2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking
Bank Innovation
JUNE 12, 2017
2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.
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Bank Innovation
JUNE 12, 2017
2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2017
EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
PayPal Working Capital will launch in Germany as PayPal Businesskredit, offering small and medium-sized businesses access to working capital financing that is deposited directly into their PayPal accounts. ” German SMBs can apply for the working capital from PayPal online via their existing PayPal accounts.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The fundraising was headed up by Advent International via Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital, an Advent affiliate. Quona Capital, a venture firm that is geared toward FinTech in developing markets, headed up the round, with Omnivore and LGT Lightstone Aspada taking part as well. CloudTrucks. million Series A funding round.
Bank Innovation
JUNE 9, 2017
Traditional venture capital is so passé. Blockchain investors are more interested in ICOs, or initial coin offerings, than traditional investment models, according to data from the Coindesk first quarter 2017 State of the Blockchain Report released this week.
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
EXCLUSIVE—Investors don’t need to wait for Initial Coin Offerings to reach their full potential: this way of raising capital is already redefining how businesses in certain markets can operate, Taynaah Reis, CEO for cooperative banking system company Moeda told Bank Innovation.
Celent Banking
APRIL 28, 2017
Fast forward to 2017 and the launch of the new Ford GT, a modern-day supercar with a heritage dating back to the early 1960s, when the Ford GT40 won the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row. The post Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017 appeared first on Banking Blog.
Bank Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 11, 2017
A majority of American consumers want to do their banking online, and think that physical financial institutions are moving to their end as well as agree that larger banks don’t innovate fast enough for new customer needs. But, that majority still won’t leave their bank for a younger fintech model, according to the 2017 Annual […].
Celent Banking
APRIL 28, 2017
Fast forward to 2017 and the launch of the new Ford GT, a modern-day supercar with a heritage dating back to the early 1960s, when the Ford GT40 won the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row. The post The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017: Innovation on Display appeared first on Banking Blog.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 6, 2020
Online payments firm Paysafe is nearing a deal with billionaire Bill Foley for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, according to a Bloomberg report, intending for Paysafe to go public. In addition, Foley launched another SPAC, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp.,
PYMNTS
JUNE 29, 2020
revved a little higher Monday (June 29) as online car sales platform Shift announced it will go public in the third quarter via a complicated reverse merger arrangement. Arison said the move was about adding capital to scale the company. Securing that capital is even more complicated than the IAC merger.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 14, 2019
The Financial Times is reporting that PayPal launched a domestic business in India in 2017, which allows for local and global payments in the country. PayPal considers the country critical to its growth. India is critically important,” said Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer at PayPal. PayPal faces some challenges though. .
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017, March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., Adam Carson, managing director, global technology strategy & partnerships at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will feature dozens of speakers on investing in innovation, chatbots, blockchain and more.
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to exceed $5 billion annually, and serves more than 13,000 institutional clients. Fiserv also supports this site’s Read More.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Analysts continue to flesh out their predictions for payments and FinTech in 2017, but one can never truly know the exact direction an industry will take. Executives from Payoneer, NCR, FTV Capital and Ingo Money touch upon all of these trends as they tell PYMNTS their own visions for B2B payments next year.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Small businesses continue to flock to online platforms to find much-needed financing, with banks still failing to fill the demand for small to medium-sized business (SMB) loans despite economic growth in the U.S. But the majority of online SMB lenders do not disclose publicly their fees and interest rates, reports warned.
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
The Federal Reserve has released new data on small businesses’ appetite for capital, and it appears that financing demand is on the rise. Compared to 2017 figures, small businesses have increased their demand for capital. Nearly one-third sought financing online in 2018, an increase from 24 percent in 2017.
Bank Innovation
JUNE 8, 2018
What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Kahina Van Dyke, global director of commerce & payment partnerships at Facebook, will be a featured speaker at Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place in San Jose on March 6-7. Facebook has a market capitalization of $384.5 Van Dyke will participate in a fireside chat at the invitation-only event. Read More.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 10, 2017
Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016. Recent video footage also Read More.
PYMNTS
MAY 10, 2018
PayPal has released new data regarding the volume of financing placed with small business borrowers via the PayPal Working Capital solution. Reports in IBS Intelligence on Wednesday (May 9) said PayPal Working Capital has provided U.K. That compares with its 116 percent year-over-year volume increase between 2016 and 2017.
