PYMNTS

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. In a rarity for B2B FinTech funding, B2B payments startup Flutterwave announced a $35 million fundraise, turning the spotlight to Nigeria’s FinTech community. Flutterwave.

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 18, 2021

Chime added 2 million new users in the first three quarters of 2020, according to new data Technology Feature3 Fintech Feature Financial Trends Retail Banking.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2020.

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PYMNTS

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. percent during 2020’s first nine months to $1.75 billion — not bad, but far below what other major online retailers are seeing. BigCommerce ($1.6 III at a $1.3

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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. And as reported by CNBC Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But top industry experts told Karen Webster during PYMNTS’ latest “On The Agenda” panel that the hurdles for retailers are only beginning. He said the shipping infrastructure nearly buckled earlier this year, and retailers are now being highly conservative when it comes to managing deliveries. “We Doing It Better In The New Year .

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PYMNTS

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

JANUARY 21, 2020

To understand where bankers feel their strengths lie heading into the new decade — and where they need to improve — CSI, a leading provider of fintech solutions, polled […]. This exercise helps keep track of past triumphs for further success and turn past deficiencies into future victories.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In today’s top news, purchases via voice assistant are up 10 percent year-over-year, and Afterpay is now available in-store nationwide with major retailers. Afterpay Goes In-Store Nationwide With Major Retailers. Why London’s Calling For The FinTech Industry. Morgan reports third-quarter results that show a strong consumer base.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Smart FinTechs, however, are seeing opportunities in the education space. Data: 2020: The year that Anchor Shops, with a retail store and a fulfillment center, is set to open. And, in faster payments, the higher education and public school system is one such space that remains mired in outdated payment processing methods.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Grab Financial Group offers payments and financial services including lending, insurance and retail wealth management throughout Southeast Asia. Reuters said Grab’s ridesharing business is currently breaking even, and its food delivery business is expected to do so by the end of 2020.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

72%: Increase in FinTech app usage in Q1 2020. And in banking, the pandemic has transformed how a sizable share of clients interact with their financial institutions , with one major bank seeing a spike in daily mobile check deposits. All this, Today in Data. 10: Number of categories of livestreaming shows on Popshop. $3M:

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PYMNTS

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. Lenders are hoping to stave off mobile competition by expanding retail banking. FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

But after that initial download, retailers and purchase aggregators pretty much let users run the course of their screens, never thinking that advanced applications would someday become important. Some companies have been trying to bring retailers into the new world of “necessary” location-based app technology for mobile retailing.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

And in smarter payments, financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs are innovating to provide more compelling cross-border and international banking offerings. 10.9% : Average remittance fee that banks charged in Q3 2020. 10.9% : Average remittance fee that banks charged in Q3 2020. All this, Today in Data.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 11, 2020

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 the industry’s two largest fintech providers, FIS and Fiserv, reported organic revenue declines largely due to economic impact to the payments market.

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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

MARCH 12, 2020

Renz helped to launch Amazon’s free shipping policy and introduced new multi-billion-dollar retail categories, such as beauty, shoes and groceries, according to her LinkedIn profile. 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.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2017

The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020. Regulation is still shaping banks’ strategic thinking, says a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit. In North America regulation was the top concern.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – If the future of banking is partnering with fintech startups, then finding the most innovative and efficient fintechs becomes crucial for banks’ success. based The Venture Center’s FinTech Accelerator program, which is backed by financial […]. One such program is Little Rock, Ark.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The year 2020 meant big changes for retailers that had primarily defined themselves by physical interaction as brick-and-mortar merchants were forced to adapt to an eCommerce-focused world as their best option for holding on to their now homebound customer base. The year 2020 saw the overall index score rise by 2.2

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PYMNTS

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. B2B eCommerce startup Sokowatch scored a win for Kenya’s B2B FinTech community after raising $14 million in Series A funding, reports in TechCrunch said.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

We have a deep dive into faster payments for education, seven 2020 trendlines when it comes to the connected economy and news on Samsung’s Neon “ artificial human. ”. Welcome To The Connected Economy (The Seven 2020 Trendlines). 7 at CES 2020 that is completely different than its Bixby artificial intelligence (AI) assistant.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly 60 upstarts focusing on financial services — from Stripe Inc. to Chime Inc. to Plaid Inc. — have garnered valuations of more than $1 billion in recent years, according to CB Insights.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

If it’s the latter — or some combination of the latter — that means working with FinTechs or other financial services players that are not traditional FIs. Of course, those digital strategies that FIs are (or should be) working on in 2020 can involve a variety of features, tools and offerings.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2017

More human and less robotic is the sound of the beating retail drum this year. To provide more human-like responses, cognitive computing is key, and the retail industry is taking note. Retail executives are increasingly more confident in the use of artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

11 , digital banking and payment processing firm i2c announced it was partnering with Purewrist , a FinTech working in end-to-end contactless payment solutions and wearables, according to a press release. Wearables have also expanded their features to include digital payments.

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PYMNTS

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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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 15, 2020

As banks compete for mobile-centric Gen Z customers, new data from the mobile analytics platform App Annie suggests fintech companies are growing their app user base faster than banks.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This year’s Future of Fintech (June 14-16, SF) will have a stage dedicated solely to the future of wealth tech. Co-founder & COO, TradingView (social trading platform for active retail investors). CEO & Founder, Magnetis (Brazilian retail robo-advisor with minority stake by Julius Baer). valuation).

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more. Instead, the user is notified after their purchase and can check their points in the app, trading them for gift cards to several retailers or converting them into charitable donations.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Goldman Sachs , a financial services firm, acquired GreenSky, a fintech company, for $2.24B in an all-stock transaction. GreenSky: Georgia-based GreenSky is a fintech company that provides buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions to merchants, enabling them to expand payment options for their customers and increase sales.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. Grab Financial Group had a productive 2020 in which it managed to increase total revenue by 40 percent. The round was led by Hanwha Asset Management , South Korea’s leading asset management company.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

N26 , the FinTech bank startup, is upgrading its N26 Metal card, with a launch happening Wednesday (June 13). In April, as it builds a retail bank from the ground up, N26 has notched $160 million in a Series C funding round led by Allianz and Tencent. TechCrunch noted the name of the customer will be on the back of the card.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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