PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

The blockchain — the underlying technology that powers the digital currency bitcoin — may be nearing its mainstream moment in the sun as four of the world’s largest banks are using it to develop a new form of digital currency. That frees up capital trapped during the process.”.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

In 2022, FTX broke ground on its new headquarters in Nassau, the country’s capital. In April 2022, Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, hosted the invitation-only Crypto Bahamas Conference. In 2021, FTX, the crypto derivatives marketplace, made the decision to relocate from Hong Kong to the Bahamas. Crypto Conference.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 and Asia, and PYMNTS lined up all the B2B FinTechs that recently scored fresh funding. VC activity was especially high across the U.S. TravelBank.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 4, 2016

Fintech is far from a U.S.-only The week’s top raises runs the gamut from online investments to the integration of Africa’s growing financial space; from the analysis of loan quality and security to the ever-more transparent P2P sector; to providing access to the vast Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

“We are engaging in constructive dialogue with FINMA and are encouraged to see a feasible pathway for an open-source blockchain network to become a regulated, low-friction, high-security payment system.”. Just yesterday , U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. The Comeback Investment of the Year Award – Bitcoin (BTC).

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

FinTech, FinTech, FinTech! We must be moments away from downloading a gamified banking app via our Google Glass, paying in Bitcoins using Apple Pay! A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. That's all I'm hearing. It's like global warming.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

“We continue to strengthen our two-sided network with several key partnerships recently executed across leading financial institutions, FinTechs, and retailers,” West said. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Expect regulators to act to contain it, with new regulation similar to those in the PSD2 (EU) for secure customer authentication being copied elsewhere around the world. However, banks will continue investments in blockchain technology, but mainly in capital markets, outside of payments. Transaction Banking.

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Expect regulators to act to contain it, with new regulation similar to those in the PSD2 (EU) for secure customer authentication being copied elsewhere around the world. However, banks will continue investments in blockchain technology, but mainly in capital markets, outside of payments. Transaction Banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2017

In the biggest funding round of the week for B2B FinTech, HR and payroll company Namely secured $50 million in venture capital funding. But it’s not the only B2B FinTech firm that secured new investments. 5), with Altimeter Capital and Scale Venture Partners leading the Series D round. Funding Circle.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

But outside of a drive to take the smarty city concept to a nationwide level, Singapore has also gained recognition for its advancement in innovation-driven entrepreneurship and becoming a startup capital of the world. With an estimated population of just 5.47 million, an unemployment rate of 3 percent and an adult literacy rate of about 96.54

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

FinTech is changing the FS industry from the outside,” stated PwC EMEA FinTech Leader Steve Davies in an announcement revealing the research earlier this month. Researchers at PwC found that, for the banks surveyed, they believe that 23 percent of their operations could take a hit as a result of FinTech innovation like blockchain.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 6, 2017

Fintech 250: The Tech Startups Redefining The Financial Services Industry. 145+ Tech Startups Focused On Transforming Capital Markets In One Market Map. Ledger Fever: 95 Bitcoin & Blockchain Startups In One Market Map. Disrupting Banking: The Fintech Startups That Are Unbundling Wells Fargo, Citi and Bank of America.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2015

One of the challenges facing broader adoption of bitcoin is having a safe, ready, and convenient way to store, send and receive your cryptocurrency. ArcBit founder and former Blockchain.info developer Tim Lee has a solution: a full-featured, secure, and easy-to-use bitcoin wallet app with built-in email and help support.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Company Description : Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies produces bitcoin mining servers and other computing components. In February 2019, the company announced that it had developed an energy-efficient ASIC chip to be used for Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash mining. Manbang Group. Source: Baidu. Source: China Money Network.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

That means bitcoin. What Does Any of This Have To Do With Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a fascinating technology on the merits. Bitcoin uses math — and math equations that anyone can solve and see — to provide this cash-like feature. And why we might need to channel our inner Frances Kelsey to help get us there.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network. Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. Their total market value is now $2.1 trillion, down $110B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Dec 1) = 266. trillion. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

s recent exit from the EU, Moscow may throw its hat into the race to replace London as the FinTech capital of the world. Earlier this year, at the Blockchain and Bitcoin conference that took place in Moscow, representatives of foreign blockchain companies enthusiastically shared their vision for developing the technology in Russia. “Our

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In August, we added 17 new unicorns for a total of 238. Their total market value is now $2.21 trillion, up $100B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Sep 1) = 224. + Total (Sep 30) = 238.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Fintech Unicorn count: Beginning (Jan 1, 2022) = 271 Plus: 9 born this month (see Table 2, below) 1 previous unicorn added this month (Citadel Securities) _ Total (Jan 31) = 281. Full Fintech Unicorn List.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. The rise of security tokens as a distinct asset class. Venture activity. Corporate activity. End of story.”

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). 1 previous unicorn added this month (Citadel Securities). _. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Citadel Securities. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. Total (Dec 31) = $2.03 Value ($B).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

But not to worry, folks: This is just an inconvenient speed bump on the way to a future where cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and Ethereum and the 998 offspring they beget – become the underpinning of our new global financial system. We imagine Parity users would prefer if they knew that for sure. PayPal’s India Push.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

If you read anything but this newsletter, you’ve got to read: Blockchain Capital’s 2019 Year in Review Messari Research Crypto Theses for 2020 DappRadar 2019 dapp Industry Review Decentralized Finance Overview So let’s narrow our entire lens to decentralized finance. all Fintech unicorns?—?that

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

Banks also are interested in the security measures promised by blockchain, defined by the newswire as a “tamper-proof shared ledger” that processes and settles transactions automatically via technology and algorithms. This shows we are firmly moving towards a world where the technology could become applicable to global capital markets.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In Partnership with: Join Fintech’s Largest Online Interactive Community! Fintech Spring Meetup ?—?Meet Melvin Capital, the $8 billion hedge fund that didn’t find GameStop funny, lost 53% of its portfolio in January ( $7 billion ) trying to short against the rallying cries of the Reddit Capitalist Union. June 15–17, 2021.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In Partnership with: Join Fintech’s Largest Online Interactive Community! Fintech Spring Meetup ?—?Meet Melvin Capital, the $8 billion hedge fund that didn’t find GameStop funny, lost 53% of its portfolio in January ( $7 billion ) trying to short against the rallying cries of the Reddit Capitalist Union. June 15–17, 2021.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you are a financial advisor or a trust company, you have missed out on $1 trillion in capital appreciation for your customers. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. And that the capital appreciation that matters?—?cementing Second, Fintechs (e.g., It must attract global capital and global talent.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you are a financial advisor or a trust company, you have missed out on $1 trillion in capital appreciation for your customers. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. And that the capital appreciation that matters?—?cementing Second, Fintechs (e.g., It must attract global capital and global talent.

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Lex Sokolin

JULY 1, 2019

Goldman Sachs entered and dominated personal digital lending, runs a neobank and roboadvisor, bought a large digital wealth footprint in United Capital, launched a credit card in partnership with Apple, and is now looking into cryptocurrency stablecoins ?—?something as it has over and over again across Fintech. was everywhere.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In November, we added 9 new unicorns, and lost 3, for a month-end total of 266. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, down $30B from last month (essentially flat). Total market value = $2.20

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