Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Several banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of an estimated 10 firms specializing in cryptocurrency and payments services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Cryptocurrency-backed lending platform Cred is opening up its technology to third-party developers, the company has announced. “Lending and earning crypto are hard businesses to get right, particularly in a bear market,” he said. In a press release on Tuesday (Dec.

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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

JUNE 2, 2020

Plutus , a British FinTech startup, is providing rewards via its credit card to customers who buy from the eCommerce store of Nike , Cointelegraph reported. In other news, Poolin, a bitcoin mining pool, is growing its financial services and digital currency lending verticals, CoinDesk reported.

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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. appeared first on CB Insights Research.

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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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Bank Innovation

JULY 23, 2018

Fintech funding is already breaking records this year. billion invested in fintech globally, eclipsing the 39.4 billion total raised last year according to Fintech Global. As the world of fintech funding continues to gain momentum, there are some deals that stand out. For the first half of the year, there has been $41.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Fed Adjusts Main Street Lending Terms to Help Small Businesses.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2019

Then there is also the possible revival of older trends (hint: cryptocurrency could be […]. The seed for some trends like voice banking and contactless payments were already planted last year, while others such like core overhauls went relatively untouched last year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Report: $50B in Cryptocurrency Moved Out of China. The Main Street Lending Program is not exactly lighting a fire under mid-sized businesses to apply or banks to lend.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Regulatory News, of the Global Type.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 11, 2019

Fintech funding is significantly on the rise. CB Insights' 2018 Q4 report showed a $21 billion, or 120% total increase in fintech funding from 2017 to 2018. And already this year, there have been several notable funding rounds.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Take cryptocurrencies, for instance. For FinTech firms, doing the chasing all on their own is a losing proposition. SaaS, the distribution model where providers offer a central location for their customers, can offer FinTech firms a way out of inefficient processes, say some supporters. Plugging In To Plugins.

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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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Bussman Advisory

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here : Interested in FinTech or Digital Assets related Advisory or Workshop? Do you want your board, executives or staff to better understand the impact of FinTech, Blockchain or Digital Assets on the future of finance?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

” And it noted that “while blockchain is most associated with cryptocurrency like bitcoin, it has many other uses, including tracking goods in global supply chains or enabling peer-to-peer transactions between connected devices.”

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CB Insights

JUNE 29, 2020

Fintech funding stalled amid the Covid-19 pandemic as investors largely pulled back. Free Download: State of Fintech q1’20. Companies braced for the long-term impacts of Covid-19 as Q1’20 was one of the worst quarters in 2 years for VC-backed fintech. What does the fintech funding landscape look like at the moment?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The rise of blockchain technology was accompanied by that of cryptocurrencies, but innovation in blockchain technology does not mean we should speculate in virtual currencies.”. Two years ago, Chinese regulators banned cryptocurrency and trading exchanges.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Bank Innovation’s five picks for companies that made noise in fintech this year may not include any banks, but it does include a company owned by a collection of them. Indeed, as far as innovation is concerned, 2018 was the year of the fintechs and nonbanks -- some friendlier to the traditional players than others. […].

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This year the financial services industry saw a lot of fintech M&A activity. Here are five deals, in no particular order, that Bank Innovation's editors think will most significantly impact the landscape in 2019. iZettle is […].

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BankInovation

JULY 7, 2022

And cryptocurrencies, well, they can be as mind-bending as anything financial alchemists have ever dreamed up. It’s from fintech company Percent Technologies and Anzen, a new […]. Shadow lenders and their repackaging of cash flows from loans into securities come with their own complexities.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). interest in cryptocurrency is on the rise, as military contractors have begun to see its uses and the Federal Reserve seeing the potential in digital coins. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Francesco Firano, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail , has been ordered to repay the $170 million worth of cryptocurrency that allegedly went missing last year. million) onto another cryptocurrency exchange and tried to withdraw the money through a bitcoin ATM. He also deposited 230 bitcoins ($1.8

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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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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here : Interested in FinTech or Digital Assets related Advisory or Workshop? Do you want your board, executives or staff to better understand the impact of FinTech, Blockchain or Digital Assets on the future of finance?

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 17, 2019

Together, the team provides comprehensive counsel to the Fintech industry—helping clients of all sizes and sophistication with the development, commercialization, and maintenance of technology-driven financial products and services, including all types of lending programs, mobile applications, and payment products and systems.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

FinTech Firms Eye Bank Charters. And in the wake of the announcement late last month that FinTechs will be able to apply for banking licenses with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, caution abounds. Against the challenges, many of these companies are indeed shifting resources to grapple with GDPR.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“Big banks and financial services firms were the first corporate players to make direct blockchain investments en masse — unsurprising, given how bitcoin’s underlying technology lends itself (both technically and in popular thought) to financial services,” said CB Insights in a report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

In its second known investment in a cryptocurrency startup, Visa has reportedly invested millions in the crypto storage company Anchorage. This offering is the latest set of APIs made available to issuers and FinTech companies through the Visa Next “digital-first” platform offering.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

This week’s VC Investment Roundup demonstrates investors’ varied appetite for B2B FinTech. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital. Take a look at which firms from around the world landed new funds this week, and how they plan to deploy the cash.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America’s fintech scene is gaining momentum, with 80+ fintech deals closing for around $300M in 2016, and over 100 deals already closed in 2017. Track the LatAm fintech companies in this brief and many more on our platform. Track LatAm fintech companies. LatAm Fintech. 630+ items. Categories.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2022

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

TD Bank, along with robotic process automation (RPA) company Automation Anywhere and cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, announced promotions this month: TD Bank names Dinn CIO Judy Dinn was promoted Nov. 1 to chief information officer at TD Bank, where she is responsible for strategic technology planning and delivery for the $1.3

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