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FitPay Founder & COO Michael Orlando Joins Bank Innovation 2018

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE- Michael Orlando, founder of FitPay, a provider of payment technology for wearables, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018, which takes place March 5-6 in San Francisco. The company went on to be acquired by security technology company Next-ID Inc., Orlando founded FitPay in 2014.

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Contactless Payment Platform FitPay Gears Up for Next Growth Phase

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – When the co-founders of FitPay, a contactless payment technology provider, agreed to be acquired by security tech company NXT-ID back in May, the primary goal behind the deal was to enable growth for the San Francisco-based startup. And grow it did.

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San Francisco Official Wants Tax On Robots That Put People Out Of Work

PYMNTS

With a growing number of automated machines performing jobs and tasks that could eliminate jobs, one San Francisco official is pushing a statewide “tax” in California on robots that put people out of work. For some, though, the issue is more about safety than job security. jobs are lost to automation.

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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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FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change

Payments Dive

“Payments solutions reach scale when they provide better usability, affordability, and security,” write partners at a San Francisco venture capital firm.

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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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FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M In New Funding, Now Valued At $5.5B

PYMNTS

has secured $80 million in new funding at a $5.5 The latest infusion of cash comes from TSG Consumer Partners , a San Francisco-based private equity company, TechCrunch reported. Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others.