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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

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And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. For the record, banks are more traditionally valued on metrics like price to book, yield and so on. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets.

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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

PYMNTS

And within FinTech, that most incandescent of sectors, things might look a bit, well, frothy. For the record, banks are more traditionally valued on metrics like price to book, yield and so on. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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Watch 6 startups pitch in the “Entre x Pitch night NYC” Fintech Startup Competition

Fintech Labs Insights

Missed this fintech event from NYC-based entrepreneur network Entre in June (2020). The competition pitted six fintech companies against each other to win a bag of in-kind services (design, legal, etc). Related: The 18 Fintech Startups in the 2020 INC 500. The 27 Fintech startups from YC’s Summer 2020 batch.

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11 Commandments of Digital Banking: The Customer Journey

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With increased competition from challengers and Fintechs, financial institutions need to approach digital transformation as an opportunity to build something fundamentally new. Look-to-Book – The product of multiplying the above rates together. Don’t get bogged down by technology stacks and risk committees.

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The Favorites of FinDEVr 2017 New York

Fintech Labs Insights

FinDEVr 2017 New York is in the books. Our second developers conference in New York was a great opportunity to take a look at some of the technologies that continue to drive fintech innovation forward. Favorite Established Company. Favorite Startup Company. If you’re in the U.K.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow. GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes.

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