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Financial Technology Company Cross River Raises $100 Million In Funding

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Cross River, a provider of banking services for financial technology companies, has raised about $100 million in a funding round, according to a report by the company. The current funding round follows a late 2016 round that raised $28 million. A large portion of the money — $75 million — was from KKR, a global investment firm.

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D+H Joins Bank Innovation Israel as Sponsor

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Toronto-based D+H, which provides financial technology to many of the world’s largest banks, has joined Bank Innovation Israel as a sponsor. D+H’s history in the financial services industry spans nearly 150 years, and the company generates more than $1.5 billion in annual revenue.

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Why FinTech start-ups think they can beat the banks

Chris Skinner

Really easy to work with, the company is the chosen system for many other innovative companies including Kickstarter and Apple Pay, and valued at almost $10 billion by the end of 2016. They are very different to banks and are collectively known as FinTech, financial technology start-up companies.

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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

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Only 13 percent say they’re willing to jump on the innovation bandwagon. Clearly, there’s still a long way for SMEs to go before they fully embrace FinTech – and the latest research on the topic reinforces the notion that small businesses aren’t using technology the way some may have hoped. 37 percent of SMEs in the U.K.

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Fintech M&A: More Deals, Less Value

Bank Innovation

Over the past two years, the transaction volume in the financial technology and information technology sectors remained relatively flat. According to the investment bank Berkery Noyes, there were 870 financial technology and information industry M&A transactions from the beginning of 2015 through to the end of 2016.

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FinTechs In Canada Getting Lots Of VC Love

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Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. million in 2016. during 2016, investments are increasing in Canada at a time they are declining both in the U.S. and the U.K.

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Singapore Eases Regulations Over Venture Capitalists

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Analysts say easing startups’ access to venture capital follows efforts to ease companies’ access to innovative financial technologies. billion in venture capital and private equity in 2016 alone. “Nobody makes any money from these mid-term marks. .”