CB Insights

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 FINTECH 250 STORY. CB Insights clients can view the full Fintech 250 story by clicking the button below.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

One of the biggest shifts in banking that FinTech newcomers ushered into the market is the demand among customers for advisory services. What some financial institutions have come to realize is that collaborating with FinTechs can enable them to offer cutting-edge solutions while reserving resources to invest in meeting those advisory needs.

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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. million in new funding for its technology targeting small businesses in the U.K. Digital Risks. Reports in Verdict.co.uk

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The hack has laid out the red carpet for startups focusing on data security. Based in London, Nuggets is a zero-knowledge security company that uses blockchain technology and biometric authentication to protect […]. EXCLUSIVE – With the Equifax hack, the perils of a data breach are no longer a hypothetical problem.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Coverage includes Hong Kong-based Tappy Technologies ‘ collaboration with the Timex Group. based Juniper Research is projecting that contactless payments will be on the uptick, Sage is teaming up with FinTech Modulr for payroll as well as accounts payable payments for U.K. according to reports.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Now, more than ever, the marriage between technology and finance is apparent. Enter, IBM Think 2018 , the premier business and technology event of the year that underscores and emphasizes the bond between business and technology. Looking forward, the line between the two will continue to intertwine. Somewhere in between?

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JULY 5, 2019

FinTech firms are taking on real-time payments for business-to-business (B2B) use cases – and teaming with banking partners to drive innovation. Beyond news of the solution itself, Leleux said an almost bigger story was that a bank had worked with a FinTech and they had won together. (As

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JUNE 21, 2019

They want it to be easy and intuitive, and to assume it will be safe and secure. Finding Friendly Ground With FinTech Firms. However, she added, for all the disruption that FinTech firms have brought to financial services in general, they aren’t an adversarial force in the market for credit unions.

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APRIL 23, 2020

More banks are therefore moving away from legacy core systems to embrace cloud-native architectures to power automation and meet the speed expected by consumers, securely. The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor. This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

FinTech provider Bottomline Technologies announced that it has added artificial intelligence- (AI) enabled chat inside its payment solutions for its Paymode-X and PTX customers. Europe, and Asia-Pacific, helping make complex business payments simple, smart, and secure for corporations and banks. Headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H.,

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Insights on Business

MAY 25, 2018

Core to the discussion was how we build platforms: how we make fundamental shifts in our technology, processes, people and ultimately our markets to deliver better customer experiences, build skilled workforces, and solve industry-wide challenges. " – @BrettKing #fintech #RFS2018 pic.twitter.com/iM1p92PV1U.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The vast majority of traditional financial institutions (FIs) plan to increase their collaborative efforts with the FinTech world, according to a PwC report published last year. The two-sided benefits of a bank-FinTech collaboration are certainly beneficial to FinTech firms like additiv.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that when it comes to credit done through nascent technological platforms, boons and risks are afoot. China was the largest market, yet volume has declined in recent periods.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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JULY 25, 2017

Protecting digital identities is all about keeping up — keeping up with new technology, new regulations and, of course, bad actors. . In fact, according to one recent study, 60 percent of transactions conducted by the start of the next decade will be authenticated and completed using biometric technology. Prepping for PSD2 in the EU.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Fraudsters have been increasingly focused on mobile services, with one-third of all fraud attacks worldwide reportedly targeting mobile during the first half of 2018 — a 24 percent year-over-year increase. Financial services providers must run tight ships when offering mobile services, and various techniques can help keep them secure.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 19, 2018

“Intelligent automation allows business and technology to function together for a common goal instead of against working against one another.”. To a maximum capacity audience and kicking off an exciting week of IBM Think 2018 in Las Vegas, IBM VP Saket Sinha led the “Intelligent Automation in Financial Services” breakout session.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

FinTech with a focus on small businesses secures a restricted banking license. And, “For many small businesses, access to technological knowledge and resources has been a major obstacle to adapt to the digital-first economy,” he said, according to the release. Mastercard Adds A2A Capability For Track Business Payment Service.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

This increasingly sophisticated group poses a growing and costly headache to those who value the model, forcing businesses to spend billions on fraud-fighting technologies. Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. million fraud reports in 2018, resulting in $1.48 trillion a year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Every day the world hears about another blockchain project in the works or another distributed ledger technology consortium forming. According to reports in Cointelegraph this week, payments technology firm Mastercard filed a patent related to real-time payments using blockchain technology. Reports said the filing, dated Nov.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

5) said InfraRisk will integrate its cloud-based Credit Value Maximiser (CVX) technology into Judo’s infrastructure. InfraRisk is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China-based FinTech solutions provider PINTEC, which acquired InfraRisk last March. The company has secured a full banking license in 2018, enabling it to accept deposits.

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MARCH 26, 2019

The industry indeed proved to be lucrative for FinTechs, with alternative lending often landing at the top of venture capital investment reports with giants like Kabbage , OnDeck and LendingClub securing an early lead in the industry. Remarks made in 2017 from BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz hinted at this emerging trend.

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Insights on Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Given IBM’s experiences helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey with Cloud and AI, we’re particularly excited that “Enabling the digital economy” is the Sibos 2018 conference theme. IBM at Sibos 2018. Stay tuned for more blogs on Sibos 2018! Jim Brill, IBM Financial Services Marketing.

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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

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. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18.

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William Mills

MAY 17, 2018

The two-day, sold out event took place May 7-8, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and welcomed 1,300 attendees (comprised of entrepreneurs, financial executives, venture firms and media). and co-chair TAG Fintech ADVANCE Awards. and co-chair TAG Fintech ADVANCE Awards. In these cases, it’s the AI software that does the thinking.

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MAY 28, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) have been scrambling to bring these services to web and mobile channels in response, and are partnering with FinTechs to make these changes as quickly as possible. Biometric security systems are just one example of the major technological investments banks have made in recent years.

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JANUARY 19, 2020

Beldara offers robust technology infrastructure, along with an intuitive sourcing platform, that helps buyers reach the right suppliers at the right cost and place,” said Adi Kapadia, VP of strategy global business. In other Indian business news , Tracxn data has indicated that B2B FinTech firms saw $14.5

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JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. In Hong Kong, 39 percent of new FinTech firms launched in the last year are now operating via blockchain, Cointelgraph reported.

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APRIL 30, 2019

Cross River Bank, a company that provides banking services for FinTechs, has partnered with payments processor and tech provider RS2 Software to provide an improved payment and digital banking experience for its customers, the companies announced. RS2 builds payment solutions for upwards of 14 million merchants.

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JULY 4, 2018

The B2B payments market is already enjoying a solid year, thanks to some of the biggest names in payments and FinTech taking a solid stance in the space. Reports in March revealed American Express filed a patent application for technology related to blockchain and faster payments. American Express’s Blockchain Patent.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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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. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. FICO’s Take on Debit Security.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam granted FinTech startup GPay a 10-year license to provide intermediary payment services in the country — electronic payment portals, payment services, digital money transfer services and eWallet services. The technology holding company also has member businesses in gaming, security and financial services. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The newspaper cited Ripple’s use of blockchain technology and the ability of two small banks, one in Canada and one in Germany, to complete cross-border online transactions in record time as an example of the latest banking innovations. But some banks are competing with the FinTechs. trillion in 2014 to $2.3 trillion in 2019.

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