CB Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

The fintech industry took a hard hit in 2022 as investors scaled back their investments amid market turmoil. Fintech is central to a16z’s investment strategy. Of the 206 deals a16z participated in last year, almost a quarter went to fintech companies — more than any other industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A rival company claimed that Eaze had tricked FIs and card companies — which often refuse to get involved with marijuana businesses — into agreeing to process its payments, therefore gaining an unfair advantage over other cannabis companies. To read the full story, download the Tracker.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We mined Yardstiq ’s interviews with software buyers to understand the decision criteria they use when evaluating spend management & corporate cards solutions. . Download the buyer’s guide to see our overview of this software category and the questions you should be asking to evaluate solutions, from pricing to integration.

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CB Insights

JUNE 8, 2022

Slice , a virtual credit card provider, has raised $50M in a Series C. Download the report to learn more.</p> q1 2022 brought a -18% decline in quarterly fintech funding. .</p> q1 2022 brought a -18% decline in quarterly fintech funding. Download the report to learn more. hbspt.forms.create({.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

24) a partnership to issue prepaid cards tailored to the Southeast Asian market. To overcome that, Grab, along with Mastercard, will issue virtual and physical prepaid cards directly from the Grab app. Customers can add cash to the card to spend at any merchant, online and offline, where Mastercard is accepted around the world.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Whatever nomenclature you prefer — neobank, challenger bank, digital bank — the common denominator is app-based convenience and the power of algorithms to help manage and save that has people downloading these apps like mad. 2 by LATAM FinTech NuBank. 1 again is challenger bank Chime , followed at No. Remaining at No. The Top 10.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) are now working to extend services into customers’ homes, for example, and consumers are making fewer credit card payments amid uncertainty over what their employment statuses and budgets might be when the bills come due. The Paytm cards can be used both in-store and online. Around the Next-Gen Debit World.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Affirm wants to disrupt the credit card business, a notoriously opaque realm of consumer finance. Where Top US Banks Are Betting On Fintech. Despite the economic uncertainty surrounding Covid-19, the largest US banks continue to invest in fintech companies. Download the free report to see where big banks are placing bets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

consumers who have at least one credit or debit card and mobile device revealed that 24 percent would be “very” or “extremely” likely to switch to the new generation of banking. This “better app” would also offer transaction confirmations and alerts, card location controls and the ability to track and redeem rewards. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. To download the October edition of the Digital Banking Tracker™, click the button below.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fintechs can provide better design capabilities, improved customer experience, research states. Financial institutions are making fintech partnerships a key priority in 2020, according to a new study from Cornerstone Advisors. These numbers represent an increase from 49% and 60%, respectively, in 2019. Register here.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – Payments processor Vantiv is gearing up to reveal a new digital issuing product early next year that will allow users to download a digital credit card within minutes of opening a bank account.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased 129 percent during the same period. Credit card fraud is just one of many techniques that fraudsters leverage to scam FIs and their customers, but it is on the rise amid the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

So, how are CUs changing their card innovation plans to match their current members’ demands and attract new potential members? This is just one of many questions PYMNTS, in collaboration with PSCU , set out to answer in the Credit Union Innovation Playbook: Card Trends Edition. Moreover, 89.4 percent between February and May.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The app, which Bank Innovation first reported about in August, is available today for download. The new app will give customers a virtual card that they can use to make online purchases. EXCLUSIVE- Point-of-sale financier Affirm today launched its mobile app as it looks to strengthen its online business.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Download the CB Insights and PwC Canada MoneyTree report to see all the data. Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Fintech solutions geared at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are rapidly gaining traction. Amazon, for instance, offers corporate cards to customers and has inked partnerships with banks like Goldman Sachs to underwrite loans. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20. Get the report to learn more. First name.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Businesses can receive payments instantly by downloading a mobile app that connects a smartphone or tablet to a card reader. download the STATE OF FINTECH Q2 2022 report. Some mPOS systems automatically flag when inventory is low, reducing the manual labor needed for inventory management. hbspt.forms.create({.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) are therefore expected to offer more contactless cards this year and some are also unveiling services intended to help consumers easily add cards to their digital wallets. consumers to shift as much as $100 billion in annual spending from credit to debit cards. Around the Next-Gen Debit World.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

are made with cash , for example, and 63 percent of consumers have at least two credit cards. For more on these and other payments modernization news items, download this month’s Tracker. Businesses’ and individuals’ transaction methods are also changing, with paper-based methods falling out of favor as digital methods rise.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Osvaldo Giménez , executive vice president and CEO of FinTech, which includes Mercado Pago, told PYMNTS that the region is complex, with different regulations governing each of the 18 countries where it trades. “I I would say the most relevant variables across Latin America are banking penetration and credit card penetration,” Gimenez noted.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

