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 SIG, GGV Capital, Yunqi Partners, Huochebang, SKy9 Capital and Chuangban Investment also participated in the funding round, reports said. TravelBank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Lending and borrowing money using bitcoin just got a lot easier. P2P bitcoin lending platform, Bitbond , has released its API for investors and developers. Recent headlines for Bitbond include the launch of its bitcoin purchasing power index in November, and the beginning of its bitcoin affiliate program in September.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

He further noted that if “I need capital to lend, then let’s have the same rules for everyone – for the internet giants, too.”. Elsewhere, in India, that country’s Reserve Bank has floated a raft of proposals seeking to boost the FinTech space, with a focus on innovation labs and data protection, among other initiatives.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2016

The latest research puts a price tag on the finances of better procurement, banking, cash management and innovation among small and medium-sized businesses. 290 million in venture capital landed at blockchain startups in H1 , revealed Juniper Research. 7 months of SME lending declines hit Canadian market , found PayNet last week.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

EXCLUSIVE–Is Square quietly building the P2P app that will take Venmo’s crown?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Rounding out the top three investments, Notion Capital invested nearly $19 million in Smartpipe Solutions, which was a slight boost to activity in the data analytics space. The funding comes as Leveris launches its full-stack core banking and lending platforms, which Lawlor said will work to bring banks into the future.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

We always want to talk to innovators and those who understand them best. Over the last nine years, it has been PYMNTS’ privilege to speak with some of the most innovative minds in payments and commerce. And we have them here, as explained by the innovators that learned them, in real time, on the ground. Really hard.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In Latin America two chilean start-ups were the winners: Destacame.cl , aiming to financial inclusion by creating a credit scoring based on utility payments; and Bitnexo which enables fast, easy and low cost transfers between Asia and Latin America, using Bitcoin. These seem to be the areas of major investment for the last two years.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Lots of talk about innovation and customer experience. One big innovation discussion was that as payments become increasingly ubiquitous, we will continue to see them disappear into the background of transactions, particularly in mobile. Roughly 10% of all the individual track sessions were devoted to blockchain/bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

But Circle, which has grown quickly since founding in 2013, comes well-financed and with a clear vision for what it wants to be — the firm that uses bitcoin (and other digital currency) as the tech that can transfer any currency anywhere. Kennedy School of Government.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

Since we know so little about Uber’s financials – other than that is has raised a lot in debt and equity capital — we don’t know how bad the bleeding is and how far Uber is from making money on its own. And Zelle wasn’t the week’s only big overture to innovation in financial services. That’s a lotta dough. And more cutting-edge.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking.

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Lex Sokolin

JULY 1, 2019

fee on Binance, $600M of Tether printed, $200M in DeFi lending This is what it looks like, this change in the atmosphere, the fireflies all lighting up as the night comes in. Every other person had a physics PhD and worked in risk management for large capital markets trading desks. Finance in motion— $1B moved for $0.02 We are here.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The tension between legacy systems and new innovations often creates friction, but organizations may not want to get rid of older systems if they still function as designed. After all, they represent substantial capital investments over the years. Modo Payments. A digital U.S.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. Konfio , for instance, provides business credit and lending. Clearco provides growth capital for small businesses. The investor identifies a key player within each geographical location and floods them with capital. Digital banking.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2016

If unanimously positive perceptions are the hallmark of a bubble, then rest assured that the alt-lending market has moved past that stage. So if there’s no bubble in the alt-lending part of the fintech universe, should we fear a bust? Looking at the P2P lending market in the U.K., – Bank Innovations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Bitcoin Creator. He outed himself on the world stage on Monday on BBC, said he would prove it by transferring bitcoin using a hash only known by Satoshi, then got cold feet and apologized to everyone – “I believe that I could do this,” he said. Prosper/Alt Lending. Lending Club shares are off more than a third. .

