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MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. Blockchain. Cambridge Blockchain. According to reports, Cellulant’s funding is the largest for an Africa-only FinTech. Small Business Banking. The company raised $47.5 Data & Business Intelligence.

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MAY 10, 2017

It was still three months before I could get a proper Norwegian bank account because I was temporary tax member. The Power of the Blockchain. Given its colorful history and connection with bitcoin, blockchain may seem like an out-of-the-box choice on which for Taqanu to build its service.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Aviva eyeing AI and big data in bid to become fintech firm How will the rollout of open banking affect me? The post Things worth reading: 31st May 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

With more than $89 million raised, B2B FinTechs this week impressed venture capitalists (VCs) with a range of services, including small business accounting, financing, spend management and payroll. According to reports , the company has raised $5 million in seed financing from Pierre Lorinet and Fabio Blom, while MI8 also participated.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 17, 2019

In 2018 there were a record 1,707 equity investments into VC-backed fintech companies, up 15% from 2017. Trends among smart money VC portfolio companies include making debt collection more transparent and consumer friendly , scaling blockchain infrastructure , automating tax and accounting , and re-imagining how consumers buy and sell homes.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

CB Insights unveiled the second annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the most promising private companies applying a mix of software and technology to transform the financial services industry. THE FINTECH 250 STORY. CB Insights clients can view the full Fintech 250 story by clicking the button below. Please click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Funderbeam operates a blockchain-powered funding and trading platform for the private sector in an effort to address the small business venture and capital gap. Based in Ireland, Immedis provides payroll and tax services to multinational corporations. Former Nasdaq Tallinn CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp announced $4.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As open banking frameworks continue to encourage bank-FinTech collaboration , the financial services market is exploring new ways to unlock data — not only with banks, but with each other. For corporates and their accountants, the opportunities in data integration between payroll and accounting and tax portals are similarly vast.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Governments may not be too keen on bitcoin, but blockchain is another story. In fact, government authorities have begun to help fuel the proliferation of blockchain across the world. Local officials are hoping to use blockchain to improve public services and boost transparency.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The financial center operates with its own legal, regulatory and tax infrastructure and traces its roots back to 2005. In other words: Blockchain is seemingly in the mix; cryptos are not.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In addition, B2B venture capital (VC) went to FinTech firms and underbanked consumers and small businesses (SMBs) experienced banking hurdles. Its results topped expectations, once impacts from recently passed tax legislation were factored out, including a bottom line at $1.08 Here are the numbers: $4.9 Consensus stood at $3.26

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“We know the demand from the general public is to keep anonymity by using paper money and coins … we will give those people who demand it anonymity in their transactions,” Mu Changchun, head of the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute, said at the FinTech Festival in Singapore.

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JUNE 14, 2019

In one example, as reported by Livemint.com, the ex-CEO of a publicly traded FinTech firm based in the United States has been indicted for accounting fraud that allegedly garnered several million dollars. Back in 2017, the company’s share price surged by 2,000 percent on the news of what was billed as a “blockchain pivot.”.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As we discussed in our primer on defi and blockchain ( HERE ), part of the allure of cryptocurrency is that it transfers the payment’s message (information about the transaction) and value simultaneously. The blockchain record protects the car’s residual value while also increasing initial demand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

The movement of banks to join FinTech firms and stanch the disruption of their business models — decades and centuries old — has been well-documented. The shift also comes as sandboxes are proving to be effective avenues by which the companies and their FinTech partners are able to test those same APIs before live deployment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity and ever-changing demands for financial institutions and corporates, but another fuel for development in the KYC space was the FinTech community.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Blockchain-based solutions have only just begun to launch in the financial services market, but considering the volume of interest in deploying blockchain tools to address the massive $1.5 “With new deployments and POCs, the banking industry has started to understand the value of blockchain, and apprehension is facing away.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

