PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). Goodwater Capital also invested in Kyash’s Series B Round. growth equity investment firm Greyhound Capital; U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Zurich-based FinTech company neon announced it has closed a $5 million fundraising round led by Tamedia. Neon is a simple and mobile banking solution that, even though very easy to use, offers a high level of security. Zurich-based Backbone Ventures and several existing investors also participated in the round.

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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. Does this matter?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As more customers choose to pay with their mobile phones rather than cards or cash, financial services companies face new security threats. Many banks and payments companies are turning to biometric authentication technologies to secure and streamline the mobile payment experience. GET the list of fintech 250 companies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

German neobank N26 hired Dr. Jan Kemper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) as the Berlin-headquartered FinTech looks toward a future initial public offering (IPO). In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017. Its most recent valuation was $3.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

India-based digital lender startup Capital Float witnessed a multitude of benefits from implementing video-based KYC to help onboard its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) clients. Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2 Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2

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PYMNTS

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

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nigeria-based Kuda , which operates its own mobile-first challenger bank, now has $10 million after a funding round in what TechCrunch reported is the biggest seed round ever raised in Africa. African FinTechs have been in the spotlight as of late, with Kuda taking advantage of a particular hotbed in Nigeria, TechCrunch reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Indonesian FinTech LinkAja closed a Series B funding round headed up by Grab, while Nigeria-based Kuda landed $10 million after a funding round. Indonesian FinTech LinkAja Closes $100M Series B Led By Singapore Super App Grab.

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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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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Latency Advantages.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The way it works, since the company began testing it in the city of Kahramanmaras in 2018, is that users can send a text message and refill their cards via mobile phone. The method is soon to be rolled out in Ankara, Turkey's capital, and other cities as well, FT reported. That was inconvenient for those who lacked bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

FinTech Amaiz is rolling out a mobile business banking app for entrepreneurs, announced in a blog post this week. While B2B FinTech designed for small businesses (SMBs) has taken off in recent years, mobile-first products remain relatively rare.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With more consumers than ever interested in fulfilling all their financial needs on mobile, both legacy banks and FinTech firms are focusing on creating digital-only banking services, designed to catch and keep customers using their smartphones to bank. An Inside Look at Chase’s Mobile Banking Approach.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

SEEDS Capital , the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore , led the funding round, which also included MI8 Ltd., This has meant the adoption of mobile payments that make it easier for these workers to send their earnings back to their home countries. Singapore itself has a growing economy, with 1.4 million documented foreign workers.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2016

With the holiday season in full swing it seems fintech investors are spreading the cheer. From fare-predicting apps to e-commerce to real estate, fintech had a good week. Below are our top fintech funding rounds of the week: Hopper Montréal-based airfare predicting app Hopper just raised $62.2 million in a Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

FinTech Paysend is introducing Global Account, its international, fee-free mobile money account with a multi-currency wallet, to European users, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. million Series B fundraising round from GVA Capital. The FinTech firm has notched a Seedrs investment of £4.6 million in the firm.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Capital One’s Treasury Management Group is already looking ahead to how corporate treasurers will face the most modern of challenges in 2017. At the same time, client behaviors and expectations are shifting; clients are demanding easy, intuitive mobile experiences.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

London has certainly become the Fintech capital of Europe and some in London would argue that it is the Fintech capital of the world. Talent and capital is highly mobile today;… Read more Post Brexit, Luxembourg could seize London’s Fintech crown.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Everyone knows that digital and mobile services are key to success in the 2020s — not only in terms of more revenue, but also larger transformations. It’s not that banks don’t want to go more digital and mobile, he said. They are heavily regulated and require heavy investment,” both in terms of capital and human resources. “It

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 25, 2018

First PayPal and now Capital One have noted the significance of their partnerships with the retailer in recent earnings calls. Just yesterday, in Capital One’s 3Q18 earnings call, Richard Fairbank, CEO and chairman, mentioned that Capital One will be the exclusive issuer of Walmart […].

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 24, 2016

In a stunning vote, British citizens decided to leave the European Union, and the so-called Brexit has not just profound implications for fintech, but creates massive uncertainty for global financial services. tweeted Eileen Burbidge, a partner at Passion Capital and FinTech Envoy of HM Read More. How can we be so stupid?”

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

While it seems as though the unicorn birth rate is declining, investors are still finding fintech enterprises to sink their teeth (and by “teeth” I mean wallets) into, like the five companies below. Our top five fintech raises this week include SaaS companies; e-commerce; crowdfunding for, er, startups; and insurance Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Canadian FinTech Neo Financial said that it has raised CAD $50 million in a Series A funding round that included $25 million in funding and $25 million in debt facility financing. Other investors included Shopify CEO and founder Tobi Lutke, Golden Ventures, Inovia Capital, Thomvest, Afore Capital, Maple VC, FJ Labs, and District Ventures.

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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

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. 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. Also operating in India, supply chain financing FinTech Cashflo revealed $3.3

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

MiddleGame Ventures has launched a new €150MM fund targeting FinTech investments in Europe and North America. 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 17, 2019

France’s FairMoney , a small business and consumer micro-lending technology company operating in Nigeria, has announced $11 million in venture capital funding. In addition to the Series A funding, FairMoney also announced a new feature for its mobile app, allowing borrowers to top up their mobile phones to buy data or pay utility bills.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Two fintechs announced new products and services this week geared toward e-commerce sellers, pointing to gaps in offerings from banks and legacy card companies to provide seamless, affordable solutions for online-based businesses looking to scale up quickly or stock up for busier seasons. provides […].

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

FinTech startup EasyEuro — based in both Paris, France and Shenzhen, China — has closed a $4 million pre-funding deal to launch a Neobank (a 100 percent digital bank) that will target Europe and China simultaneously, the company announced in a recent blog post.

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PYMNTS

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. The discussion was part of the ongoing B2B Payments 2021 PYMNTS TV series.

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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. It also aims to enable banks, mobile money operators and other providers to connect with one another at a low cost. Along with IFC, those same entities have invested $9.6

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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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