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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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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. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.

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120 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: November 2020 Update

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At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Metromile , the pay-as-you-drive auto insurance company based in Portland, Oregon, announced that it will merge with a public SPAC in a transaction valued at $1.3B. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020).

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

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Fintech funding records continue to fall. Alt-consumer lending. HQ: Portland, Oregon. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Tags: Commercial lending, underwriting, SMB, credit report. Last week was the record number of deals, with 27. This week it was the biggest total dollars raised at $1.63 billion, from 25 companies.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

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And there are few fintech success stories bigger than 2008 alum, Credit Karma , which scored $175 million this week at a reported $3.5 That makes the credit score provider the second most valuable alum (after Lending Club , currently trading at $6 billion). So far this year, fintech has attracted $7.9 HQ: Portland, Oregon.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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For the 12th consecutive week, there were 20+ fintech fundings worldwide. The number of deals was inflated somewhat by the six new fintech companies launched at YC’s demo day that we had not previously covered. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending. Total dollars raised, $6.3

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Fintech Fundings: 10 Companies Raise $80 Million Week Ending June 4

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The fintech sector scored its second consecutive under-$100 million week as the summertime slowdown hit the northern hemisphere. FinTech Group. HQ: Portland, Oregon. The post Fintech Fundings: 10 Companies Raise $80 Million Week Ending June 4 appeared first on Finovate. In total, 10 companies raised $83.3

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

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million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Here are the fintech deals by size from 12 March to 18 March 2016: Future Finance. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. SmartAsset raised $3.8 Connecture.

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