efficiency and overall operations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

In addition to the new funding, Proactis announced that its new CEO, Tim Sykes, is launching a review of the company’s operations in the U.S. It stymies investment as well as working capital,” Proactis Financial Solutions Director Anthony Persse said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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Cisco

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By creating sustainable financial offers, prioritizing green investment mechanisms and reallocation of capital, financing sustainable programs, and tracking the carbon footprint tracking of transactions, FIs can incentivize the integration of sustainability criteria into financial services decision-making.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Hong Kong-listed Razer created a consortium to form Razer Youth Bank with Singapore startups and Asian billionaires, including local supermarket operator Sheng Siong Holdings and early-stage tech venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners. 2) for a wholesale license, which has a capital commitment of $100 million.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does. We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

In addition, eBay appointed Mazen Rawashdeh senior vice president and chief technology officer, the company announced in a press release. Thompson has more than 20 years of experience building new products and services across a range of industries and technologies.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2016

Sometimes realism and pessimism can be the same thing. The 900 startups featured in Silicon Valley Bank’s seventh annual Startup Outlook report, released today, largely agree they face a challenging fundraising situation in the year ahead. Another major problem? Finding the talent to build products.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The new fund, like the previous one, is meant to spark investment in cutting-edge technology companies around the globe. The initial Vision Fund was created in 2016 after SoftBank made a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman to have the world’s biggest buyout operation. Creditas is aiming to change that.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.” dollars.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Grab Taxi Holdings, the Singapore ride-hailing company and Uber Technologies’ largest rival in Southeast Asia, is in the processing of raising $2 billion in venture capital (VC) funding. Grab’s past investors include GGV Capital and Chinese investment fund Hillhouse Capital Group.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The company doesn’t operate the secondary market itself but outsources to FOLIOfn, which is operated and maintained by FOLIOfn Investments, which is a registered broker dealer. 27, 2016, Prosper will no longer offer the Folio Investing Note Trader platform, the secondary market for Prosper Notes.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Naspers, Africa’s largest company based on market value, is gearing up to spend $1 billion in India in the form of investments focused on the financial technology market. Tencent also operates WeChat, the wildly popular messaging app. The startups raised the capital in 924 rounds. In 2016 the funding stood at just $4.3

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Bank Innovation

JULY 7, 2016

2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well. As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Claroty , the cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, announced on Monday (June 11) that a syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control system vendors, invested $60 million in a Series B round of fundraising.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. reports noted.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Key Takeaways At many financial institutions, a substantial share of the IT budget is tied up in technology infrastructure and maintenance and cannot be used for new initiatives. Technology spending priorities. Banks spend about 7 percent of revenues on information technology, the report’s authors estimate.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

TouchBistro , the payment technology company, announced Thursday (June 1) it raised CDN $16.3 Other investors included BDC IT Venture Fund, Relay Ventures and Kensington Capital Partners, all of which previously invested in the company. million in Series C funding.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Wing is the first drone operator to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration as an air carrier, and the drone delivery service will be available to eligible residents in Christiansburg, Virginia, starting in October. . Department of Transportation’s Integration Pilot Program, starting in 2016.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Small businesses (SMBs) are rarely early adopters of new financial technology (FinTech). Only a few years ago, small businesses lagged in global payments technology uptake. The launch for SMBs certainly reflects the game of catch-up that firms often play, following consumers’ payment and technology adoption habits.

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Bobsguide

JULY 28, 2022

As of June 2022, over 1,600 companies listed on the Prime Market of the TSE participate in the Platform, representing 87% of the companies in that market or 98% by market capitalization. After almost 18 years, the Platform has become a key part of the infrastructure of Japan’s capital markets. ” Digitizing and Streamlining.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Venture capital has hit a plateau, according to some analysts. “After $100M+ checks flowed freely to VC-backed companies through much of 2015, the mega-round trend has settled into a lower range through 2016,” concluded KPMG and CB Insights in their Q3 2016 venture capital report.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Socure, a digital identity verification technology company, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it closed a $13 million round of funding led by Flint Capital, with participation from ff Venture Capital, Santander InnoVentures and Two Sigma Ventures, as well as other investors.

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