PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. American Express, Amazon Roll out UK Credit Card Aimed at SMBs. Walmart Inc.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. billion across 614 deals.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The great digital shift is transforming credit cards into money management tools. Consumers want cards, and they want them quickly, and they want those cards [delivered] in a digital way," said Turner. The company said that through the expansion of its Digital-First Card Program, which was announced last Wednesday (Sept.

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Banking Exchange

DECEMBER 4, 2020

OneSpan, one of the leaders in Financial Technology, released its 2021 Security and Fintech Predictions The Economy Technology Tech Management Outsourcing/Cloud Mobile Online Cards Branch Technology/ATMs Security Feature3 Fintech Financial Research Feature Financial Trends.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2020

FinTechs aren’t disappointing on that count as the new PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps shows the strongest players gripping tightly to chart positions, with a few exceptions. 6 is the Current mobile banking app and Visa debit card, with Starling Bank steady at No. It was in the palm of their hand. Still at No.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder. Both Visa and Mastercard rolled out pilot biometric payment cards in 2022. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The stars of financial services in 2021 will have something to do with credit,” i2c CEO Amir Wain told Karen Webster, saying the days of the simple checking or demand draft accounts (DDA) are over. You can’t be a star with the DDA in 2021,” he added. The same thing is happening with credit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The teenager with a Fortnite habit who manages to clean out Dad’s checking account via the debit card linked to the gaming account. The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. 2021 And Beyond.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

While banks may be big, slow, lumbering elephants, when they operate as a herd, they can mow down a horse,” said Linville, a former CEO of global cards and consumer services at Citigroup. “I’m He said banks have a leg up on FinTech startups that might find their funding pulled back. What FinTechs And Neobanks Should Do Here.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Checking fee income is facing extreme downward pressure during 2021, influenced by competitive factors and the specter of greater future regulation. Several financial institutions are following the SpotMe initiative introduced by fintech Chime by waiving overdraft fees. But it comes with a pile of unintended consequences.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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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.

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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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Gonzobanker

APRIL 4, 2024

While valuation at many fintechs has dropped since 2022, Chime has bucked the trend. Bloomberg recently reported that Chime, the leading fintech neobank, is planning to go public in 2025. Chime hasn’t raised funds since 2021 when it was valued at around $25 billion. Is it ready for an IPO? According to a July 2023 survey of U.S.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mode , the LSE-listed fintech group, has announced that it is set to launch its novel payments and loyalty solution powered by Open Banking in Q2 2021, providing merchants with an alternative to rising card interchange fees and boosting loyalty amongst consumers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s State Council reportedly said that small and micro-sized firms can defer loan payments past Q1 2021 as needed, while China’s Ant Group is curbing the borrowing limits for some young users of Huabei. Ant Group Curbs Credit Limits Of Some Users Of Virtual Credit Cards.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Next Insurance is aiming to raise new capital that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 Digital small business insurance provider Next Insurance is negotiating an arrangement to bring in new capital that would reportedly value the FinTech upstart at $2.25

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The Paypers

JULY 14, 2022

Finland-based Card-as-a-Service fintech Enfuce has launched its operations in the UK after finalising a EUR 45 million round back in December 2021.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

FinTech startup Marqeta has been tapped by Goldman Sachs to power digital checking accounts for Marcus. Marqeta said that Goldman Sachs “will leverage our modern card issuing platform” to introduce digital checking accounts to Marcus customers, according to a Marqeta blog post on Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The discussion was part of the ongoing B2B Payments 2021 PYMNTS TV series. That trend has pushed FinTechs and FIs to craft more direct financial interactions with consumers. Debit cards work virtually. Optimizing B2B payments remains a strong growth opportunity for banks and FinTechs. Challenges .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Aquilina said that’s partly because historically, B2B payments innovation efforts — especially via FinTechs — have focused on buyers. Aquilina said virtual cards are poised to eclipse other commercial card form factors over the next few years. Suppliers have been pretty much forced to accept cards. Change Is In The Air .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

FinTech Revolut has introduced its Pockets tool, while Robinhood Markets is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs for its public offering preparations. Revolut, the British FinTech, has unveiled Pockets, a new organizational technology meant to assist individuals with organizing their payments and supervise their spending more effectively. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The release stated the partnership will let companies pay costs via a credit card, while accessing on-demand liquidity alongside cost management tools. Nets will provide the full-scale solution and offer a corporate credit and debit solution using digital services, enterprise card management and security tools, the release stated.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 6, 2022

BankBazaar.com, India’s largest fintech co-brand credit card issuer and online financial product marketplace, launched the fourth edition of BankBazaar Moneymood® 2022. It is a review of credit purchase trends in India in 2021 and presents the outlook for 2022. Fuel Cards Up With A Vengeance .

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Below is a ranked list of the 17 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. Review Date.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Below is a ranked list of the 17 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. Review Date.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

However, those trend lines soon gave way to growth in the early 2010s and beyond — driven by the digitization of commerce — with the card network’s revenue tripling in the last decade. The goal for Mastercard going forward is figuring out how to expand its reach worldwide and into places that card products haven’t been — and may never go.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 31, 2021

Fintech startups had quite the showing in this year’s INC 500 ranking. In comparison, last year the highest-ranked fintech was #46 Yieldstreet and there were only 2 other fintech startups in the top 100. Card processing. Source: INC Magazine, Aug 2021. *To Real estate investing. Bitcoin ATMs. SMB accounting.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

billion by 2021. billion in 2021 and on the Internet of Things at 14 percent a year from $772.5 trillion in 2021. LendingClub makes unsecured personal loans to consumers, mostly to consolidate and pay off credit card debt and more recently to refinance auto loans. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. FunnelDash. FAB Score = 390. –

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. FunnelDash. FAB Score = 390. –

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

One type is offered directly to consumers by fintechs before a purchase is made and the other is offered during a purchase through a merchant who partners with a fintech or financial institution. The briefing compares BNPL to other installment options, such as layaway and credit cards.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Traction: 500 Startups accelerator (Batch 27, Feb 2021). Description: Challenger bank/debit card for teens. Business model: Debit card interchange. Traction: 500 Startups accelerator (Batch 27, Feb 2021). Related: The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update). Jonathan Pizzolato , CTO.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

FinTech Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi) and Jobble are two of the first companies that will provide workers with healthcare through the partnership, the release stated. In 2021, Mastercard cardholders will be able to use their cards to pay for these benefits on Stride's platform, the release stated.

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