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The 50 hottest FinTech firms 2017

Chris Skinner

I sit on the judging panel for the FinTech 50, now in its fifth year, and the final list was revealed yesterday. Chosen from a long-list of over 1,500 companies across Europe, The Fintech50 2017 – the most hotly contested in its five-year history – features 24 businesses new to the list.

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FinTech: $6.5 billion invested in first half of 2017

Chris Skinner

Innovate Finance has just published their report on the first half of 2017, and the investments made in FinTech. Global VC FinTech investment attracts $6.5 Billion in H1 2017 –with UK investment up 37% reveals Innovate Finance H1 2017 saw 787 deals globally, attracting $6.5 Global VC FinTech investment attracts $6.5

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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The Finanser’s Week: 16th October – 22nd October 2017

Chris Skinner

This week’s main blog headlines are … Why bankers only see horses and technologists are creating cars I was at a large bank’s wealth management conference recently, where the CEO was being quizzed about various areas including a lot about technology and FinTech.

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Blockchain Starts 2017 With A Bang

PYMNTS

PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. That figure is expected to increase in 2017 and beyond. In 2017, Wyre said, blockchain technology offers the opportunity to reduce both of those metrics. and China accumulated in 2015 alone.

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3 Notable Fintech Funding Rounds in March

Bank Innovation

Fintech funding is significantly on the rise. CB Insights' 2018 Q4 report showed a $21 billion, or 120% total increase in fintech funding from 2017 to 2018. And already this year, there have been several notable funding rounds.

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German FinTech N26 Eyes IPO With Hiring Of New CFO

PYMNTS

German neobank N26 hired Dr. Jan Kemper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) as the Berlin-headquartered FinTech looks toward a future initial public offering (IPO). In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017. Its most recent valuation was $3.5

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