PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

According to a Fintech Finance report, Gottschalk will be based in San Francisco and will focus on strengthening the fund via investment opportunities in the region. portfolio companies a stronger entrance into North America. It also gives the fund’s non-U.S. Prior to Blumberg, Gottschalk worked at Menlo Ventures.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Small businesses are a growing target for bank-FinTech collaborations and data integration initiatives as financial service providers explore new use cases for open banking. In this week’s roundup of the latest B2B applications of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, PYMNTS looks at new data integration models.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

What will it take to make Latin America more digital — in payments, commerce, FinTech or even healthcare? Cash remains king in the region, with about two-thirds of consumers in Latin America preferring that payment method over credit, according to estimates.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

London-based FinTech startup Curve has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan Capital, launched from the estate of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. is being managed by Amanda Orson , vice president and head of North America. headquarters.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The global trading markets are in flux, and it's not only the COVID-19 crisis influencing international supply chains. Ongoing trade wars and rising costs of doing business in certain markets have manufacturers and other businesses adjusting where they operate and with whom. A Shifting Market.

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Meeting Fintech Regional Marketing 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Want to understand payments innovation in Latin America ? One may indeed be a bit hungrier than before, but according to what NovoPayment CEO Anabel P é rez told Karen Webster during a recent PYMNTS interview, they can now understand one of the fundamentals of innovation in Latin America. Latin American Progress. Front Row Seat.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Entersekt , the push-based authentication and app security company, announced Tuesday (June 12) that it has opened a new office in Atlanta, Georgia, aimed at supporting the company’s growth and serving as the headquarters in North America. The new headquarters will be located at 7000 Central Park in Sandy Springs, GA.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

They now operate together under the Syncapay brand umbrella via a holding firm created with a new majority equity investment from funds that Centerbridge Partners advises, according to the announcement. North Lane Technologies was known as Wirecard North America in the past. 10) announcement.

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Private Market Hub Becomes the First Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-tenant Enabled Solution for Private Equity Firms Globally; Northern Trust funds first to go live on the new multi-jurisdictional environment. Previously operational for funds domiciled in Guernsey, Private Market Hub has been enhanced to support clients in the United States.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Bank of America and the traditional banking system is being disrupted across a wide variety of core revenue streams. . Bank of America, for one, saw profits drop 16% year-over-year (YoY) in Q3’20 to $4.9B. Tech companies are chipping away at the traditional bank’s market share.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In today’s top payments news, Wells Fargo has selected former Santander head executive Scott Powell to be its new chief operating officer. Also, Visa is working with four global finance firms to help FinTechs issue plastic as well as digital payments. operations. He will also serve on the bank’s operating committee.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

daVinci Payments will merge with North Lane Technologies for the formation of a new company, operating under the umbrella of holding company Syncapay , which will be a “high growth, premier” payments company with "innovative" solutions, a press release says. North Lane Technologies was formerly known as Wirecard North America.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”. The subject? Not So Black-and-White.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

s FinTech sector. Independent Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector. s FinTech sector is planning a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth. China’s eCommerce superstore, plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style STAR Market and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Corporate payments firm WEX is pushing virtual card technology within Latin America and has announced a new partner to help the cause. The firm revealed this week that it is working with Argo , a corporate travel and expense management company operating in Brazil and Mexico, to offer a virtual card solution for corporate travel managers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Mercado Pago, a unit of Argentinian eCommerce platform MercadoLibre , is introducing new services to its app-based wallet users, in a move to stay competitive in an increasingly crowded market, according to a report by Reuters. The new services will include money withdrawal and credit line options. Mercado Pago reached $7.6

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PYMNTS

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. bank branches in 2017 “reflects the industry’s ongoing evolution to serve customers more effectively while reducing operating costs.”. with FinTechs. percent drop in the number of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Open banking has been picking up steam in Latin America for more than two years. Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. The Pandemic’s Delayed Effects On Latin America.

