PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Founded in 2012, the ride-hailing unicorn – which is valued at over $1 billion – was the premier tech startup in the Middle East and North Africa. Uber and Careem originally entered into talks in July of last year in hopes of resolving what could be a costly rivalry in the area. Uber paid $3.1 billion to take ownership.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 16, 2024

The relationship between the two organisations was originally established in 2022 when Archax collaborated with Metaco to offer digital asset custody services to its clients. billion transactions without failure or security breach since 2012 and supporting over five million active wallets with a network of over 120 validators.

Blockchain 72

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Fox had acquired 80 percent of YES in two transactions, one in 2012 and another in 2014. For months now Amazon has been going after original content including live entertainment and sports. The second round of bids is slated to come in before the end of 2018. Due diligence on the bids will commence next week, reported CNBC.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Founded in 2012, EBANX originally processed payments for Brazilian clients of global websites and recently expanded to offer services to Brazilian eCommerce platforms. With an EBANX account, customers will get a card with 5 percent cash-back rewards and app-based payments features.

FinTech 67

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

In a move that’s been in the works since 2012, the city of Vancouver has approved Uber and Lyft to operate in the city, according to reports. .

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Checkout.com , a leading global digital payments provider, today announced its partnership with HEYTEA, the originator and creator of new-style tea drinks and one of Asias fastest-growing beverage brands. The partnership has improved HEYTEAs customer experience and supported its global expansion by offering localized payments solutions.

Digital Payments 65

Digital Payments Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border SARS 65

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

An example of this was seen in the UK with the original crowdfunding legislation and the birth of ‘peer-to-peer’, and also in the US with the enactment of the JOBS Act. . “Regulators across the globe have become more familiar and encouraging of technology, and this has been fed into the broader regulatory environment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by online shoe company Zappos over a data breach in 2012 that compromised the information of 24 million customers, according to a report from Reuters. Originally, a Nevada judge claimed only people who had suffered financial loss were eligible for damages.

Identity Theft 49

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

In this weeks Behind the Idea, we speak to Sheetal Lalwani , COO and co-founder, about Juspays origins, lessons learned from working on UPI and why the company is betting on open source and AI as it scales globally.

Authentication 45

Authentication AI Real Time Payments Digital Payments 45

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

According to the FTC , the company violated the settlement struck in 2012 that stemmed from charges that the company had aided and abetted wire fraud. In that case, the FTC said MoneyGram did not address fraud that had originated from its large agents, and instead had focused its lower-volume, smaller agents known as “mom and pop” agents.

FTC 64

FTC Settlement Federal Trade Commission Fraud Prevention 64

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

percent for those with credit scores below 620 at the origination of the loan, up from 5.5 percent at the end of 2012. For borrowers at origination who had subprime scores between 620-659, the latest reading was 2.9 Originations last year were $584 billion, up 2.6 percent in 2012. percent, where the peak was 3.6

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Federal Reserve Fed Credit Cards Origination 43

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally started trying in 2012, but was not successful. Amazon is planning to launch a luxury fashion platform in the first half of this year, according to reports. Part of the problem the eCommerce brand’s image.

Origination 53

Origination Participant Product Consumer 53

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

After a brief launch in 2011, Glitch was returned to beta and by 2012, Butterfield declared the concept wasn’t viable. It was originally a dating site that allowed singles to upload videos of themselves talking about what they wanted in a partner. His company, Tiny Speck, began developing a game called Glitch. Source: Wayback Machine.

PayPal 76

PayPal Origination Acquirers On-Demand 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Then, in 2012, Facebook announced that it would stop its Credits and allow the use of third-party services. Facebook has changed its original strategy of taking a percentage of fees charged to companies for hosting games on the platform to one that now uses chatbots and artificial intelligence in the instant messaging service.

Payments 80

Payments P2P Bots PayPal 80

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Originally opened in 2008 by a group of Googlers who wanted someplace a bit more free-form to do their “20% work.” (“20% work” itself is a form of constant innovation: it’s the 20% of the workweek during which Google employees get to work on projects not directly connected to their core tasks.) Founded: 2012. Founded: 2012.

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Innovation Online and Mobile Banking Research Technology 74

CB Insights

JANUARY 31, 2018

Since 2012, the top 10 US banks by total assets have participated in 81 deals to fintech startups, totaling nearly $4.1B These moves are also in line with the growth of Goldman’s digital finance arm Marcus , which grew to $2B in personal loan originations in November 2017. . in disclosed funding.

FinTech 78

FinTech Blockchain Database Advisors 78

CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

” Hence, the company’s original slogan: “Travel like a human.” Website as of: June 2012. Website as of: August 2012. When Instacart was founded in 2012, there were already other apps trying to push the disruption of grocery delivery forward. Website as of: September 2012. ” Flipkart.

Bitcoin 65

Bitcoin CRM Checks Cybersecurity 65

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

The term “money laundering” is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone’s habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.

Money Laundering 72

Money Laundering Automation AML Compliance 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The original idea grew out of the middle of the recession, after he was laid off from his big banking job and his family started asking him for advice about credit cards and mutual funds. “We Chen, who is a former hedge fund analyst, originally cofounded NerdWallet as a credit card marketing website. Seems rosy, right?