One popular target for cybercrime is debit and credit cards as the pandemic leaves customers uncertain about their financial futures. For more on these and other financial crime news items, download this month’s Playbook. million in losses and a median loss of $459 per incident. Building Consumer Trust With Open Banking Security.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The cashless payment modes accepted include debit and credit cards, the standard Indonesian QR code system, and digital wallets like GoPay and LinkAja. Gojek’s apps have garnered hundreds of millions of downloads as of June this year, the report stated.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. Below, we dive into where the Fintech 250 Class of 2018 startups are now. Our call for submissions is now open for the third annual CB Insights Fintech 250 list.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus. Gojek’s apps have reportedly received hundreds of millions of downloads as of June 2020. In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering.

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CB Insights

MARCH 23, 2022

Ramp , a provider of corporate credit cards, has raised $550M in debt from Citibank and Goldman Sachs, among others. <span Download the report to learn more.</p> The global fintech unicorn count hit 235 in 2021 — up 108% from 2020. Download the report to learn more. onFormReady: function ($form) {.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The emergence of APIs is doing more than just changing the way banks and FinTechs operate. It will also offer two-way synchronization that works with common enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, automated invoice data capturing and direct integration with bank and credit card accounts. Around the B2B API world. and U.K. —

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Another B2B transaction pain point is corporate credit cards, which often rely on legacy software and tedious paperwork to conduct and verify their use. Visa will be providing access to capital to find the projection, while Nium’s APIs will connect the card to issuing banks. Nordea Bank On Providing Security For B2B Payments APIs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Many card-based solutions have recently debuted, aimed at helping businesses to more easily track expenses, and gain insights into how company funds are spent in the field. The solution also allows managers to set limits on how much money can be spent with the cards, and cancel or freeze them at any time, if necessary. Yordex , a U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Future Of FinTech? Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced its own plan to boost the FinTech market by making it easier for companies to collaborate with the financial technology industry. The move is a significant one for a country that has long been considered a “laggard” in embracing the FinTech revolution.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

That includes Chase , which partnered with payment services firm TSYS to offer Chase’s commercial card payable service, Virtual Payment Precept , to corporate clients of TSYS. digital-only FI Starling Bank recently announced it would partner with London-based FinTech Soldo in a move to automate B2B payments. And in the U.K.,

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CB Insights

JULY 25, 2019

Fintech is often associated with digital tools targeted at tech-savvy millennials. But there is a growing market of fintech companies serving the unique financial needs of Baby Boomers and older retirees — and for good reason. Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Around the world, banks and FinTech firms are addressing challenges associated with enabling fund disbursements in real time — and some markets are developing real-time networks faster than others. To find out more news and trends, download the Tracker. Why Cash Security Deposits Should Be the Exception to the Rule.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 3, 2017

People are increasingly using banking apps to access a broader range of services such as savings, credit cards and mortgage/investments accounts, rising by 30%. Nearly two-thirds of cards are now contactless. You can download the full report or listen to a summary from the Steve Wright show on BBC Radio 2 by clicking below.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

After a difficult first quarter, fintech funding rebounded in a big way in Q2’20. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20. Fintech funding rebounded in Q2’20 but deal activity continues to fall. Below, we answer some of our readers’ most pressing questions from the webinar on the state of fintech.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. It’s not a separate app to download or service to sign-up for — it works through the mobile banking app a user has.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

FinTech Fiserv has introduced a new way to pay at restaurants through its Clover platform, called Scan and Pay, according to a release. They can even tip, without the need to download an additional app. “As The new service removes the need to provide a server with a credit card, and expedites the bill paying process.

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