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Klarna creates global ‘Consumer Council’

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The Sweden-based fintech, founded in 2005 and currently […]. Point-of-sale lender Klarna, which has a banking license in Europe and partners with banks in other markets, is creating a new mechanism to acquire feedback as it evolves its products.

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Ant Financial Acquires Minority Stake In Klarna

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

China’s Ant Financial has acquired a minority stake in the Swedish split payments FinTech Klarna for an undisclosed sum, Klarna announced on Wednesday (March 4). Klarna, Europe’s most valuable FinTech, was founded in 2005 and has financial backers that include the rapper Snoop Dogg, who is also part of the company’s marketing.

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B2B FinTech Rides High On A Week Of High-Value Investments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

B2B FinTech enjoyed one of its busiest and most lucrative weeks this year so far. While alternative lending scored the most funding, payroll landed the largest single investment round of the week. Another Indian B2B FinTech, Ninjacart, secured investment this week to the tune of $4.9 Five Star Business Finance.

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Timeline: The First Decade Of Alternative Lending

CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

UK-based lender Zopa pioneered peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in 2005, quickly followed by US contenders Prosper Marketplace and LendingClub in 2006. By December 2014, venture-backed alternative lenders OnDeck Capital and Lending Club had gone public on the NYSE. FINTECH TRENDS Q3 2017 RESEARCH BRIEFING. from investors.

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FinTalk: The realities of disrupting financial services

Bobsguide

JUNE 6, 2016

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending business Zopa is one of the poster kids of the thriving UK fintech industry. Launched in 2005 touting a new model for consumer loans, today the firm has lent more than £1.5bn across its platform. Disrupting the status qo is easier said than done of course, and in.

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The Coming Millennial FinTech Crisis

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While they enjoy many FinTech innovations, most millennials don’t have a snowball’s chance of earning more than their parents — ever. Besides that, they’re the ideal credit risk and perfect target to stake the future of FinTech, payments and retail. How will mortgage lending have to change? It’s a fact. population.

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The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2014

Fintech (note 1) has been part of YC from the beginning. The first class (Summer 2005) included one fintech startup, TextPayMe, among the eight companies. But as YC grew from 2005 to 2009, the number of fintech companies stayed at roughly 1 per year. You are almost guaranteed a multi-million funding.

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Two P2P Sharing Economy Players Team Up– Airbnb and Zopa

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2016

While the concept of P2P lending is creative in and of itself, U.K.-based based P2P lending pioneer Zopa is letting its creative roots show. Since it was founded in 2005, the company has already helped 54,000 borrowers finance home improvement projects. Zopa debuted at FinovateSpring 2008.

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The $70K Dent The Financial Crisis Put In The US Consumer’s Pocketbook

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

“The millennials whose parents belong to the 1-percenter club will be fine, thanks to receiving a great education at the top schools and nabbing one of the high-paying jobs that go along with having that pedigree,” Karen Webster noted in a commentary on the Coming Millennial FinTech Crisis. percent seen back in 2005. percent from 3.3

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Top 34 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) (July 2024)

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 30, 2024

83,000 17 17 Credibly 28 2010 Detroit 82 97,000 18 19 IOU Financial 23 2011 Atlanta 132 40,000 19 18 Upright (was Fund that Flip) 15 2014 NYC 53 42,000 20t 21 BizFI 13 2005 NYC 160 0 20t 22 SMBX 13 2016 SF 15 30,000 22 23 HoneyComb Credit 12 2017 Pittsburgh 11.9 We are calling it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer.

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P2P Lending Meets High Street Banking as Metro Bank Partners to Lend Via Zopa

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2015

Great Britain’s first P2P lender Zopa has teamed up with Metro Bank to combine P2P lending with “high street banking.” ” The first-of-its-kind deal makes Metro Bank the first bank in Great Britain to lend via a P2P platform. Metro Bank will lend customer deposits through the platform.

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Six Alums Earn a Spot on on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 List

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 16, 2017

The 50 companies have an aggregate market valuation of $239 billion, and almost 20% of the list consists of fintech companies, six of which are Finovate and/or FinDEVr alums. Launched: 2005. A unique, online lending company that prides itself on social finance. Identity verification specialist for AML/ KYC compliance.

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Marketplace Lending Power 20 List Honors 8 Alums

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 27, 2016

This week, small business lender Mayava Capital honored the most influential people in small business lending in its Marketplace Lending Power 20 awards. The recipients in order of rank: Lending Club CEO & Founder, Renaud Laplanche. Added a small business lending option in 2015. Took the company public in 2014.

