PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. and the U.S. round out the rest of the investment activity. Alt-Lending.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

African FinTech payment startup Chipper Cash has attracted some high-profile investors and raised $2.4 The funding round was led by Deciens Capital and joined by 500 Startups and Liquid 2 Ventures, which was co-founded by legendary former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. “Our He said having Montana as an investor adds value.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

B2B FinTech startups across the U.S., The Spanish company’s Series A funding was led by Atomico and Idinvest, while Point Nine Capital, La Famiglia and Samaipata Ventures also participated. The marriage of banks with FinTech, in my opinion, is the model of the future,” he stated. Alternative Finance. Invoice Bazaar. “The

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fintech startups looking for funding in 2023 are finding that it isn’t as easy as it was a few years ago. According to CB Insights, fintech funding in the U.S. Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. billion in capital into fintech startups in 2023.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Leadership transitions need to become a bedrock of any company that desires to endure across decades.”. It has secured $310 million in venture capital funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Coatue Management, Goldman Sachs, NEA, Spark Capital and others.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Silicon Valley FinTech startup BlueVine has named Brad Brodigan as chief commercial officer to oversee sales and other income-producing functions, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. Brodigan is a FinTech veteran with more than 25 years of executive and C-suite experience and a deep understanding of SMB challenges.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Sezzle , the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. Bork will spearhead Sezzle’s enterprise business development efforts, as the company focuses on client acquisition following its recent capital raise.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Petal, the New York-based FinTech that makes a credit card for consumers just starting out, announced Tuesday (Jan. Other investors include Greyhound Capital, which is joining as a new institutional investor, and existing investors Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Story Ventures, RiverPark Ventures and Afore Capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The new capital will be used to help Lili boost its ever-growing expansion and add to its product and engineering teams and boost customer adoption, the release says. The round was led by Group 11 , with major participation from Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Torch Capital, and Zeev Ventures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

FinTech payments firm WEX is closing a deal to acquire business-to-business (B2B) travel payments startup eNett and B2B optimization company Optal , WEX announced on Friday (Jan. The move positions WEX to establish a leadership position in the growing global travel market. Both startups will be fully combined under WEX.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Venture capital (VC) is far from the only funding source for B2B FinTechs. Despite a growing array of options, venture capital remains a solid funding source for B2B FinTechs, with this week’s roundup accumulating $104.4 Bill.com’s initial public offer (IPO) on Thursday (Dec. million raised, Reuters reported.

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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. We’re super excited to back this amazing leadership team who is introducing financial services to an entirely new demographic.”. 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. The centrally located city, which is globally recognized as a hub for European, African and Asian business, is placing its focus on boosting its status as a FinTech capital of the world.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

My inbox and social feeds have been full of announcements over the past few weeks, mostly from fintechs celebrating new solution launches to address the challenges of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Payroll Protection Program (PPP). Clearly, a lot of midnight oil is getting burned in fintech. and Citizens Bank of Edmond.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

This week’s look at payment rail innovation explores how corporates and FinTech providers embrace variety to ease friction in card acceptance, employee payroll and invoice payments. The company said it will continue to expand its SMB customer base and support SMBs’ access to capital via card products. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

The study reported that for every dollar of capital raised, women-run startups generated 78 cents in revenue, compared to 31 cents for men-run startups. The problem is that female-founded firms still lack in venture capital funding. The first challenge, Biggar noted, is a typical FinTech challenge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The round was led by American VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, KTB Network, Novel, PayPal and Qualcomm Ventures. The news comes a few months after Viva Republica announced that it had completed a $40 million round of funding.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In the February Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including new co llaborations between CUs and FinTech firms, initiatives to appeal to Generation Z and how CUs are working to protect against the ongoing threat of data breaches. million CU members. Developments From Around The World Of Credit Unions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The supplier payment solution by FinTech firm Tipalti has attracted venture capitalists. “We look forward to Dovi Frances joining our board of directors and contributing with his extensive experience in the FinTech world.” The company announced on Wednesday (Sept. 14) that it closed a $14 million funding round led by SGVC.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The news agency said that while Pan stopped short of calling for Ant’s breakup, officials want the firm to set up a separate holding company to ensure its capital adequacy and regulatory compliance. Any FinTech disruptor, when it becomes so big, represents systemic risk,” he told Webster.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In her role she takes global responsibility for the people organization and advancing the company’s aspiration to be the most inclusive and diverse employer in the Fintech industry. Based at Finastra’s HQ in Paddington, Helen is a key member of the Finastra Executive Leadership Team, reporting to CEO, Simon Paris. Global Head of PR.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2018

