PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In Kenya, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its “FinTech Sandbox Guidance Note,” which is now finalized as policy. The first step is one that takes in market-specific operators within a number of spaces, including robo-advisors, crowdfundng and algorithmic trading.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

million for the company, marking one of the biggest investment rounds for a FinTech company in Northern England. Based in Manchester, AccessPay provides a digital platform for payments, cash management and treasury operations by integrating businesses’ back-end operations with their banks. and U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Trend Lab, a startup developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the FinTech market, has revealed it secured new funding. Trend Lab was established in less than three months by its Founder and CEO Tin Mok, reports said, who wants to enhance FinTech across Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. million from angel investors.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted. “To NS Banking said Wednesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

It may be slow on the B2B venture capital front, with just $31.5 With $16 million in new venture capital (VC) funding, SyncHR, based in the U.S., The company provides Human Capital Management cloud-based software to businesses. million in funding rounds for some pretty niche enterprise service providers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. At the root of the matter is often a lack of predictive data to ascertain the creditworthiness of these small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Asymmetric Information Exchange.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Big Data and software as a service (SaaS) once again caught the attention of venture capitalists in the B2B FinTech space this week, but it was cross-border B2B payments that landed the most money. based FinTech startup, helps businesses make cross-border payments. Cross-Border Payments. Identify3D.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

million in B2B venture capital was divided among alt-finance, supplier payments and Big Data services startups this past week. MCI Capital, based in Poland, led the financing via its MCI.TechVentures Fund, according to reports. based Redis Labs , an act of support for the startup’s Big Data management services.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

This week, venture capital for B2B startups is all about quality — not quantity. Another B2B startup, operating in the SaaS space, positions itself in an unlikely vertical, while the biggest investment round of the week placed $50 million into a startup that is soon to go public. We break down the $68.3 B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a bit of a mixed bag for B2B FinTech venture capital (VC), investment backers stayed fairly quiet this week, racking up nearly $90 million in funding. Check out all the B2B FinTech companies that secured fresh investments below. Advance Global Capital provided $1.1 SMB Banking. Countingup. Invoice Bazaar.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Other investors that participated in the round include Allianz, General Catalyst, GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), OurCrowd, and Thrive Capital. The startup plans to use the proceeds from the capital raise to pick up the pace of expansion in the U.S. and Europe this year, and to evaluate possible new product lines.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

sent a letter to five alternative small business lenders operating in the country, inquiring about their business practices. It’s not all venture capital, but the investments do suggest that the FinTech industry, and its backers, aren’t quite ready to let go of the promise of alternative finance. Primary Data.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

the agriculture sector is widely ignored by big banks and FinTechs. While SMBs of all industries can present an array of risks for lenders, the farming industry operates with a unique business model that can complicate cash flows. So short-term working capital financing is essential, but in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. Cybersecurity startup Firedome announced $10 million in new funding this week.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

That capital is earmarked toward helping the firm’s balance sheet ahead of new capital rules that go into effect within the next two years. The German FinTech startup has raised $64 million cumulatively and will use that money to expand its banking platform across Europe. The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital.

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NCR

MARCH 5, 2018

With more competition from emerging fintech players and new technology such as mobile and artificial intelligence demanding banks rethink how they deliver services to consumers, some companies are now looking to question how banks should define themselves in today’s market. . What do banks need to be effective?

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CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Last quarter, the US unicorn “birth rate” ticked up significantly as 9 new VC-backed companies reached $1B+ valuations (compared to only 3 companies in Q1’17), the highest quarterly total since the close of Q3’15, according to our Q2’17 Venture Capital Funding Report with PwC. AvidXchange. Valuation: $1.4B. Valuation: $1.4B.

