Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 16, 2016

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. Tink raised $10.2

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 6, 2016

Digital bank. Tags: Consumer, collectibiles, investing, asset based lending, artwork. Latest round: $188 million Debt (for AvantCredit UK). Total raised: $1.92 billion ($654 million Equity, $1.26 billion Debt). HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Source: Crunchbase. Bridge2Solutions. Latest round: $35 million Series A. Source: Crunchbase.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. And let’s be honest, no right-thinking banker wants any part of Amazon forming a bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2021

A defunct Canadian bank, Bayshore Trust, launched the first online loan application in March 1996. Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. HQ: Washington DC. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) May 2021. Kabbage (acquired by American Express).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after being a no-show at the Libra Association meeting in Washington, D.C. Max Levchin On The Future-Present Of Everywhere POS Lending. Inside Synchrony Financials’ AML Playbook (Feedzai Digital Banking Tracker). What We’ve Learned From Libra.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

Digital banking technology. Digital renter’s insurance. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Sound-based payment & banking technology. Tags: Institutions, underwriting, commercial lending, loans, information, BI, API. Source: Crunchbase. Alkami Technology. Latest round: $3.7 Total raised: $46.7 million Seed.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A defunct Canadian bank, Bayshore Trust, launched the first online loan application in March 1996. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. HQ: Washington DC. Related: Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021). HQ: Toronto.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

Mobile banking platform. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Digital payments solutions. Tags: Payments, prepaid cards, digital banking, mobile, global payments. Total raised: $45.1 Source: Finovate. Online alt-lender. HQ: Palo Alto, California. Latest round: $35 million. Total raised: $42.7 Source: Crunchbase. AcadiaSoft.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

It’s been almost 20 years since the IPO but this team keeps delivering growth and outstanding financial performance while keeping the values of the hometown bank that started it all. Bank: Washington Federal and Fiserv deserve major kudos for the conversion of this $15 billion bank with 250 branches onto the DNA core platform.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

It operates two labs, one in Washington DC and the other in New York City, which focus on ventures that can have a significant business impact in the short term (from six months to three years). FinLab users have access to digital specialists, R&D experts, and accelerator programs.

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Current

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As many traditional banks close branches in low-income areas it will emphasize the huge opportunity for fintechs like Current to fill the void with a mission around financial inclusion that is already aligned with the administration with a best-in-class digital experience.

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