PYMNTS
JUNE 1, 2020
Bloomberg News reported NEOU , the New York-based live streaming and on-demand platform for trainers, has raised $5 million in capital from investors including Ares Management Corp., CEO Michael Arougheti, who first invested in the company in 2017, told Bloomberg. the Los Angeles-based alternative asset manager.
PYMNTS
JULY 23, 2019
As noted in this space yesterday, there’s been a rush by venture capital firms to find and fund startups that focus on the digital transformation of buying and selling properties. Crunchbase has estimated venture capital money flowing to these firms in just the first few months of this year has topped $1.9
PYMNTS
JANUARY 31, 2020
Online fashion marketplace Moda Operandi announced a $100,000 funding boost that it will use to invest in its technology and bolster business overall. Comerica Bank and TriplePoint Capital were also named, and there were more investors that were not named. High-end fashion has been a bountiful market for the eCommerce industry.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Payment platform Payoneer is launching its Capital Advance service, the company announced on Monday (Feb. Designed as a solution to support cash flow management for online commerce companies, Capital Advance provides access to working capital financing for businesses selling online.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2019
Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital payments in Latin America. The company – whose name means “Buy My Car” in the country’s official language – was founded in 2017, and last year raised $3.7 Used Vehicle Trends. million in a previous round.
PYMNTS
JUNE 28, 2020
Some of Spiff’s investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Next World Ventures and Epic Ventures, with seed investors Kickstart Album Ventures, Pipeline Capital and Peterson Ventures also participating. The transformation for some has been slow, PYMNTS reported , with paper processes still used in many cases.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 3, 2019
million) in the 2017-18 financial year, up from 114 crore ($16.3 million) in the 2016-2017 financial year. In addition to driving sales for dealers and manufacturers, CarDekho also provides customers with access to financing through its partners and started providing insurance options in 2017. Its revenue was 160 crore ($22.8
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
In today’s top payments news around the world, digital Filipino payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, while ALDI is taking another big step in the world of online shopping. ALDI To Test Online Grocery Ordering At UK Stores. Plus, a London judge has reinstated Uber Technologies Inc.’s
PYMNTS
AUGUST 13, 2020
A 2019 LexisNexis study found that overall retail fraud attempts increased by two times year over year and three times since 2017. As COVID-19 continues to drive unprecedented acceleration of online retail purchasing, merchants can’t afford losses due to cart abandonment or false declines,” PAAY CEO Yitz Mendlowitz said in the announcement.
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 6, 2017
The New York-based Hypr announced today that it received an additional $2 million on a Series A funding, first announced in October 2017. Today’s round was led […].
PYMNTS
MARCH 26, 2019
In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. Remarks made in 2017 from BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz hinted at this emerging trend. Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Redbox has attempted other things like this before, including Redbox on Demand, the 2017 online marketplace for movies and TV that was an attempt to capitalize on the new appetite for streaming as customers largely turned away from DVDs. Warner Bros.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Shortly after SoFi began to embark on the process of seeking a bank charter, Cagney stepped down from SoFi’s helm in September 2017. The firm has raised $50 million from investors, including venture capital firms Ribbit Capital and DCM. No word yet on what that product will look like exactly.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 27, 2017
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2019
Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Online Auto Sales. The deal is not the only recent news involving the online retail sales of automobiles.
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2020
It also coincides with increased eCommerce and other online traffic due to the coronavirus. The sources also told Reuters that social media companies that capitalize on advertising and user data could also be impacted by the new rules. .
Perficient
MAY 27, 2022
There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.” SEC Regulation. CFTC Regulation.
PYMNTS
APRIL 8, 2019
It’s an important piece of the small business lifecycle to consider, said Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa , an online marketplace through which SMBs are bought and sold. Looping into QuickBooks Online, BigCommerce , Shopify or the Amazon Seller Dashboard means buyers can see copies of store performance details directly from the source.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The travel and lifestyle platform has received investments from the likes of JD.com, Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse Capital, according to Deal Street Asia. percent) of digital purchases in Indonesia in February 2017, while credit cards were used to complete approximately one-fifth (20.7 percent) of online purchases.
Bank Innovation
APRIL 12, 2017
This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose. But what got the online lenders in trouble in the first […]. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased focus on regulation, and improved transparency.
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
With seven million active monthly users in December 2017, according to its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, the company’s Square Cash app—launched in 2013—is more popular than one might have thought; In any case, Square has not previously released usage numbers for the mobile.Read More.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 1, 2019
years in 2017, up from 6.9 A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Lyft , too, is racing toward an IPO, not content to just let Uber drive away with all the capital. years in 2013, according to a recent estimate.
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