PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Chief security officers and most FinTech space players would typically say they already look at geolocation as part of their risk scoring, considering it critical to their fraud detection efforts. One minute I was in Italy, the next minute I was in Seattle – and I’m coming in from a data center, right?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, the FinTech arm of Globe Telecom and the operator of the mobile wallet GCash, has landed $175 million in additional venture funding. In a press release , Globe Fintech, known as Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and other existing investors all participated in the fundraise.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2016

SEATTLE — The Silicon Valley model for its startups is well-known. Heck, there’s a Wikipedia for it. It centers on a simple principle: build a business that scales, no matter the initial profitability. And then scale it like mad. Or, in technical terms, build a business that has the potential Read More.

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BankInovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

SEATTLE — Citi Ventures is investing in fintechs that focus on data security and developer productivity this year and is already eyeing an expanding portfolio for 2023.

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BankInovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

SEATTLE — Embedded finance adoption is highlighting the importance of responsible data usage for banks and fintechs.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

After a difficult deliberation, 10 early-stage fintech companies were selected by a team of judges to compete in this year’s DEMOvation Challenge, to take place in Seattle on March 1. Many applied, few were chosen.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

A good example would be a local furniture store here in Seattle that has sold $2 million worth of furniture in two years on OfferUp,” Huzar told Webster. The need for security and convenience is there as always, but we now need to be able to sell and buy in a way that is quick, safe and involves limited social contact.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Optimizing risk, compliance and security. These leaders are forming new partnerships—with fintech startups, financial service providers, and platform companies like Alibaba and Tencent — and exploring emerging technologies—such as AI, blockchain, and open banking—to help them develop a new transactional digital business fabric.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Seattle-based Hyperproof provides compliance solutions for continuous risk management across key industries, such as security tech, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare tech, and data communications. Hyperproof , an enterprise governance, compliance, and risk management technology provider, has raised $16.5M in a Series A.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Just out of stealth, Seattle-based fintech startup Secure Save is on the winning side of all these trends. That’s what Secure is launching. That withholding, along with any employee match, are added to the secure account each pay period. HQ: Seattle, WA. Remote services? Low-cost subscription model?

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

There were two fintech companies pitching, Toronto’s Treasure and Seattle-based Arrived Homes both tackling big problems with the always exciting direct-to-consumer model. HQ: Seattle, WA. Status: First 2 properties are live, with “large credit limit” secured to buy more properties. Check out their 3-minute pitches below.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

The startup’s fast-paced growth comes against intensifying competition among FinTech startups, like PayPal’s Xoom, TransferWise and WorldRemit, which are striving to cut themselves a bigger share of the global remittance market that saw $582 billion in transfers last year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

Legacy banks around the world have been under tremendous pressure in recent years to transform their business models, as upstart FinTech companies are removing the barriers to entry and credit access that have kept large numbers of growth businesses and consumers out of the market. L ate last month, Santander U.K. billion. . Switch, Inc.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Seattle-based startup delivered a near-perfect pitch at the Altanta demo day a fews weeks ago (see above), and we are enthusiastic about its prospects. HQ: Seattle, WA. Status: First 2 properties are live, with “large credit limit” secured to buy more properties. The latest is recent Techstar alum, Arrived Homes.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

There is a clear pattern in B2B FinTech investment. Based in Seattle, Qumulo offers businesses data management technology via its cloud-based file storage solution. The company secured $93 million in Series D funding announced this week, with BlackRock Private Equity Partners leading the investment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

So, when Dunkin’ goes after Starbucks following the news that the Seattle-based company was changing its loyalty program, it also has to do with mobile strategy (which Starbucks, admittedly, has a lead on). It’s becoming increasingly evident that biometrics and facial recognition are the future of mobile payments security.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 13, 2015

Metrics: Context Relevant employs more than 65 people across three offices located in Seattle, New York & Palo Alto and expects to double its size in 2025. HQ: Seattle, Washington. The post Context Relevant Introduces its Advanced Analytics Platform for Financial Services and Security appeared first on Finovate.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The money flow into fintech continued unabated this week with more than a half-billion ($557 million) raised by 24 companies. Year-to-date fintech firms have raised $13 billion. The total included one new alum, Praesidio , which will be presenting its security and fraud control integrations at next month’s FinDEVr.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. 44 $0 38 Copper 33 2019 Seattle 47,000 $42 39t Bridge Money 32 2019 Chicago 123,000 $8 39t HMBradley 32 2019 LA 73,000 3.7 Consumers (Nov 2023) first appeared on Fintech Labs SMB Center.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The fintech sector attracted $332 million in new capital the first week of August. Fintech deals by size from 30 July to 5 August, 2016: Mosaic. HQ: Seattle, Washington. The post Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August appeared first on Finovate. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.6

