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OCTOBER 23, 2019

B2B FinTech BitPesa , which operates a platform offering foreign exchange and cross-border payment services, is restructuring and has announced new funding to support its expansion efforts. 22) that it is now part of parent company AZA Group, which now encompasses the BitPesa, BFX and TransferZero brands.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14). ”

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

In terms of the total amount invested to date in FinTechs, as tracked by PYMNTS via the India FinTech Tracker, the year to date tally stands at just under $3.7 The company offers and operates an app that allows users to track daily spend. The FinTech had already raised $47 million in equity financing.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. B2B eCommerce startup Sokowatch scored a win for Kenya’s B2B FinTech community after raising $14 million in Series A funding, reports in TechCrunch said. Digital Risks.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

PingPong Financial Group , a Chinese FinTech company, has received a Payment Institution (PI) license from the government of Luxembourg. was issued the license by Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna of Luxembourg, making it the first Chinese FinTech company to establish European offices in the country. Japan and now Luxembourg.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

For these transactions to run smoothly, however, communication must remain seamless and secure. A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region. In Southeast Asia, FinTech InstaReM recently released a new platform of its own. Around the Smarter Payments World.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. Mission Secure. Shape Security. reports said.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Payments FinTech Sila offers an Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform to help companies more seamlessly integrate compliant payments capabilities within their solutions via application programming interface (API), with an integrated stablecoin, SILA. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company recently announced $7.7

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To those working in the financial services industry, security is at the core of their business. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning might help protect business assets, but it is also making it easier for the bad guys to find holes in the security. Security is a big theme at IBM Think this year. Feeling safe.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Next Insurance , the online insurance provider for small businesses, is negotiating a deal to raise new capital in a round that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 Last fall, it raised $250 million from Munich Re Group, the Munich, Germany-based reinsurer, which gave it a valuation of more than $1 billion. and Redpoint Ventures.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In October, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, an industry group that analyzes and shares cyber and physical threat intelligence, took on the challenge of finding a secure way to transfer information. Sharing data while keeping it safe is a major issue for financial service companies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

In venture capital news, London startup TrueLayer has raised $3 million in Series A funding so that it can enable FinTech companies to access bank APIs. According to TechCrunch , the Series A funding round was led by Anthemis Group, with participation from existing investor Connect Ventures.

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MARCH 28, 2016

Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

and a consortium of Southeast Asia’s Grab Holdings and technology group Singtel. Authorities also selected China’s Ant Group and a consortium of Greenland Financial Holdings Group, Linklogis Hong Kong Ltd., and Beijing Co-operative Equity Investment Fund Management Co. to receive “digital wholesale bank” licenses.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports. The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. The FinTech also recently inked a deal with Dillon Gage , a big player in the world of precious metal trading.

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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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AUGUST 14, 2020

million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market. India-based ZipLoan secured $2 million in debt funding from Stride Ventures, the Economic Times of India said this week. Real-time cross-border B2B payment FinTech Vitesse has announced $8.3 million in Series A funding.

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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. Another technology in discussion will be the ever prevailing blockchain technologies.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

The announcement further states: “As part of the acquisition, Paynetics will provide its new customers with a fast, secure and seamless transition, together with a strategic product roadmap for the future development of these programs, which until now faced the prospect of termination.”. and European markets.”.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

But it was an embedded finance FinTech that took home more than half of the funding announced. company's seed funding was led by Floreat Group. Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 B2B payments FinTech Qolo has announced a $3.8 PYMNTS rounds up all the latest deals below.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Diaspora , based in London, has trade finance at the center of its operations as it looks to address the friction of collaboration between buyers, sellers and financiers across borders. Reports in FinTech Futures on Friday (Feb. In January, another challenger bank, Countingup, launched operations in the U.K.

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MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 For markets like the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. However recent analysis from Iron Pillar , as reported recently in the Times of India, suggests that such a slowdown may not be detrimental to the B2B FinTech startup arena.

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JUNE 4, 2020

The June AML/KYC Tracker ® explores these and other methods that financial services companies are adopting as they work to make their security efforts both faster and more accurate. Why Tightening Security Will Advance Open Banking. Around The AML/KYC Landscape. Get the full story in the Tracker.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

B2B FinTech startups came close to hitting the $100 million investment mark this week, with funding rounds in the U.S., The most lucrative players are operating in the SME finance space, with a small business banking startup landing more than a quarter of the funding. India, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the U.K. Alt-Lending.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

B2B payments, alternative SME finance, enterprise cybersecurity, data management and logistics all secured a financial boost — find out which startup scored the most in our breakdown below. Securing more than $2.5 Enterprise Security. B2B Payments. Alternative Lending. Capital Float. Data Managament. Plaid Technologies.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Subscription’s promises of recurring revenue streams for companies and convenience for customers offer powerful benefits, but an unwelcome group is also subscribing to such services: fraudsters. Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. The Budget-Busting Impact of Continuity Subscription Scams.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2016

Emirates NBD, one of the Middle East’s largest banking groups, is hosting a hackathon in partnership with Berlin-based Open Bank Project in London, the reported fintech capital of the world, April 15 to 17. The deadline for early applications is today. The event takes place at Level39 in Canary Wharf — where Read More.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To those working in the financial services industry, security is at the core of their business. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning might help protect business assets, but it is also making it easier for the bad guys to find holes in the security. Many banks are still operating with legacy systems and applications.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

and Asia, and PYMNTS lined up all the B2B FinTechs that recently scored fresh funding. The company scored $33 million in Series C funding from SoftBank Group, LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, EDBI and AMTD Group, the company said this week, adding the funding brings the total raised so far to $82 million. TravelBank.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Alternative payments platform AeroPay is looking to accelerate its growth after closing a seed round of capital led by a top FinTech investment firm. The Chicago-based FinTech announced on Tuesday (Sept. Continental, also headquartered in the Windy City, is a direct private investment firm specializing in FinTech firms and eCommerce.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Scandal-plagued German FinTech pioneer Wirecard counted among its payments processing clients an online casino that laundered money for an arm of “one of Europe’s most dangerous mafia organizations,” the Financial Times reported on Monday (August 3). ‘Ndrangheta operates from the Calabria region in Southern Italy.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

“It is not yet clear whether he participated actively in the theft or if he simply decided not to increase security measures after discovering it,” Ivano Gabrielli, director of the national center for cyber crimes (CNAIPIC), told Reuters. cryptocurrency exchange Exmo reported a “major” security breach on Mon. Meanwhile, U.K.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Recent regulatory crackdowns on Ant Group, Alibaba and Tencent show that China’s former tech darlings have run afoul with all-powerful political and regulatory regime in China. Reuters quoted Ant as saying in a statement that it would establish a “rectification” working group and fully implement the government’s requirements.

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