South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

African FinTech Chipper Cash has landed a whale of an investor. Chipper CEO Ham Serunjogi confirmed on Twitter the startup, which got its initial foothold in the market as a peer-to-peer (P2P) payments service, has just wrapped up a $30 million Series B round of venture capital. And the investments have kept coming in 2020.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

FinTechs are watching the latest trends in integrated receivables as a new year begins. The first trend that DadeSystems has noticed is that the cost of processing payments is rising, and that is for a few reasons, according to Chief Marketing Officer Tom Berdan. Now, they take a picture of the check.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX , a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider TransferWise. on Thursday and will be introduced to other European countries later in 2020. Featuring market exchange rates, fees will be 0.7 percent to 0.8

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects 9% growth in CRE originations in 2020. To read news headlines, commercial real estate (CRE) is headed for a terrible 2020. Real Estate Market Outlook. Learn more.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Deciens Capital, according to a report. Southern Africa is an area we’re looking to expand to in 2020,” he said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

One of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. It might be hard in the midst of roaring markets and headlines trumpeting Dow 30,000 to remember that one of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. The ABCs of SPACs.

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Banking Exchange

MARCH 2, 2020

Financial brands that leverage affiliate and partner marketing can deliver on a host of different business objectives. Get quick wins and kickstart your 2020 growth with the following tips.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Venture capital (VC) is not easily available to every startup, but this week, VC investors hinted at a big year ahead for the B2B FinTech space. The firm said it plans to focus on scaling up and product innovation, building out its staff, and strengthening marketing initiatives. Flutterwave. AvidXchange.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The year 2020 was going to be a wild ride for London’s financial services firms even without COVID-19. But the panelists agreed that, such challenges aside, London remains the world’s second-largest financial services market – and a place where every FinTech wants to be. “It When we were looking to expand outside of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Tesco thought that most banks were “a bunch of clowns”, but never cracked the market and still have not. Sainsbury may have onboarded … The post How is 2020’s banking different to 1990’s banking? Building on my blog post last week, showing the views of 1997, it was clear years ago that banking was under siege.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 11, 2020

OnDeck’s fire sale aside, recent deals at nCino, Black Knight and Ellie Mae are a shot in the arm to a market in need of some good news. 2020 is the wildest downward ride in the market since 1929, which, one would think, is taking its toll on the fintech ecosystem serving banks and credit unions. and Thomas H.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

market for initial public offerings (IPOs) had a banner year in 2020 despite the pandemic — or perhaps because of it. billion during 2020’s first nine months. Markets initially responded accordingly, with shares pricing at $24 — the very top of the stock’s $22 to $24 expected range. percent to close at $22.05.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Swedish point of sale credit company Klarna put itself in the awkward position of apologizing and trying to explain marketing emails to surprised and angry consumers, a misstep for a firm whose credit card alternative has found major traction during 2020’s crises.

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JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Competitive Disruption.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

Well GonzoBankers, the gang is back to work and we are all headed face-first into 2020 – a year with more uncertainty than most about how things will turn out. So, to get your Gonzo executive brains warmed up for a new year, I offer you 20 important banking realities for 2020 to guide your strategic execution efforts: 1.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Sources told Reuters that Grab is looking to take advantage of the red-hot IPO market in the U.S. If the company chooses to proceed, the IPO could be the largest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian company on a foreign exchange.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

The adoption of fintech apps has skyrocketed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, spurring further growth and investor interest in this category. Fintech had one of the most successful quarters in history in Q1’21 , with record deals, funding, exits, and mega-rounds. . Big tech investment in fintech companies reached $2.2B

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JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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Bobsguide

JANUARY 26, 2021

Each year, we ask the market to vote for those fintechs they believe stand out from the competition – those who have gone the extra mile in terms of development and servicing their clients. As well as sector specific categories, we ask the market to suggest those organisations that have.

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DECEMBER 1, 2019

The goal is to improve Nigeria’s financial inclusion rate by 20 percent, bringing it to 80 percent by the end of 2020. FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets. One recent example comes from Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license. .

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Though 2020 was full of volatility, the B2B FinTech landscape persevered with venture capitalists and other investors for a lucrative year. Highlighting the increasing interest in this startup space is this week's B2B venture capital roundup, which recaps the final two weeks of 2020 in B2B FinTech investments.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 13, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, March 13, 2020.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

On a conference call with investors following the announcement, Visa CEO Al Kelly said that “Plaid opens up new market opportunities by significantly expanding Visa’s network capabilities,” adding that Plaid provides “a terrific platform for extending” Visa’s integrated payment solutions and value-added services. Meet @Plaid.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Kakao Pay is set to be the first South Korean FinTech working with mobile payments to undertake an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report from The Paypers. Kakao Pay is the FinTech arm for Kakao Corp. , IPOs took a dive early in the pandemic as the global market was suffering, but in the U.S.,

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following a record-breaking Q2, global fintech private market deal activity remained elevated in Q3’21. . In our State of Fintech Q3’21 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: . The second-highest quarter on record for fintech financing, up 147% YoY. And much more. First name.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Global fintech funding fell 38% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to hit $12.9B — matching Q4’20’s level. Below, check out a handful of highlights from our 150-page, data-driven State of Fintech Q3’22 Report. Below, check out a handful of highlights from our 150-page, data-driven State of Fintech Q3’22 Report. First name.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. FinTech trade body, said that as much as $3.3 FinTech Efforts in Estonia.

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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). As previously reported, Saudi Arabia has trained sights on FinTech as well, specifically in Riyadh.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Her first job at the company was as the product manager in marketing. At SoFi , based in Silicon Valley, Renz will lead the FinTech startup’s credit card, brokerage and bank account businesses, one of the sources told WSJ. In the role of Bezos’ technical adviser, Renz attended meetings with the executives and contributed to decisions.

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CB Insights

MARCH 14, 2023

For its 2,690+ fintech clients, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is more than just a bank. In fact, it markets itself not as a bank, but as a financial technology partner. According to SVB, its clients account for 71% of all fintech IPOs since 2020. According to SVB, its clients account for 71% of all fintech IPOs since 2020.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. Funding more than doubled year-over-year as private market deal activity soared across sectors and geographies. The metrics behind $100M+ mega-rounds, how mega-rounds compare against total global fintech funding, and which region had the highest number of mega-rounds.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

London-based expense management startup Expend is introducing a FinTech marketplace to support small to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. Partners in the new marketplace include FreeAgent, Esme Loans, Market Finance, Iwoca, Tanda, VAT IT, Capitalise and Commuter Club. billion by 2025. .

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