PayPal joins group investing $15M in Brazilian startup
Payments Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The digital payments pioneer expects the fintech to capitalize on the rise of buy now, pay later services in the country.
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PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2020
A high-powered slate of investors led by BlackRock is buying a stake in Trustly , the fast-growing Swedish FinTech, its new investment partners announced in a press release. The BlackRock-led group of institutional investors includes Aberdeen Standard Investments, funds managed by Neuberger Berman, Investment Corporation of Dubai and RSIC. “It
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
African FinTech Chipper Cash has landed a whale of an investor. Chipper CEO Ham Serunjogi confirmed on Twitter the startup, which got its initial foothold in the market as a peer-to-peer (P2P) payments service, has just wrapped up a $30 million Series B round of venture capital. Ribbit Capital, a VC firm in the U.S.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group , has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. Ant Bank will partner with AlipayHK to allow users to integrate banking services, Fintech News reported. Ant Group is seeking a record return of at least $35 billion as it goes public.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 14, 2021
Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. Other investors in the round include K3 Ventures , GGV Capital , Arbor Ventures and Flourish Ventures , the release stated.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. Ant, the FinTech backed by China's Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks, according to sources quoted by Reuters.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. percent of FinTech startups with female founders received funding January through October, according to Crunchbase, per a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Nov. percent of total monies raised. .
Bank Innovation
JUNE 20, 2019
The road to growth for consumer fintech companies is taking a platform-based route, with single-offering companies increasingly taking on a family of additional services to lock in customers. Founded in 2010, London- and New York-based venture firm Anthemis Group focuses on early-stage and Series A fintech investments.
PYMNTS
JULY 17, 2020
FinTech funding had already seen a dip in Q1 this year, but the pandemic may be further suppressing investor appetite. A new report provided by Buy Shares found global FinTech funding was less than $4 billion during Q2, compared to about $5.8 billion raised in the Q1, according to Forrester. Privacy.com. ’s Ravelin secured $20.6
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 25, 2019
Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. As part of its rebrand , blockchain payments firm BitPesa is now AZA Group.
PYMNTS
JULY 8, 2020
Ant Group, the online payment service affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is looking to go public as early as this year, Reuters reported. . Ant Group was launched in 2014 to provide global financial services. At the time, Credit Suisse and China International Capital Corp.
PYMNTS
MARCH 31, 2020
Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). Goodwater Capital also invested in Kyash’s Series B Round. growth equity investment firm Greyhound Capital; U.S.
PYMNTS
JUNE 27, 2019
Amsterdam-based startup Creative Group announced it has raised €22 million in funding from Prime Ventures. Founded in 2010, Creative Group enables customers to digitally buy or send prepaid credit to spend with their favorite brands, as well as to send cross-border credit remittances. We are excited to have Prime Ventures on board.
Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
EXCLUSIVE — If there’s any question that digital mortgage firms are gaining attention from larger fintech players and investors, then look no further than venture capital firm Santander InnoVentures‘ investment in Roostify, a startup that digitalizes the mortgage application process.
BankInovation
AUGUST 8, 2024
Standard Chartered Plc will take a stake in United Fintech Group, becoming the fourth large bank this year to invest in the London-based company as it negotiates new acquisitions to serve the capital markets industry.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 28, 2016
Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.
Gonzobanker
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Fiserv partnered with Central Payments LLC , a BAAS provider for fintech, and sold its Frontier Reconciliation and Accurate Reconciliation solutions to Trintech. Mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper Group acquired mortgage servicer Home Point for $324 million. Finastra partnered with Glia for digital customer service.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.
Bank Innovation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
European Union finance ministers are gathering to discuss ways to attract more fintech companies as the continent’s largest fintech hub, Great Britain, prepares to exit the group in less than two years. finance ministers will meet Friday in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, according to a Reuters report.
