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Can Pivotus Help Save Banks from Themselves?

Bank Innovation

Pivotus Ventures, a new venture capital firm launched by Umpqua Holdings Corporation, believes that drastic action is needed to keep banks relevant in the coming years. Just last year, the Portland, Oregon-based corporation performed the rare feat of upgrading its core Read More. If any FIs can do it, Umpqua is certainly among them.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. Paul wrote the “ Online Banking for Dummies ” book in the late ’80s. Oh, and along the way, OnPoint will provide an amazing $2.5

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Disrupting Insurance: The Other Financial Services Opportunity

Tefkin

In the last years, most of the focus on innovation in financial services has been, it seems, on banking (investing and lending) and payment. In the past 20 years, arguably the investment side of the insurance business has seen the most innovation. A classic case of Innovator’s dilemma. billions.

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

Fintech Labs Insights

billion) went to three online lenders (Sofi = $1 billion, Avant = $340 million, Dianrong = $220 million). HQ: Portland, Oregon. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Capital Match. Source: Bank Innovations. Drip Capital . Online small business lender. Source: Bank Innovations. Source: Bank Innovations.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Labs Insights

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Online foreign exchange services. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Nigerian online credit card processor. Source: Crunchbase. CrowdStreet.

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Circle With Disney Nabs $10M In For Parental Control Device

PYMNTS

According to TechCrunch , the Portland-based startup had previously raised $800,000 in startup capital and $3 million in convertible notes, as well as $1.5 Circle with Disney allows parents to manage the devices on their home network, including when family members can be online and what content they’re able to access.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

Closer look: The Geely-owned Volvo car brand has placed an emphasis on safety innovations when it comes to developing self-driving passenger vehicles. In late 2016, it created a new Autonomous Driving Group (ADG) and committed $250M to auto tech investments through its Intel Capital arm. acquisition of Mobileye.

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