PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. percent of FinTech startups with female founders received funding January through October, according to Crunchbase, per a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Nov. percent of total monies raised. .

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

New York-based FinTech startup Capital , an alternative financing company for startups, launched on Wednesday (Oct. 30) with a $100 million fund to invest in middle-stage companies, Capital announced in a press release. Capital provides its investment findings to companies along with financing terms.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

The retirement-focused United Income will now give automated advice as part of Capital One, which is looking to expand its robo-adviser offerings. . Capital One purchased the company for an undisclosed amount after taking a 10 percent stake last year, American Banker reported on Friday (Aug. However, not much else will change.”.

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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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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

German neobank N26 hired Dr. Jan Kemper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) as the Berlin-headquartered FinTech looks toward a future initial public offering (IPO). In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017. Its most recent valuation was $3.5 Following the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech venture capital investments, though the industry still managed to pull more than $46.8 The company secured the funding from Hong Kong-based EmergeVest, reports said, while other angel investors also participated. million in fresh funding, the company announced in a recent blog post.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

Montréal, July 19, 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, is expanding its presence in Canada with new facilities in Montréal to boost its North American operations and drive its international growth. About TS Imagine.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

German food delivery platform Delivery Hero is launching its own early-stage venture capital (VC) firm — DX Ventures — that will be managed independently to focus on advancing founder-led startups. Delivery Hero operates in 50 countries in over 700 cities across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The crisis strained businesses worldwide, especially startups and small companies with less cash flow and resources, but video-based know your customer (KYC) presents an opportunity to reduce the number of potential customers who abort application processes they may see as lengthy and complicated. The Roadmap To Adopting Video-Based KYC.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

operations. The company, which had been making plan changes and canceling accounts, is now shutting down amid legal proceedings including a patent lawsuit filed by MoviePass. It’s also struggling with a lack of capital, which prompted the move. In a letter on its webpage, Sinemia said it was ending operations in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Also seen in this week’s roundup of the latest in Bank-FinTech innovations was Alacriti teaming with The Clearing House on real-time payments (RTP), while Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt concluded a seed round with $1.46 In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform. Europe and South Africa.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. companies, including $75 million landing at one FinTech looking to bolster small business credit card payment adoption.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

As Goldman Sachs seeks further expansion in the South African economy, the financial services company joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

London-based FinTech startup Curve has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan Capital, launched from the estate of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Founder and Curve CEO Shachar Bialick said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan.

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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. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. based company said it will use its seed funding to propel the company’s expansion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This week, however, venture capital rounds were all about the small- and medium-sized business (SMBs), and how to address their biggest financial management pain points. raised venture capital for their SMB-facing tools, including global payments, accounting and banking. Businesses across Asia, South Africa, the U.K.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. Envoy Group. The $13 million raised for U.K. The $13 million raised for U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. Challenger bank Yelo, operating in India, raised an undisclosed sum from Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Flourish VC and Better Capital, Inc 42 reports said this week. Also operating in India, supply chain financing FinTech Cashflo revealed $3.3

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 16, 2018

Standard Chartered has officially open its eXellerator facility, a center designed to promote the innovation of fintech, in Hong Kong, the bank announced today. The bank will operate the innovation center under its SC Ventures arm, which invests in emerging fintechs and other startups.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

5) said Tata Capital and Capital Float are teaming up, a deal in which Tata Capital will provide working capital loans to SMBs borrowing through Capital Float’s platform. Our alliance with Capital Float is another step toward strengthening our market position,” the executive added. “Our

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Venture capital-backed fintech companies in the U.S. Fintechs raised $5.5 billion (and 459 deals) in 2015 – a 29% drop, according to the Global Fintech Read More. Venture capitalists were not buying it last year. saw a drop in both deals and funding volume last year. billion across 422 deals, compared to $7.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The takeover signaled an evolution of the company's business model from a traditionally business-to-consumer (B2C) seller, to one that includes business-to-business (B2B) operations. The Outsourced FinTech Opportunity. Embracing Existing Payments Infrastructure.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Investors don’t need to wait for Initial Coin Offerings to reach their full potential: this way of raising capital is already redefining how businesses in certain markets can operate, Taynaah Reis, CEO for cooperative banking system company Moeda told Bank Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

In venture capital news, London startup TrueLayer has raised $3 million in Series A funding so that it can enable FinTech companies to access bank APIs. According to TechCrunch , the Series A funding round was led by Anthemis Group, with participation from existing investor Connect Ventures.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech funding rounds, but investors nevertheless provided an impressive sum to industry startups. B2B FinTech firms were noticeably absent from this week’s roundup, with funding targets instead based in India, Brazil, Spain and the U.K. The company raised $6.7 Interestingly, U.S.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Canadian FinTech Neo Financial said that it has raised CAD $50 million in a Series A funding round that included $25 million in funding and $25 million in debt facility financing. Other investors included Shopify CEO and founder Tobi Lutke, Golden Ventures, Inovia Capital, Thomvest, Afore Capital, Maple VC, FJ Labs, and District Ventures.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. On Tuesday (Sept.

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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. Sleek offers a B2B service that enables startups and young businesses to incorporate and operate, targeting firms in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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