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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). The headquarters will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. Square, Inc. The new bank anticipates opening next year.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

PYMNTS

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability.

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

PYMNTS

All industrial banks are chartered in Utah – and there are only 17 such charters issued, 15 of which are currently active. And while much has been quiet on the ILC front ever since, as of 2017, two big FinTechs made them very visible again: Sofi in June and Square in mid-September. Industrial banks are not subject to BHA.

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation

PYMNTS

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Lulalend lends directly to SMBs that can apply online, with an automated approval process accelerating access to capital.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. You tell us.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. Get the full report. How Stripe makes money .

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Q2 Leverages MX Technology to Launch Contextual PFM

Fintech Labs Insights

Directed at regional and community banks and credit unions, the solution gives them the kind of the technology customers are increasingly expecting – and getting – from larger FIs. MX has raised $50 million in funding and includes USAA, TTV Capital, and North Peak Ventures among its investors.