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B2B FinTech’s Unlikely Investment Winner

PYMNTS

Businesses across the globe operating in the blockchain, eCommerce-as-a-Service and alternative lending spaces (to name a few) all secured funding. But the segment of B2B FinTech that secured the largest backing — $50 million — is one you’ll never guess. Alternative Lending . It was also one of the most diverse. ChargePoint.

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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

CB Insights

valuation), Nuro ($2.7B), alternative lending startup Avant ($1.9B), AI-powered predictive sales acceleration platform InsideSales.com ($1.7B), salestech startup Afiniti ($1.6B), healthcare startup Butterfly Network ($1.3B), and data analytics company Dataminr ($1.2B). Rhode Island. The Innovation Scout. South Carolina. Washington.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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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