PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

A lack of access to capital. FinTech in particular is an increasingly important part of Chinese business growth, with 84 percent of SMBs reporting that 10 percent of sales come through digital payments tools like Alipay and WeChat. The red tape of regulation. The burden of administrative tasks. Even more – 97.5 69 percent of U.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

FinTechs and non-bank financial service providers are set to take over traditional banks as the preferred choice for small business (SMB) customers in Australia, a new report by Scottish Pacific found. FinTech offers include creating seamless online loan applications and software that analyzes financial data to deliver the best possible deal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Nyca Partners, the venture capital firm focused on the FinTech market, raised $125 million for a second fund. According to a report , Hans Morris, the former Visa president turned venture capitalist, created Nyca Partners in 2014, launching a $30 million fund. Nyca Partners isn’t the only one eyeing the FinTech market.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 14, 2022

Profile Software , the leading financial solutions provider, announced today the selection of Axia by Cirdan Capital, a financial technology company in the UK founded in 2014, that specialises in the issuance of structured investment products, to complete the proprietary technology of its platform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The tallies are in: Innovate Finance has calculated the state of investment in FinTech for 2015, and we have the numbers. Innovate Finance released The 2015 FinTech Investment Landscape this month, a report that offers a snapshot at how investors are placing their money among financial innovators. It amounted to about $12.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”. 12) announcement.

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Banking 4 Tomorrow

DECEMBER 24, 2014

2014 was the biggest year in FinTech by far with billions being invested globally, which is to be expected in a global growth sector. But how much was invested globally in FinTech this year? It depends on how you classify FinTech.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Additionally, LendingClub’s stock has lost 88 percent of its value since its 2014 IPO. Mashing up OnDeck’s quick credit-decisioning tech with Chase’s risk and underwriting models and capital pools gave Chase a way to expand its community of SMB borrowers without expanding its bad debt. Take Goldman Sachs and Marcus.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

Ant Group was launched in 2014 to provide global financial services. At the time, Credit Suisse and China International Capital Corp. Also in January, Ant was reportedly seeking a wholesale digital banking license in Singapore , with a capital commitment of $100 million.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

One emerging player in the Australian FinTech market has just secured another round of capital. According to TechCrunch , this round had participation from Australian VC funds Rampersand and Reinventure, along with existing investors Cultivation Capital, along with Mark Harbottle, cofounder of logo marketplace 99Designs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The capital city is Mexico City, which alone is home to almost 9 million. Nearly $120 million has been invested in approximately 300 startups based in Guadalajara since 2014. Mexico’s longstanding business culture resulted in the government investing $658 million to an estimated 620,000 entrepreneurs back in 2014. percent to 59.8

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Mastercard will initially make the Stride platform available through two partners, Jobble and Mobility Capital Finance (or “MoCaFi”). Jobble is gig-working platform Jobble, which serves 2 million workers in the delivery, restaurants and other industries, while MoCaFi is an African American-owned FinTech with a popular financial app.

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Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Fintech is booming. In 2013, according to a report by Accenture and CB Insights , total investment into Fintech was just less than $4 billion. By 2014 it ballooned to more than $12 billion globally, with 750 deals. They need to start looking at Fintech startups as an opportunity, not a threat.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Banking and finance are key industries within Switzerland, and the country’s reputation for a competitive economy may make it the perfect breeding ground for FinTech greatness. In 2014, Swiss startups attracted 450 million francs (approximately $466 million) of venture capital. Zurich’s Recipe For Success.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

The Brazil-based FinTech Nubank raised $400 million in a Series F round of funding led by TCV , making it the first major Latin American investment by the Menlo Park, California fund. . Previous contributors also participated in the funding round, including Tencent, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital and Thrive Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

The Seoul venture capital division of Japanese multinational holding company SoftBank has raised $270 million, or 317 billion won. self-driving company Cruise , $20 million in Mexico’s FinTech startup Clip and $1.1 Investors include South Korea’s National Pension Service. billion in U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Goodlord is backed by Finch Capital, which led the company’s previous round, also a Series B, and Latitude Ventures, which is a “sister” fund to London seed firm LocalGlobe. Oxx Capital, the recently ousted software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm founded by Richard Anton and Mikael Johnsson, also contributed to the round.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Delivery Hero acquired a majority stake in Yogiyo in 2014. The (food) delivery market has been flooded with gigantic Japan-backed capital and influential online platforms, leading Woowa to factor in partnership as a survival strategy,” a spokesman at Woowa Brothers told Reuters. The market in South Korea is $5.9 reports said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

