PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nium , the global FinTech platform, announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS that users will be able to make payments through Google Pay with its company Visa cards. The Google Pay partnership lets those cards work through many more payment terminals and options.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed. The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., to the rise of […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

ANNA, which was started in 2018, has worked with Mastercard since its launch. The company combines a Mastercard debit card, mobile business account and virtual assistant into one offering, which is designed for freelancers, small businesses and startups. 4) announcement. and Ireland, said in the announcement.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Stephane Wyper, who runs Mastercard’s partnerships related to the Internet of Things, as well as new commerce, has joined the Bank Innovation 2018 speaker faculty. He will present on the challenge of creating a global fintech operation, whether you’re a startup or an established corporation.

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BankInovation

MAY 6, 2022

Lithuanian account-to-account (A2A) payments fintech kevin. Founded in 2018, kevin. facilitates card-free payments between banks and merchants and posits itself as a “leader” in web- and app-based A2A payments in Europe, according to a release. The fintech’s solution is API-based and does not […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From cash to digital, from plastic cards to mobile wallets, from cash registers at the front of restaurants to tablets brought to tables (redefining the concept of “dine and dash”) — the way we pay shifts along with the availability of technology, and tech shifts as commerce demands new features.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

London-based fintech Revolut is the latest European startup to apply for a banking license, the company said today. Revolut, which offers pre-paid cards to its customers, is hoping that the move will draw customers away from incumbent banks. Revolut expects to receive the license in the first half of 2018.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 13, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – American Express will be investing in its networks as one of its four major strategic priorities for 2018 as a way for the credit card company to adapt to the growing prominence of digital payments. “As

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The largest FinTech startup in Latin America — Brazil’s Nubank — is reporting a 25 percent increase in the number of clients since August, Reuters reported on Friday (Oct. Vélez said that 10 million out of the 15 million clients are holders of the bank’s credit card. Nubank offers a no-fee credit card funded in part by China’s Tencent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Payguru is a Turkish company currently working to give residents a way to pay for bus travel cards via text message, according to a report by Financial Times (FT). The way it works, since the company began testing it in the city of Kahramanmaras in 2018, is that users can send a text message and refill their cards via mobile phone.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Mastercard Track Card to Account Transfer, the release says, will let businesses use commercial cards to pay suppliers even if the suppliers don't take card payments. Mastercard Track was debuted in 2018, and works on real-time data collection and faster payments, helping businesses with B2B payments.

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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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

FinTechs are going after another financial market void, this time providing loans to customers with low credit scores. Meanwhile, CreditShop, which investment firm Varde Partners acquired in 2017, launched a credit card earlier this year while Elevate Credit, which focuses on installment loans, came out in July.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

Branchless bank and FinTech Green Dot has reported that Dan Henry will step in as its new president and CEO, and will also join the board of directors. Dan is a highly regarded leader and accomplished executive with operational expertise and over two decades of deep experience in the FinTech space. billion all-cash sale to TSYS. “I

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Analysis of contactless card transactions revealed that the volume of commercial card contactless payments, both debit and credit, jumped 24 percent between 2018 and 2019. At the same time, commercial credit cards’ cash advances dropped 14 percent last year. SumUp Wields Cards For Faster Revenue.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The London-based FinTech B-Social raised £7.8 We recognize that almost all financial transactions are inherently social,” B-Social co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) and founder Nazim Valimahomed told reporters in 2018. “We In 2018 , the company raised £3.2 banking license.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. Founded in 2018 and launched in October, the all-in-one banking app has a half-million users and is geared toward teenagers and young adults to help them gain financial independence.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Efforts in the Middle East by banks and other financial institutions to embrace FinTech are on the rise. As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. million credit cards, 15.8 million debit cards and 10.8 Outside U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

