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Fintech Deals to Watch: Growing in the Digital World

Gonzobanker

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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SMB Banking-as-a-Service Ushers In Bank-FinTech Collaboration

PYMNTS

Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality. StreetShares.

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China’s Central Bank To More Tightly Control Chinese FinTechs

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is looking toward new technologies to keep a closer eye on the nation’s FinTech , blockchain and digital lending markets. It has also been unfriendly toward other forms of digital finance, including the peer-to-peer lending industry.

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INV Fintech Announces Its Fourth Class of Startups

Bank Innovation

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its fourth class of startups today. Here are the five companies of Class 4 of INV Fintech: Bloxable: Bloxable provides decentralized solutions for lending origination and the securitization of mortgages […].

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Cred Opens Crypto Corporate Lending Platform To Developers

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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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Analyzing a16z’s fintech investment strategy: Where did the VC place its biggest bets in 2022?

CB Insights

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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Today In Digital-First Banking: Ternio’s BlockCard Collaborates With Paxful For Debit Card; Fed Changes Main Street Lending Terms

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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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