2007 NOV PayPal 
Fintech Labs Insights
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Elon Musk’s second startup, X.com (now PayPal), launched in 1999. Venture investors saw consumer banking as ripe for disruption in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Consumers (Nov 2023) first appeared on Fintech Labs SMB Center. And from the very beginning, there have been pure-play digital banking startups.
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Unicorn count: Beginning (Nov 1) = 260. + Total (Nov 30) = 266. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Bloomberg article (Nov ’21). Nov 2021 round. 8 born this month (see Table 2, below). + 1 previous Unicorn (Binance) added this month. – Total market value = $2.20
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Fintech Labs Insights
APRIL 12, 2024
Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)
Fintech Labs Insights
JANUARY 4, 2021
The publicly-traded company was valued at $137B on Dec 31, making it the 3rd most valuable 21st-century fintech, trailing just PayPal and Ant. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. Nov 2020 SPAC (proposed). in a March 2019 round. values as of 1 Jan 2021).
Fintech Labs Insights
JANUARY 4, 2021
The publicly-traded company was valued at $137B on Dec 31, making it the 3rd most valuable 21st-century fintech, trailing just PayPal and Ant. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. Nov 2020 SPAC (proposed). in a March 2019 round. values as of 1 Jan 2021).
Fintech Labs Insights
MARCH 4, 2021
Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. WeBull : Yet another trading app, mobile and desktop, founded in 2017 with HQ in NYC. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 Mar 2021). Value Date. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round.
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. All the more impressive given its total funding to date of $20M and an employee count of 130. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Value Date/Source. 2-Dec-2020. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-Dec-2020.
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