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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With more countries and regions embarking on the modernization of their payments systems to capitalize on real-time technologies and customer demand, the market opportunity is significant,” said Paul Stoddart , Mastercard president of new payment platforms. Payments giant Mastercard, based in Purchase, N.Y.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

FinTechs are helping companies understand and optimize their total cost of payments acceptance through technology. It takes significant financial resources to maintain the entire payment contraption — and it also requires funding to add to that system from a capital improvement or innovation perspective in addition to the people costs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. But it was a Singapore startup building out a holistic suite of small business financial services that landed the largest round this week, by far.

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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. Jing said that the algorithm was the basis for all the technology that followed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Credit Karma offers a number of services including free access to one’s credit score and borrowing history, alerts to potential data breaches, and tax preparation and filing. Credit Karma was valued at $4 billion in a private share sale around two years ago. The company makes money when users use those products.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Singapore is changing its rules on venture capital in an effort to support economic growth, reports said this week. Singapore’s central bank will no longer require venture capital managers to appoint directors that have at least five years of fund management experience as they have been.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. As companies elevate their use of payroll cards, Galileo Financial Technologies is rolling out its own solution to facilitate employee compensation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

financial technology startup backed by Goldman Sachs , is expanding overseas. and the rest of Europe, noted the report, citing data from Accenture. According to the data, U.K. They have the most advanced card issuing technology in the category, and they have assembled an extraordinary team of industry leaders.”.

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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. His experience includes senior management roles at AT&T Capital, Associates Fleet Services, and GE Capital.

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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. Company hires nearly 100 new staff globally in H1 2022, including senior appointments to support expansion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Creation of the new unit would be part of a much larger overhaul of the financial technology company and subject to approval by Chinese authorities, who pulled the plug on the company’s massive initial public offering late last year, according to Bloomberg. China TransInfo Technology Corp. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. Citing data from PitchBook, Reuters reported venture capital financing of Canadian FinTechs was $137.7 million in 2016.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

million in venture capital funding from Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , Citigroup and Credit Suisse. These errors are usually handled manually through numerous phone calls and emails between firms, but the startup’s technology aims to reduce the time and resources needed by helping FIs communicate with each other.

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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

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Late payments and lack of working capital, [and]/or inadequate cash flows, are the main challenges that [SMBs] face. Lendo is a licensed FinTech sandbox that uses data points and modern underwriting techniques. Lendo is backed by three venture capital firms in the Middle East, as well as a group of angel investors in the area.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay , reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. million investment in Big Data Partnership in 2015, another B2B company focused on providing businesses with training, storage and support with their data needs. investors have placed new funds with U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Financial technology startups were able to raise $39.57 Reuters , citing data from CB Insights, reported the funding was on a global basis and was raised via 1,707 deals. billion in venture funding last year, marking a 120 percent increase from 2017. The number of deals is also up from the 1,480 in 2017. In the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Believe it or not, bitcoin is no longer the most used cryptocurrency, with data from CoinMarketCap.com revealing that the token with the highest daily and monthly trading volume is Tether. Some of the concerning potential patters of trading in the market may start to fall away.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

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

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The market capitalization of bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, declined to under $100 billion for the first time since October of 2017 amid a steep sell-off in digital tokens Wednesday (November 14). CNBC noted that data from Coindesk showed XRP having a higher market cap of $18.44 billion, versus Ether’s $18.26

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Berkshire has historically shied away from technology investments, because Buffet said it was out of its area of expertise, noted the paper. The investments in the mobile payment companies also underscore the fact that the financial technology industry is starting to mature.

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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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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. Prioritizing B2B Payments Digitization.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

Operating as an incubator, the Singapore eXellerator lab will aim to strengthen the bank’s financial services innovation efforts within China , with the bank pointing to the market’s leadership in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, mobile payments and biometrics.

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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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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry. keep me informed. Whitepaper. Asset Liability Modeling.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

Financial services company Enova has a new chief financial officer, and he is reportedly looking to take the company in a new direction. The financial technology and data analytics firm has traditionally focused on the consumer finance space in its lending operations.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Banks, on the other hand, in addition to understanding complex regulations and having greater access to capital, know their customers and have their trust. Technology isn’t a disruptor. Let’s face it, technology is only a disruptor to those who are not prepared to use it. Banks are also innovators. A new competitor arises.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? Now: Market caps are a simple, loose shorthand for how much it would take to acquire a company (without necessarily taking into account capital structure).

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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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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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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 manages the financial technology and innovation research at The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. government to explore the potential of blockchain, proving the Feds haven’t written the technology off. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.

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