Bussman Advisory

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

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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

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

3 is Capital One Mobile , with money transfer giant Wells Fargo Mobile charting at No. 7 as the giant experiments with social media this year. Charting at No. 1 is the fully-loaded Chase Mobile app, followed at No. by Bank of America Mobile Banking , with BofA recently talking up positive spending trends. The Top 10.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 8, 2017

Two distinct streams have surfaced in fintech: passive and active investment. But the active investment strategy for investors is far from dead in fintech. Betterment is the poster child for passive investment, recently booking $70 million in venture funding and has continued to enhance its services.

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Bussman Advisory

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Join Oliver Bussmann, CEO of Bussmann Advisory and Elevandi Board Member, the 7th edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) on 2 – 4 November organized by Elevandi and MAS. Oliver will be SFF panelist “The Curious Case of Capital Deployment” on November 2. More information on www.bussmannadvisory.com.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 12, 2018

Most fintech startups don’t survive. The landscape of payments, lending, artificial intelligence might seem bustling thanks to all the industry hoopla around it, but the success rate for a startup to make it in these fields — or for that matter any of 15-plus fintech segments — is slim. Well, according to a […].

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The innovation of fintech is not limited to retail banking, according to the UK Investment Association, which today said it would launch an accelerator for fintech starts focused on AI, ML, DLT technologies in the asset management sector. Investment Association is a 240-member community.

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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. The event takes place at Level39 in Canary Wharf — where Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus. Combining with a blank-check company has become an increasingly popular way for closely held companies to raise capital for expansion. Plus, Bridgetown Holdings is reportedly thinking about a deal with Tokopedia. EU Releases First Drafts for Digital Services, Digital Markets Acts.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its third cohort of startups today. Here are the five companies of Class 3 of INV Fintech: CoverHero is an intelligent insurance roboadvisor that helps users manage, understand, and buy […].

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — With government-backed initiatives and a finite business of copper export, Nathan Lustig, co-founder and managing partner at Magma Partners, saw huge potential in the Chilean fintech market. Additionally, […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Digitization is essential to helping to expand the parameters of availability for global traders, though FinTechs haven't been able to fully capitalize. But that, too, will depend on member participation, Lee said.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Six of the startups come from INV Fintech, this website’s sister […]. The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp.,

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. hours per day on social media. Sofi has built strong engagement through its Richer Lives social media strategy and influencer Vivian, “your rich BFF.”

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The clock is ticking on FinTech Acquisition Corp. FinTech Acquisition Corp, believed to be the only “blank check” company in the fintech sector today, has by rule until Aug. 19 to consummate an acquisition with its $100 million, or face dissolution.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2019

Facebook announced partnerships with an array of venture capital funds as part of its VC Brand Incubator initiative, which is reportedly the first in a series of programs the social media and technology conglomerate has launched in India to support small businesses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

Investors are fueling growth for B2B FinTechs across Asia, with startups in Indonesia, Singapore and India securing most of the more than $125 million raised in recent days. Newid Capital and angel investors also participated, reports said. eProcurement. This week the company revealed a $3.8

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The dominant story is that fintech startups and banks are better off as friends than foes. Fintech, once seen as a disruptor, is now becoming a mainstream and also a collaborating partner. Banks provide trust and infrastructure to a partnership with fintech. Learn more: Tom Eck, CTO industry platforms IBM, sweet talks fintech.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The social media giant wants to move forward and launch Libra in June despite global questioning and hesitation. FINMA said that oversight of the range of services provided by Libra would follow the maxim “same risks, same rules,” the news outlet said. Just yesterday , U.S.

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Lars Markull

MAY 30, 2020

You have probably read somewhere that Shopify is now becoming a FinTech company due to the launch of a couple of new products. A few years ago it was quite easy to identity Fintech players but the lines are getting blurry. And now coming to the most crucial Fintech announcement by Shopify: Shopify announced their own bank account.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

When an organization is bearing an ever-increasing burden of outstanding accounts receivables, there are multiple sources of capital to which it can turn. As a result, he said, businesses will increasingly turn to FinTechs that can offer more creative, flexible solutions to their cash flow and debt challenges. It's a juggling act.".

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

B2B FinTech saw one of its most stellar funding weeks in a while, led, of course, by the high-profile Bill.com investment. Konfio focuses on micro, small and medium-sized businesses using data from an array of sources, including electronic payments and social media platforms, to determine approvals. Artificial Intelligence.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Customer loyalty and FinTech Paytronix wrote a blog post about the benefits of gift cards for restaurants, which can help ease the burden many are facing during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. It’s no secret that restaurants nationwide are hurting as we combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others. The event is the 9th annual pitch session for SXSW’s accelerator.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2016

Y Combinator President Sam Altman knows fintech — he helped Green Dot build GoBank, after all. So when only two fintech startups made it to the stage yesterday at Day 1 of its Summer Demo Day(s) 2016, we took notice. But today 10 of the 48 demoing companies are fintech-focused, Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In other news, soccer powerhouse Barcelona is teaming with Chiliz, a FinTech platform, with the intent of creating its own blockchain-based token for the team. Chiliz has created a coin called Barca Fan Token due to its partnership with the Spanish sports giant, which can be used on its social media app Socios.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

From these sessions, two winners were chosen that will have the chance to engage with a global bank — perhaps the ultimate prize for a fintech startup today. The afternoon session brought on the blockchain. The challenge was part Read More.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 15, 2016

Bank Innovation today officially launches BankBoost, a new app that fosters information discovery in the fintech industry. BankBoost is an “answerbase,” which means it is an app for getting questions to your fintech questions. Users can post on any fintech topic and seek answers from the Bank Innovation community.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 29, 2016

Why are fintech startups different from other tech startups? Banks want fintech to be regulated to level the playing field, and fintech companies want regulation to make working with banks easier. But at the Empire Startups Fintech Conference Read More.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

IPOs: See a renaissance of sorts, topping $35 billion in 2018, amid the fastest pace in 20 years and among verticals as far-flung as wholesale clubs and FinTech firms. Capital is flowing and investors’ pulses are quickening, it seems. The volume is the highest seen since 2014. Chatbots, it turns out, can boost the bottom line.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. It’s a self-perpetuating scenario that keeps barriers to capital in place. Asymmetric Information Exchange.

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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. Around the Digital Banking World. Read the Tracker’s Deep Dive to find out.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related. Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments, specifically within digital payments and FinTech, are sizzling. The biggest one, so far, of course, has been Visa inking a deal to purchase FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 Pinterest: Pinned as the third largest social media platform in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Interest in SMB lending overall has therefore sharpened in recent months as legacy banks, digital-only FinTechs and lenders have moved to close the PPP’s gaps, but quick disbursements still remain a priority for waiting SMBs. SMBs across the U.S.

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