PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The startup has said that business banking on the continent needs to be repaired, and that it can provide a much better experience with its mobile and online-first offerings. . 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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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? Below are edited transcripts of the transcription.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Mexico’s new government, led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is setting its sights on financial technology to get the country out of poverty. Mobile phones will become banks.”. The payment system, called CoDi, is slated to launch in March. It’s not clear whether a state system in Mexico will be easy to use.

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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., Singapore itself has a growing economy, with 1.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mediterra Capital is expanding its portfolio with a big new investment that will give the top Turkish private equity firm a stake in the country’s fast-growing digital payments sector. On Wednesday (Oct. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also been pushing for the country’s central bank to roll out its own digital currency.

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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

JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. government, joining just a few recipients since the 2008 financial crisis, Bloomberg News reported. Since then, the skepticism has evaporated and the CEO of Varo Money Inc. , Varo Bank N.A.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

On Monday (May 20), the Czech Banking Association said it welcomed the proposal, and Babis said big banks in the country have agreed in principle on a starting capital of six billion Czech crowns ($259.92 million) to put into the fund. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). The move came after the company debuted LINE Financial in January.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. The company integrated GO-PAY into the GO-JEK app, which lets customers store money on their mobile phones, much like a digital debit card. Just under $3 billion – or $2.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Mitek Systems , the financial technology provider to banks, is pushing back from a takeover offer from Elliott Management , the hedge fund and ASG Technologies , the software company. It also wants to increase the development of Mitek’s technology that helps banks verify the identities of customers.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

It shows how important FinTech is when major financial centres vie for focus. London has been leading the charge to be the FinTech capital of the world, but many other cities are nipping at their toes. So I was intrigued to see Hong Kong issue their FinTech strategy today.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The investments in the mobile payment companies also underscore the fact that the financial technology industry is starting to mature. It is now a sector with $35 billion in venture capital flowing its way as of the first nine months of this year, noted The WSJ , citing data from Dow Jones VentureSource.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced Tuesday (April 16) it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market. The hardware is integrated with Wirecard’s financial commerce platform.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

“This is also a recognition of the significant role that the Philippines financial technology industry can play in providing meaningful digital solutions to many of the crucial and very human challenges that the Philippines community faces today.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

MGV’s Venture Fund I has already made three representative investments in financial technology startups in the UK: Nivaura, Railsbank and Gardenia Technologies. We are pleased to have new capital from substantial investors to support great, transformational businesses across Europe and the US with our highly focused fund.

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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? This week, Chime, focused on banking via mobile apps, held a $485 million series F funding round that valued the company at $14.5 billion, as CNBC reported. billion garnered only 18 months ago.

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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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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

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

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 17, 2019

Having a "frictionless" user experience (UX) is among the top three qualities that bank customers look for when picking a new bank, right after "security" and "trustworthiness," according to a new report by financial technology provider, FIS.

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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.”. What improvements have you made to Plaid since it was launched?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

An India-based financial technology startup that targets SMEs has announced new funding from a group of backers, including one co-founder of payments giant PayPal. ClearTax said it plans to use the financing to launch new products, expand its team and build out its mobile strategy. ClearTax announced Tuesday (April 26) a $1.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. That doesn’t mean it’s been easy. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec.

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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? This week, Chime, focused on banking via mobile apps, held a $485 million series F funding round that valued the company at $14.5 billion, as CNBC reported. billion garnered only 18 months ago.

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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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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Consumers have been conditioned by Google and Apple to see that banking services can be much more accessible and convenient from a mobile device. Banks, on the other hand, in addition to understanding complex regulations and having greater access to capital, know their customers and have their trust.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

The deal is newsworthy because the mainstream view still sees banks and FinTechs as adversaries, each competing for payment and financial services revenue. Morocco-based HPS hopes to ride the energy of PSD2 to expand in Europe with its technology. Late last year, Joseph Otting, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As the operator of the Swiss financial market infrastructure, we welcome the initiative of the SNB and the BIS to conduct more research into innovative financial technologies in Switzerland. percent rate.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

There’s an estimated 492 startups in Tokyo, with the majority serving the mobile and big data analytics sectors. Tokyo is well-known for its strong economy and significant presence in the financial world. According to Reuters, the decision could enable the flow of capital on an estimated $9 trillion in cash deposits.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Small businesses (SMBs) are rarely early adopters of new financial technology (FinTech). “As a business owner, you want to minimize the amount of working capital you have tied up in the business to focus on productive assets.”

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Here’s a few recent ones that caught our attention, and please, “Give us some slack, teach” on the school themes, ok? Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Qualifying top five venture capital investors (e.g. venture capital, growth equity, and super angel) and corporates (e.g. Capital markets. digital collectibles”). Personal finance.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

The SEC is looking closely at the disclosures of public companies that shift their business models to capitalize on the perceived promise of distributed ledger technology and whether the disclosures comply with the securities laws, particularly in the case of an offering,” Clayton said at a conference this week.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Stripe is a leading innovator in the financial technology space. Founded in 2010, the company, which has raised over $440 million (according to data from Crunchbase), and is valued at $9 billion, specializes in easy-to-use B2B online and mobile payment products.

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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 is a data science company that sits at the intersection of travel and financial technology, said Project Manager Andrew Jing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The packages come without blackout dates, surge pricing or any limits on when users can see blockbusters, a recent change announced by MoviePass , which also raised its prices as it struggled with capital. This is a financial technology business.”. Ticketing App.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Demoing mobile banking app which has smart capability. Starting off the morning with lots of demos expanding the ability of the mobile banking app. ^KT. Very interesting to see what is coming to the mobile banking app. Mobile, not just for checking your balances any more? banks @cashoff_uk Lina Perez, Billy Leung.

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