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JUNE 7, 2019

A growing number of new players in any industry is a sign of an expanding market and opportunities for innovators. Increasing access to capital, consumer awareness, and acceptance to new ways of managing finances and other ecosystem drivers have been attractive for entrepreneurs in 2018 as well. FinTech is not an exception here.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The company noted that it still needs to gain approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which issued regulations for crypto exchanges last summer. billion of venture capital invested in the sector across 2,304 deals, a 148 percent or 2.5 Bithumb has certainly been busy.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Australian challenger bank Judo Capital has chosen VERMEG , a leading banking and insurance software solution company, to meet its Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting requirements as it pursues its full banking license. “Regulatory reporting is an essential function for Judo.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

We have deep dives on cloud technology, business-to-business (B2B) payments and Visa’s deal to acquire YellowPepper. The purchase builds on a strategic partnership and investment made in 2018, where Visa invested in the firm back then. Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year. Trackers And Reports .

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

The data-driven “Restock Kroger” initiative will largely take the place of new growth in the coming year, according to Supermarket News , with improvements to customer service and assortment winning out over expansion in 2018. Capital expenditures for 2018 are projected at $3 billion. Breaking It Down by the Numbers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

still decided to postpone its listing “in light of currently unfavourable and uncertain market conditions, particularly in the technology sector.” Net income for the company has increased 54 percent to $203 million in the first six months of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018. “We stock market.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Some providers are capitalizing on the concept by launching new services that offer access to premium content such as newspapers and magazines in exchange for a monthly fee. subscription box market by 2022 is £1b. The share of Americans aged 14 to 21 who subscribed to internet-based video services in 2018 is 80 percent.

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MAY 13, 2019

As technology reshapes the way buyers access goods and services, consumer expectations are moving targets, and merchants that hope to survive can’t afford to fall behind. From Reis & Irvy’s to Vengo , merchants and technology companies are reinventing the world of vending technology through smart devices.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Remittence technology firm WorldRemit is stepping into the cross-border B2B money transfer market with the launch of WorldRemit For Business, reports in Africa News said Wednesday (June 12). ” The launch of WorldRemit for Business comes just days after the company announced it raised $175 million in venture capital.

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OCTOBER 21, 2018

CB Insights unveiled the second annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the most promising private companies applying a mix of software and technology to transform the financial services industry. The market map below categorizes the Fintech 250 companies based on core area of focus. THE FINTECH 250 STORY. Please click to enlarge.

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MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm. ”

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JULY 19, 2018

Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank , Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC , bringing the food delivery company a $1.4 The company currently serves around 1,200 cities in Canada and the United States, and plans to add as many as 600 cities in 2018. billion valuation.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent. Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reached $1 trillion market value, joining Apple, Amazon and Microsoft in hitting the milestone.

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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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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Global payments network Veem has closed a funding round with $31 million in new capital, a press release says. Truist Ventures, the corporate venture capital division of Truist Financial Corporation , the country's sixth largest commercial bank, led the round. and China, which had resulted in a 57 percent drop in payment size from U.S.-to-China

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JULY 5, 2018

payroll services market saw consolidation this week with Asure Software announcing Tuesday (July 3) that it acquired USA Payroll. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but Asure said it has revised its 2018 financial outlook. The tool helps businesses mitigate payroll compliance risk.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Since COVID-19, non-bank lenders have been hurting as capital markets became less available and retail investors tried to withdraw their cash from the P2P sector, the Times reported. million) to become a challenger bank. based fund, and its U.K.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Virtual Kitchen , a startup founded by ex- Uber employees, has raised $20 million in fresh capital in a bid to capitalize on the need for food delivery amid the pandemic, according to CNBC. Virtual Kitchen works to provide technology for others to set up commercial kitchens for food delivery. billion by 2026, CNBC reported.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) wants to amend rules so that companies can go public through a direct listing, and raise capital from public market investors at the same time. As it stands now, companies cannot raise capital with a direct listing.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

million in 2018 — according to CNBC. Revolut attributed the losses to its expansion into new markets and the introduction of new products. Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. The company posted a total loss of $139.6 million (£106.5

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

8) that Naspers invested $500 million of new capital into the company. The company said that Naspers invested in letgo , in part, because of its growth and market opportunity. The number of monthly listers on its marketplace has grown 65 percent since the beginning of 2018, letgo said. “We

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MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Indonesian logistics market has been forecast to hit $300 billion by 2024, up from $221 billion in 2020, a Ken Research report indicated, per TechAsia. Competitors in the space include Kargo Technologies , backed by former CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick. Sequoia Capital and Kalanick participated in a $7.6 Kargo has raised 38.6

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Then shares soared 85.8 on March 13.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Big technology firms in China are suffering as regulatory issues continue, triggering falling share prices, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday (Nov. The State Administration for Market Regulation — China’s regulator — said on Tuesday (Nov. It is also lower than Ant Group’s valuation in a 2018 funding round of $14 billion.

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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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JANUARY 29, 2019

Financial technology startups were able to raise $39.57 What’s more, a $14 billion investment in Ant Financial represented 35 percent of the total funding in 2018. The report noted that in the fourth quarter of 2018 five companies became unicorns, which happens when a startup has a valuation of more than $1 billion.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Social, political, and environmental pressures have made the LatAm market highly volatile. This has caused some investors to pull back in the region and challenged startups to raise funding from new investors, as illustrated further below by the number of unique investors and startups in the LatAm fintech market. LatAm Fintech.

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JUNE 22, 2020

nCino, which was founded in 2012, said it will use the proceeds of its stock sale to purchase additional office buildings, and may also use a portion to acquire, invest in or obtain rights to complementary technologies, products, services or businesses. . percent of total revenues) in fiscal 2018, representing a 64.7 million, or 74.7

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. While this is true everywhere, this is a particular challenge in a market like India. MuniRisk solves information fragmentation for municipal market participants. The municipal bond market has always been pretty low on the radar for most firms.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The alliance will reportedly result in a digital technology that offers wholesaler access to credit and completely digitized marketing campaigns. The group will also harness the mobile technology of N-Frnds to more effectively communicate future promotional efforts involving wholesalers and suppliers. The ADB approximated a $1.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

STC Pay, which does financial technology work for both companies and individuals, works with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. Its digital wallet was introduced in October of 2018, enabling users to do things like pay bills, send money internationally and share or transfer money with people they know.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Despite the world’s markets being crippled by the coronavirus, Pinduoduo Inc. , percent of the Shanghai-based technology company’s total outstanding shares. percent of the Shanghai-based technology company’s total outstanding shares. Earlier this month, Pinduoduo reported that the technology platform had total revenues of $1.5

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. million in new funding for its technology targeting small businesses in the U.K. Digital Risks’ first Series A round closed in 2018.) Digital Risks. InsurTech company Digital Risks announced $10.4

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

One of the new realities of augmented reality is this: the technology is attracting more investment from China than from sources in North America. According Digi-Capital , which tracks AR investments, China-based funding for augmented reality and computer vision technologies hit $3.9 Investment Shift.

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