BankInovation
AUGUST 26, 2021
Bank has ownership stake in two fintech-focused venture capital firms, the $558.9 The VC firms are Fin Venture Capital and Commerce Ventures, which both invest in startups that work alongside banks. David Ness, who leads the fintech engagement group, told Bank Automation News why U.S. billion bank announced today.
Bank Innovation
APRIL 17, 2018
Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital arm of Spanish bank Santander Group, made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian fintech Creditas. The investment in Creditas, a digital online lending platform, marks Santander’s first venture into the Brazilian fintech landscape.
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2020
There may be talk of a venture capital slowdown, but B2B FinTech saw a busy week, with more than $280 million raised. Investors found promise in startups that target financial institutions (FIs) with software to improve their own services, as well as FinTechs that offer small business solutions by wielding their bank data.
Bank Innovation
MARCH 23, 2020
Industry group Financial Innovation Now urged Congress in a letter to provide capital to online lenders including PayPal and Square Inc., Financial-technology firms including PayPal Holdings Inc. are lining up to help speed lending to small businesses during the coronavirus crisis — and are pushing for a slice of emergency U.S.
Abrigo
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Also seen in this week’s roundup of the latest in Bank-FinTech innovations was Alacriti teaming with The Clearing House on real-time payments (RTP), while Singapore Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup RootAnt concluded a seed round with $1.46 In addition, Monese adopted Thought Machine’s cloud banking platform.
Banking Exchange
MAY 26, 2021
Customers Bank, Capital Bank and Community 1st Credit Union among the latest to embrace financial technology Technology Financial Trends Payments Feature3 Fintech Feature Lines of Business Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Blockchain PPP Covid19 Community Banking.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.
PYMNTS
MAY 10, 2018
Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. Within the FinTech space, there may be a resurgence of sorts for one firm.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 26, 2020
AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. Alcanza Capital and Bontu. There will be other leading venture capital firms from international waters also joining with SoftBank, though the press release does not list them.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has so far earmarked $100 million to $150 million to fund 17 companies and two venture capital firms. . “We billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Feb.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Alternative lending companies BlueVine , Fundbox and 6th Avenue Capital have joined the ILPA, an alternative small business (SMB) lending trade organization. Collectively, the ILPA’s members have facilitated more than $18 million in financing to an estimated 500,000 small business borrowers, it said.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Reports in Verdict.co.uk
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
London-based FinTech startup Curve has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan Capital, launched from the estate of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Founder and Curve CEO Shachar Bialick said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 18, 2021
Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Last week, Grab announced that its Grab Financial Group had raised $300 million in a Series A funding round led by Hanwha Asset Management and joined by K3 Ventures , GGV Capital , Arbor Ventures and Flourish Ventures.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 8, 2021
B2B FinTech startups have stepped into 2021 with a bang, as industry players raised more than $910 million in combined funding. India's BharatPe, which operates a B2B payments platform, is currently in the process of building credit solutions for its business users that will include short-term capital loans.
Gonzobanker
AUGUST 17, 2022
Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2019
In terms of the total amount invested to date in FinTechs, as tracked by PYMNTS via the India FinTech Tracker, the year to date tally stands at just under $3.7 million through a Series B financing round that was in turn led by Ribbit Capital, based in the United States. Three months to go, more or less.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. Envoy Group. The $13 million raised for U.K.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 16, 2020
16) that merger talks with TCS Group Holding (Tinkoff) have fallen apart. . TCS Group Holding is the parent company of the Russian lender Tinkoff Bank. “We Russian search giant Yandex said in a statement on Friday (Oct. The merger deal was originally announced last month. Last month’s preliminary deal was set at $5.5
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 24, 2018
While some banks and fintech view each other as competitors, that’s not always the case. In fact, there have been a number of significant bank-fintech partnerships this year. Lloyds Banking Group and Thought Machine Core overhauling is a […].
PYMNTS
JANUARY 17, 2019
General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 16, 2019
With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors.
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