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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

million Series B funding round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The investment funds will enable the Montreal-based startup to continue to deploy its patented solution in markets around the world, develop new product offerings and expand the company’s head count. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

63 percent of small businesses applied for a working capital loan last year, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence recently found. However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community.

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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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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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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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DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week saw B2B FinTechs targeting a range of pain points for business customers around the world, as investors put nearly $462 million in combined funding into the space. Leaf Trade said in its press release that it plans to deploy the investment to expand into new markets and states in the U.S., From Singapore to the U.K.,

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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). As previously reported, Saudi Arabia has trained sights on FinTech as well, specifically in Riyadh.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Singapore Signs On With FinTech Firms. In Singapore, news came this week that the country will open up its real-time payment system to FinTech firms. The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets. In The Middle East.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

TerraPay, a Dutch FinTech, has been acquired by a number of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management for an undisclosed amount. We believe in our mission to address financial inclusion by making real-time national, regional and global payments accessible to everyone,” said Ambar Sur, founder and CEO of TerraPay. “We

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

So, access to capital isn’t just essential for these companies to survive — it’s critical for the economy to thrive. “We all know banks are a key source of capital for small and medium businesses,” Phelan told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Yet, the small business lending gap remains.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

FinTech Lendbuzz has announced Monday (July 15) that it has secured an additional $150 million in debt and equity financing led by 83North, with participation from existing investors. Data shows that more than 43 million foreign born nationals live in the U.S., Lendbuzz’s technology allows the company to tap into this market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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JUNE 24, 2016

The roundup of this week’s venture capital investments in B2B startups offers some insight into the geographical differences in how this space is developing. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny. did land on the board this week, thanks to one industry that has garnered particular attention in the nation.

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APRIL 10, 2020

It’s an existential threat that can be mitigated going forward, i2c President Jim McCarthy told PYMNTS, by card products – particularly commercial and corporate cards issued by the existing network of banks and FinTechs – and used inventively to solve acute cash flow problems. FinTechs, he said, have raised their hands to say, “Let us help.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2 customer impact.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Alternative lender Prospa has raised new venture capital that comes with a prestigious label for the company. The Series B round is the largest-ever venture capital investment into an Australian FinTech startup, according to reports. Reports Wednesday (Feb. Existing backers also participated in the funding, reports said.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Florida FinTech Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is partnering with London FinTech Liberis , to offer small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative funding source, FIS announced in a press release Wednesday (Jan. With the introduction of Working Capital, U.S. FIS merchants in the U.S. Liberis Group.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Singapore is changing its rules on venture capital in an effort to support economic growth, reports said this week. Singapore’s central bank will no longer require venture capital managers to appoint directors that have at least five years of fund management experience as they have been.

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MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital also participated. Small Business Banking. The company raised $47.5 BDS Analytics.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Lex Sokolin

MARCH 31, 2021

Fintech is something some people are interested in, but crypto is something that can make people rich. The Distribution of Social Capital A lot of the language in fintech and Ethereum has been about democratization, and helping people have better financial services. Other forms of social capital are just as valuable?—?from

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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. While Bottomline found a way to develop a new solution to help SMBs and banks during this time, the FinTech has also found itself in a position to aid companies with the technology it already has.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The company is championing a national digital framework in Australia that would speed up the processes used to verify customers. But open banking is on the rise and has been touted as a way to make it easier for fintechs and other alternative institutions to compete. Both companies have said they also see the potential in the market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

EU antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into whether Dutch and Polish banking associations and their members are blocking FinTech companies from accessing customer account data. The investigation is focusing on whether banks and their national industry associations acted as a cartel or abused their dominance.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As concerns are raised about how industry consolidation might impact competition, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is warning that it could hinder small businesses’ access to capital and financial services. making it one of the nation’s first new community banks in years. months in the first half of 2018, from 5.6

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

economic slowdown fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue into 2021 but could start bouncing back by mid-year as the population gets vaccinated, according to a December survey from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.

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PYMNTS

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. SME Banking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

As a potential recession lurks, FinTechs, traditional banks and other financial institutions (FIs) are tightening the reins on loans to small businesses and households with shaky credit, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday (March 28). Square and On Deck Capital are among the FinTechs planning to follow suit in the coming days.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Australia-based challenger bank Judo Capital has raised more than $250 million from Credit Suisse Australia, according to reports. The investment follows a $104 million equity funding round from Ontario Pension Trust, Abu Dhabi Capital Group, Myer Family Investments and Credit Suisse Asset Management earlier this year. billion USD].”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

According to Tech Nation , Glasgow has a total digital GVA of £480 million. Notable sectors in Glasgow include FinTech, eCommerce and marketplace, social networks and enterprise software, and cloud computing. It’s a premium scene without the heavier costs of doing business you find in other European nations,” he recently told PYMNTS.

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JULY 7, 2020

The level of market volatility hitting the U.S. and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to predict what could lie ahead. The More Things Change.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

According to Tech Nation , Glasgow has a total digital GVA of £480 million. Notable sectors in Glasgow include FinTech, eCommerce and marketplace, social networks and enterprise software and cloud computing. As part of the FinTech push within Scotland, the U.K. The potential for FinTech greatness in Scotland is certainly there.

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APRIL 14, 2017

venture capital space: Data released this week from KPMG found $17.3 billion worth of venture capital (VC) funding landing at U.S. held a strong presence in B2B FinTech venture capital — half of the eight funding rounds closed in this space this week went to U.S. startups in the first quarter of 2017. “It announced a $21.25

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