PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

Bitcoin plus blockchain plus banks still seems like an unlikely combination, despite news that JPMC and Citigroup have completed their tests about using it in support of credit default swaps. Circle, the social payments app that runs on bitcoin’s blockchain, launched with support from Barclays as part of a new partnership.

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Bitcoin blockchain Boston Trends 100

Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

In September 2016, the last survey, some things had changed: London New York Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo San Francisco Boston Chicago Zurich Washington DC No Frankfurt. I guess it’s because I was reflecting on digital currencies and the likes of bitcoin and ZCash. No China, although Hong Kong would be it.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

For instance, there are startups using blockchain, the distributed ledger technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, for supply chain tracking and transparency. Rather, their goal is to put pressure on the industry giants in the same way that nimble FinTech startups have put pressure on traditional banks and financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

Officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the national bank regulator, told the Boston startup they would weigh its request. “We need to be open to discussing it and working through it,” said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, referring generally to bank charters for FinTech companies.

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Regulation National Austin Fintech 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Bit by bit — but more than bitcoin by bitcoin — cryptos are inching into the mainstream, for both consumer and commercial applications. Elsewhere, Square announce last month that it has invested $50 million — approximately 1 percent of its total second-quarter assets — to purchase roughly 4,709 bitcoins. “We

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

There has been an average of 28 fintech deals per week this year. Fintech deals by size from 9 July to 15 July, 2016: Blockchain Intelligence Group. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Bitcoin-based mPOS technology. Bitcoin exchange. Tags: Institutions, SMB, payments, cyrpto-currency, bitcoin. Source: Crunchbase.

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Company Fintech New York City blockchain 12

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

For the 14th week in a row, fintech deals worldwide surpassed the 20-mark. Here are the fintech deals by size from 2 April to 8 April 2016: Home Link (Lianjia). HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Bitcoin payments. —– *We include digital consumer real estate platforms in our definition of fintech companies.

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New York City Company Fintech Minnesota 12

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

For the 12th consecutive week, there were 20+ fintech fundings worldwide. The number of deals was inflated somewhat by the six new fintech companies launched at YC’s demo day that we had not previously covered. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts.

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Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. The post Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $125 Million Week Ending May 1 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, virtual currency, payments. Here are the deals listed by size from April 25 to April 30: Circle. Digital currency provider. Total raised: $76 million. million Seed.

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Las Vegas Company North Carolina Fintech 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 13, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Bitcoin mining hardware. The post Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $560 Million Week Ending Jan 8 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Consumer, payments, P2P, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto-currency, mobile. Source: Finovate. Person-to-person lender . Latest round: $30 million Series B.

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Company New York City Fintech Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

It was a blockbuster week in fintech with more than $6 billion in new funds flowing to the sector. HQ: Boston, Massecheusetts. Bitcoin compliance solutions. The post Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Tags: Consumer, blockchain, crypto-currency, bitcoin. The vast majority, $5.9

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New York City Company Fintech New York 12

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Presenting a programmable cloud – a fintech platform. ^KT. This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. Showing a data segmentation manager on a map of the Boston area. 01:15 pm 10 Reasons Why Fintech Startups Fail. As I understand it, BitCoin would not exist without Blockchain.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

While the data wasn’t broken out by sector, I’d wager that last quarter’s $5 billion in fintech startup funding was 5x to 10x more than in 1999/2000. But at least in fintech, there are vast opportunities to improve existing processes and open new markets. Source: Boston Business Journal. Bitcoin wallet.

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Fintech Company San Diego Los Angeles 12

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The issue is that, Facebook aside, many of these coins, which are in the process of being launched or even yet to be conceptualized, will be “minted” by a slew of smaller FinTech and non-bank companies (including those focused on blockchain ), with relatively limited resources to devote to hurdling regulatory challenges.

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Regulation United States Cleveland cryptocurrency 192

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 23, 2016

Fintech deals by size from 23 July to 29 July 2016: Elevate. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. The post Fintech Fundings: 102 Companies Raise $2.0 Tags: Consumer, traders, investing, bitcoin, blockchain. The total number of deals YTD stands at 839, about 400 more than last year’s 446. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.3

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Users May Withdraw Stored Bitcoin until July. BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. Title: Wyre Pivoted Away from Consumer Bitcoin Payments. Product: BTCJam. Product: snapCard. “We

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