PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Below, PYMNTS looks at some of the other payments and financial technology companies that are either innovating on top of existing rails or looking to bypass those legacy networks altogether with entirely new solutions. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7 Billhop Eases B2B Card Acceptance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Rocket Internet , the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports Reuters. Rocket Internet owns majority stakes in HelloFresh and Global Fashion Group.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

If money is a vote of confidence, via investments, then confidence is strong in the tech sector, and specifically for FinTechs. Unlike the broader VC market, early-stage FinTech companies have continued to attract a solid flow of capital in the U.S., But there can be a sea change afoot that can mix things up a bit. The way it will go?

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

More than ever, companies who operate globally need to be able to rely on solutions that support their business-critical payment processes.”. as well as European operations to satisfy expanding global demand. It noted that many organizations with the inclusion of Hugo Boss, Adecco Group and Bertelsmann already utilize TIS.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. IBM keynote.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right. Rather than viewing fintechs as competitors to be feared, bankers should look at them as a means to benefit financially from BaaS.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals – said on Thursday (Jan. The announcement comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement that it would buy FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 Of that tally, $100 million will come from Third Point. billion euros.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

A number of British FinTech firms have suspended services following the FCA’s restrictions on Wirecard, leaving hundreds of thousands of accounts blocked, the news service reported. Wirecard said over the weekend it would continue to operate in all but one of its European locations as the court considers the company’s insolvency request.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. The firm has 1,300 employees across offices in seven states and is distinguished as a global FinTech unicorn. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. The city is able to attract investors due to its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies. FinTech Hive Generates Buzz.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses. NS Banking said Wednesday (Aug. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. The companies were grouped together between 2014 and 2017 after investments and acquisitions by Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd., reports noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Still, according to the latest Mercator Advisory Group report on FinTech disruption, B2B payments will have to wait a bit longer to see true change from these innovations. The firm released its 2017 Payments Outlook report last week and made some conclusions that B2B FinTech players may find disappointing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . At a high level, that means helping crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments across the Visa rails.

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Urs Bolt

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. Leveraged by tremendous customer data, Chinese Fintech companies have an edge over their Western counterparts in innovation applications.”. China could improve its regulatory technologies. Financial Services. Blockchain.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. These small group sessions allow for quality time with some of our best experts in financial services. Building blocks for a fintech world: Hands-on workshop. 12:00-12:55 PM.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

It also creates its own products and has its own back-office operations. The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. The fintech hub. The digital markets maker.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The report focused on big data’s impact on low-income and underserved populations and protected groups and discussed the potential applicability of various laws, including the ECOA, to big data practices and provided a list of ”questions for legal compliance” for companies to consider in light of these laws. Fintech forum.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. However, if recent developments in the financial services industry are any indication, innovation waits for no institution, company, agency or, for that matter, Fed report. faster payments system.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 25, 2016

While many of you were busy catching Pikachu last week, you may have missed that Nasdaq, in collaboration with KBW, launched an index to track financial technology. Officially named KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (KFTX) , the fund tracks 49 fintech companies, including 17 Finovate and FinDEVr alums.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

The goal is to become one of the most valuable financial technology startups in the world as it eyes a region-wide expansion and seeks a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to reports in Recode. SoftBank declined to comment. Founded in 2013, Nubank currently claims 8.5

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 25, 2020

Some of you are working on building a new Fintech company, using the leverage of Silicon Valley to remake an economic order under new rules. Software companies are realizing that monetizing through financial products can double or triple their total addressable market. Whereas Fintech is a bridge?—?trying Bain and Andreessen.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

We published our first fintech unicorn list in April 2014 with a mere 11 companies. Time will tell whether these valuation bets are temporary insanity from private investors or the beginning of a long cycle of re-imagining financial services. Here is the breakdown by fintech sector: Sector. Accurate Group. Real estate.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

B2B FinTech enjoyed one of its busiest and most lucrative weeks this year so far. Digital Currency Group, INBlockchain and Blockwater Capital. With the fresh funding, Logos Network will focus on speed, cost, volume and security with its business payments technology. C88 Financial Technologies.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

That Order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a report assessing how the entry of large technology firms and other non-banks into consumer finance markets has affected competition.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as the latest example of companies in payments and FinTech gaining licenses to operate in Europe. There, PSD2 was designed to encourage FinTech and payments innovation.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 26, 2017

ABN AMRO’s Helène Erftemeijer elaborated on the role Fenergo’s technology will play in helping the bank improve the user experience for its clients. “Fenergo is the technology platform that will underpin this initiative.”

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

The 12 firms, which include Ping An Insurance, Hiscox Holdings, and XL Group, among others, have made over 100 investments in aggregate since the start of 2015. The same group completed 20 investments in aggregate between 2012 and 2014. This analysis looks at the strategic investment trends of 12 P&C insurers listed below.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The 12 firms, which include Ping An Insurance, Hiscox Holdings, and XL Group among others, have made over 100 investments in aggregate since the start of 2015. The same group completed fewer than 25 investments in aggregate between 2012 and 2014. Allianz Ventures. American Family Ventures. AXA Strategic Ventures. 13 in 2015.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, Facebook gives the French tech ecosystem a big boost of support, Canada’s FinTechs reach record high investments and young entrepreneurs in Gaza catch the eye of Silicon Valley. FinTechs In Canada Aim High. Reuters reported investments in FinTech in the U.S. Facebook To Open Startup Garage.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

JJ: Regulatory Technology, or RegTech, has emerged as a result of the growing need for businesses to effectively and efficiently stay compliant in the face of increased regulatory protocols. In this age of explosive innovation within FinTech and RegTech, we understand that many processes invoke layers of diverse services.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. TD Bank Group Acquires First Horizon. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

An App Store for FinTech applications. From their web site: Based in San Francisco, MarketX was founded by a group of experienced professionals from finance, legal, and technology backgrounds. Juvo makes it easy for mobile operators to find them. Download: 10 Reasons Why Fintech Startups Fail White Paper.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. Presenter Profile: How they describe themselves: AI Foundry uses AI and user-guided machine learning to transform enterprise operations by integrating information, people and processes. Good job AI Foundry! Demo video will be available soon.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. .” Teams work in collaborative groups to develop new financial apps and tools.

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