Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2019

Distributed ledger technology will be crucial to innovation in digital banking this year, according to a poll conducted by Bank Innovation. For the December poll, Bank Innovation asked readers to name a technology, aside from the obvious - artificial intelligence, that would be most prominent in 2019.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 27, 2018

In the second quarter alone, funding for financial technology companies around the world reached $20.3 Right now, venture capital firms, banks, and investors are pouring funds into companies Artifical Intelligence, the clear flavor of the year. Fintech funding this year has been on the rise. billion in nearly 400 deals.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

Alcanza Capital and Bontu. As SoftBank’s Latin America fund is one of the leading technology investors in the world, the equity infusion will give AlphaCredit the opportunity to “consolidate its place as one of the leading financial technology platforms” in the region, a press release says.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” Existing Ripple investors include GV (Google Ventures), Andreessen Horowitz, IDG Capital Partners and Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures. . “We’re thrilled to have these world-class investors joining forces with us to help make this vision a reality.” Ripple has received a total of over $93 million in funding.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2019

When Swedish banking firm Klarna became Europe’s most valuable financial technology startup last week, it was only the latest sign that digital finance has escaped the troubles afflicting legacy lenders. billion in venture capital in the first […]. billion valuation. European fintech companies raised $3.3

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Payments Source

MARCH 8, 2016

PayPal is partnering with venture development group Village Capital to accelerate financial technology innovation for underserved consumers and small businesses in the U.S., Latin America and India.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2020

needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank, Capital One Financial Corp., But the New York consulting firm was on its own because Capital One wasn’t prepared to accept applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when it launched.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The FDIC has issued a final rule that establishes a new framework for analyzing whether deposits made through deposit arrangements qualify as “brokered deposits” and amends the methodology for calculating the interest rate restrictions that apply to less than well capitalized insured depository institutions (IDIs). Interest rate limits.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. The round also included new investors BOND, DST Global, Goodwater Capital and Fin VC and Greenlight’s first institutional investor, Relay Ventures.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). billion) in venture capital and the market has been estimated to have grown by nearly 70 percent since 2015.

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Banking Exchange

MAY 26, 2021

Customers Bank, Capital Bank and Community 1st Credit Union among the latest to embrace financial technology Technology Financial Trends Payments Feature3 Fintech Feature Lines of Business Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Blockchain PPP Covid19 Community Banking.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

SoftBank has so far earmarked $100 million to $150 million to fund 17 companies and two venture capital firms. . “We In addition, it will continue direct investments in venture capital firms. In 2019, Softbank invested $130 million in Kaszek Ventures and bought a $100 million stake in Valor Capital Group.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Embedded finance, the release noted, refers to the integration of financial service technologies with other provider solutions. The method will grow tenfold in the next five years, the release stated, citing a Lightyear Capital analysis, as businesses look for ways to access simple, transparent business solutions.

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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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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ).

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The Paypers

AUGUST 31, 2023

Uplinq Financial Technologies has announced its partnership with Visa in order to expand access to working capital for small companies in the US and Canada.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Venture capital firm Greycroft , based in New York and Los Angeles, has raised $680 million to fund new startups, according to Bloomberg , looking for "the next Bumble or Venmo.". The firm plans to invest $310 million in early-stage startups and $370 million in growth-stage startups, the report stated.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Financial technology company FastPay has announced it is creating a “receivables securitization program” with an $80 million first tranche. It has partnered with AIG and Cairn Capital, which will offer large amounts of capital to the media and technology sector. But it’s not unusual to see.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Even before customers think about credit cards, they need a place to store their business capital. Brex Cash solves all of my company’s payment needs and yields us a great rate and rewards on our capital, all with workflows and interfaces that growing businesses expect from modern software,” added Jaleh Rezaei, co-Founder and CEO of Mutiny.

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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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Chris Skinner

MAY 12, 2017

He is also one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal. BRR: How critical are the capital requirements? We are seeing big changes to encourage innovation.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 21, 2022

Devoted to continuous advanced technology research and product innovation, CompatibL is proud to be recognized as one of the world’s best providers of risk management solutions, advanced analytics, and model validation services that help capital markets organizations better understand and reduce financial risks.”.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 4, 2023

Petal , a US-based credit card and financial technology company, has announced closing a USD 200 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital as well as raising additional debt and equity funding.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. Other investors included Menlo Park, California-based TCV and Index Ventures , the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, along with half a dozen others. million (£106.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

STC Pay, which does financial technology work for both companies and individuals, works with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. The company also recently teamed up with Almoayed Technologies, based in Bahrain, to promote expansion into Africa and more of the Middle East.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Vietnam’s MoMo, the digital wallet company, has raised $100 million from a collection of six investors co-led by Goodwater Capital and Warburg Pincus. MoMo reportedly intends to use the funds to bankroll plans to become a “super app” as well as to go public in 2025.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Financial technology company Sleek has reportedly netted $4 million in venture funding for its efforts to take on the traditional corporate services industry. SEEDS Capital , the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore , led the funding round, which also included MI8 Ltd.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

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. 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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

million Series B funding round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. We are delighted to have closed our Series B round of funding, led by NewAlpha and Mastercard, and including Forestay Capital,” said Benjamin du Haÿs, CEO and co-founder of Mobeewave.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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. The arrangement helps reduce a company’s capital expense and its ongoing expense from a technology perspective.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 10, 2018

Petal has received a $13 million funding round from Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture capital fund that specializes in financial technology, to use artificial intelligence to fill holes in legacy risk vetting.

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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.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

• New appointments bring significant expertise from across the financial services industry to TS Imagine’s rapid growth. LONDON, 14 July 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announces the appointment of three new board members to support the firm’s rapid growth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Valdis Dombrovskis , the European Union’s (EU) executive vice-president in charge of financial services policy, said Wirecard’s collapse threatens investor trust in the EU, the newspaper reported. He has said allegations about Wirecard’s accounting practices are false and misleading, the newspaper reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

It also plans to hire more employees with the capital. Challenger banks have been an attractive industry for venture capital activity, as firms continue to pop up and try to disrupt the status quo. Compliance startup Chainalysis landed $30 million in a funding round, and Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 million.

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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 backed by three venture capital firms in the Middle East, as well as a group of angel investors in the area. The startup was founded by Osama AlRaee and Mohammed Jawabri. .

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