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JULY 10, 2018

Coming up on the half mark in 2018, total fundraising on the continent has hit $168.6 Financial technology seems to be leading the startup charge, representing 40 percent of the largest 10 deals of the year so far, collectively worth $100 million. million — already ahead of 2017’s full-year take of $167.7 So why the boom?

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MAY 22, 2018

At the top of the list, according to reports, is incoming FinTech disruption, legislation like PSD2, market shifts stemming from Brexit and more. As treasurers explore the possibilities of FinTech, disruption is coming from other angles too: According to the publication, treasury professionals revealed their struggles to prepare for Brexit.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Canadian VC-backed companies saw funding drop 13% in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

The startup said this was the largest funding round ever for a French FinTech. It also plans to hire more employees with the capital. In 2018, Qonto was awarded a payment institution license, developing its own banking apparatus from there. Qonto focuses on a subset of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. And of course, SMB lending has been a huge focus for fintech. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018. Tweet #Finovate.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

billion in 2018 and makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend. Far Point Acquisition — which focuses on financial technology deals —said it would buy Global Blue, a payments company based in Switzerland, for $2.6 Check fraud has spiked from $8.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

The new funding follows a $215 million investment in 2018. The FinTech firm is taking meetings with new strategic and financial partners. Germany-based FinTech services firm Wirecard partnered last month with the Union Bank of the Philippines to improve banking services for corporate customers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. The firm has 1,300 employees across offices in seven states and is distinguished as a global FinTech unicorn. This latest fundraising could top $300 million.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. The announcement comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement that it would buy FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 raised $550 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in June of 2018.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). But we achieved a new milestone surpassing the $1 TRILLION-mark in total valuation among the 120 public and private financial technology companies. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Ant Technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as the latest example of companies in payments and FinTech gaining licenses to operate in Europe. There, PSD2 was designed to encourage FinTech and payments innovation. million people.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2018

Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018. Join us for a deep dive into blockchain in 2018. Industry: Fintech. The company plans to roll out the blockchain loyalty rewards program in mid-2018 with its technology vendor Mobivity. We’ll cover new initiatives, partnerships, and emerging areas with potential.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

Attune currently provides a tech analytics platform for brokers to streamline the Business Owner’s Policy quoting and binding process using data from public and private sources and has plans to add Excess and Worker’s Comp to its platform by 2018. Allianz Ventures. Number of investments: 7. XL Innovate. Number of investments: 7.

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

In honor of Canada Day this weekend, we used CB Insights’ database to compile 150 notable tech companies, most active venture capital and corporate investors, and top exits of Canada’s private company tech scene into a periodic table. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Today, the bots are still being used across industries like fintech, healthcare, sales and CRM, retail, and even law — and they’re having important, though quiet, effects. Fintech: Contract review & bill negotiation. This flurry of activity generated a lot of excitement about the technology’s potential.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. As of 2018, Digit has raised over $36M through subsequent rounds of funding. Get the entire 43-page PDF.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In the years since the Great Recession, financial institution executives became increasingly optimistic. In Cornerstone Advisors’ annual What’s Going On In Banking study, CEO optimism hit a five-year high in 2017 and, for the most part, stayed that way for 2018.

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