Credit Cards 71

Credit Cards Finance Origination Consumer 71

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

LISNR , a technology startup based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been working on sound payments since 2012. According to Williams, pay-by-sound uses an advanced, ultra-low power, wireless transmission technology to transmit data via sound waves that originate from the very same POS terminals that retailers are already using.

Consumer 80

Consumer Point-of-Sale (POS) Chip Cards CHIPS 80

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The photo-sharing social media giant was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $715 million. It appears that Instagram generated more than a quarter of Facebook’s total revenue last year, according to sources.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The confessions are usually filed in New York State, regardless of the origin of the loan. The cash advance outfits have won 25,000 judgements since 2012, a number that equals about $1.5 However, they charge exorbitant interest rates, sometimes topping 400 percent annualized.

Small Business 47

Small Business Legal Non-Bank Origination 47

Finovate

AUGUST 6, 2024

At the conference, the company demoed its Data-Driven Mortgage solution which leverages high-fidelity data sources to drive down origination costs, maintain digital compliance, and provide a positive user experience for borrowers. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2012, Blend is a publicly-traded company on the NYSE.

Instant Payments 59

Instant Payments Deposit Account Payment APIs and Integration Credit Union 59

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Citing the CDC, Calm said meditation practice more than tripled in terms of usage from 2012 to 2017. The company has original stories read by celebrities including Matthew McConaughey, Stephen Fry and Leona Lewis. What’s more, the company said one in four Americans have trouble sleeping.

Origination 49

Origination Participant Finance Consumer 49

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

After three years of development and getting officially authorized by the FTA, the business launched in 2012. Cofounder Jeff Lynn is originally from the East Coast and has been trying to bring the business to North America. And allow everybody to invest if they want to, whether it’s £500 or £1,000 or more like £25,000 or £50,000.’”.

Due Diligence 72

Due Diligence B2C Debit Card Authorization 72

FICO

AUGUST 15, 2018

The first clear trend observed around newly originated mortgages is that as we get further away from the Great Recession, underwriting criteria seems to have eased and a broader section of consumers are obtaining mortgages as a result. Mortgage Borrowers: Increases and Decreases to Their FICO Scores.

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Research Consumer Origination Underwriting 53

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

As Tabis explained , the problem with the flower market is opacity – whether the customer walks into their local florist or picks up their phone to order a quick bouquet online, they don’t really know where those flowers originated or how they were grown. The flowers come from a middleman, and their origin is largely unknown.

Origination 57

Origination On-Demand Process Returns 57

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The retail chain originally launched a program called LEASE IT in 2012, aimed at providing an affordable solution to those who do not have credit or cannot benefit from layaway because they need the product immediately.

Credit Cards 70

Credit Cards Digital Currency Product Process 70

FICO

AUGUST 2, 2016

I was brought in for Phase 3 of the collections project and we brought in FICO in 2012,” Bander recalls. There was some give and take with FICO; I originally hired FICO consulting to build my vision and laid out the differences between automotive and credit card collections. It was an interactive, collaborative process.

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Consulting Credit Cards Service Center Continuity 74

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

Chain Store Age reported that TJX has jumpstarted an expansion project for Sierra Trading Post (STP), a subsidiary originally acquired in 2012.

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Posting Origination Acquirers Continuity 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017. According to SimilarWeb, more than half of online traffic for general merchandise originates from mobile platforms. Even so, there are opportunities for retailers like Macy’s in the mobile arena.

Origination 44

Origination Checks Research Technology 44

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Part of the reasoning for the original rejection was that the transfers in question happened before more stringent money laundering rules were put in place — in 2014 — and the statute of limitations in the case had passed. He alleges that the accounts were used to launder $176 million between the years of 2006 to 2012.

Money Laundering 46

Money Laundering Authorization Crime Origination 46

FICO

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

According to the Ellie Mae’s Origination Insight Report , adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) only represent about 4-5% of mortgage originations on a unit basis. In other words, more lower-scoring consumers were given car loans during this timeframe.

Underwriting 56

Underwriting Adjustments Origination Consumer 56

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

2010 | The year John and Patrick Collison founded Stripe, which was originally created as a startup called /dev/payments but was changed to a less confusing name. Soon after, in May 2012, it closed a $20M Series B funding round. 2011 | The year Stripe launched to the public (September 2011) after it ran its private beta.

Origination 40

Origination Mobile Payments FinTech Payments 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Inspired by Google and the mobile game, they built their first prototype back in 2012 and Infermedica was born. The Infermedica service was originally designed to be B2C, but the company quickly discovered a problem with that model. The firm has since grown a lot — and expanded its ambitions considerably. Recreating Triage Digitally.

B2C 96

B2C API AI B2B 96

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

originally invested $1 billion for 30 percent of Alibaba in 2005, when Yahoo! sold its stake back to Alibaba in 2012, when the shares were valued at $13. Any shareholder has the right to deal stock anytime on the market, for any purpose. We’re happy to have had Yahoo!

Origination 43

Origination Returns Risk 43

CB Insights

JULY 13, 2017

This mirrors its internal strategy that was originally more bullish on fuel-cell tech than full vehicle electrification, and has recently reversed course. Toyota’s lone EV bet since 2012 was its stake in Chargepoint ‘s Series D in May 2012 (not pictured here is Toyota’s $50M Tesla investment in 2010).

AI 41

AI Research Database Origination 41