Celent Banking

MAY 24, 2016

At Celent, we just published a new research report with the same title as this blog – Blockchain: Beware the Hype. Isn't blockchain the coolest technology out there at the moment? Blockchain hype is particularly acute, given the complexities of the underlying technologies. Why such a title?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Funding targets this time around included blockchain, logistics, alternative finance, artificial intelligence and T&E — with a few startups taking a stab at some of the biggest problems in the cannabis industry, procurement and microfinance. Blockchain. Blockchain Capital. Blockchain Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

It seems that blockchain may never leave the lab and enter the real world. And, indeed, this week’s Blockchain Tracker continues its coverage of ongoing tests and trails of blockchain solutions. Take a look at the ongoing tests — and the projects that made it out of the lab — in the breakdown below. Testing Continues.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

Coverage includes BNP Paribas Asset Management ’s new U.K. billion blockchain fund, and the U.A.E’s Network International has launched a Shopmatic-powered eCommerce platform called Go-Online. BNP Paribas Asset Management plans to launch its BNP Paribas U.K. And the capital of China ‘s Jiangsu province is rolling out a $1.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

SoFi grew up quickly, expanding both the number and types of products it had on offer (mortgage loans, personal loans, wealth management services and life insurance) and its ambitions for what type of firm it wanted to be. The firm has raised $50 million from investors, including venture capital firms Ribbit Capital and DCM.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As with other forms of financing, alternative lenders have stepped into this space to fill that gap left by traditional banks – and yet, the gap remains, highlighting the limitations of alternative lending’s proliferation in recent years. Alt-Fin’s Limited Impact. FinTech Steps In.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Blockchain. Marketplace lending. Blockchain. Take the blockchain. An alien landing on Earth and reading the popular tech press would be thoroughly convinced that blockchain is the biggest thing to have happened here since the invention of indoor plumbing. Digital banks. billion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

According to CEO Johannes Brouwer, the regulatory approval process took nearly a year as regulators sought to understand the invoice financing platform’s use of blockchain to ensure borrowers would be protected. Blockchain and smart contracts aren’t the silver bullet to combatting invoice financing friction, however.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Between the rise of blockchain technology, the market debuts of faster payments initiatives and the advancements in virtual card capabilities, small businesses have more choice and power when it comes to their payments needs. Meanwhile, nearly a fifth turn to invoice financing solutions, and 18 percent cited peer-to-peer lending options.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The afternoon session brought on the blockchain. The morning session at BBVA Open Talent Challenge was all about artificial intelligence. From these sessions, two winners were chosen that will have the chance to engage with a global bank — perhaps the ultimate prize for a fintech startup today. The challenge was part Read More.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

Also landing on the board this week are alternative lending, expense management, cybersecurity and blockchain players. Alternative Lending. Expense Management. The company provides cyber insurance for the enterprise coupled with real-time risk management and mitigation. Blockchain. CCRManager.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Cardpay , based in Bengaluru, India, offers a spending management platform to corporations under the brand name “Grit.” Cardpay was founded by Kumar Srinivasan , who boasts two decades of experience with payments, retail and credit lending services. “Payments-led lending is the new growth mantra for us.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Regtech is simply the use of technology such as AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and blockchain to improve the way businesses manage regulatory compliance. Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Regtech is simply the use of technology such as AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and blockchain to improve the way businesses manage regulatory compliance. Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Blockchain. Cambridge Blockchain.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Top VC Investor: Ribbit Capital is the top investor in Fintech 250 companies, having backed companies on the list including new 2018 unicorns, Nubank, Revolut, and PolicyBazaar as well as returning Fintech 250 companies Robinhood , Wealthfront , Gusto , Coinbase , Cross River Bank , and Upgrade. Business Lending & Financing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

With nearly $120 million raised for enterprise-serving startups, B2B venture capital saw one of its most successful weeks this year. Businesses across the globe operating in the blockchain, eCommerce-as-a-Service and alternative lending spaces (to name a few) all secured funding. Blockchain . Enterprise Security.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

million landed this week (including the blockchain company that secured most of it) below. Nicknamed NepFin, Neptune Financial recently announced $10 million in Series A funding for its alternative lending solution. Blockchain. Dfinity Foundation landed $61 million as part of its quest to build a blockchain “internet computer.”

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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. The firm operates a platform to automate tax and financial management processes for gig workers, sole traders and contractors. Below, PYMNTS breaks down how more than $420 million in funding landed with B2B startups.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Instead, stories and conversations were salted with examples of fintech investments, BaaS opportunities, customer experience transformation, crypto integration, and even blockchain experiments and the potential of DeFi. experiments with a more visible move from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It’s no secret that everyone from small startups to m ajor corporations is jumping on the blockchain trend. RESEARCH briefing: ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAINS & THE FUTURE OF DECENTRALIZATION. RESEARCH briefing: ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAINS & THE FUTURE OF DECENTRALIZATION. managing anonymous, geographically dispersed employees.

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CB Insights

JUNE 21, 2021

Global lending marketplaces. Wealth Management & Capital Markets . Blockchain in financial services. New niche & community-focused banks. Retail bank digitization. Banking-as-a-service . Real-time payments. Cross-border payments. Digital wallets. Buy Now Pay Later frenzy. Social and retail investing . Super apps.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. They need to manage the burn, drift and cut losses.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Alt-Lending. The $20 million funding round for Australian alternative lending platform Prospa has set a record, according to reports, as the largest FinTech venture capital funding in the country. Travel Expense Management. Several backers participated in the $1.2 Reports said Bitbond has already provided $1.2

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. This time around, Sweetbridge is using blockchain in a lending context. The company is trialing token-based asset lending through the next two years and covering 10,000 state residents.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

Overall, 2015 venture capital investment levels dipped compared to 2014, though only slightly compared to the fraction of investment seen just three and four years ago. The alternative lending platform focuses on student lending, but some of the top U.S. It amounted to about $12.5 Global Breakdown. reigned supreme.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. in February.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Soon after the company scrapped its IPO plans, Misys launched a new solution for its bank customers to “take back that piece of the lending market” taken away from alternative lending competitors, said Senior Product Officer Jean-Cedric Jollant in an interview with PYMNTS last year.

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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. ” The company identified supplier reviews and relationship management as key to better procurement strategies, too. 139 billion could be saved by U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The company uses API technology to facilitate corporate payments to suppliers and employees across the globe, and deploys blockchain (fueled by Ripple) for liquidity and treasury management capabilities. Alternative Lending. million in fresh equity funding for its small business lending solution. Treasury Management.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

Enterprise blockchain startup Axoni secured $32 million in Series B funding this week, the company announced in a press release. The company works with banks and other financial services players to integrate blockchain tools. Enterprise procurement solutions provider Expedi announced a $2.25 million this week, reports in TechNode said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Similar to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Facebook’s proposed libra, China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment will be powered partially by blockchain technology and dispersed through digital wallets. Last month , China’s congress passed a cryptography law to promote crypto development and ensure sound cybersecurity. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

TReDS, Invoicemart offers supplier SMEs the option to tell invoices via a bidding process, with the funds that are provided to small businesses also qualifying for priority sector lending benefits for the banks. Earlier this year, the FI revealed plans to use Ripple’s blockchain technology to facilitate cross-border transactions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

“With continued efforts to increase collaboration between startups and corporates, the program will help these startups scale up with partnerships,” said Microsoft Accelerator Managing Director Bala Girisaballa in a statement. Reports said that between all 14 of them, the companies have $64 million in funding, with average revenue of $2.6

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