That volatility is an important consideration, given that most of a blockchain or crypto startup’s expenses will be in fiat currency, Siemer said. It’s another gap in the market giving rise to FinTech firms addressing this issue. “Crypto is very different from the traditional startup world,” he said. ”

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Since cryptocurrency is such a hot sector, we created a separate offshoot of our Fintech Unicorn list tracking crypto/blockchain startups involved in financial services ( see definitions below ). crypto exchange, lender, accounting, blockchain infrastructure, and so on ). iTrustCapital. Jan 2022 round. Jan 2022 round.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Several global companies recently moved forward with efforts to introduce blockchain technology as a tool to enable smoother cross-border transactions. And Axis is not the only financial institution testing the potential application of Ripple’s blockchain-based solutions. News from the cross-border space.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Since cryptocurrency is such a hot sector, we created a separate offshoot of our Fintech Unicorn list tracking crypto/blockchain startups involved in financial services ( see definitions below ). crypto exchange, lender, accounting, blockchain infrastructure, and so on ). iTrustCapital. Jan 2022 round. Jan 2022 round.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. Sandboxes are finding their way into the FinTech arena in the United States. In one example, a FinTech with roots in the U.K. Domestically, the horizon may be darkening a bit for virtual currencies. Sandboxes, Taking Shape.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I went back round to the entrance and found a queue of blockchain afficionados patiently awaiting the constable in charge of opening the gate at 8am sharp. They are planning to put physicists on the blockchain, so I am a little suspicious of them. I began the search for the elusive dark blockchain with the help of the STFC chaps.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The message is clear: Automated, digital FinTech solutions can help businesses and financial service providers save money. 290 million in venture capital landed at blockchain startups in H1 , revealed Juniper Research. But it may be more effective to actually show how much money can be saved. 139 billion could be saved by U.K. .

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Jessica Ellerm

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to a report commissioned by the Australian Tax Office, introducing structured e-invoicing practices between businesses, and businesses and government agencies, could save the Australian economy $10 billion every year. But looking towards the future, and opportunities abound in the blockchain, crypto and AI space.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Time report collection, data aggregation across different formats and departments, data consolidation for processing, tax withholdings and benefits calculation must all be done, approved, and processed for on-time payroll. But on the back end, said Eynat Guez, Papaya Global co-founder and CEO, complexities abound. Technological Innovation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

Stop ISIS, bring peace to the Middle East, clean up the economy, create more jobs, fix the education system, lower taxes, etc., Of course, when the former commissioner, Bart Chilton, says bitcoin, he’s talking blockchain and all digital currencies. Wait — blockchain is like the Internet? Promoting bitcoin. Fair point.

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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. ” Indeed.

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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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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

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. The firm operates a platform to automate tax and financial management processes for gig workers, sole traders and contractors.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 8, 2017

FI/fintech partnerships and investments such as the above notwithstanding, the U.S. At the same time, the OCC is doing what it can to make it easier for fintech companies to become a part of the regulated federal financial system. Blockchain. Wealth Management and Investing. Axoni now has more than $20 million in total funding.

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MARCH 12, 2018

The goals by and large may be noble ones, as real companies come to market and bypass traditional conduits – saving time, perhaps, as they want to bring new services and ideas tied to blockchain to fruition. Obviously, there are tax issues and you’ve got the IRS involved,” said Patel. And yet: How and why to regulate?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As security issues are overcome, increased collaboration and partnership within the new payments ecosystem will create business value for corporates, banks and FinTechs. Banks must embrace this opportunity to enhance their offerings in collaboration with FinTechs and third-party developers.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

What happens when you give fintech nerds a healthy dose of wine and cocktails over the course of 4 hours? You get honest opinions about what is new and next in fintech. At the fintech cocktail club, we played a scientific game of Hot or Not (if you’re younger than 30, think of it as Fintech Tinder ). Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Nikkei noted that, in July of this year, digital currencies will no longer be subject to Japan’s consumption tax, which will work to lessen the cost of trading and boost the likelihood of further corporate financial investments in bitcoin. The same could same be true in the UAE.

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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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