America 165

America Regulation Regional Tools 165

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

And for players in eCommerce — especially larger ones in markets that are booming — the Amazon threat is real and ever present. The company will have more autonomy in the direct creation and operation of financial services in Brazil, including financing. In addition, the company also has gotten a 400 million reais ($74.2

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America Operations Regional Survey 178

BankInovation

JULY 18, 2023

Stablecoins are driving financial services innovations in Latin America, a growing fintech market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mastercard is teaming up with FinTech startup Juvo to help the “underbanked” in Latin America and the Caribbean to build credit histories so they can engage in a wider range of financial services. Mastercard plans to take Juvo’s platform to financial institutions (FIs) across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Increasingly, digital strategy is in the purview of banks and non-bank lenders, who in turn are seeking pairings with FinTechs. As noted in Insurance Business America , U.S. With FinTech’s Aid, Lending Down Under. That comes against a mortgage market that is worth about $1.7 The FinTech is Finserve Africa.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

“What we didn’t know until this study was the size of the credit market for small businesses. ” Banks have not invested in their small business lending operations to improve the process for the borrower, though. “[FinTech firms] are still a drop in the buck, but they’re showing the way. .

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Lending Fintech Capital Report 159

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Colombia-based RobinFood — Latin America’s fastest-growing chain of “cloud” restaurants — credits proprietary technology, the explosive growth of FinTechs and pandemic-led lifestyle changes as the secrets of its success. Despite low average incomes, Latin America offers a huge overall market size and growth potential.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Sure, FinTechs are flocking to the industry to play their part in disruption, but traditional FIs have to be involved in addressing and solving the many, many points of friction that plague corporate payments today, from late invoice payments to clunky cross-border transactions. .” thanks to competitive market pressures.

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America Innovation Industry Fintech 164

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech investment by venture capitalists declined across the globe in Q3 of this year. Their “ Pulse of Fintech “ report found $2.4 Alternative Lending. P2Bi nvestor.

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Fintech US Capital Community 100

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Buenos Aires-based eCommerce market MercadoLibre has seen a boost thanks to the pandemic, with shares climbing above $1,000 and sales spiking, Bloomberg reported. According to analysts with Bank of America, even as the market begins to recover and people go out more often, the tendency to buy more online might stick, Bloomberg reported.

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Online America Groups Analysis 150

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Enfuce targets banks, FinTechs and merchants with its payments and open banking solutions, and it said it plans to use the latest funding to focus on growth and scale.

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Strategy Fintech Capital Lending 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

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. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 AgriDigital.

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Fintech Capital blockchain Lending 118

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

But it was an embedded finance FinTech that took home more than half of the funding announced. Reports in e27 said MAA Group provided the investment, which microLEAP plans to use for marketing, new staff hires and technological enhancements. B2B payments FinTech Qolo has announced a $3.8 Modern Treasury.

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Capital Fintech Operations Technology 167

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The move is another move by Japan’s SoftBank Group — which is a shareholder in Uber — to integrate its business in Latin America. Brazil is now Uber’s largest market outside the United States, with São Paulo boasting more Uber rides than any other city in the world.

United States 137

United States America Regional Innovation 137

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Grow Mobility, the company that operates electric scooter and bikesharing startups Grin and Yellow, is merging with Flinto, the payments startup. TechCrunch , citing Grow Mobility, reported the deal gives Grow Mobility a partner to create a digital wallet for Latin America. That includes eCommerce FinTech, and healthcare.

Mobile 116

Mobile America Payments Report 116

Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In fact, according to The Business Research Company’s 2022 Payment Security Global Market Report , the payment security market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2026. All of Instagram’s shopping features allow users to add items from multiple vendors into an Instagram-operated cart. billion of economic output.

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Industry Trends social media Payments 471

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

If America ever needed a digital estate sale — or even a garage sale, for that matter — it’s right now. We’re talking lay sellers, not savvy operators with digital storefronts. Calling itself “the selling app” Mercari is succeeding in North America as it first did in Japan by going back to basics. Plenty of those around.

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US America Online Mobile 278

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Thunes , the FinTech startup which operates a global cross-border payments network for emerging economies, announced Tuesday (Sept. This latest round of funding is intended to fuel its growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Singapore-based company said. 8) that it raised $60 million in Series B funding.

Payments 160

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