PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Below, PYMNTS looks at some of the other payments and financial technology companies that are either innovating on top of existing rails or looking to bypass those legacy networks altogether with entirely new solutions. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7 Billhop Eases B2B Card Acceptance.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Naspers, Africa’s largest company based on market value, is gearing up to spend $1 billion in India in the form of investments focused on the financial technology market. Tencent also operates WeChat, the wildly popular messaging app. The startups raised the capital in 924 rounds. That reduced its stake to 31.2

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, is pleased to announce its inaugural episode of INV Unfiltered — a new monthly podcast series, which will cover current trends and intriguing topics in financial technology and beyond.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett investment company, has been getting in on the FinTech market, investing hundreds of millions of dollars during the past few months. The two dominate their local markets and are operating in regulated industries, two characteristics the famed investment firm typically looks for when making investments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

While some firms are adjusting the assembly lines of their manufacturing warehouses to produce much needed personal protective equipment, FinTechs have found themselves in a different position to provide valuable assistance. The second are firms that are attempting to operate as normal to hit their earnings and expansion goals.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

If money is a vote of confidence, via investments, then confidence is strong in the tech sector, and specifically for FinTechs. Unlike the broader VC market, early-stage FinTech companies have continued to attract a solid flow of capital in the U.S., national co-lead partner, venture capital practice. “At

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Rocket Internet , the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports Reuters. Rocket CEO Samwer did note that Jumia, which is still losing money, may need to raise capital during the next two years.

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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. Visa Launches FinTech Collaboration Initiative In Europe. Poland's mBank Taps Treasury Pricing FinTech.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 21, 2022

CompatibL is proud to have been nominated in the following categories in this year’s FTF News Technology Innovation Awards: 5.Best FinTech Person of the Year: Alexander Sokol, CompatibL. About the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. Best Cloud-Native Computing Initiative: CompatibL Cloud Platform.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”. 12) announcement.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor. This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

financial technology startup backed by Goldman Sachs , is expanding overseas. and the rest of Europe are attractive markets for Marqeta because of the growing number of digital-only banks and FinTech startups located in Europe. “We These FinTechs are acquiring more market share in the U.K. Marqeta , a U.S.

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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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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

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

million for the company, marking one of the biggest investment rounds for a FinTech company in Northern England. Based in Manchester, AccessPay provides a digital platform for payments, cash management and treasury operations by integrating businesses’ back-end operations with their banks. and U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The startup said this was the largest funding round ever for a French FinTech. Qonto is operational in Spain, France, Italy and Germany, and handled €10 billion ($11.08 It also plans to hire more employees with the capital. Qonto focuses on a subset of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe. million.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. The city is able to attract investors due to its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies. FinTech Hive Generates Buzz.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted. “To NS Banking said Wednesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Traditional banks are seeing new FinTech players become more competitive on several fronts, including lending.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

• The financial technology firm expands bookings by 300% in H1 2022 versus prior period. A key aspect of the growth is the market dynamic that prefers multi-asset class trading and investment administration, simplifying front office operations, while meeting enterprise-wide best execution and financial control objectives.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. reports noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend. Far Point Acquisition — which focuses on financial technology deals —said it would buy Global Blue, a payments company based in Switzerland, for $2.6 Check fraud has spiked from $8.5 billion in 2016 to $15.1 New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. The announcement comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement that it would buy FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 billion euros. Far Point Acquisition Corp.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Small businesses (SMBs) are rarely early adopters of new financial technology (FinTech). However, with business owners and entrepreneurs often taking a page out of their personal lives as consumers, the eventual adoption of emerging solutions is an inevitable part of FinTech innovation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. The firm has 1,300 employees across offices in seven states and is distinguished as a global FinTech unicorn. This latest fundraising could top $300 million. The company announced on Thursday (Dec.

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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.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 30, 2016

A look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on September 8 & 9, 2016. Aspire was created in 2015 with a vision of re-imagining the technology infrastructure in the alternative and asset-backed lending markets. Lecker has over 25 years in the ABL industry in a variety of IT, finance, and operations roles.

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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. billion was invested in FinTech startups in Q3 2016 , calculated KPMG and CB Insights in their most recent Pulse Of Fintech report. and Europe dominated in 2015. 83% of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Or, said more simply, Plaid provides an API layer that sits between banks and FinTech innovators who want to access bank account information for what they are doing and makes the connection possible.

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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 German FinTech startup has raised $64 million cumulatively and will use that money to expand its banking platform across Europe. The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

Financial technology seems to be leading the startup charge, representing 40 percent of the largest 10 deals of the year so far, collectively worth $100 million. Coming up on the half mark in 2018, total fundraising on the continent has hit $168.6 million — already ahead of 2017’s full-year take of $167.7 So why the boom?

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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 several ways for banks to elevate their game—fintech houses, neobanks, alternative lenders, in-bank labs. Fintech Houses. They become students of the game. Everything.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to proliferate in markets around the world. and Europe embracing FinTechs in Open Banking efforts. Elsewhere, FinTechs are taking the initiative to work with financial institutions and offer their technologies in an effort to augment corporate services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others. Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking. It boasts more than 12 million customers.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. a community bank operating and software services firm in Wilmington, N.C. Core deposits also come at much lower costs.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 25, 2020

Some of you are working on building a new Fintech company, using the leverage of Silicon Valley to remake an economic order under new rules. Software companies are realizing that monetizing through financial products can double or triple their total addressable market. Whereas Fintech is a bridge?—?trying Bain and Andreessen.

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