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FinTech Startups Defining the New York FinTech Industry

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New York is one of the hottest FinTech hubs globally and is known to be a notable hub of innovation. For talented entrepreneurs looking to explore New York as the.

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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

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The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York.

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Finovate Fall 2017 Day One: Data Analytics, ID Verification, and Cybersecurity

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Finovate kicked off its 2017 Fall conference with demos from about 40 financial technology companies on its first day yesterday in New York.

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NY Fed Creates FinTech Advisory Group

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has announced the creation of the Fintech Advisory Group to bridge the communication gap between the FinTech industry and consumer organizations, the organization said in a release. The group plans to hold its first meeting on April 1.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

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Financial technology provider Fiserv has devised a technology that allows individuals to accept payments on consumer-grade smartphones and other digital devices, as well as handheld business point-of-sale (POS) systems. The system lets potential buyers put their PINs into merchants’ smartphones without any additional hardware.

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VC Firm Greycroft Raises $680M In Search Of Next Venmo, Subscription Startups

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Venture capital firm Greycroft , based in New York and Los Angeles, has raised $680 million to fund new startups, according to Bloomberg , looking for "the next Bumble or Venmo.". The firm plans to invest $310 million in early-stage startups and $370 million in growth-stage startups, the report stated.

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Goldman spinoff Simon tops $800 million as WestCap invests

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Simon Markets, a financial-technology platform that spun out of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The funding round will enable the New York-based firm, which counts financial advisers as users, to expand into alternatives like private equity and hedge funds, as well […].