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The 27 Fintech startups from YC’s Summer 2020 batch

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 26, 2020

27 of the total were fintech companies, a fairly typical 14% of the YC batch. Though back when YC was just starting, only a handful were fintech. In the first 9 years of YC (2005 thru 2013), only 24 YC companies were in the fintech space though two of those early participants are now decacorns ($10B+). Year Fintech.

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BizFi Reaches $1.8 Billion Small Business Lending Milestone

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 17, 2016

Courtesy of more than $144 million in originations in the second quarter, small business lending platform Bizfi has just surpassed $1.8 Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York City, Bizfi demonstrated its technology at FinovateFall 2015. Billion Small Business Lending Milestone appeared first on Finovate.

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A Plus for P2P Lending: Investors to Buy Up to $5 Billion in Loans on Prosper

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

P2P lending giant Prosper announced a deal in which a group of institutional investors has agreed to purchase up to $5 billion in loans on the San Francisco-based company’s platform over the next 24 months. Founded in 2005, Prosper presented at FinovateSpring 2009 as well as the inaugural Finovate in 2007.

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Zopa to Offer Auto Loan Refinancing

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

Similar to traditional auto lending, the ownership of the vehicle remains with Zopa’s lenders until the consumer makes the final payment. Check out Jim Bruene’s take on the recent news in his piece, Lending Club’s Stock Price is Not a Leading Indicator for Fintech. are facing a lot of heat.

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Four Finovate Alums Land on Inc. Magazine Top 100

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 17, 2015

Prosper , online P2P lending platform. Founded: 2005. Having four alums among the 100 fastest-growing companies is a testament to fintech’s recent growth spurt. Last year only two, Lending Club (ranked 248) and OnDeck (ranked 726), made the top 1,000. Headquarters: Redwood City, CA. 3-year revenue growth: 43x.

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Zopa Partners with Equifax, Boosting its Risk Profiling Capabilities

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2015

And while Zopa and Equifax have had been working together since 2005, the new agreement gives Zopa “deeper insights into customer behavior” that should result in a better performing loan portfolio for Zopa and better rates for many customers. Join hundreds of fintech fans in London in February for FinovateEurope 2016.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JULY 13, 2016

Inaugurated in 2005, Kingfisher Airlines… never made money, not in one year. Like many of you I am sure I never miss The Economist “ Money Talks ” podcast, which is how come I happened to hear about the bankruptcy of an Indian airline. A first glance a normal, run of the mill corporate failure….

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P2P Lender Zopa to Launch Challenger Bank

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

-based Monzo, Atom, Starling, and Tandem, P2P lending company Zopa announced yesterday it has applied for a banking license. Founded in 2005 and a pioneer in P2P lending, Zopa was the first to launch a P2P lending platform in 2007. Note that Zopa’s bank will run alongside its current P2P lending model.

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Prosper Closes in on $5 Billion Commitment for New Loans

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 5, 2016

P2P lending platform Prosper is in talks with a group of investment firms to sell around $5 billion worth of loans over the course of the next two years. Aside from the aforementioned layoffs and a 12% drop in lending volume in the first quarter of this year, Prosper has issued relatively positive news over the course of the past 6 months.

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FinDEVr Live: OnDeck’s APIs Connect Your Small Businesses Customers with Financing

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Using advanced lending technology and analytics, OnDeck assesses small business creditworthiness based on actual operating performance and not solely on personal credit. from July 2005 until it was acquired by PayPal, Inc., ondeck.com | ondeck.com/blog | @ondeckcapital. ” Key takeaways. Prior to joining OnDeck, Ms.

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Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We are calling it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. Founded: 2005. The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021). Charlston, SC. Fund that Flip. Lendistry. Patch of Land. HoneyComb Credit.

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Top 26 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB, May 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2021

We are calling it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. Founded: 2005. Related: Watch 12 Fintech Startups Pitch at Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Demo Day (May 2021 update)). Camino Financial. Lighter Capital. Top 12 U.S.

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Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We are calling it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. Founded: 2005. The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021). Charlston, SC. Fund that Flip. Lendistry. Patch of Land. HoneyComb Credit.

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Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We are calling it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. Top 30 Alt-Lenders (Digital) Lending to Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMB) in the United States. Founded: 2005. Charlston, SC. Fund that Flip. Lendistry. Patch of Land. HoneyComb Credit. Pittsburgh. P2Binvestor. Channel Partners. Minneapolis. Bethesda, MD.

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FinovateFall 2017 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

An industry leader in lending and benchmarking solutions for financial institutions. “Our model goes back to 2005” William. This technology powers a ton of other FinTech companies (something that I don’t think most people know). Provides an Application Program Interface (API) for Fintech apps to connect to banks.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It’s still going under the stewardship of fintech famous Jim Marous, who modernized the name to Digital Banking Report (and recently opened the archives for free access).