In 2018, it took longer to bring new features to market than in prior years. percent of those surveyed, it took seven to 12 months to launch innovations in 2018, compared to 33.3 In 2018, IT infrastructure was cited as the biggest barrier to innovation (37.8 percent only taking one month in 2017. What changed year to year?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Klarna, a Swedish FinTech that allows customers to pay for items through installments, has posted its first annual loss after years of being profitable, according to a report by CNBC. . In 2018, Klarna reported profits of 161 million krona, which was a decrease from 346 million krona in 2017. billion krona) in 2019.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The credit card partnership market is off to an aggressive start in 2019, given issuers’ robust activity in the first half to try to fuel new growth amidst a leveling-off in receivables. Already, 10 new credit card programs launched in the second quarter of 2019 (Figure 1), compared to the 16 launched in 2018, based on our analysis.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 18, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - With over 100,000 signups to date, Ollie Purdue, CEO of digital current accounts Loot will turn his focus on generating revenues this year. “We We spent last year and most of 2016 scaling and on the workings of the product,” Purdue told Bank Innovation. This year, we look at revenues.” Launched back in 2014, […].

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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. Plus, London’s FinTech space has been going strong in 2020 despite the pandemic. The FinTech reportedly invested in Paystack’s Series A round back in 2018.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

In any number of countries spanning the globe, FinTech firms continue to make inroads into financial services, with at least some encroachment onto traditional players’ turf. The report, titled “IFZ FinTech Study 2019,” showed as many as 356 active FinTech companies in the space, up 62 percent year over year as measured in 2018.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Unlike other FinTech startups, Kuda was granted a banking license from the Nigerian Central Bank. Ogundeyi, who previously held a financial advisory role with the Nigerian government, co-founded Kuda in 2018 with Musty Mustapha, a former Stanbic Bank software developer. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

Visa, management said on the call, will capitalize on what was termed a FinTech-driven evolution that is currently shaping financial services, as well as growing Visa’s core payments business. In one recent example from late last year, The Clearing House released a template designed to help banks link with FinTech firms, and connect to APIs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

And when we talk about our world, we mean not just payments, but FinTech more broadly – and, even more broadly than that, commerce,” she said. And so, as 2018 begins, so does the Start Path class of 2018, which is accepting applications until Jan. The Start Path Admissions Process.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S. In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The company also acquired Shoplo for eCommerce last year and Debitoor, for accounting and invoicing, in 2018. It also partnered with Google, Facebook and Instagram for gift card collaborations. In February, Sumup teamed with Mastercard to offer its first business card so companies can make payments, withdraw money and track finances.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. Below, we dive into where the Fintech 250 Class of 2018 startups are now. GET THE 102-PAGE q4 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Phone number.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

One of the biggest trends in fintech today is the rise of digital banking products like mobile checking accounts and new debit cards. From Square to Paypal, a host of fintechs are creating products that let consumers spend money directly out of digital accounts using a physical card. get the 86-page fintech report.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Visa has partnered with BlockFi to launch a credit card that offers bitcoin rewards rather than travel points or cash back, according to an announcement. The BlockFi Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card , which will be available in the spring of 2021, will give 1.5 The card carries a $200 annual fee. The card carries a $200 annual fee.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Monese raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Kinnevik in 2018. PayPal, Augmentum Fintech, International Airlines Group and Investec’s INVC Fund also participated in the round. In February, Monese added support for Apple Pay for personal cards in the U.K. The company said it has more than 1.4 as well as France.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In our travels, certain payments-related messages have surfaced over and over, and as we enter 2018, bankers need to pay attention to these five themes: 1 – Debit: In 2018, market forces will take 3% of banks’ current interchange income. 24 this year), and 2018 won’t be any different. Everybody’s game needs to step up.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a Crunchbase article published in February of 2018, investments in blockchain and blockchain-related startups (excluding initial coin offerings, or ICOs) were already 40 percent of what they were in 2017. billion in 2018 from $945 million in 2017 and will grow more than 80 percent year over year to reach $9.7

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