PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and new initiatives unlocking bank account data continue to flourish. FinTech partners include small business credit risk analysis company AccountScore and small business data company Codat.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

• The financial technology firm expands bookings by 300% in H1 2022 versus prior period. TS Imagine has hired 100 new staff globally in H1 2022, with the majority in development and data science roles. TS Imagine has hired 100 new staff globally in H1 2022, with the majority in development and data science roles.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

That capital is earmarked toward helping the firm’s balance sheet ahead of new capital rules that go into effect within the next two years. The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital. FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry. For the $1.4

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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). Open Financial Technologies. India’s Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 Starling Bank. OakNorth wasn’t the only U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Based in Manchester, AccessPay provides a digital platform for payments, cash management and treasury operations by integrating businesses’ back-end operations with their banks. million investment with Intel Capital in InContext Solutions, a firm targeting retailers with shopper engagement technologies. and U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

The complicated transaction includes commitments for a $250 million common stock private placement from investors that include Franklin Templeton and Wellington Management Company. Such dealings involve companies such as small business lending platform Kabbage , Ansonia Credit Data and B2B credit and payments systems provider MSTS.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion. Office, participated in a panel on data, privacy, and fraud prevention policy. Questions directed at Ms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

According to the report, the investments were prompted by Todd Combs, a portfolio manager at Berkshire. Berkshire has historically shied away from technology investments, because Buffet said it was out of its area of expertise, noted the paper. Paytm is India’s biggest digital payments company.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

11), Plaid announced $250 million in venture capital funding, bringing the total amount raised to date to $310 million, with a valuation of $2.65 This Series C round was led by venture capitalist Mary Meeker, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz , Index Ventures and Plaid’s previous investors Goldman Sachs , NEA and Spark Capital. “We’ve

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Keep an eye on the initial banks working on these projects. Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. Using Data to Acquire, Engage, and Retain Banking Customers,” and “Customer Identity: Balancing Security and Seamless Banking Experiences.”

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 30, 2016

Aspire was created in 2015 with a vision of re-imagining the technology infrastructure in the alternative and asset-backed lending markets. Data management and analytics tools to provide standardized data reviews. The post FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Aspire Financial Technologies appeared first on Finovate.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Neeti Aggarwal, CFA senior research manager, The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

PYMNTS also explores the venture capital and lending spaces as professional investors make some changes and as businesses look to invest in themselves. However, total investment in these startups — venture capital, in addition to angel, hedge fund and mutual fund investment and more — topped $17.8

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The creation of credit card infrastructure 60 years ago initially had the consumer in mind, but recent history has shown that investments in card technology are capturing a greater share of the B2B payments market. Leavitt offered the example of suppliers being reliant on factoring to accelerate cash flow.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

First, with AI’s ability to mimic human intelligence, community banks can quickly process huge amounts of data to ease customer friction. That’s because AI iteratively improves itself based on the information it collects, with computer systems processing data and learning patterns through advanced algorithms.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Download the CB Insights and PwC Canada MoneyTree report to see all the data. Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Data is as of 10/8/2019. Qualifying top five venture capital investors (e.g. in H1’19 versus $1.9B

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Stripe, a San Francisco-based payment service provider that specializes in online transactions, is expanding its arsenal of financial products to cater to the needs of data-hungry businesses. For example, an individual could uncover data surrounding the number of orders over $500 from a specific country.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

For Bottomline Technologies , the opportunity emerged with Friday’s launch of the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. Both categories stand to gain from automated financial technologies. The second are firms that are attempting to operate as normal to hit their earnings and expansion goals.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 26, 2017

ABN AMRO is the latest bank to choose Client Lifecycle Management solutions from Fenergo. ABN AMRO is the third-largest bank in the Netherlands and will use the technology to support its CDD/KYC processes in specific, and the bank’s broader “business transformation strategy” in general.

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 25, 2020

There are, all of a sudden, a lot of deals being done across financial technology. We have the world’s best investment bank and institutional capital markets business, but something doesn’t feel right. Capital markets and private wealth bets come naturally to the company. Wealthtech is one fire, they say now.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

The SEC is looking closely at the disclosures of public companies that shift their business models to capitalize on the perceived promise of distributed ledger technology and whether the disclosures comply with the securities laws, particularly in the case of an offering,” Clayton said at a conference this week.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. with Coinbase alone attracting $86 billion.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

The deal is newsworthy because the mainstream view still sees banks and FinTechs as adversaries, each competing for payment and financial services revenue. Otting said that FinTech could play a limited role in the broader financial services industry with proper federal oversight,” continued the report.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Fortr3ss’ Oracle service to Corda and Ethereum blockchains uses intelligent voice biometrics and artificial intelligence to solve the identity of node players in smart contracts for financial and healthcare institutions adopting blockchain. Fortr3ss is working in financial, healthcare and comcast industry sectors. ^KT.

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ZootBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In today’s environment, as banks manage increased regulation and competition from industry outsiders, they must operate in the same fashion. There are now more than 8,000 financial technology companies in the United States with the potential to shake up traditional financial institutions. They become students of the game.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

There’s an estimated 492 startups in Tokyo, with the majority serving the mobile and big data analytics sectors. Tokyo is well-known for its strong economy and significant presence in the financial world. According to Reuters, the decision could enable the flow of capital on an estimated $9 trillion in cash deposits.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

As a result, finance teams across the business ecosystem began to prioritize digitization and optimization, and many of them drew the same conclusion: Access to data is imperative to efficient and effective operations. Transparency Through Data. The Biggest Pain Points, Revealed.

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William Mills

JANUARY 5, 2016

In a recent analysis of all technology investments announced on a single day on CrunchBase, there was more than $250 million in venture capital spending. Smart venture capital and private equity firms have long recognized that all parts of the traditional financial industry is burdened with legacy business practices and systems.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Get a data driven view on developments in the insurance tech distribution landscape, where startups are making moves, and how incumbents are responding. Stated investment focus: Mobility & connected car, connected home & properties, insurtech & weath management, digital health, cybersecurity & data intelligence.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Plaid, the FinTech company that enables developers to create financial services applications, announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it has acquired Quovo to make it easier for developers to create products that include investment data.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

HCS went through a major management shakeup in November 2016 when former AIG head of commercial insurance strategy and innovation Greg Wolyniec joined as president and CEO, while AIG president of liability and financial lines Alexander Baugh was named chairman of HCS’ board of directors. Allianz Ventures.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The way entrepreneurs are managing their businesses — and their businesses' finances — is changing, with complexities and pain points multiplying. Amid the market uncertainty of the pandemic, small business owners often have to do more with less, and they're expecting the financial technology solutions they use to do the same.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 29, 2015

Are you building new financial technology? Let’s Talk Payments looks at how the financial services industry is learning to love the blockchain. Marketing Mag interviews new VP of marketing for Thinking Capital , Roshni Wijayashinha. ScriptRock updates its DevOps platform with new data visualization, search.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Other than Blackstone’s $820 million bet on what is likely the oldest financial technology company on the planet, NCR founded in 1884 as National Cash Register, just $82 million flowed to the under-100-year-old crowd. billion counting the Worldpay and First Data IPOs. ATMs, POS & financial technology.

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