Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

According to TechCrunch , Starship Technologies is working on these robots – in the U.S. Starship, which launched in 2014, by two Skype cofounders – Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis – has already raised $17.2 The food delivery guy is getting a run for his money. for now – with its partners DoorDash and Postmates.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

If data makes the world go ’round, so, too, does it garner investor interest, as evidenced by venture capital and other investors’ funds coming into the coffers of corporates that scrape the web for information. USD in series A funding from a consortium of investors, including Green Visor Capital. An Acquisition in Africa.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2020

We want to make sure that everybody has an ability to participate in the modern economy and that everybody has an ability to leverage the technology that's available, the services that are available and have a better life,” Jess Turner , executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, told PYMNTS in an interview Thursday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Late last month Visa made a strategic minority investment in Conductor , a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. 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.

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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. SoftBank was originally founded in 1981 to publish computer and technology magazines , among other endeavors. Investors include South Korea’s National Pension Service.

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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. StrategyEye estimated that there was $2.8Bn raised in 2014 via venture capital investments in […]. But how much was invested globally in FinTech this year?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

That led him to realize the potential market for his company, which he started in 2014. Hearst Ventures and Inkef Capital also participated in the round. Aaron Perlis, executive vice president and chief technology officer at commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop , said the service is good because it’s objective.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2019

Healthcare data company Health Catalyst has done the same, while Change Healthcare , which provides technology to lower health care costs, filed its prospectus in March. “To The current crop of digital health companies ready to go public are more focused on the combination of technology and services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital payment solution provider Veem unveiled central improvements to its routing technology inside of the country and abroad, according to a Wednesday (Dec. Our multi-rail technology is a game changer, offering an unprecedented level of security, speed and service to small business owners,” Veem CEO Marwan Forzley said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The Bank of Khartoum, Qatar National Bank and United Capital Bank (Bank Almal) have all gotten approval to start using the systems, and they’ll get started in about three weeks, according to the head of electronic banking services (EBS) at Sudan’s central bank, Omar Amrabi. Another six banks are waiting for approval.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Technology consultant Sleeter Group surveyed small and medium-sized businesses earlier this year and found that these level 1 services are the most common services received by respondents who currently engage a CPA. Leveraging technology is also important for your firm’s reputation.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2017

Technology that has the ability to transform cities has given power to how people live their everyday lives. One city that’s been growing in its technology sector over the last few years is Mexico City. Before we jump into the post, here are a few facts about Mexico City and its tech scene: . For Latin America, 36.6

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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

JULY 18, 2017

Headway Capital , which provides online flexible credit lines of up to $50,000 for­­ U.S. As we work with business customers with non-prime credit, decisions around credit risk are key to the success of our business,” said Haijian Hu, head of Headway Capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A 2014 breach at Marriott, for example, cost the chain over $100 million before fines were levied under EU rules. as [companies] saw what business interruption really looks like,” said Sarah Stephens, the cyber, media and technology practice leader at insurance broker Marsh JLT Specialty.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (October 23) a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. 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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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Using CB Insights data, we analyzed the most active venture capital firm in each state, based on unique tech investments from 2014 to 2019 YTD (1/24/19). We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms. Merus Capital. BIP Capital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

BAM Worldwide, a provider of cash management and working capital, e payment solutions to the transportation industry , announced Tuesday (June 6) that it has completed a $10-million investment led by Millstone Capital Partners. BAM provides technology, payments processing and working capital loans to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, when directors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital were looking for someone to fill the role, they were more worried about hiring someone who had experience with raising debt and equity, and they didn’t care if the person was a former accountant. But that freed us up to get a capital-markets-focused CFO.”.

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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. billion in post-program capital and collaborate with Mastercard, major banks, merchants and other high-profile organizations,” Mastercard said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Naspers, a large South African-based technology investor, is leading a $1 billion funding round for food delivery outfit Swiggy, according to a report. Those include Wellington Management Company and Hillhouse Capital. Swiggy was started in 2014. Chinese investor and tech giant Tencent also joined in the round.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Overstock shares jumped as much as 21 percent after the retailer announced that Hong Kong private equity firm GSR Capital is investing up to $270 million into Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO. As part of the deal, GSR Capital will also purchase $30 million in tZERO Security Tokens. “We billion (post-money).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The pre-seed funding was from Peak Venture Capital , which also led the new seed round, along with Album VC and strategic partner Pattern. . The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram ’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital have each told the messaging startup that they want to invest $20 million, according to three individuals familiar with the deal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was a mixed bag of funding, with a few startups working in more traditional B2B technology, including expense management and SaaS. 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.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of just 5.47 A Knack For Mobile.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Florida’s ShipMonk, started in 2014, offers eCommerce fulfillment services and technology solutions. Fulfillment and inventory management technology has quickly become a critical component to ensure seamless delivery.".

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. The companies were grouped together between 2014 and 2017 after investments and acquisitions by Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd., reports noted.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

That’s a staggering leap from the 14 live faster payment schemes that existed worldwide in 2014, when FIS first released Flavors of Fast. “If The increased use and adoption of P2P technologies, like Zelle and Venmo, demonstrates the consumer demand for this type of frictionless payment option. Particularly in the U.S,

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2019

Our complaint is not that we don’t live in an era of technological marvels – it’s that we don’t currently have access to a technological marvel that is doing our laundry for us. Part of the problem is technological. But beyond the technological problem, robots have a customer problem.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan. India and Mexico.

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