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Utah: The fintech frontier

BankInovation

Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

PYMNTS

The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports.

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The United States Of Fintech Startups

CB Insights

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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Here is The Math Behind the High-Yield Account

South State Correspondent

If you bank in a fast-growing state such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Florida, or South Carolina, population and business formation growth result in lower acquisition costs. New acquisition, sales, marketing, support and management costs drive up the operating cost overtime further hurting profit.

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

PYMNTS

This week’s look at the latest funding for B2B FinTech and other startups showcases an investor appetite for security, data and business intelligence, with nearly $63.5 Focused on mitigating third-party risk for B2B buyers and suppliers, Utah-based Whistic recently announced a $12 million Series A investment round, FinNSMEs reported.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. The sponsor of Utah’s legislation, Rep.

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Payroll API Provider Atomic Raises $22M To Expand Its Platform

CB Insights

This round drew participation from Core Innovation Capital, Greylock Capital Management, and Portag3 Ventures. Utah-based Atomic’s payroll APIs connect payroll accounts to third-party apps in order to streamline direct deposit switching and employment/income verification for users. How’s the company performing?

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