PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). interest in cryptocurrency is on the rise, as military contractors have begun to see its uses and the Federal Reserve seeing the potential in digital coins. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The coin was buoyed by the news that Facebook will potentially launch a cryptocurrency of its own. Bitcoin hasn’t been as high as $9,000 since May of 2018, and the cryptocurrency is now up 14 percent since January. There are reports that say Facebook’s cryptocurrency launch could happen as soon as Tuesday (June 18).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The offering occurs following Blockchain’s opening of an institutional lending desk last summer. Lending has become a quickly growing area in the digital currency sector. The news comes after Valar Ventures lent a hand in a $30 million second round of financing for digital currency trading and lending platform BlockFi.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

In its second known investment in a cryptocurrency startup, Visa has reportedly invested millions in the crypto storage company Anchorage. The payments firm co-led the funding round along with digital currency-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, Fortune reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

The alternative lending sphere has fallen out of favor with venture capitalists, according to CNBC reports this week. BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz told the publication that there has been a shift in how alt-lenders get financed, with backers now looking more closely at the “viability of the overall lending model.” Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

The company said it will use the capital to invest in growth and add some muscle to its $2.3 Previous SoFi investors include SoftBank Capital and Peter Thiel. The private capital space has attracted a lot of interest lately: Investments in the area grew to $4.4 billion balance sheet. percent annual percentage yield.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Aside from the important events like record-level funding for fintechs across the globe, cryptocurrency mania, Coinbase entering the Unicorn club at a $1.56B valuation in the last quarter, there have been some […].

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Element Finance , a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol for cryptocurrencies, has raised $32M in Series A funding. The round drew participation from Polychain Capital, Rarestone Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Republic, and Advanced Blockchain, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Davies is leaving Revolut to take over the Allica Bank, which specializes in lending to businesses, according to the FT. The investor was TSG Capital Partners, according to TechCrunch. On July 15, Revolut began offering customers a way to buy cryptocurrency. In February, Menlo, California-based TCV led a $500 million round.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The funding will be harnessed to grow the firm’s labor force and bolster its Razorpay neobanking platform as well as its Razorpay Capital lending arm. Facebook’s potential Libra cryptocurrency is anticipated to receive pushback from G7 officials who are expected to publicly be against the project because of a lack of regulations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In Kenya, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its “FinTech Sandbox Guidance Note,” which is now finalized as policy. Under the terms of that license, said CNBC , the company will be able to offer full current accounts and business lending. Meetings between these firms and the CMA are slated to begin next month.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America fintech companies are creating solutions aimed at rethinking banking, lending, and payments in the region. Lending : Companies providing loan and credit products, such as Creditas , which has raised $27M to offer collateralized loan products. 500 Startups, Kaszek Ventures, Lead Edge Capital. Fiinlab, Vox Capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Identity verification solutions provider Jumio recently announced that it launched a video-based verification solution geared toward FIs, FinTechs, digital wallet providers and cryptocurrency exchanges that are looking to boost their digital onboarding capabilities.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Similar to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Facebook’s proposed libra, China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment will be powered partially by blockchain technology and dispersed through digital wallets. Last month , China’s congress passed a cryptography law to promote crypto development and ensure sound cybersecurity. .

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Here are the five companies of Class 4 of INV Fintech: Bloxable: Bloxable provides decentralized solutions for lending origination and the securitization of mortgages […]. The six companies were chosen from among a wide array of applications from across the globe.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2019

Then there is also the possible revival of older trends (hint: cryptocurrency could be […]. The seed for some trends like voice banking and contactless payments were already planted last year, while others such like core overhauls went relatively untouched last year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Marketplace lending. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk. Marketplace Lending. Blockchain. Digital banks. Blockchain. Take the blockchain. And to learn.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2022

While the executive order focused on cryptocurrency and digital assets, it also more broadly directed agencies to take concrete steps to study and support technological advances and promote equitable access to safe and affordable financial services. . In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

Together, the companies are testing a blockchain micro-lending solution that would broaden food vendors’ and farmers’ access to capital. Vendors accessed that capital via their mobile phones. percent to 7.57 percent, with listings on 18 new venues.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 3, 2018

But working with the cryptocurrency taught the payments company quite a bit about blockchain technology, and how it ends up employing that knowledge may be the true payoff […]. Square made a splash when it announced it would sell bitcoin in its Cash app, but failed to make much money doing so, it was revealed yesterday.

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BankUnderground

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The current crypto ecosystem comprises many elements including unbacked cryptocurrencies, stablecoins (algorithmic and asset-backed) settlement mechanisms, payment platforms, exchanges and financial intermediaries. A more variant of this was to offer some payment in the form of another cryptocurrency, eg Luna for Terra.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

As innovative technologies move down stream, small and medium-sized businesses are poised to benefit significantly from being able to customize a flexible payroll and human capital management (HCM) program. Employees and a shifting talent landscape have introduced the demand for payroll flexibility. ” In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

The big news this week in cryptocurrency is, of course, bitcoin hitting new record highs amid the possibility that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve a bitcoin exchange–traded fund. How bitcoin will fare if and when introduced to the Market with a capital M is anybody’s guess for now.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

He further noted that if “I need capital to lend, then let’s have the same rules for everyone – for the internet giants, too.”. In the bitcoin realm, finance officials from France and Germany have requested that discussion of cryptocurrencies – specifically on policy – be part of the agenda at next month’s G20 meeting.

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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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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 SIG, GGV Capital, Yunqi Partners, Huochebang, SKy9 Capital and Chuangban Investment also participated in the funding round, reports said. TravelBank.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Nicknamed NepFin, Neptune Financial recently announced $10 million in Series A funding for its alternative lending solution. Sands Capital Ventures led the investment, which NepFin recently told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster will go toward expanding its origination team and investing in its underlying technology and data capabilities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Telegram also reportedly offered an option for investors to lend their investment to the app up to this time in 2021. The venture capital firm said it has raised an overall $515 million, which is said to exceed the first $450 million goal for its “Crypto Fund II” that is designated for blockchain and digital currency projects.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

SMB lending . Companies in this category target small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for business loans and working capital financing. . Capital Float is an India-based startup providing business loans through a lending platform. Consumer lending. Phone number. Business credit cards. First name.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Qualifying top five venture capital investors (e.g. venture capital, growth equity, and super angel) and corporates (e.g. corporations and corporate venture capital) must have made equity investments into fintech companies listed on this market map. Capital markets. digital collectibles”). Real estate.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Square posted results that topped the Street amid a diversifying model that saw traction not just in gross payment volumes with its traditional enterprise point of sale business and Square Capital , but in consumer-focused initiatives as well, including its Cash App. Drivers included Instant Deposit , Caviar and Square Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

That caution comes even while the door is being opened for some lenders such as OnDeck Capital to operate nationally rather than contending with a patchwork of state regulations and operating in each market, in effect, locally. Might a floodgate be opened — if only one were to open the floodgates? Japan Eyes Cryptos, Yet Again.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. In still other cases, accredited investors buy tokens via cryptocurrency purchase agreements. The encrypted messaging service raised $1.7B End of story.”

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