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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Meanwhile, Australia’s West Coast Aquaculture (WCA) completed an initial public offering that raised the company $3.65 FinTech STAX, a capital-raising platform that accepts both dollars and cryptocurrency, helped WCA raise the funds. “We To participate, users must lend a minimum of 0.1

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. million in VC funding for the sector, B2B FinTechs may be showing signs of a mid-year lull. With a combined $43.3

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform JULO is closing its Series A2 funding round with $15 million raised, after extending its initial $5 million Series A funding by an additional $10 million, according to a report. The company is able to offer low rates because it uses its own credit scoring system that utilizes alternative data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

based small business finance provider Liberis has teamed up with FIS-owned payments company Worldpay to offer cash advance products to small businesses in the U.S., the companies confirmed late last month.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if they will have enough capital to fund operations, inventory, expansion and other mission-critical business activities. When it comes to SMB lending, PayPal has gone global. and global economy. and global economy.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NCR announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies: NCR Voyix , focused on digital commerce, and NCR Atleos , focused on ATMs. Fiserv partnered with Central Payments LLC , a BAAS provider for fintech, and sold its Frontier Reconciliation and Accurate Reconciliation solutions to Trintech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. SMBs can receive a decision on their application within a day and use the funds to bolster working capital.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 2020 Fintech 250 investment highlights.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

So, access to capital isn’t just essential for these companies to survive — it’s critical for the economy to thrive. Yet, the small business lending gap remains. In a new report, PayNet and financial research firm Raddon examined the state of small business lending in the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its fourth class of startups today. The six companies were chosen from among a wide array of applications from across the globe.

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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

APRIL 3, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2 billion in funding as of April, although the virus’s spread was greatly impacting India’s FinTech space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7 Open Banking Partnerships – Focus On Romania.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. Tim Levene, the CEO of Augmentum Capital, told Yahoo Finance that the U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Singtel Innov8, TMI (Telkomsel Indonesia), Cathay Innovation, Kejora-InterVest, Mirae Asset Securities, Reinventure and DST Partners also participated in the “oversubscribed” funding round — one of the largest for a FinTech startup in Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. “It comes in waves, there’s no doubt about it,” he said about the alt-lending boom. But that’s not to say that these FinTechs have a certain path ahead.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. Alcanza Capital and Bontu. There will be other leading venture capital firms from international waters also joining with SoftBank, though the press release does not list them.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Lighter Capital, an alternative lender targeting the startup community, is adding new financing products to its offering. In a press release issued on Wednesday (June 5), Lighter Capital said it will add lines of credit and term loans to its current offering of revenue-based financing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The trend is not entirely unexpected and can be attributed to the pandemic, with FinTech funding dropping by 37 percent quarter-over-quarter to $6.1 Xtracap Fintech.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Siam Commercial Bank Pcl plans to spin off some of its fintech divisions as it tries to monetize its push into technology investment at a time of sluggish earnings from traditional lending.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. InsurTech company Digital Risks announced $10.4 InsurTech company Digital Risks announced $10.4 Reports did not reveal exactly what the company plans to do with the new funding.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

With social distancing and an economic downturn the new reality for many markets around the world, venture capital is expected to slow significantly. Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. In the U.S., KarbonCard.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct. In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. 22) a strategic investment from PayPal.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

Europe’s Financial Stability Board ( FSB ) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis, will remain. Reuters , citing the regulator, reported it found the negative impact on small business lending was short in nature, and that there is no need to change the rule.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2018

The founder of online lender, SoFi, who was ousted by his board just a few months ago amid sexual harassment allegations, is already working starting a new company. According to reports, Mike Cagney is looking to start another fintech firm with his wife, June Ou, for which he is looking to raise about $25 million. […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. investing money in B2B FinTechs disrupting their industries. 10x Future Technologies. Betterworks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 As a result, SoFi has a lot of so-called enemies out there that it competes against, including many of the biggest, best-known financial companies in the world. The Path Of The Neobank Supermarket.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Robinhood’s $200 million fundraise this week may be the talk of the FinTech town, but B2B FinTechs saw their fair share of fresh investments, too. six FinTechs were able to secure a share of the next round of RBS grant money , with the winners including small business banking and biometrics company Onfido.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The problem is that old systems and legacy technologies stop the bank moving forward into the nimble and agile future on offer today, and this is exactly what FinTech start-ups believe they can exploit as it is clearly a weakness for the large banks.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

INV Fintech, Bank Innovation’s sister accelerator, announced today the three associate members of its sixth cohort of startups. INV associates undergo a less intensive program than full class members. They do not have regularly scheduled meetings with the INV team and Fiserv, the accelerator’s technology partner.

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