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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. said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Reports in Verdict.co.uk

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Last week, Grab announced that its Grab Financial Group had raised $300 million in a Series A funding round led by Hanwha Asset Management and joined by K3 Ventures , GGV Capital , Arbor Ventures and Flourish Ventures.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Brazil’s unicorn FinTech and payments startup EBANX is trialing a digital wallet, called Ebanx Go, with 10,000 consumers on a test basis, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan. The digital wallet offering is intended to solidify the FinTech’s reach in the Brazilian payments market.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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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. VisaNews (@VisaNews) January 13, 2020. That activity comes against a larger backdrop where FinTech is gaining ground. Meet @Plaid.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Digital Demand.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, the FinTech arm of Globe Telecom , landed $175 million in additional venture funding this month. Now, Globe Fintech, known as Mynt , is reportedly on the hunt for more cash — and looking to get a valuation over $1 billion. Mynt is the operator of the mobile wallet GCash.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. Unnamed Industry Heavy, March 2020.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

The problem often stems from the environment in which they are operating — one that can put the brakes on innovation, even when innovation is key to thriving. They are heavily regulated and require heavy investment,” both in terms of capital and human resources. “It But that’s not the whole story, of course.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

With trade shows canceled and enterprise digitization accelerated, 2020 was a big year for the adoption of B2B eCommerce. The B2B eCommerce space saw some of the biggest investments of the year for B2B FinTechs, a testament to investors' confidence in the evolution of the market. The Rise of the Marketplace.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Consumers, businesses and financial institutions (FIs) cannot wait to bid adieu to 2020, which has been one of the most trying years in recent memory. Vancity said it has agreed to collaborate with North Carolina-based nCino to implement the latter’s Bank Operating System, which will replace its 15-year-old network.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The year 2020 began inconspicuously — but in a few short weeks, everything changed. For the corporate card, 2020 has been a season for dramatic shifts in how the payment tool is used and the value it adds to the enterprise. For businesses, the world market was thrown into volatility, yet soon, new opportunities emerged. Winter Blues.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Singapore’s FinTech firm ADVANCE.AI , Hong Kong’s financial services company Sheng Ye Capital and Singapore’s firm Phillip Capital are the most recent in a series of contenders for critical business permits in Singapore. Winners will be announced in mid-2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Over the years, that surge in competition gave way to a more collaborative spirit between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs as both sides worked to digitize and modernize SMB financing. In Canada, one of those alternative players is Thinking Capital. The Digital-First Approach. Flexible Technology.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Belgium’s capital city is becoming known for more than just housing major international institutions like EU Parliament, EU Commission and NATO. The country’s “Digital Belgium” initiative is an ongoing effort to bring Belgium into the digital top three of the European Digital Economy and Society Index by the year 2020. environment.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6 billion in 2021 Q1. Let us remind you of the pot.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6 billion in 2021 Q1. Let us remind you of the pot.

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JUNE 27, 2019

With the growth capital they invest, we are able to further accelerate our growth internationally. Recharge.com is already available in 130 countries, with 600 operators, while Rapido is now available in 13 countries. “We We are excited to have Prime Ventures on board. We will push hard and expand fast,” added Vogelpoel. “By

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. As a point of reference, the S&P US BMI Bank Total Return Index for the five years ended December 23, 2020 was 46.3%. First Capital, Inc. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) Here we are. FS Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: FSBW) #2. Nasdaq: FDBC) #3.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”. 12) announcement.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

And a relatively remote country offers global FinTech lessons. 1.5B: Recent capital raised by hotel operator OYO. 2020: The year California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect. Efforts are afoot to repair the data trust deficit , while online financing promises to gain a new foothold.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

I’ve connected a few of the dots from over the last decade that I believe will shape how the world will evolve in the 2020s, as well as the role of payments in driving that change. 2020 Trendline One: Rapid Acceleration Of Cash To Digital Payments. 2020 Trendline Two: The Rise Of On-Call Commerce.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Fitzmaurice added that “the new [pandemic] era of operating a non-optimized back office will affect a business’ ability to make fast decisions, which, as we have seen over the course of the pandemic, is vital, given the difficulties with traditional forecasting techniques. Enterprises have been onto this for a while.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain. FinTech GoCardless has raised $95 million in a Series F funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Fiserv To Acquire FinTech Ondot Systems. The FinTech Fiserv has signed a deal to acquire Ondot Systems. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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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. Today, 22 of those companies have become unicorns, 17 have exited, and none have shuttered operations. GET THE 102-PAGE q4 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. First name.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Scan recent headlines and you’ll see that Equifax bought Ansonia Credit Data; Corsair Capital bought B2B payments solution provider MSTS, and OnDeck was bought out. For example, over the summer, integrated payments and eCommerce technology provider Paya merged with FinTech Acquisition Corp. to go public.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus. Southeast Asian super-app operator Gojek is launching its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) technology for all-in-one-purposes for micro in addition to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Indonesia. Gojek’s apps have reportedly received hundreds of millions of downloads as of June 2020.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

With a robust community of technological innovators, and a drive toward the digital economy, India currently stands as an exciting market in FinTech. Trust is a vital component to supporting small businesses’ digitization journeys and access to capital on demand. Building Financial Trust.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. The big takeaway from Money 2020 is that banks need to do a better job at policing themselves and that BaaS is not as scalable as once thought.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Though traditional financial institutions have faced a surge in market pressure to digitize as new FinTech competitors emerge, there are still plenty of areas in which banks hold the upper hand, commercial lending included. FinTechs, on the other hand, built on a digital-first foundation, found their footing amid the PPP deluge. "In

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

FinTech upstart JUMO has notched $55 million in equity and debt funding. Andrew Watkins-Ball, the South African founder of JUMO, noted that the “next phase” of the firm will have it create new offerings and bring its business to Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria in 2020. The firm claims to have disbursed $1.8

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Momentum is a powerful force, and it looks like there’s enough of it behind open banking to finally clear the paper jam from B2B payments, making way for faster more accurate digital operations. Nimbler FinTechs Hook Up. FIs, SMBs, Fintechs Eying Each Other. A change in perspective helped. A report by the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

While 2020 has been a monumental year for B2B payments digitization and innovation, plenty of friction still exists in the way corporate buyers pay their suppliers. Solutions like commercial and virtual card products, for instance, assure buyers the ability to extend capital float while accelerating payment to vendors.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As 2020 limps toward its exhausting conclusion, get ready for a massive rebound in 2021 — for consumer spending , for small- to medium-sized businesses’ ( SMBs ’) top lines, and for the U.S. FinTechs To The Rescue? It's not the responsibility of the FinTech sector to get businesses up and running,” he contended.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend. In the B2B Healthcare Payments Report, Vice President of Insurance Operations Brett Lotito for Oscar Health discusses the viability of using physician portals and automated claims assessments to get doctors paid within just five days. Check fraud has spiked from $8.5

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JANUARY 8, 2021

With 2020 such a volatile year, small businesses' financials took a hard hit. But with 2020 having been such an anomaly, the financial performance of SMBs last year may no longer be the best predictor of their potential successes ahead. Helping SMBs Help Themselves.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

The Hong Kong-listed Razer created a consortium to form Razer Youth Bank with Singapore startups and Asian billionaires, including local supermarket operator Sheng Siong Holdings and early-stage tech venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners. 2) for a wholesale license, which has a capital commitment of $100 million.

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