PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

21) follows Paya’s decision to go public through a merger with FinTech Acquisition Corp. GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, is the majority owner of Paya and will remain the company’s largest shareholder. The announcement Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Amazon’s Alexa has a new job, Asian banks make a FinTech announcement and mirrors are getting a lot smarter. According to Target, as of this week, Chicago will be the first U.S. Asian Banks Want Regulators to Allow More FinTech Solutions. Today brings news of Target’s delivery advancements and a new LinkedIn commuting feature.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

More than $25 million in new funding landed at B2B FinTech startups this week, making it one of the slower VC roundups for the B2B landscape this year. Though it didn't reveal how much it raised, Zero Hash, based in Chicago, announced the close of its Series C investment round led by holding company tastytrade.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

Below is our curated list of top fintech, banktech, payment tech, investech global conferences for 2023. These the biggest and best events in the financial services space geared towards technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and rival fintech firms.

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William Mills

AUGUST 23, 2016

William Mills Agency, the nation’s largest independent public relations and content marketing firm to the financial industry, has been named agency of record for FinTech Forward 2016, a program offered by American Banker and BAI Beacon. We are proud to be associated with this effort.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2017

However, research shows technology companies are looking for opportunities outside of the well-known haven and are knocking hard on the competition door … and global cities are answering the call. is falling behind in the startup scene to Asia and Europe with places like Los Angeles and Chicago seeking a severe drop in the list.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. Market cap in January: $19B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2023

These are the largest events in the insurance industry geared towards technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy insurers and upstart insurance tech firms. Event Spotlight Pushing the boundaries of insurance innovation by bringing together the latest technology and top talent.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

A profitability strategy has a lot to factor in given today’s uncertain market. A bank needs a team with diverse perspectives and unique abilities—technology, sales, lending and leadership—that is willing to work together at a heightened pace, he notes. a rural market with about 1,300 residents. By Cheryl Winokur Munk.

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Community Bank Community Lending Leadership 170

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 11, 2023

These are the largest events in the insurance industry geared towards technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy insurers and upstart insurance tech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global insurtech events and conferences in 2023. And prices tend to rise as the event draws closer.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 11, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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Las Vegas San Francisco San Diego Conference 12

William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

There really is no such thing as “trade show season” in the fintech industry. which features highly relevant and timely fireside chats/presentations among a solid mix of bank and fintech attendees. appeared first on Financial PR and Marketing Agency & Financial Public Relations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

While announcing the new funding, MarketInvoice also revealed two new hires: Lisa Gervis, who formerly worked at Elevate Credit and American Express, is joining as chief marketing officer, while Rupert Thorp, who worked at Experian and Sky IQ, is signing on as director of sales, reports said. Seed funding for U.S.-based LQD Business Finance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In those early years, the company’s safes were some of the only ones to withstand the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the company was commissioned to build the world’s largest safe for Wells Fargo’s San Francisco branch in 1874. That’s largely thanks to the trend of nimble FinTech startups edging out traditional FIs.

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Retail ATM San Francisco Chicago 118

William Mills

APRIL 20, 2017

This year’s National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo took place March 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. There was a good deal of buzz around blockchain technology and tech showcases of the industry’s latest technology entrants, and the overall vibe of the show was a positive one.

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Celent Banking

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It's hard to believe that an entire month has gone by since Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco — but baseball fans will have noticed that things have been a bit hectic here in Chicago of late. Banks can roll their own code, spool up a VM, and off they go.

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William Mills

AUGUST 24, 2017

Finovate Fall , held in New York from September 11 th – 14 th , is the premier event for fintech companies in North America. During the first two days of the conference, more than 70 companies demo the latest technology in the banking, financial and payments industries. 4-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

B2B FinTech startups struck out this week, but that doesn’t mean venture capitalists ignored the B2B startup space altogether. The funding was led by Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures, based in London and Chicago, respectively. “The gap we saw was really out of scratching our own itch.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The legacy players held their market share by providing digital services deemed “good enough” to retain customers loath to switch banks. 2,500 $992 16 Betterment 498 2008 NYC 1,930,000 $435 17 Wealthfront 453 2011 SF 1,964,000 $274 18 Petal 404 2016 NYC 340,000 $992 19 Braid 390 2019 SF 12,000 $0 20 M1 Finance 371 2015 Chicago 1,230,000 2.2

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Digital Banking Online Atlanta Las Vegas 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. We expect the calendar to expand as we progress through the year.

