Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A Year in Financial Models, Fintech Valuations, Super Apps, Big Tech, Decentralized Finance, the Multiverse, Pandemic, Revolution, Crypto Art, and the Nature of the Universe Hi Fintech futurists — You should be out partying! Is Ant Financial the best Fintech in the world? Or rather, you should be inside, partying. Runner up?—?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. s Nationwide Building Society did not disclose how much it invested in BankiFi , but it did say that it’s support to the open banking FinTech comes as Nationwide plans to launch a business current account. said this week.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

From user interface technology to security and risk management, the only constant in the financial space is that nothing stays the same for long. Apart from significant investments in marketing, there are two critical components for the long haul: technology and working capital.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Both fintech firms and traditional enterprises are on the brink of significant disruption as companies leverage the rapid insights generated by AI in banking to drive demonstrable outcomes in customer experience, risk management and cost efficiency. The caveat: There are winners and losers in this forward-thinking revolution.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The report said 79 percent of bank executives view FinTech businesses as partners with high potential to collaborate. That said, banking revenue remains under intense pressure, especially in light of the emerging FinTech space. The mini-bonds are for private company shares.

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Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

There is a lot of jargon in the blockchain industry, and I want to try to pull this news apart to explain why it is interesting both to incumbent financial services players, as well as meaningful to the developing decentralized finance industry. This therefore incorporates the types of enabling fintech that Refinitiv and Finastra dream about.

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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. As part of its rebrand , blockchain payments firm BitPesa is now AZA Group.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Deloitte recently asked what we should make of “regtech” in a new report titled, “RegTech is the new FinTech: How agile regulatory technology is helping firms better understand and manage their risks.” Compared to “insurtech” – regtech firms have been prominent players in the fintech firmament for years.

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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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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 11, 2019

This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. Notably, Utah’s definition expressly includes blockchain technology. Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

I realize this because several blockchain industry analysts have put out absolutely fantastic work that should be your reference for the coming year. There’s a lot to say about the overlap of Fintech and blockchain, but let’s find the very edge of the frontier and focus right there. It’s like watching Mint.com emerge in 2007.

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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.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

I stuck my head around the corner of a conference session, and to my surprise found that it was people talking about the blockchain again. Meanwhile, it was time to go downtown and get involved in some serious fintech shenanigans. I wasn’t entirely sure what they meant by “refugees” either. Bank and Wells Fargo.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 1, 2016

Although we saw one high-flying fintech unicorn crash to earth this week , the fintech sector continued to attract significant capital with 21 companies raising $214.8 FlexScore was bought by United Capital . Seven weeks into the new year, fintech companies have raised $4.7 Blockchain-based rewards platform.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

I stuck my head around the corner of a conference session, and to my surprise found that it was people talking about the blockchain again. Meanwhile, it was time to go downtown and get involved in some serious fintech shenanigans. I wasn’t entirely sure what they meant by “refugees” either. Bank and Wells Fargo.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

For the 14th week in a row, fintech deals worldwide surpassed the 20-mark. Three Finovate alums raised capital and one of the first FinovateSpring presenters, TradeKing , was acquired by Ally Financial for $275 million. Here are the fintech deals by size from 2 April to 8 April 2016: Home Link (Lianjia). Scalable Capital.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The fintech sector attracted $266 million in new capital the second week of August. Fintech deals by size from 6 Aug to 12 August 2016: Interactions. Digtial currency management for small businesses. Bigstone Capital. Cloud hashing for blockchains. Investor tools to manage carbon risk.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

Fintech deals by size from 23 April to 29 April 2016: Mosaic. AI for capital markets news. The post Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Tags: Consumer, payments, blockchain, virtual currency, crypto-currency, remittances. ——-. Marketplace lender for residential solor projects. Total raised: $224.9

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2016

Year-to-date fintech companies have raised $450 million in new equity, 67% more than the $270 million raised in the first half of January 2015. Derivative risk management. Blockchain technology for securities. Startup capital raising platform. Multi-family lending management. RealtyMogul took in another $18.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

With 38 deals reported – one shy of the weekly record – fintech companies raised $303 million worldwide the first week of June. Fintech deals by size from May 28 to 3 June, 2016: Partners Life. Kikka Capital. Blockchain protocol. Nine of the deals were for undisclosed amounts and $2 million was reported as debt.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

But in what is shaping up to be Renaud Laplanche’s second act in online lending and FinTech world, it seems as though the executive may be ready to take the wraps off his newly founded online lending startup, Upgrade. The idea is you can sometimes get higher risk-adjusted returns with U.S. Obviously, it’s too soon to tell.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 7, 2017

The programme then split into parallel Banking, Insurance and Wealth and Asset Management tracks before reconvening again to close with a series of debates between Celent analysts on three topics: Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and blockchain. Risk Management. Capital One, USA. Alior Bank S.A.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

Indeed, banks must tread carefully in the world of trade finance, and with such little room for error and financial losses, risk management is critical. In many ways, collaboration with FinTechs has become a key part of risk mitigation for banks, with researchers finding that only 1.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

It was a huge week in German fintech funding, coinciding with, but too soon to be caused by, Brexit. All told, 26 fintech companies worldwide raised $281 million during the third week of June including five Finovate alums: Plaid landed $44 million from Goldman Sachs. Fintech deals by size from 18 June to 24 June, 2016: Circle.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It was the sixth week in a row that the number of fintech fundings topped 20. Expansion Capital Group. Blockchain technology. The post Fintech Fundings: 20 Companies Raise $175 Million Week Ending Nov 6 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Blockchain, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, enterprise. FactorTrust. Latest round: $1.5

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Although we saw one high-flying fintech unicorn crash to earth this week , the fintech sector continued to attract significant capital with 21 companies raising $214.8 FlexScore was bought by United Capital . Seven weeks into the new year, fintech companies have raised $4.7 Risk management and compliance software.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Disruptus Interuptus Award for fintech providers trying to beat the system that said, “Ah heck, let’s just sell and join the system”: Tie: Novelty media darling SmartyPig (SocialMoney) acquired by bank vendor Q2 for $10M. Great work on both sides of this high-stakes conversion effort. Follow the Money Award. New Payment Species Award.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 16, 2015

After a month-long screening process, we narrowed the pile to the newest and most innovative ideas in fintech. Blockstack’s software platform uses private blockchains to eliminate back office inefficiencies for financial services firms. Tranwall offers card issuers, processors, and corporations a card payment control solution.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It uses algorithms to provide robo-advisory for traditional banks who are losing affluent customers to dedicated money managers. BankersLab’s Benchmarking is an addictive simulation game for fintech investors, regulators, and bank executives to predict which managers and lending institutions will make good decisions.

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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. Wealth Tech Market Map: 90+ Companies Transforming Investment And Wealth Management. INDIA TECH.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

To whet your appetite for two days of fintech innovation, we’re releasing the full and final lineup of presenting companies for FinovateFall 2015. ArcBit aims to lever Bitcoin and Blockchain technology to connect you to the global Internet economy. Dealflow is building the largest channel for online capital formation.

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