PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The Filter Bubble Transparency Act targets “large-scale internet platforms” and the so-called “filter bubbles” they create when their “secret algorithms” are used to curate and personalize search returns. Pariser is the CEO of Upworthy , a website for viral content that he started in 2012. And so it must be. I kid you not.

Returns

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

based digital wealth advisor. Since launching in 2011, Nutmeg has delivered returns between 6.5% Nutmeg’s Nick Hungerford (former CEO) & Jono Hey (Head of UX) demoing at FinovateEurope 2012 in London. The new investment brings the company’s total funding to $75 million and makes it the largest raise for an E.U.-based

Advisors

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

How Mint returns 100+ lost hours to its users lives right away. It’s clear that 2012 is also when we start to see the beginnings of serious user growth at Credit Karma : Each one of these tools showed prospective Credit Karma users (and financial product customers) a small slice of the value the service could offer them.

Finance

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With torrential growth and return on investment (ROI) driven largely by the trading of complex financial instruments, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs and others achieved record profits and awarded unprecedented bonuses. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market.

Underwriting

PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

That notably includes Kohl’s , which has launched Amazon return stations throughout its Milwaukee stores, expanding on a partnership that started last year. After an Amazon customer returns an item to Kohl’s, it will package and ship the items back to an Amazon fulfillment center — free of charge for customers.

Returns

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

The recent report highlights the latest growth in the toy industry: NPD found that the global toy industry has seen steady gains starting in 2012, along with an increase in the global spend per child. Beyond Party City’s pop-up shop concept, FAO Schwarz is making a return to brick-and-mortar retail.

Advisors

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Given how far we’ve moved into digital spaces, it’s hard to imagine people will return fully to brick-and-mortar alternatives. As far back as 2012, proponents were predicting that 3D printing would usher in a “third industrial revolution.” 3D printing and automation are particularly primed to facilitate that evolution.

Posting

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We needed 40% day-one returns and were closer to 25%. BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. Title: Exclusive: Online rental marketplace WhatsOnRent shuts shop; returns 50% funding.

Posting

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

According to CB Insights , since 2012 the real estate technology sector has closed 817 deals worth $6.4 CK Mack ( FF 2012 demo ). ” Linda Schicktanz, Chief Advisor of CK Mack*: “If there is one area ripe for fintech innovation, it’s real estate investing. Of that amount, $2.6 Zeus Mortgage. peerStreet. RealtyShares.

FinTech

CB Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Why Casper makes it $100-$200 cheaper to return their mattresses. To solve that, they copied Zappos and introduced free, no-questions-asked returns. They encouraged their customers to order multiple pairs and return the ones that didn’t fit. Casper — Why Casper makes it $100-$200 cheaper to return one of their mattresses.

Consumer

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 18, 2016

ClearTax ; The easiest way to e-File income tax returns in India. Sliced Investing : Sliced provides technology to help financial advisors deploy to alternatives. FutureAdvisor (exited): Robo-advisor. . ——— Table: YC Fintech Companies by Year. Total Companies. Fintech Companies. 2016 (1st half).

FinTech