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Las Vegas San Diego Nashville Charlotte 12

Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

American Banker reporter Robert Barba moderated a fintech forward panel with memorable panelist Zions Bank CIO Joe Reilly where Barba’s questioning had Reilly sharing solid details about business change deriving from core system switch. And feisty startup marketing system provider Onovate now up to 40 clients in just a few years.

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Compliance Conference Fintech Mobile 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. But as a recent Google announcement demonstrated, FIs are engaging with technology players in new ways as together, they seek to create ecosystems that offer new value to consumers. “By

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In parallel, Amazon has made several fintech investments, mostly focused on international markets (India and Mexico, among others) where partners can help serve Amazon’s core strategic goal. This report is a collection of everything we know about Amazon’s foray into banking, financial services, and fintech.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 11, 2016

There has been an average of 28 fintech deals per week this year. Fintech deals by size from 16 July to 22 July, 2016: CommonBond. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Guideline Technologies. AI for detecting stock market manipulation. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Total dollars raised YTD is $18.6

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2015

But if there’s one in the fintech sector, the dozens of investors in these 23 companies didn’t get the memo. In the last full non-holiday week of the year, $685 million poured into fintech companies worldwide. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. FinTech Group. Diversified financial technology provider. NextCapital.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Chicago-based anti-fraud, transaction monitoring specialist Rippleshot has raised an additional $2.6 Rippleshot will use the additional capital to add technical talent, specifically developers and data scientists, and will leverage its relationship with CMFG to market its solutions to 9,000 of CMFG’s affiliated credit unions.

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Chicago Illinois Cards Fraud 17

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Recent reports in Citing Venture Intelligence data, LiveMint said B2B FinTech has secured $657 million in India so far this year, compared to $617 million for B2C FinTechs. B2B FinTech companies are more predictable than B2C firms,” he told the publication. “B2B ElasticRun. Greensill Capital.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Fintech circles were abuzz this week as four massive fundings pushing several companies higher up the billion-dollar valuation ladder (yep, I can avoid the U-word if I really try). student loans, the worldwide fintech total surpassed one billion ($1.254 billion to be precise) thanks to Paytm ($675 million), Avant ($325 million) and 17 others.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 20, 2015

Fintech funding records continue to fall. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Guideline Technologies. Agio Technologies. Microlending in emerging markets. Tags: Y Combinator (YC S15), payments, mobile, wallet, Indonesia (market). Last week was the record number of deals, with 27. billion, from 25 companies. billion ($1.1

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

Emailage raised an undisclosed sum for its fraud prevention technology keyed off email address. Here are the fintech deals by size from 12 March to 18 March 2016: Future Finance. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Stock market charting tools. Tags: SMB, insurance agents, sales, marketing, distribution, service, quotes.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 24, 2016

“Our enterprise platform is striking a chord with the market as they look to bring technology into their operations and drive efficiency.” Passport’s technology is being used in major metropolitan areas in North America such as Chicago, Toronto, Portland, and Salt Lake City. ” Youakim said.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

With 38 deals reported – one shy of the weekly record – fintech companies raised $303 million worldwide the first week of June. Fintech deals by size from May 28 to 3 June, 2016: Partners Life. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Qingshongchou Network Technology. Total dollars raised YTD is now $16 billion, nearly double the $8.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

Here are the fintech deals by size from 26 March to 1 April 2016: Ceridian. Real estate transaction management technology. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. The post Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1 appeared first on Finovate. Stratumn grabbed $670,000 for its blockchain services. Real Matters.

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