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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The New York-based FinTech company Petal has announced a $300 million debt round from global investment bank Jefferies, adding to existing venture capital investments from Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures and others, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. ABS capital markets for Jefferies.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

DayTek Capital , an Australian challenger bank known for its prepaid “Infinity” card, has been granted a banking license by the country’s Securities and Investments Commission, a report from AltFi says. In 2018, Volt was the first neobank to get a RADI, the report notes.

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Banks appear optimistic about the economic outlook but expect more moderate growth than 2018. Key themes. New partnerships.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2019

million customers in 2019, offering those users a mobile app bank account and a distinctively-colored coral credit card. Monzo lost approximately £55m as of February 2019, a significant increase from £33m at the same point in 2018. Monzo , founded by entrepreneur Tom Blomfield, acquired 3.5 In the U.K.,

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Payments Source

AUGUST 27, 2018

When Chris Winship, partner of FTV Capital, paid $35 million in private equity funds for a slice of the digital gift card player Tango Card in May 2018, he did so with the expectation that he would quickly find a buyer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

While commercial card innovation certainly accelerated in 2018, progress can always continue. Morgan Managing Director and Head of Commercial Card Product Management Naney Pandit says should be a focus this year is in mobilizing the corporate card. One area of development that J.P.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

The rate of credit card delinquencies jumped 52 basis points (BPS) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, and will likely continue to increase over the next 12 months as consumers take on more debt. The rate of new delinquencies on credit cards stood at 6.42 The rate of new delinquencies on credit cards stood at 6.42

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

JPMorgan Chase had the highest "buzz ranking" among banks in 2018, according to YouGov's Brand Index, an annual poll measuring which brands are considered the best by consumers. Participants were asked, “If you’ve heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative?”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 Noto will continue in his role as CEO which he has held for three years since arriving from Twitter in 2018, where he was COO, and prior to that the NFL, where he served as CFO. Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

News also has come in the past few weeks that, as evidenced by bank earnings, credit card debt has been on the rise, as have write-offs and provisions for loan losses. As reported via CNBC , the data translates into 86 million Americans (that would be the one in three referenced above) that could max out their cards. The average U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

percent from 2018 to 2022. The latest Workforce Spend Playbook explores new solutions that are enabling construction firms and other SMBs to maximize their capital, pinpoint cost-saving opportunities and improve their cash flows. How Virtual and Purchasing Cards Can Help. Freeing Up Cash Flow.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Cryptocurrency lending platform Vauld raised $2 million to expand into full banking services, including issuing credit and debit cards and providing fiat and crypto order books, CoinDesk reported. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and included Coinbase Ventures and LuneX Ventures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms. Visa Acquires Longtime Partner Fraedom.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

A new partnership recently announced between Capital One and Spotify aims to discount subscriptions as a means to draw more users into signing up for the music streaming service’s premium option. With great partners like Capital One, we can create unique ways to give the millions of Capital One customers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In the third quarter of 2018, over 40 percent of larger seller GPV came from sellers that started on Square as micro-sellers.” In reference to the latter business, in the third quarter of 2018 Square Capital facilitated over 62,000 business loans totaling $405 million, up 34 percent year over year, revealed the company.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

However, an awful lot is in fact different at the dusk of 2018 than it was at the dawn. The year 2018 saw massive changes in where consumers shop, how they pay, and what goods and services they want in their carts. Yet, as 2018 was coming to a close, Facebook was hit with just a bit more bad news. The Facebook Follies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

credit card business, mobile-first company Jaja will pay an initial cash consideration of $671 million at current rates. The FinTech firm will also serve as the consumer credit card issuer for the AA and the bank’s U.K. s Automobile Association and a Bank of Ireland branded card. (It To acquire the Bank of Ireland’s U.K.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

