Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2017

EXCLUSIVE -Payment card issuing platform Marqeta will be launched in Canada next month and Europe in 2018, Marqeta’s CEO, Jason Gardner told Bank Innovation. Based in Oakland, Calif., Marqeta uses open API technology to process payment cards, virtual cards and mobile authorization products.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The teams at FinTech startup LendUp and Oakland-based Beneficial State Bank think very differently about that relationship. I love good banks, and I love good bankers, but we are not the likely source of innovation in financial services,” Taylor noted. “It

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Select Investors: CAA Ventures, Greycroft Partners, GVR Fund, Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund. offers a platform for hosting online gaming tournaments. Headquarters: Oakland, California. Gamer Sensei is an online platform for competitive gamers that uses algorithms to pair competitive video gamers with coaches.

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FICO

JANUARY 10, 2023

Innovative Customer Communications for Fraud. Scams that took place in the online environment were particularly prevalent, with people particularly at risk when they pushed to use digital channels that they weren’t used to. In Oakland, one convenience store customer recently found a card skimmer. Read the full post.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mutumutu , a Prague-based online life insurance provider, raised $1.3M Huize , a Shenzhen-based online insurance agency platform, raised $55M in its IPO on the Nasdaq exchange. Oakland-based Zesty.ai Calibrate Ventures, WTI, and Hallador Investment Advisors also participated in the round. . Health & benefits. Multi-line.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

For online fantasy sports betting provider DraftKings — which went public in April even as world economies cratered — lockdown boredom and the absence of actual live sports to watch have created a perfect storm of opportunity. It’s one of several COVID-era innovations from the fantasy sports brand.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 15, 2021

Oakland, CA. Stripe for online identity verification. Watch 19 Fintech Startups Pitch at the Fintech Innovation Labs London Demo Day (March 2021). The majority were founded during the pandemic. Only 15 were started prior to 2020. United States (20). New York, NY. Smart investing app. Founded: 2020. Employees: 3. Founded: 2019.

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