PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

That’s why South African FinTech company Yoco has made it its mission to improve things for African businesses, large and small. Yoco has launched two levels of payments solutions since its inception and beta phase in 2014 and subsequent launch in 2015, starting with a Square-like card reader.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Southeast Asia is now front and center on the world’s FinTech stage, and it’s no accident. Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Coverage includes Accenture ’s FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific. Billon’s mission is to civilize blockchain technology to solve the world’s financial and data management problems.”. In Asia , eight FinTech startups have been chosen for Accenture’s 2018 FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, the firm said in a announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Miami-based FinTech ClassWallet has grown its classroom expense management offering to help with the requirements of custodial and maintenance workers in primary and secondary schools, according to a Monday (Jan. The tool also gives full management to facilities managers and eliminates paperwork, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

One emerging player in the Australian FinTech market has just secured another round of capital. PromisePay , a fully managed payments platform for online marketplaces, has raised $10 million in order to fuel its continued growth.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Stride platform includes a benefits marketplace where customers can access insurance, discounted telemedicine and prescriptions, income and expense-management tools and more. Stride launched the world’s first “portable benefits platform” in 2014 — a product that has since helped more than 1.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Managing director since 2017, Dobbie will lead Vocalink in the expansion of B2B payment services in the U.K. Dobbie will also join the Management Committee of Mastercard’s New Payment Platforms (NPP) business unit offering a full range of B2B payment services in the account-to-account space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

trillion in 2014 to $2.3 The FinTech companies are disrupting the industry and are a thorn in the side of the traditional players — banks and credit card companies. Many FinTech startups, like Ripple, are using blockchain to provide cheaper and faster services to consumers. But some banks are competing with the FinTechs.

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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. There are approximately 190 startups in Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

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. It’s projected that Mexico will represent the world’s fifth-largest economy by 2050.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Nium , a financial technology platform, has become a Visa issuer in Australia as part of its membership in Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. The company said in a prepared statement : “Currently, business owners rely on outdated card management systems as part of their corporate bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

As described in a recent PYMNTS interview with Saqib Nazir, managing director of Africa at Emergent Technology , the continent is ripe for digital and mobile conduits, with a “cash light” mentality that focuses on the needs and desires of a burgeoning and youthful population. The service reportedly will bring over 200 U.K.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 31, 2018

Since 2012, the top 10 US banks by total assets have participated in 81 deals to fintech startups, totaling nearly $4.1B In the last year, banks have homed in on the consumer, backing robo-advisors and companies offering easy-to-use money management apps. . Fintech: 2017 Year-in-Review & 2018 Trends. Track the Fintech 250.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Ant Financial , the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group , posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 It marked the third time that Ant had a quarterly loss since its unit’s result was disclosed by Alibaba in the early part of 2014. billion yuan ($353 million USD) for the quarter ending Sept. It posted 9.18

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MAY 20, 2017

Since it’s inception in 1992, the industry has amassed a phenomenal $2 trillion under management. A more recent blow to active managers across the broader funds management industry was an announcement in May this year by the Future Fund , Australia’s biggest investor, that it too would rejig its portfolio towards passive vehicles.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

PREPARE FOR THE FINTECH FUTURE. As investor preferences shift, download our free 106-page fintech report to see what trends to watch in 2019. Since 2014, news mentions of impact investing and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing have increased tenfold. GET THE 106-PAGE FINTECH TRENDS REPORT.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Ant, spun off from Alibaba in 2014, was set to list on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges in November until regulators stepped in and suddenly pulled the plug. . Ant and the regulators are probably going back and forth behind the scenes to fix its business,” FinTech industry consultant Richard Turrin told WSJ. .

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The fintech space is gaining momentum. Last year saw a double record of $46B invested across over 2,800 deals to fintech startups — a 92% uptick in funding year-over-year. GET THE 83-PAGE q2 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of $100M+ mega-rounds. KEY TAKEAWAYS.

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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

JUNE 25, 2020

The firm had notched $100 million in funding in one year from notable investors, such as Coatue Management and Bessemer Venture Partners. ScaleFactor, which rolled out in 2014, provided software for the automation of back-office work, such as payroll and bookkeeping.

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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. 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding. The investment and its associated valuation put the company's total value in excess of $1.2 billion, according to a company blog post.

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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. The workshop is open to software engineers, data scientists, quantitative risk managers, and anyone who is interested in learning more about machine learning models and their applications in finance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The bank built the BaaS platform in response to the rise of new cloud-based flexible banking systems and a pivot in the distribution of financial products, according to Macgregor Duncan , general manager, corporate and business development, Westpac. “In

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to make it easier for emerging companies to enter “our world” through a combination of operational support, commercial access and some strategic funding.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Moka was founded in 2014 and was one of the first FinTechs in Indonesia. Now, Laksmono said, the company has a client relationship management program, management software for human resources and a way to navigate loans to its merchant partners. It’s raised about $40 million from investors like Sequoia Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

JPMorgan is setting up a financial inclusion lab in India through a partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s (IIMA) Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). According to FinTech Futures , the $9.5

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JUNE 12, 2018

A press release issued Monday (June 11) revealed OroCommerce is turning to the cross-border payments FinTech to provide payment services for its corporate customers via API. B2B eCommerce software provider OroCommerce is integrating payments capabilities into its platform through a new collaboration with Limonetik.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

It is embracing a “combination of macro-prudential management and micro-prudential supervision” in its regulatory approach, reported Reuters, noting that the government agency didn’t provide more details. This comes as Ant Financial, the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4

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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. 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

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Without a doubt, small businesses (SMBs) have more choice than ever before when adopting new technologies, and many of those new tools, from accounting to customer relationship management (CRM), are streaming in as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). This increase in choice and quality of B2B FinTech solutions is also, undoubtedly, a good thing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The supplier payment solution by FinTech firm Tipalti has attracted venture capitalists. SGVC Managing Partner Dovi Frances has also been announced as the latest addition to Tipalti’s board of directors, the company added. The company announced on Wednesday (Sept. 14) that it closed a $14 million funding round led by SGVC.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

However, management noted on the conference call following results that volumes were up 10 percent, excluding the impacts of China and the U.K. Net revenues of $6.05 billion were up 10 percent year on year and were also lower than consensus, which was $6.08 The company said that payments volume was up 8 percent year over year to $2.3

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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. PYMNTS breaks down the investments for B2B FinTechs below. Expense Management. The $30 million funding will follow another $30 million funding round completed in 2014.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. percent in 2014 to nearly 148 percent just 10 years later in 2014, it’s no surprise that the mobile market is a significant piece of Singapore’s tech landscape. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Managing director since 2017, Dobbie is leading Vocalink in the expansion of B2B payment services in the U.K. Dobbie joined Vocalink’s Card Transaction Services business in 2014 and has more than 16 years of FinTech experience. In August , Vocalink tapped Gregor Dobbie to be its new CEO.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

FinTech, FinTech, FinTech! A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. Aside from interest rate risk, vendor management is high on the list. So FinTech (six) firms need capital and revenues to grab a foothold in the financial services market.

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