PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. Thus far in 2019, data from Innovate Finance , the U.K.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. Many fintech venture funds are gaining steam in the industry, and AOBA was a fertile ground to attract new investor commitments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. however, funding for FinTechs actually increased to $3.7 B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. In the U.S., billion, compared to $3.6 KarbonCard.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. The Australian market is quickly becoming a hotbed of alternative lending , and new analysis from KPMG suggests it has risen up in the ranks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? Those regulators state that such services can be brought to thus-far underserved areas, and might boost lending to small businesses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct. In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. 22) a strategic investment from PayPal.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

After a difficult first quarter, fintech funding rebounded in a big way in Q2’20. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20. Fintech funding rebounded in Q2’20 but deal activity continues to fall. Below, we answer some of our readers’ most pressing questions from the webinar on the state of fintech. First name.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said this past week that it is linking up with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, eyeing a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. And, at the same time, if you overregulate, you sort of tamp down that creativity and you discourage the innovation.”. As noted at the time, the U.S.

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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. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2019

With the majority of the region's debt collection being handled by small, provincial agencies, the process in Southeast Asian markets is still mostly manual. Digital debt collector AsiaCollect is hoping to change that.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging. Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 8, 2020

As banking becomes ever more technology-driven, many banks are shifting from a mindset that puts big tech projects off to one side to one that embraces ongoing innovation, development and deployment. Regions Bank exemplifies the latter mindset.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

That’s the opinion of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which earlier this week said technology would be one of the underpinnings of getting lending to increase to SMEs, a group that would naturally benefit from improved access to capital. In the U.K.,

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs?

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 6, 2016

Whether it is equity or debt platforms, the trend is very much alive with regional variations and adapting regulations. Crowdfunding is real.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Singapore’s FinTech firm ADVANCE.AI , Hong Kong’s financial services company Sheng Ye Capital and Singapore’s firm Phillip Capital are the most recent in a series of contenders for critical business permits in Singapore. Other companies include Razer, Grab Holdings and Ant Financial. .”

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The European Central Bank is planning to ask banks within the euro zone to up the amount of cash on hand to cover non-performing loans, a move meant to help bolster lending in the region. The proposal, which was released for public consideration yesterday, would give banks two years beginning on January 1st, 2018, to […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The rise of open banking (and account aggregation) has shaped the conventional wisdom that banking will pivot toward innovation and service-oriented offerings. But, in truth, account aggregation is largely an activity that simply moves data from financial institution (FI) to FinTech. You can reward people in non-cash ways.”.

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NCR

MARCH 23, 2017

Countries like the UK, China and the US are traditionally seen as the powerhouses of the fintech world, but it’s testament to the expanding global presence of this market that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could be its next big growth engine. The post MENA: The next fintech hotspot?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. In Europe, for instance, the region is preparing for the rollout of a new directive which could challenge how medical providers process invoices.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

It is amazing how the ecosystem continues to grow and how fintech start-ups are booming. Discover the finalists of all regions here. Many fintech startups that made it to the finals focus on Blockchain technology and payments. By the way, is there any fintech start-up you believe has great potential?

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

While Khanna added that it’s “hard to say” whether venture capital funding is getting easier for startups, there is evidence that FinTech — and, specifically, B2B FinTech — is headed for a solid year. The Asia-Pacific region reigned again with two deals in Australia and Singapore, while the U.K. Alt-Lending.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

The alternative lending boom of yesteryear secured impressive amounts of attention, and dollars, from venture capitalists towards the FinTech startup industry. Today, however, investors are increasingly showing a more conservative approach to the FinTech space. Alternative Lending. We break down the investments below.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

According to a report in Fintech Futures , the idea behind the project is to use permission-based blockchain technology so credit unions can reach more members that don’t have access to financial services. CULedger , a credit union, has inked a partnership with IBM to create blockchain services geared toward credit unions.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

What should be their strategy for Digital Banking transformation and what they can learn from FinTech innovation? These firms collectively known as FinTechs or Financial Technology firms are disrupting the banking industry by dis-intermediating across a banking customer’s financial value chain.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The small business loan market is oversaturated, she argued, creating a “FinTech credit bubble” that first showed signs of deflating as investors pulled out of some players like CAN Capital and LendingClub in 2016. Indeed, the remainder of 2017 and 2018 will see more partnerships between the banks and FinTechs.”. Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

However, the biggest funding round of the week went to a company that is not yet in the B2B FinTech space, though it has plans to use the capital to launch a cross-border, small business (SMB) money-transfer service. Existing backers Gradient Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund, Bain Capital Ventures and Cervin Ventures also participated.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The funding is one of four £10m Pool C grants from the Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF), which is awarded by BCR to help businesses improve lending or payment services to SMEs across the U.K. The grant will enable iwoca to open a regional office with at least 50 staff members outside of London.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

While the industry has expanded quickly to a large and complex scale over the years, regulatory directions keep changing and different regions have different rules.”. However, though the company expanded quickly in 2017 and 2018, Beijing’s crackdown on certain lending practices forced Dianrong to decline in the second half of 2018.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With more consumers than ever interested in fulfilling all their financial needs on mobile, both legacy banks and FinTech firms are focusing on creating digital-only banking services, designed to catch and keep customers using their smartphones to bank. China isn’t the only nation where consumers have their pick of banking options, though.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In today’s highly digitized and connected world, several lean and nimble organizations are making profound business impact challenging the traditional banking models in domains such as Payments, Lending and Wealth Management. What can banks learn from the FinTechs?

Fintech 70

Fintech Video Lending Industry 70

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Trying to manage this fast-paced environment with annual plans, static operating budgets and gatekeeping project management offices is proving too slow and clunky for an industry that has innovators delivering new apps at 10x the pace of traditional banks. Once they run buzzwords and innovations through management’s “B.S.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

From payments to insurtech to lending, fintech companies are attracting investor attention. In 2018, startups in the space raised more than $45B, a record amount, while Q3’19 fintech funding recently clocked in with a quarterly record of nearly $9B. GET THE 88-PAGE q3 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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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. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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