PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. But S&P found that there’s an awful lot of ground left for mobile payments to capture.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

MoneyLion , the New York-based mobile bank, announced the launch of RoarMoneySM, a demand deposit account powered by MetaBank N.A. with Mastercard as its exclusive card network. In an interview with PYMNTS earlier this year, Choubey said the FinTech traces its roots to providing financial access to 90 million Americans.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. But S&P found that there’s an awful lot of ground left for mobile payments to capture.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Merchants and disbursements providers need to innovate quickly to stand up against their competitors, many of which are smaller FinTechs or startups that can capitalize on the host of customers that near-exclusively transact and receive money through digital and mobile devices. Instant Loans And The Speed And Security Balancing Act.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Behind the tailwind driving that profit lies an engine worthy of some examination: credit card spending. Within that timeframe, the value of credit card transactions got a big boost – to the tune of 43.8 It has brought FinTech into its sights. The results that were just reported cover the range of January to June of this year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus said it would debut its mobile payment system this year when its OnePlus 7T series of mobile phones rolled out in September 2019. The company’s mobile payment platform is now said to be live in China, GizChina reported.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2018

New takes on lending and underwriting dominated the opening day of demos at FinovateSpring 2018 here yesterday. But this being fintech's leading demo showcase, the featured startups offered up these basic, fundamental aspects of banking in a new way, often with "artificial intelligence" under the hood. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

With an ambitious play into a booming financial services space that presents challenges that include fierce competition, China’s Xiaomi is reportedly gearing up to roll out a consumer lending business in India. For Q2, the company’s FinTech revenues increased 62.7 India is said to be the biggest market for the company outside of China.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

After adopting a mobile money system that allows people to make payments and transfers through their cell phones, Kenya has become a leader in financial inclusion. And, since Kenya has been an experimental case for new digital lending tools, Reuters said that the regulation will be closely monitored by fintech startups.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Investors have backed Switzerland-based FinTech startup KiWi to help the firm expand its small business payments and lending operations in Mexico, reports in BankingTech said Monday (Jan. The firm enables businesses to accept electronic payments via mobile POS device.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Commercial cards remain only a fraction of the B2B payments space, but FinTech firms, banks and other financial service providers continue to develop new solutions aimed at boosting adoption. For companies like SmartEquip and Unified Payments Group , that means introducing new ways to lift the burden of suppliers accepting cards.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Mobile-first U.S. bank BankMobile will look to add new features to its platform through partnerships with fintechs after its merge with Flagship Bank is finished, the company told Bank Innovation. “We

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Banking Exchange

MARCH 15, 2021

The payments specialist now has more than $54 billion in assets Feature Feature3 Fintech Technology The Economy Financial Trends Mobile Online Cards.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

There’s no shortage of disruptors — particularly neobanks that promise to change everything from checking to lending — but don’t count legacy players out just yet, Dr. Jud Linville , senior advisor at growth equity firm General Atlantic , told Karen Webster. What FinTechs And Neobanks Should Do Here. Don’t Rule Out Collaboration.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Marketplace lending. Marketplace Lending.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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

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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

MAY 2, 2017

For small business lenders and for FinTech too, expansion is key; but for Biz2Credit, expansion is literal. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

26) the launch of a new service that lets users pay their rent and school expenses each month with one of its credit cards. CNBC reported that the digital payment service, dubbed PayAll, can be accessed through the Citi mobile app. Over time, Citigroup plans to add additional categories for which credit cards can be used.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

centered on collaboration between FinTechs and traditional banks. 25) that in South Korea, the financial regulator there (known as the Financial Services Commission) is encouraging the creation of an interbank payment network that will allow access to banks and FinTechs. Open banking may foster talk in Europe and the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2018

Goldman Sachs has agreed to purchase fintech startup firm Final, as a part of its efforts to expand in retail-banking products. Oakland-based Final is a credit card service, which announced that it would close its card portfolio back in December. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Bangalore-based FinTech ZestMoney has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Naspers, Quona Capital, and Omidyar Network, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. Japan’s Credit Saison, affiliated with Mizuho Financial Group, has extended $100 million in digital lending. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. Morgan Stanley’s move comes at a time when the Brazil FinTech market is exploding. Fortress Investment Group also took part in that deal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

is no longer the world’s largest market for FinTech investment, according to the latest report from Citigroup, released this week. Analysts found that, in the first nine months of 2016, China held the top spot for FinTech investment, with funding raised for that period doubling compared to the same period in 2015. Commercial Cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Carta's modern issuing platform propels several FinTech companies, including powering over 100 card programs and providing processing tech to companies like TransferWise , Sodexo and Payfare , the release stated. Now, both companies will have a combined reach of over 40 countries worldwide. billion by 2024.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

In a press release , ICBA Bancard said the partnership with MK Decision streamlines its credit card application process to make it easier for customers when shopping and applying for cards. Our mission — to stimulate local borrowing and local lending — is well aligned with ICBA Bancard and its community bank clients. “Our

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BankInovation

AUGUST 14, 2020

American Express and Kabbage made headlines this week with reports the card company is looking to acquire the fintech for $850 million. Big banks, meanwhile, spoke with Bank Innovation about the spikes in mobile adoption they […].

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2017

EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

The alternative lending market is showing signs of defeat against traditional bank loans, and SMEs are strengthening their demands for more than the typical solutions currently offered by traditional FIs. Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below. 65% of U.K. 65% of U.K.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2016

It seems like new fintech startups show up daily, all vying for the top slot in the type of financial service they offer: want to find a P2P lending service? There’s dozens of startups for that. Need help with stock options or expenses? Well, there’s a few dozen startups for Read More.

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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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CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

One of the biggest trends in fintech today is the rise of digital banking products like mobile checking accounts and new debit cards. From Square to Paypal, a host of fintechs are creating products that let consumers spend money directly out of digital accounts using a physical card. get the 86-page fintech report.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

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. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

With nearly $90 million in new funding landing at B2B FinTechs this week, investors showed off a diverse range of focuses, from procure-to-pay to small business payments. But it was a Banking-as-a-Service company that led the roundup this time, with one startup looking to expand into Credit Cards-as-a-Service with its latest investment.

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