Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Digital Risks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Here are all the top B2B FinTech deals from the week. This week Oxx, which tends to focus on B2B software startups, led the $12 million funding round for the company, which also saw participation from Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital, according to reports. Software-as-a-Service. The company raised $2.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In terms of the total amount invested to date in FinTechs, as tracked by PYMNTS via the India FinTech Tracker, the year to date tally stands at just under $3.7 million through a Series B financing round that was in turn led by Ribbit Capital, based in the United States. Three months to go, more or less.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital.

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BankInovation

MARCH 9, 2021

Zeni, a fintech that automates accounting and bookkeeping processes for startups, raised $13.5 The round was led by Saama Capital, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group, Sierra Ventures and former Google SVP Amit Singhal, among others. Palo Alto-based Zeni launched in 2019 and secured its […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

If approved by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the country’s equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock would be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the “NVEI” ticker. and RBC Capital Markets. The company said it plans to use net proceeds from the offering to repay debt.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. Financial Services FinTech Practice Co-Leader Anthony Rjeily in a statement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. Stripe invested in this round as well, as did returning investors Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC. million in a June Series A funding round led by Stripe.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This week's look at the latest in open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration finds financial institutions (FIs) exploring both partnerships and acquisitions to strengthen their offerings for corporates, while third-party service providers have also boosted their data-sharing capabilities to empower those financial service provider tie-ups.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In the February Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including new co llaborations between CUs and FinTech firms, initiatives to appeal to Generation Z and how CUs are working to protect against the ongoing threat of data breaches. million CU members. Developments From Around The World Of Credit Unions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Next Insurance , the online insurance provider for small businesses, is negotiating a deal to raise new capital in a round that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 Last fall, it raised $250 million from Munich Re Group, the Munich, Germany-based reinsurer, which gave it a valuation of more than $1 billion.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Venture Capital Funding. raised $10 million from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for its commercial card technology. Funding Xchange secured $10.3

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2016

Emirates NBD, one of the Middle East’s largest banking groups, is hosting a hackathon in partnership with Berlin-based Open Bank Project in London, the reported fintech capital of the world, April 15 to 17. The deadline for early applications is today.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

For these transactions to run smoothly, however, communication must remain seamless and secure. Companies separated across borders want payments to be delivered on time so they can meet their payment deadlines, access capital and deliver products in a timely fashion. Around the Smarter Payments World. About the Smarter Payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Payments FinTech Sila offers an Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform to help companies more seamlessly integrate compliant payments capabilities within their solutions via application programming interface (API), with an integrated stablecoin, SILA. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Check out the B2B payments, blockchain, logistics and data analytics firms that secured funding below.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two small business FinTech startups announced Tuesday (July 31) that they have secured big venture capital funding rounds this week. Portfolios managed by MSC Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Y Combinator Continuity Fund and T. This is emphatically not a FinTech, it is a return to old-fashioned banking.”.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

China’s move to suspend Ant Group’s anticipated blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) likely came from the top echelon of the Chinese government, according to a report in the Financial Times. The suspension came just two days before shares of Ant Group were to go live on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets. A collective $2.7

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

trillion gap in global trade finance — continues to be used as a driver of FinTech innovation as technology startups look for ways to address friction in global trade financing. Standard Chartered is the latest bank to embrace FinTech collaboration to tackle the trade finance gap, having announced Tuesday (Sept. ADCB And dltledgers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market. India-based ZipLoan secured $2 million in debt funding from Stride Ventures, the Economic Times of India said this week. Real-time cross-border B2B payment FinTech Vitesse has announced $8.3 million in Series A funding.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

B2B payments, alternative SME finance, enterprise cybersecurity, data management and logistics all secured a financial boost — find out which startup scored the most in our breakdown below. Capital Float. Securing more than $2.5 Capital Float will use the funding to lend to its existing and new SME clients. B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

In venture capital news, London startup TrueLayer has raised $3 million in Series A funding so that it can enable FinTech companies to access bank APIs. According to TechCrunch , the Series A funding round was led by Anthemis Group, with participation from existing investor Connect Ventures.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

More than $30 million in venture capital stuck around the U.K., We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. Enterprise Security. ’s AimBrain deploys biometric authentication technology to combat fraud for FinTechs and financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

B2B FinTechs in the U.S. This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. and India seem to be an unshakable force these days.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 and Asia, and PYMNTS lined up all the B2B FinTechs that recently scored fresh funding. VC activity was especially high across the U.S. TravelBank.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

B2B FinTech BitPesa , which operates a platform offering foreign exchange and cross-border payment services, is restructuring and has announced new funding to support its expansion efforts. 22) that it is now part of parent company AZA Group, which now encompasses the BitPesa, BFX and TransferZero brands.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

But it was an embedded finance FinTech that took home more than half of the funding announced. company's seed funding was led by Floreat Group. Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 Its micro-financing portal targets SMBs that cannot access capital via traditional means.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

B2B FinTech startups came close to hitting the $100 million investment mark this week, with funding rounds in the U.S., The $20 million funding round for Australian alternative lending platform Prospa has set a record, according to reports, as the largest FinTech venture capital funding in the country. Alt-Lending.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The SBI Group, which is based in Japan, and Europe-based Augmentum led the round. Tide will use the capital to grow its share of the banking business market in the U.K., We believe this is one of the largest Series B rounds ever secured by a U.K. FinTech company. Tide, a popular business banking platform, has raised $54.3

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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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Chris Skinner

MAY 12, 2017

Further to my recent trip to Pakistan Business Recorder (their version of The Financial Times) interviewed me in depth about what is happening in FinTech. BRR: How critical are the capital requirements? Regulators are also working with startups, which is what the regulatory sandboxes are all about.

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