Bank Innovation

AUGUST 16, 2019

In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, deputy editor of Bank Innovation, speaks with Lindsay Davis, senior intelligence analyst at CB Insights, about several findings in her second quarter fintech funding report. Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending August 16, 2019.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2018

London bank Standard Chartered has created an investment unit for financial technologies and innovation, the bank reported today. Under the heading ‘SC Ventures,’ the unit will focus on the bank’s existing “minority investments in fintech,” as reported by Reuters, while also searching for new fintech investments.

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APRIL 24, 2020

With social distancing and an economic downturn the new reality for many markets around the world, venture capital is expected to slow significantly. Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. In the U.S., KarbonCard.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

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MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The island nation of Mauritius will now have a sovereign fund dedicated to investment in fintech. According to reports, high-level Fintech and Innovation-driven Financial Services Regulatory Committee panel met last week to discuss the possibility of the fund that would focus on, among other things, fraud, security, and blockchain.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Payment innovators are embracing the opportunities to mix payment rails old and new in search of business-to-business (B2B) solutions that can tackle longstanding friction. Corporate buyers continue to drive commercial card adoption in order to take advantage of capital float and rewards programs. Iceland Debuts Instant Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Capital One has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Paribus, a price tracking service, as the credit card company makes another acquisition in the FinTech space. According to a report , Paribus aids online shoppers in getting automatic refunds when the price drops on items they purchased. Card at Capital One, said in the report.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. Tim Levene, the CEO of Augmentum Capital, told Yahoo Finance that the U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

European Union finance ministers are gathering to discuss ways to attract more fintech companies as the continent’s largest fintech hub, Great Britain, prepares to exit the group in less than two years. finance ministers will meet Friday in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, according to a Reuters report.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 15, 2018

Big banks say they want to invest in fintech. Well according to a report by CB Insights, of the ten bulge bracket banks, that would be Goldman Sachs. Based on the new report by CB Insights, which looked at top bulge bracket budget banks, […]. But which are the ones actually putting their money on it?

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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. SMB Lending.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A new report from Capital One examined this question, focusing on how technological disruption will affect its finances. ” the financial institution (FI) asked in its recent publication, “ Innovation in the Middle Market: Staying a Step Ahead of Disruption.” Where does the middle market fit in this spectrum?

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Bank Innovation

JULY 28, 2017

This year could be the year that VC- backed fintech investment deals and funding reach an all-time high. According to a report by CB Insights, released earlier this week, venture capital-backed fintech companies across the globe raised a total of $5.2 Billion across 251 deals in the second quarter of this year.

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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. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s a good start to the new year for fintechs seeking venture capital backing. According to the latest report by CB Insights, funding deals for VC-backed fintechs reached an all-time high in 1Q18 -- 323 deals across the globe. Based on the report, VC-backed fintech firms raised $5.4

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Good news for FinTech startups: in the U.S., venture capitalists have been boosting their activity in the market, with Q2 FinTech investments regaining its strength, according to analysts at KPMG. The firm’s Pulse of FinTech report for Q2 2017, released this week , found overall FinTech funding in the U.S.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Facebook Co-founder Eduardo Saverin has closed out $406 million for B Capital, his venture capital fund, according to a report. So far, the firm has invested in 19 startups, including scooter company Bird, digital insurance agency CXA and Indian FinTech startup Mswipe.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The new advanced reporting dashboards will offer "comprehensive Business Intelligence (BI) reporting services" to give better visibility into data for invoices, profitability and resource efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Innovate Finance, which represents 300 UK fintech companies, says venture capital investment fell from $1.2bn (£970m) in 2015, to $783m last year. “Our members tell us Brexit has had a chilling effect on investment,” Innovate Finance chief executive Lawrence Wintermeyer told the BBC. . Flight to safety?

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AUGUST 8, 2019

bank Standard Chartered is expanding its network of innovation labs with the launch of an eXellerator lab in Shanghai, reports said this week. 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.

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APRIL 26, 2019

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech funding rounds, but investors nevertheless provided an impressive sum to industry startups. B2B FinTech firms were noticeably absent from this week’s roundup, with funding targets instead based in India, Brazil, Spain and the U.K. Interestingly, U.S. The company raised $6.7

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APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 billion, found a new report from KPMG. Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. million, according to reports.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The panel included: Doug Bergeron , managing partner at Hudson Executive Capital ; Ian Drysdale , executive in residence at Great Hill Partners ; Amit Jhawar , venture partner at Accel and Rick Roberts , analyst and portfolio manager at Vulcan Capital. on a state by state basis) will impede innovation, he warned. Data Privacy

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Banks and FinTechs have been both competitors and collaborators in the financial services space. In recent years, banks have even seen greater competition in the lending market from new FinTech players that can quickly approve loan applications and distribute funds to lenders. New tools for new FinTechs.

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Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Fintech is booming. In 2013, according to a report by Accenture and CB Insights , total investment into Fintech was just less than $4 billion. They need to start looking at Fintech startups as an opportunity, not a threat. Often the injection of new capital by the buyer can give a startup the resources needed to flourish.

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APRIL 16, 2020

trillion stimulus program passed by Congress last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that technology firms got off to a late start, at which point most of the cash was already gone. FinTech companies have dramatically expanded the reach of traditional lenders, the paper wrote. PayPal and Square. . PayPal and Square. .

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Brazil-based facial recognition and identification technologies provider Acesso Digital recently reported that more than 5.2

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. and MarketInvoice. Here In The States.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

China may have taken the top spot in 2016 fintech funding, but it wasn’t the one doing most of the investing. billion invested across the world, according to a report by U.K-based based Innovate Finance, the top fintech investor for the year Read More. While China claimed nearly $8 billion of the total $17.4

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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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JANUARY 11, 2019

Fewer but larger venture capital deals in 2018 translated into some big payoffs for fintechs. Fintech-related funding jumped 38% to nearly $11 billion in 2018, according to the 4Q18 MoneyTree Report from PwC and CB Insights. Seed-stage fintech companies accounted for […].

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JUNE 24, 2020

With corporate travel still on pause, commercial card innovation has taken a different direction. This week’s look at the latest initiatives explores how FinTechs are wielding the corporate card in ways other than business trips, from accessing credit for accounts payable to financing employee lunches.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. According to a report by Reuters , while FinTechs may not be red hot in the U.S., million, according to the report. and the U.K.

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