GonzoBankers, 2018 has been a troublesome year. about the best and worst in banking for 2018 and get fired up to start again in ’19. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the 2018 GonzoBanker Awards ! Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In short, while 2017 was the year of payments disruption, 2018 will be the year of the satisfied customer. The newest PYMNTS eBook is full of expert insight into the future of B2B payments, from commercial cards to accounts receivable. percent rebates companies can obtain by using cards to make payments is attractive too.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more. “Our

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based million) to become a challenger bank.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, India’s pay-later app Slice is introducing a no-fee Visa Card, while Stripe is purchasing payment processor Paystack. Slice is debuting a no-fee Visa Card that provides its millennial and Gen Z clients with cash back and no-cost EMIs during festive sales. In VC Investments So Far In 2020.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

million in 2018 — according to CNBC. The company’s revenues actually tripled last year, increasing 180 percent to £162.7 ($213 million) from 2018. Founded in 2015, Revolut began by offering prepaid debit cards that allowed users to avoid foreign exchange fees while traveling abroad. The company posted a total loss of $139.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

In the first quarter of this year, KPMG said in a recent report that there were five $1 billion-plus mega-venture capital rounds, and analysts say venture capitalists (VCs) are diversifying their investment targets as emerging focuses, from artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare, build excitement.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2018, 14 European startups reached unicorn status, led by Roivant Sciences with its $7B valuation. Using CB Insights data, we identified all the Europe-based startups that have reached a $1B+ valuation in 2018. Select Investors: Founders Fund, SoftBank Group, NovaQuest Capital Management. Roivant Sciences. Valuation: $7B.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The funding round was led by DST Global, with participation from investors including Ribbit Capital, NEA, Sequoia and Thrive Capital. Robinhood has raised more than $860 million in venture capital funding to date. In 2018 its user base jumped from 4 million during the summer to 6 million by late 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

consumer banking and spending on credit cards. And in what may be a reflection of that same positive sentiment and activity, credit card loans were up 8 percent year over year to $168 billion. Card transactions were up 10 percent on what CEO Jamie Dimon called a “robust” holiday season. billion in the same quarter of 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Today in PYMNTS data, the digital food delivery industry is growing every day, firms are using venture capital funding to expand B2B virtual card solutions, mobile apps are helping ease financing issues in auto purchasing and consumers have spoken: Omnichannel readiness features are not all created equal, but free shipping is a winner.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

consumer banking and spending on credit cards. And in what may be a reflection of that same positive sentiment and activity, credit card loans were up 8 percent year over year to $168 billion. Card transactions were up 10 percent on what CEO Jamie Dimon called a “robust” holiday season. billion in the same quarter of 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

LVL, an upstart bitcoin exchange, has rolled out its own Mastercard debit card which it's taking pre-orders for, a report from CoinDesk says. The card will be linked to bitcoin and fiat accounts, and will be one of Mastercard's premium accounts, able to be used anywhere globally, CEO Chris Slaughter said, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B in Assets .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In some areas, the growth in sub-prime lending matches overall growth in the segment, with credit cards and personal loans as the best example. percent. “The

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Chime, which CEO Chris Britt co-founded in 2013, provides clients mobile banking accounts without charges, debit cards and automated teller machine (ATM) access. Chime primarily makes money as clients use their cards in comparison to typical financial institutions that make money on fines and debt. The company is geared toward U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Vélez said that 10 million out of the 15 million clients are holders of the bank’s credit card. “We Nubank offers a no-fee credit card funded in part by China’s Tencent. The FinTech has expanded beyond fee-free credit cards and now offers bank accounts and associated services for both businesses and individuals.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Google Trends noted the search term “buy bitcoin with credit card” is nearing its historic peak according to data from Nick Colas, co-founder of market research firm Datatrek Research, CNBC reported Monday (Nov. Colas sees the inclination to use credit cards to purchase the volatile digital currency asset as “a cautious note.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Seventy-one percent of respondents said credit cards were imperative when deciding the FIs with which they want to do business, for example. percent of all CU members — currently offer some sort of credit card. billion in credit card debt as of March 2019, according to the U.S. percent of credit card debt held by banks.

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