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California’s fintech startups are invading New York

Bank Innovation

Now, though, Stripe is leaving the tech mecca of San Francisco, awash in tech talent and investor cash, and is in the process of moving its main office about 10 […]. When two Irish brothers started Stripe Inc. together in 2010, there was little question about where they should put their headquarters. It had to be California.

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12 Startups Showed Their Latest and Greatest at INV Fintech Demo Day

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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The 11 Companies Announced for the Bank Innovation 2018 DEMOvation Challenge

Bank Innovation

These 11 companies will present technologies and products in front of an attentive audience of fintech professionals during Bank Innovation 2018, which will take place this March in San Francisco. This morning, Bank Innovation officially announced the 11 companies that will be participating in its 2018 DEMOvation Challenge.

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Invests In Chipper Cash In Latest African FinTech VC Deal

PYMNTS

African FinTech Chipper Cash has landed a whale of an investor. San Francisco-based Chipper got its start building a base in the P2P payments sector in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana. Chipper, though, is just the latest African FinTech to attract the attention of investors. Stripe, the U.S.-based

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020

PYMNTS

London's FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 London is in second place globally with those numbers, the release stated, with first place going to San Francisco with $5.1 s FinTechs have survived the worst effects of the pandemic. billion in investments.

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Meet Ryan Gilbert, One of the Geniuses of the Innovation Bar at Bank Innovation 2018

Bank Innovation

And shouldn’t fintech conferences be more like Apple stores? The event, taking place March 5-6 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco, will feature three financial experts at their own “bars,” ready to dispense financial advice. Shouldn’t banks be more like Apple stores? Bank Innovation 2018 will be.