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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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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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Will Embedded Finance (BaaS) Cause a Thousand Small Business (SMB) Banks to Bloom?

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Now that the pandemic appears to be relatively under control, fintech founders are more likely to create new businesses focusing on the SMB opportunity. Banking-as-a-Service (and fintech-as-a-service) providers have proliferated in the past 5 years, making it much easier to start a neo/challenger bank. Founded: 2022.

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

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At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 7 born this month (Digit Insurance, Divvy, Mambu, Melio Payments, MX, PPro, Sunlight Financial). + It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Top 11 U.S.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raised $150 Million Week Ending Nov 29

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In total, 12 fintech companies raised $152 million, though 5 of the deals did not release the amount raised. So far this year, venture funding in the fintech sector have totaled $17.8 So far this year, venture funding in the fintech sector have totaled $17.8 Digital bank. Mortgage lending platform.

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Fintech Fundings: 19 Companies Raise $1.3 Billion Week Ending Oct 1

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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 Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

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Along with the usual payment and lending startups, two insurtech companies raised substantial rounds: Embroker ($12.2 Finovate alums accounted for 40% of the week’s dollar volume including: Personal Capital raised $75 million for its digital wealth management service. million to launch its virtual bank. HQ: Lehi, Utah.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

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million to its digital banking platform. Year-to-date fintech companies have raised $450 million in new equity, 67% more than the $270 million raised in the first half of January 2015. Startup digital bank. SaaS banking platform. Mobile banking app developer for financial institutions. million ($1.5

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