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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. In February, ICOs raised almost 60% of their capital in private rounds and pre-sales, according to TokenData.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— When Goldman Sachs & Co. launched its Marcus digital bank in late 2016, the conventional wisdom was the investment bank wanted to expand into retail banking. But, apparently, that’s not the whole story. Marcus, it seems, is an asset pricing play, Goldman’s CEO implied yesterday.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 25, 2020

Some of you reading this are heads of innovation at investment banks, pushing forward institutional change. If we are all on our phones, then we will have banking and lending on our phones. When billionaire Ray Dalio begins to promote the idea that capitalism needs to be reformed , it is time to listen. But Finance is dead.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 20, 2016

And whether the funding represented an initial infusion of capital or was part of a multi-stage Series E round, it is clear that investors are very interested in the fintech innovations of Europe. Bitcoin-Based P2P Lending Platform Bitbond Raises $670,000. Bitcoin-Based P2P Lending Platform Bitbond Raises $670,000.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. Three Finovate alums brought in new cash: Kreditech raised $11 million for its banking and lending services for the underbanked. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It takes more than just one crystal ball to discern which trends will drive fintech innovation in 2017. cards and start building a more innovative, mobile-drive(n) payments infrastructure.” Organizations should be looking east for business model innovations that can drive new revenues and sources of profit.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 19, 2015

Accenture and Leading Banks Invite Applications for Fourth Annual FinTech Innovation Lab London. Fidor Bank CEO Matthias Kroner calls bitcoin as a “natural part of the digital lifestyle.”. Blockchain achieves 4 million bitcoin wallets. Developer news: CIO of UBS asserts the blockchain will heavily impact financial services.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Credit Karma raised the largest amount of capital, pulling in $175 million in June. million in round led by KGC Capital. iSignthis completes $10 million capital raise. Lighter Capital closes $9 million Series B funding round, raises $100 million to lend to tech startups. Finovate alums by year. billion, up 41%.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Alternative lending, eProcurement and cross-border payments innovators all saw impressive activity (though several funding values remained private), and one single startup raised $165 million — more than the rest of the eight other funding rounds this week combined. Alternative Lending. eProcurement. Tradeshift. BuyerQuest.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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Tefkin

JANUARY 5, 2016

While banks are still experiencing the effect of the crisis notably through restrictive regulation and a continuing string of financial scandals, their public messaging is one of innovation and change. If 2014 was seemingly the year of Bitcoin, with its pricing toping above $1,000. Artificial Intelligence and omnipresent data.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This openness to banking alternatives presents opportunities for fintech startups looking to innovate in financial services from the outside. But incumbent banks are also at the forefront of the most promising innovations in personal finance today, such as virtual credit cards. Borrowing: Credit-shy millennials embrace PoS lending.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 27, 2016

Not only did the sector have a banner year for innovation, it scored a record amount of VC investments. To gauge the temperature of fintech innovation in Europe, we looked at Finovate alums in different regions: Aire.io in the U.K., Peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform Bitbond is based in Berlin.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

million in Series A funding from Vancouver Founder Fund and TIMIA Capital. In corporate accounting, accounts payable and B2B payments, traditional FIs are slowing down innovation that could one day bring these areas up to speed with corporate payments, the executive explained. Marketplace Lending. There is a ton of regulation.”.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. International lending platform – Create opportunities for Investors. Loans on BitBond run through the bitcoin backchain for efficiency reasons. 2015 formed aspire to address inefficiencies in alternative lending market. Average return of 13% per year. Regulated Financial Institution.

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Let's Talk Payments

APRIL 27, 2016

Big breaks across industries don’t usually happen without VCs backing them. Success stories in most cases have co-authors and in 2016, VCs are the ones to provide a financial fuel.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. The Comeback Investment of the Year Award – Bitcoin (BTC). stake in Valley Bank. The laser eyes are shining brighter going into 2024.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In the age of Twitter, Apple Pay and Lending Club, it’s important to remember the shareholder performance delivered by Gleason and team when compared to the behemoths. Bank Innovation named Jill one of the 10 most innovative CEOs in banking for 2015, and we doubt that Bank Innovation would know who Jill is if not for her presence on Twitter.

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