A press release issued Monday (May 14) said Edison sold its stake in Billtrust to private equity firm W Capital Partners. He saw the opportunity in this market before the FinTech ecosystem declared enterprise-focused FinTech a ‘cool’ sector.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The latest lab will aim to promote collaboration between the bank’s employees, corporate clients and FinTech partners to develop new financial services for businesses. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted. “To

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

Other investors included BDC IT Venture Fund, Relay Ventures and Kensington Capital Partners, all of which previously invested in the company. In a press release, the company said the latest round of funding was led by Napier Park Financial Partners and Recruit Holdings.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

According to a press release , PayU said it paid $130 million for Citrus Pay, marking the largest ever M&A cash deal in Indian FinTech. Today’s announcement is a significant milestone for both businesses, as well as the FinTech industry in India. PayU , the global online payment service provider, announced on Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

The FinTech startup iKaaz, which was founded in 2012, has a cloud-based platform for online merchants, point-of-sale hardware for retailers and a mobile wallet for customers who want to make digital payments. The existing MOWA wallet that serves the India market will continue as a separate company with its own leadership and staffing.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

This week’s VC Investment Roundup demonstrates investors’ varied appetite for B2B FinTech. Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. Blockchain. Supply Finance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. s Nationwide Building Society did not disclose how much it invested in BankiFi , but it did say that it’s support to the open banking FinTech comes as Nationwide plans to launch a business current account. said this week.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform has inspired several FinTechs to help SMEs handle the shift, with the latest being Vayana Network, a trade finance company. Reports said Vayana will use the capital to bolster its platform both within India and in new markets globally.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

All these claims in the press are completely untrue,” he told The Financial Times during two and a half hours of briefings with Revolut’s senior leadership. It raised $250 million led by DST Globa a year ago, marking the longest period Revolut has gone through without raising capital. Investors always want to invest.

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Celent Banking

AUGUST 8, 2014

The figure below, taken from a Celent financial services firm survey, and featured in the report Innovation in Financial Services Firms: The Leadership Gap, highlights the disconnect. In effect, this is giving an outsized impression by bankers of innovation in banking. No surprises there.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Gojek Group President Andre Soelistyo and Gojek Co-Founder Kevin Aluwi will assume the top leadership as co-CEOs, a Gojek spokesperson told the news outlet. “We Moka was founded in 2014 and was one of the first FinTechs in Indonesia. It’s raised about $40 million from investors like Sequoia Capital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The FinTech has notched $1.03 billion so far from firms such as Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and others. Affirm is reportedly seeking to raise around $1.5 billion in a combination of debt as well as equity. WeWork Picks Nasdaq, Mulls Governance Changes To Save IPO.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

TradeShift’s existing investors include HSBC, American Express Ventures, CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund, Notion Capital, Santander InnoVentures and others. This investment will enable us to continue our rapid growth and consolidate our leadership position.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Lenhard notes the FinTech has a “deep understanding” and expertise — it understands the “pain points” and the right way to solve them. That allows, in a way, every enterprise to get “best in class” payment execution without the massive teams and capital expense, he said. And he thinks that they’ve found an underserved market.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

Most industry observers have focused on FIS’s preoccupation of late with its integration of the SunGard corporate banking and capital markets products with FIS’ existing retail-oriented bank IT solutions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. ZP Group incorporates three units: a government cybersecurity contractor, a human capital and staffing service and a security advisory firm.

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