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This Sequoia Capital-Backed Neobank Raised $750M To Scale Operations

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The round drew participation from Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, General Atlantic, SoftBank Group, and Dragoneer Investment Group. California-based Chime collaborates with regional banks to create member-centric financial products, coining itself as a financial technology firm rather than a bank.

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China’s Ant Group Mulling Creation Of New Consumer Loan Unit

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China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history. China TransInfo Technology Corp.

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SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs

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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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Rocket Internet Eyes AI, FinTech Investments

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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 Internet owns majority stakes in HelloFresh and Global Fashion Group.

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Alt-Lending Conglomerate TruFin Lands $97M In IPO

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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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Access Fintech Lands $17.5M From Global Banks To Expand Risk Trade Tech

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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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Global Blue Buy Shows Int’l Consumer Payments Allure for Ant Financial, Others

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To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. Other investors include Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial Services Group, which will invest $125 million and will “accelerate strategic collaboration with the company.”.

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