But we are heading to France, where the country’s capital city is making a name for itself as a booming tech center. The city’s GDP per capita was $70,760 in 2014, making it one of the top 10 riches cities in the world and one of the most economically powerful cities in Europe. The Next Startup Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

We began the Weekly Tech Center Roundup journey in London – Europe’s self-proclaimed startup capital. In 2014 alone, British technology companies received over $795 million in investments from U.S. In fact, the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystem has grown by 20 percent from 2014 to 2015 alone.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Conductor, which has been backed by Riverwood Capital since 2014, is a key technology processing platform for retailers, banks and other companies in Brazil, according to the press release. In a press release , Visa said the investment will go to help Conductor expand its products and to accelerate innovation in payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. The round also included new investors BOND, DST Global, Goodwater Capital and Fin VC and Greenlight’s first institutional investor, Relay Ventures. billion, according to a company blog post.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Cloud-native London FinTech startup Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round led by Draper Esprit, with participation from existing investors Lloyds Banking Group, IQ Capital, Backed and Playfair, Thought Machine announced on Monday (March 2).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we check out a small country with a huge potential to emerge as one of Europe’s premier FinTech spaces. The country’s GDP was approximately $880 billion in 2014. Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about the Netherlands and its tech scene: .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Union Square Ventures, Ribbit, Vy Capital and Silicon Valley Bank, the San Francisco-based startup’s existing investors, and new additions Ventura Capital and Uncorrelated Ventures also participated in the round. Santander InnoVentures said it has invested in more than 30 FinTech companies after being established in 2014.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. reports noted.

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Bobsguide

MAY 18, 2022

Financial institutions, central banks, and fintech start-ups alike have been exploring the potential of machine learning in the past few years. WBS Training Ltd organizes workshops and conferences for the capital markets and treasury divisions of investment companies worldwide, centering its efforts on education. Register: [link].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

Launched in 2014, Robinhood is a minimalist app that lets users set up an an online brokerage account, transfer funds from accounts at major banks (including Chase, Citi and Band of America) and check the prices of their stocks. The talks are not final and no deal has been made. Jack Randall, a spokesman for Robinhood, declined to comment.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

According to reports, in 2014 the percentage of BBB funds that went through a P2P platform was 79 percent; in 2015, it was 90 percent. The BBB, which was established by the government for the purpose of facilitating access to capital for SMEs, has worked with alternative lending firms to meet its goals. As the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

This strategic transaction, which brings together two FinTech leaders, is a great opportunity for customers, employees and shareholders of both companies,” Enova CEO David Fisher said in announcing the deal. Voce’s move came amid a big first-quarter loss and a 96 percent drop in the stock’s value since 2014.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

BlueVine , the provider of working capital to small business (SMB) owners, announced news on Thursday (March 8) that it has inked a deal with Veem , the cross-border payments company. Veem has been tackling this problem since launching in 2014,” wrote Amadon in the blog post.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The supplier payment solution by FinTech firm Tipalti has attracted venture capitalists. “We look forward to Dovi Frances joining our board of directors and contributing with his extensive experience in the FinTech world.” The company announced on Wednesday (Sept. 14) that it closed a $14 million funding round led by SGVC.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

According to FinTech Futures , the $9.5 million initiative will assist FinTech startups focused on helping lower and middle income people throughout India. Early-stage [FinTech firms], when provided with the right mentoring, insights and capital support, can have a huge and positive impact on the lives of many people.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

IPOs: See a renaissance of sorts, topping $35 billion in 2018, amid the fastest pace in 20 years and among verticals as far-flung as wholesale clubs and FinTech firms. The volume is the highest seen since 2014. Capital is flowing and investors’ pulses are quickening, it seems. Chatbots, it turns out, can boost the bottom line.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It was his first trip back since 2014, when he hosted a Shark Tank-style event for university students. Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank, the favorite TV show of entrepreneurs everywhere, made a return visit to Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., in January. This year he was treated to a surprise: Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

PYMNTS breaks down the investments for B2B FinTechs below. A $10 million Series B funding round for India-based corporate expense management company Happay was announced this week, reports in VCCircle said, with backers from Sequoia Capital leading the investment. Expense Management.

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