PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The two dominate their local markets and are operating in regulated industries, two characteristics the famed investment firm typically looks for when making investments. 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

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

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. In 2017 Indian startups raised $10.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since Ubisoft is already a leader in the games industry, and shows commitment to probe blockchain as a viable technology for games, we are very excited to be announcing our first cooperation of this kind with them,” said Nicolas Gilot, Co-CEO of Ultra, in a statement.

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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. Banking Resources.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The company doesn’t operate the secondary market itself but outsources to FOLIOfn, which is operated and maintained by FOLIOfn Investments, which is a registered broker dealer. Specifically, the capital would improve funding sources. Specifically, the capital would improve funding sources.

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2019

While its market capitalization is more than 30 times smaller than bitcoin, Tether’s volume has consistently exceeded it since early August at about $21 billion per day. “If investors must comply with the securities laws, irrespective of the industry they operate in or the labels they place on the investment products they offer.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We had to deal with credit and trust issues very quickly,” he said, echoing other FinTech leaders and entrepreneurs who operate in the Middle East and in the Gulf countries. “We offers a recent example of how those P2P lending trends are playing out, and the challenges some operators might face down the road. But that’s not all. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

It’s all hands on deck as companies across industries take measures to aid the national and global response to the coronavirus pandemic. For Bottomline Technologies , the opportunity emerged with Friday’s launch of the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. ”

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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. The fear of non-payment, in particular, tends to be the smaller merchants’ worst nightmare.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 30, 2016

Lecker has over 25 years in the ABL industry in a variety of IT, finance, and operations roles. His experience includes senior management roles at AT&T Capital, Associates Fleet Services, and GE Capital. The post FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Aspire Financial Technologies appeared first on Finovate.

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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 and Europe dominated in 2015.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

million buyers who operate in industries such as website development, logo design and blog writing. The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. And some marketplaces in Asia are growing their services through tie-ups.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. We are excited to partner with Plaid and support the business as it continues to enable financial innovation.”. Roughly how many investors contributed to the $44 million round?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

The city is able to attract investors due to its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies. Dubai is considered to be a hotbed for financial technology and innovation, not just in the Middle East but globally. 2016, the inflation rate was 0.12

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

In the latest PYMNTS Commanders in Chief series, Bruce Lowthers, executive vice president of FIS Global, a financial technology solutions provider , and president of the company’s Payments Division , didn’t set out to be an innovator. PYMNTS: What trends and changes are you watching that are affecting the industry and your role?

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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. Everything.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

“As technology continues to provide more creative means for financial transactions, so, too, must financial technology companies be careful to abide by the rules that ensure stability and fairness in these emerging markets.” We will vigorously investigate wrongful conduct in this industry.”. Attorney Alex Tse. “We

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 21, 2022

It is unclear if Congress expects FinCEN to conduct these audits. FinCEN, however, does not actually conduct BSA/AML examinations of regulated businesses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

million for its technology that connects companies in the grocery, convenience, health food and artisanal market industry with a B2B eCommerce platform. Mable operates a portal for retailers to procure goods from a range of suppliers and wholesalers — to support product discovering, ordering, inventory management and financing options.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 25, 2020

We can similarly look at the decline in authority of the financial industry itself. When billionaire Ray Dalio begins to promote the idea that capitalism needs to be reformed , it is time to listen. It is community-based quality assurance with risk capital for our future financial system. But Finance is dead.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella referred to chat as the “third run-time” — an indispensable piece of operating a platform, second only to the operating system and the web browser. Mentions of chatbots in earnings calls and press releases skyrocketed, and for many, it seemed that chatbots might be the next big disruptive technology.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

These include wireless home monitoring startup Notion (XL Innovate, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures), on-demand homeshare insurance startup Slice Labs (XL Innovate, Munich Re/HSB Ventures), virtual auto claims operations firm Snapsheet (USAA, Liberty Mutual), and contract-related insurance startup Bunker (American Family Ventures, Hiscox).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Digital Currency Group, INBlockchain and Blockwater Capital. Additional investors also included Global Blockchain Innovative Capital, AlphaBlock Capital and AlphaCoin Fund. With the fresh funding, Logos Network will focus on speed, cost, volume and security with its business payments technology. Judo Capital.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

And most recently, Allianz made a strategic investment in US online homeowners and renters insurance carrier Lemonade , which currently operates in New York, Illinois, and California. Munich Re/HSB also made an acquisition in the industrial IoT area, buying Meshify in October 2016.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Payments are moving toward greater speed, efficiency and choice – and in P2P payments, that’s led to the rise of financial technology giants. Syncapay, the launch of which was announced earlier this week, is a holding company that plans to acquire payments companies operating in the buyer-initiated payments industry.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2016

In a $460 million deal, Texas-based ATM operator Cardtronics has acquired Canada-based DirectCash Payments. With increased competition in the P2P payments industry ( PayPal / Venmo ( FDNY 16 ), Square Cash, Zello), banks are feeling pressure to compete by offering faster delivery of funds. Capital One integration with Amazon Echo.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Financial technology has made enormous strides in recent years, though it has been largely used only by institutions that can afford it. Large banks and FinTech providers are often first on the scene as they have the capital and resources to implement these innovations.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Stearns is still researching the expansion of AI operational functions, Bidinger says. As a national bank that serves customers in multiple states, Stearns makes loans and finance equipment for various industries, including medical, agriculture, construction and transportation. Cloud, Minn., Because the $2.3

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

In honor of Canada Day this weekend, we used CB Insights’ database to compile 150 notable tech companies, most active venture capital and corporate investors, and top exits of Canada’s private company tech scene into a periodic table. The list includes VCs such as BDC Venture Capital and Real Ventures, among others.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As expected, these rate hikes stopped the mortgage industry in its tracks. Financial institutions that relied on mortgage banking fee income as a key earnings component have been left to make big adjustments. 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Just think of what the industry dealt with in the last 12 months: The brunt of the unprecedented scope and pace of Fed rate hikes hit home, and banks have seen an.80 Just think of what the industry dealt with in the last 12 months: The brunt of the unprecedented scope and pace of Fed rate hikes hit home, and banks have seen an.80

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

France is home to some of the most innovative technology companies in the world,” stated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, at the time of the announcement. Station F is a historical monument that’s expected to house nearly 3,000 desks for tech companies across a variety of industries. million in 2016.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Juvo makes it easy for mobile operators to find them. The former CEOs of AT&T Wireless, NYSE, Sprint, Telefonica International and Vodafone Group invested in Juvo, as well as leading VCs including Wing Venture Capital, Freestyle and Seed-Resolute. finovate Tweets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

financial technology efforts. In addition, there is increased lawmaker attention to promote innovation among non-bank providers of new payments and payment-related technology, and more consumer concern about online and data security. Treasury Department. The report arrives at a time of growing optimism for U.S.

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