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Bussman Advisory

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

While the Fintech threat has not been as severe in corporate banking as in other areas, there are companies looking to disrupt corporate banking on any number of fronts. Digitalization is also changing how businesses operate. Corporate banks also have strong personal relationships with their clients, of the kind most Fintechs dream of.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Don’t let the seemingly low value of $42 million raised this week by B2B venture capital firms fool you: VC activity in the space was strong, hitting key verticals like cross-border payments and SaaS. Find out who’s planning ahead in our breakdown of B2B venture capital from the week below. and international operations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

It was a fairly quiet week for B2B startups on the venture capital front: Just three companies landed funding, all of which in the U.S., And investment plans are looking up, with two venture capital funds announcing their own latest raises headed toward the B2B FinTech space in the future. Nauta Capital. Notion Capital.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional methods rooted in price sheets, loan prices now emerge from very granular Big Data-driven analytic segmentation of customer populations. You need to establish a learning culture where you can rethink the way your organization operates. With this approach, loan pricing is not an isolated exercise.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2017

This new unicorn cohort operates across industries, from fitness tech to cybersecurity to enterprise data management. AvidXchange , a fintech startup that automates invoicing and payment processing for midsize companies, aims to use its Q2’17 funding round to enhance its SaaS product offering and expand into new markets.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 22, 2022

Commodore didn’t know about its customer and didn’t have enough feedback from operations to understand its margins were inadequate. While banking doesn’t move as fast as technology, the rise of fintechs and neobanks are speeding things up. Bankers’ decisions stay with their capital for a very long time.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Leveraging the power of technology to make raising capital in the bond market easier and more efficient for large companies is the goal of Overbond , the Toronto-based startup launched in 2015. It reduces operational risk, market risk, and transaction costs for all involved parties. trillion industry is far from state of the art. .”

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The investment includes a bridge loan from Peter Thiel and Amadeus Capital Partners (Amadeus) from earlier this year that has been converted into equity, as well as word that Kreditech hopes the round ultimately will raise more than €100 million. ” The company is “ramping up” operations in Brazil and Romania, as well.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

based B2B FinTechs led the way in this week’s investment roundup, with more than $212 million in new funding falling in the hands of startups targeting a range of enterprise operations. Accounts payable, cloud migration, Big Data and even legal management for startups raising new funding were all targeted among investors.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Meanwhile, it was time to go downtown and get involved in some serious fintech shenanigans. It launched with 19 banks: Ally Bank, Bank of America, Bank of the West, BB&T, BECU, Capital One, Citi, Fifth Third Bank, FirstBank, First Tech Federal Credit Union, Frost Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC, USAA, U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 1, 2016

Just a few days after celebrating its 5th birthday, BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions landed its first round of funding, pulling in an undisclosed amount of Series A growth capital from India-based Edelweiss Private Equity. BRIDGEi2i was founded by former GE and HP executives with a vision to offer data-driven insights to enterprises.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Meanwhile, it was time to go downtown and get involved in some serious fintech shenanigans. It launched with 19 banks: Ally Bank, Bank of America, Bank of the West, BB&T, BECU, Capital One, Citi, Fifth Third Bank, FirstBank, First Tech Federal Credit Union, Frost Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC, USAA, U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

And most recently, Allianz made a strategic investment in US online homeowners and renters insurance carrier Lemonade , which currently operates in New York, Illinois, and California. Stated investment focus: New insurance business models, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, energy, big data/analytics. Nationwide Ventures.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

A $65 million fundraise will help blockchain startup Plug — also known as PL^G — scale its platform, which aims to develop blockchain apps that operate in a broader, interconnected network of blockchain systems. The company raised $20 million , reports this week said, with China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital leading the way.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 9, 2016

Amazon went public with a market capitalization of $440M at an age of four years; today, companies remain private almost until they’re teenagers before they are accepted by public markets. Prior to EquityZen: Atish was product lead and first engineer at Ampush, a big- data advertising technology firm.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

These include wireless home monitoring startup Notion (XL Innovate, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures), on-demand homeshare insurance startup Slice Labs (XL Innovate, Munich Re/HSB Ventures), virtual auto claims operations firm Snapsheet (USAA, Liberty Mutual), and contract-related insurance startup Bunker (American Family Ventures, Hiscox).

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

It entails simplification and building operational efficiency in applications, infrastructure and data to wring costs out of your current environment. A recent report on digital transformation from the Hackett Group mentions COEs as useful building blocks in an optimized operating model. Big organizations’ big data advantage.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

Credit underwriting is more reliant than ever on Big Data, and one of the industries in which this is most pronounced is the construction industry. This is a massive point of friction in construction lending, and a few FinTechs have emerged with a focus on addressing manual processes of B2B payments and lien waivers.

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