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Bank Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2017
Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. is already seeing a cluster of other fintech hubs emerge. These cities boast strong tech communities, talent pools, good coffee, and cheaper rents.
Chris Skinner
JULY 23, 2017
This week’s main blog headlines are … Why FinTech start-ups think they can beat the banks There’s an old joke about the guy who’s lost driving in the countryside who stops to ask a pedestrian how to get to the city. You will all know by now that I love the innovations in retail banking in Turkey, and Gürhan didn’t disappoint.
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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.
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.
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.
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
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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