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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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Lenhard worked at PayPal for four years, where he ran global strategy as well as business development for payments Chase, so he dedicated time on the acquiring side at Chase Paymentech but also on the issuing side by working with the cards group and on the Chase Sapphire team. And he thinks that they’ve found an underserved market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Well, for starters, as bankingtech.com reported this week, the bank was bought by Latvian FinTech entrepreneurs Marks Moskvins and Maksims Jarosevskis. The site Baltic-course.com noted that the two new co-owners put two million Euros in the bank to boost its capital position. Who were the buyers? And how come so … cheap? percent to 15.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. ZP Group incorporates three units: a government cybersecurity contractor, a human capital and staffing service and a security advisory firm.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Concerns about successors to today’s executive leadership teams dominated many presentations. many we talked with in the halls acknowledged that credit quality remains a wild card to start the year. Joint presentations between bankers and fintechs abounded, showcasing collaborative initiatives.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

All these claims in the press are completely untrue,” he told The Financial Times during two and a half hours of briefings with Revolut’s senior leadership. A lot of its customers use banks for things such as cross-border money transfers, and Revolut needs them when issuing prepaid debit cards in new areas.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Goldman Sachs’ M&A strategy has been to target consumer fintechs and acquire engineering and product teams to onboard into Marcus. Goldman expedited Marcus’ growth by acquiring companies for three general reasons: Customers: Goldman Sachs acquired GE Capital Bank to attain its customers and their $16B in deposits.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Leadership and board members. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Business lending and corporate cards.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Best Use of Card Rewards for Seat Upgrades We saw a Great Dane in the Comfort Plus section of the plane. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. The Future is Now Award Goes to contactless cards and card-not-present payments. The Best Card Loyalty Reward Goes to ugh… CASH! THE VENDOR AWARDS.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Some of the lines that community banks plan to add include fraud and ID theft protection services, treasury management solutions, wealth management, property and casualty insurance, credit cards and specialized loan products. will continue to work with fintechs, says president and CEO Steve Dehnert. Badger Bank in Fort Atkinson, Wis.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Like its predecessors, FinDEVr New York will focus on the technology side of fintech. Thinking Capital. If you’re interested in attending to see the latest innovations for fintech developers, space is limited and early-bird tickets are only on sale for a couple more weeks. Quovo & Betterment. ScientiaMobile. Solace Systems.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In a round led by Dan Henry and MATH Venture Partners, mobile card payment solutions provider, CardFlight has raised $4.2 Founder and CEO, Derek Webster called the funding a validation of his company’s leadership role in the mobile payments space. The investment takes CardFlight’s total capital to more than $6 million.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

FinTech threats and distractions. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking. Payments chaos.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

This week’s look at payment rail innovation explores how corporates and FinTech providers embrace variety to ease friction in card acceptance, employee payroll and invoice payments. Plastiq Eases Card Rail Friction. Faster Payments Council Names New Leadership. Payroll Rails Offer Employee Relief. In the U.K.,

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. Capitalize on trends – Social media is filled with trends that can translate to marketing opportunities, whether it be memes, pop culture references or news topics.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform has inspired several FinTechs to help SMEs handle the shift, with the latest being Vayana Network, a trade finance company. The company partners with banks and Mastercard , reports noted, and offers a commercial card solution for businesses to finance their accounts payables.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. That meeting four years ago led to the launch of Lead Bank’s Credit Builder Account program, which is accessed through an app developed by Self Financial, a fintech.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., Acronym of the Year – CCCA (Credit Card Competition Act). Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: BlackRock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Now, to avoid any cue card and teleprompter issues, we’ll just go with the written list again this year. 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.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve simultaneously disdained and feared the fintechs, artificial intelligence and blockchain consortia. There is a nice mix of the executive gene pool among these two organizations to build the future leadership team, and this deal helps CenterState gain scale as it moved past the dreaded $10 billion regulatory mark.

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CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

The e-commerce giants are capitalizing on three important trends: Global financial systems are going digital and mobile. Other shoppers paid for purchases using online wallets that could be topped up at brick-and-mortar stores or pre-paid cards. Today, the marketplace accepts credit cards issued in India.

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