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. Their total market value is now $2.1 trillion, down $110B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Dec 1) = 266. trillion. .

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Fintech Lending Payments Security

The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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Fintech Lending Payments Security

The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. +

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Fintech Lending Payments Security

The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In August, we added 17 new unicorns for a total of 238. Their total market value is now $2.21 trillion, up $100B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Sep 1) = 224. + Total (Sep 30) = 238.

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2022)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. Their total market value is now $2.1 trillion, down $110B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Dec 1) = 271. Value ($B).

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281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Fintech Unicorn count: Beginning (Jan 1, 2022) = 271 Plus: 9 born this month (see Table 2, below) 1 previous unicorn added this month (Citadel Securities) _ Total (Jan 31) = 281. Full Fintech Unicorn List.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Related: The Best Fintech Conferences this Week (7 Dec 2020). In November, we added just 3 new unicorns compared to 6 last month. Unicorn count: Beginning = 118. +

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125 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (YE 2020)

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 4, 2021

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 2 classified as fintech this month (Shopify, PingPong). – making it the 6th Indian fintech unicorn, and second most valuable. PhonePE is tied for 32nd most valuable fintech of the century. Full Fintech Unicorn List.

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United States Fintech Lending Company

125 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (YE 2020)

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 4, 2021

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 2 classified as fintech this month (Shopify, PingPong). – making it the 6th Indian fintech unicorn, and second most valuable. PhonePE is tied for 32nd most valuable fintech of the century. Full Fintech Unicorn List.

United States

United States Fintech Lending Company

The 266 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Nov 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In November, we added 9 new unicorns, and lost 3, for a month-end total of 266. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, down $30B from last month (essentially flat). Total market value = $2.20

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The 157 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (March 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 8, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). 1 back on the list after previoulsy falling below $1B (Lending Club). _. Full Fintech Unicorn List. In March, we added 17 new unicorns for a month-end total of 157. The total value is now $1.62 Total (Mar 31) = 157. .

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). It is the 7th fintech unicorn based in India, and the 4th most valuable. It’s currently tied for 96th most valuable across all fintech, and 36th most valuable payments company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. 2-feb-2021.

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The 187 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (May 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). US lending specialist. US fintech insfrastructure. Full Fintech Unicorn List. In May, we added 16 new unicorns for a total of 187. Their total market value is now $1.72 trillion, up $50B from last month. 3 June 2021.

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The 184 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (May 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). US lending specialist. US fintech insfrastructure. Full Fintech Unicorn List. In May, we added 13 new unicorns for a total of 184. Their total market value is now $1.71 trillion, up $40B from last month. 3 June 2021.

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The 168 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (April 2021 update)

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2021

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). Full Fintech Unicorn List. In April, we added 11 new unicorns for a month-end total of 168. Their total market value is now $1.67 trillion, up $50B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (April 1) = 157. + 140 (tie) Groww : $1.0B

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Klarna creates global ‘Consumer Council’

Ant Financial Acquires Minority Stake In Klarna

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B2B FinTech Rides High On A Week Of High-Value Investments

Timeline: The First Decade Of Alternative Lending

FinTalk: The realities of disrupting financial services

The Coming Millennial FinTech Crisis

The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

Two P2P Sharing Economy Players Team Up– Airbnb and Zopa

The $70K Dent The Financial Crisis Put In The US Consumer’s Pocketbook

Top 34 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) (July 2024)

P2P Lending Meets High Street Banking as Metro Bank Partners to Lend Via Zopa

Six Alums Earn a Spot on on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 List

Marketplace Lending Power 20 List Honors 8 Alums

The 27 Fintech startups from YC’s Summer 2020 batch

BizFi Reaches $1.8 Billion Small Business Lending Milestone

A Plus for P2P Lending: Investors to Buy Up to $5 Billion in Loans on Prosper

Zopa to Offer Auto Loan Refinancing

Four Finovate Alums Land on Inc. Magazine Top 100

Zopa Partners with Equifax, Boosting its Risk Profiling Capabilities

Sharing ledgers

P2P Lender Zopa to Launch Challenger Bank

Prosper Closes in on $5 Billion Commitment for New Loans

FinDEVr Live: OnDeck’s APIs Connect Your Small Businesses Customers with Financing

Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Top 26 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB, May 2021)

Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

FinovateFall 2017 Live Blog – Day 2

Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2022)

281 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Feb 2022)

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

125 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (YE 2020)

125 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (YE 2020)

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

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