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

Fintech deals by size from 23 April to 29 April 2016: Mosaic. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Payment security technology. The post Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Tags: SMB, merchants, security, payments, POS, credit/debit cards, authorization. ——-. Latest round: $200 million Private Equity.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2016

A look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. SWITCH is a Seattle-based fintech company developing the first automated payment card and online account updater to help consumers update their cards and payment methods wherever they shop online. Register today.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

While the data wasn’t broken out by sector, I’d wager that last quarter’s $5 billion in fintech startup funding was 5x to 10x more than in 1999/2000. But at least in fintech, there are vast opportunities to improve existing processes and open new markets. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Source: Finovate. AcadiaSoft.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

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. HQ: Seattle, WA.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

Notes : *FAB score = Fintech Attention Barometer , a proprietary measure calculated by Fintech Labs. First Look at Brex, Fintech’s Youngest Unicorn. Security UX: Suspicious Activity Feedback Loop. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 16 June 2021. Twitter : 8,680 followers. Rating: 4.6 (62

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

Notes : *FAB score = Fintech Attention Barometer , a proprietary measure calculated by Fintech Labs. First Look at Brex, Fintech’s Youngest Unicorn. Security UX: Suspicious Activity Feedback Loop. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 16 June 2021. Twitter : 8,680 followers. Rating: 4.6 (62

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Blockchain has fast become the new marketing buzzword for solving all financial and security woes, but what is it really? Demystify the blocks as IBM delves into the hyperledger project, what it means for the industry, and why blockchain is ideal for more than just securities.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

There has been an average of 28 fintech deals per week this year. Fintech deals by size from 9 July to 15 July, 2016: Blockchain Intelligence Group. HQ: Seattle, Washington. The post Fintech Fundings: 32 Companies Raise $210 Million Second Week of July appeared first on Finovate. Total dollars raised YTD is $18.1

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

It was a blockbuster week in fintech with more than $6 billion in new funds flowing to the sector. Secure messaging for financial services. HQ: Seattle, Washington. The post Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 The vast majority, $5.9 billion) and First Data ($2.6 HQ: Atlanta, Georgia.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Seattle-area startup Switch announced today that it is providing “early access” to its free payment management service. CEO Chris Hopen called the technology “the first ever consumer payment solution that automates both the challenge of secure account access and the ‘card on file’ problems users face every day.”

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Almost 40% of the total ($223 million) went to Chinese real estate marketplace FangDD which is not universally classified as fintech. HQ: Seattle, Washington. The post Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $590 Million Week Ending Oct 9 appeared first on Finovate. Tags: Security, enterprise, FinDEVr 2015 alum.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Seattle-based Praesidio now has total capital of more than $5 million courtesy of a new investment of $3.1 Praesidio’s solution provides banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions with the ability to turn security-related Big Data into actionable information. How about more than $3 million in new funding ?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

FinTech threats and distractions. Bravo to CEO Brian Vance, President Jeff Deuel and team for a watershed expansion into the hot Seattle market with a bank whose commercial skills can complement those of its acquirer. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? Heavy core conversions weighing us down.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

Seattle-based Avalara unveiled a trio of enhancements to its compliance document management solution, CertCapture. The new features are designed to make it easier for SMEs to capture, manage, and analyze tax documents in real-time.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In parallel, Amazon has made several fintech investments, mostly focused on international markets (India and Mexico, among others) where partners can help serve Amazon’s core strategic goal. This report is a collection of everything we know about Amazon’s foray into banking, financial services, and fintech.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Security: Higher internet usage and data generation lead to increased investment. After privacy advocates raised concerns about user data security, the companies announced changes, including using Bluetooth signals instead of geolocation data. Conversational AI/chatbots. Cloud call centers. Contactless payments. Branchless banking.

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