Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Singapore’s fintech industry continues to gain international recognition, several major fintech events and conferences are being held each year in the city-state, attracting thousands of participants and investors from around the world.

FinTech

CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

Smart money VCs have participated in 5 drone deals so far this year: General Catalyst participated in a $26M Series B to Airmap , New Enterprise Associates backed Echodyne in a $29M Series B, Social Capital joined a $1.5M Flying High: The State of Drone Technology. First Name Last Name Email. Annual Smart Money Financing Trends.

SWIFT

The Fintech Times

MARCH 19, 2024

This is due to more frequent job switching among younger workers and as a result of the ongoing impact of auto-enrolment, which has significantly increased workplace participation since its introduction in 2012. “This research suggests the problem of lost pots is growing more urgent every year.

Risk

Finovate

APRIL 4, 2024

The Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions provider unveiled the new embedded banking solution in an announcement today that highlights how Account Galaxy can help banks participate in embedded banking. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash The post Finzly Launches Account Galaxy Embedded Banking Solution appeared first on Finovate.

Accounts

Fintech News

AUGUST 19, 2024

It excludes Debt, Grant, Post-IPO and ICO funding), Source: SEA Fintech – Semi Annual Report – 2024, Tracxn, Jul 2024 Despite this downturn, investors remain optimistic about the region’s fintech sector. Since 2012, the firm has backed more than 210 companies in the region, with over US$450 million in total committed capital.

FinTech

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The program has already been launched in Japan and Korea, and millions of people have already enrolled, Google said in a blog post. Participants can get discounts, credits or even donate earnings to nonprofits or charities. Making purchases isn’t required to earn points, as there are free featured apps and games participating.

Enrollments

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The program has already been launched in Japan and Korea, and millions of people have already enrolled, Google said in a blog post. Participants can get discounts, credits or even donate earnings to nonprofits or charities. Making purchases isn’t required to earn points, as there are free featured apps and games participating.

Enrollments

Finovate

MAY 8, 2024

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital also participated in that financing. Founded in 2012, SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2013. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The post SumUp Secures $1.6 Billion in Private Credit Debt appeared first on Finovate.

Security

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Founded in 2012 in Brazil, EBANX specializes in payment solutions for emerging economies. The fintech has been a direct participant in the Pix system and processing Pix transactions since Brazil’s Central Bank first launched the payment method in 2020. ” he stated.

APACS

Finovate

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

” Headquartered in London and founded in 2012, Onfido leverages machine learning, AI, and automation to offer a digital identity solution that creates trust at the point of onboarding and beyond. Photo by fauxels The post Entrust Confirms Plans to Acquire Onfido appeared first on Finovate.

Acquirers

Clearly Payments

MARCH 18, 2024

Payment Trends by People’s Age: Gen Z & Millennials (born 1981-2012): Gen Z and Millennials (those born between 1981 and 2012) are leading the way in using contactless payments. Reduced Friction: FedNow endeavors to streamline the digital cash transfer process by enabling immediate settlement between participating banks.

Credit Cards

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The round was led by JTA International Holding in Qatar, with participation from Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings. Founded in 2012, Soft Space is a leading softPOS player headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. The post Who Are The Top Funded Fintechs in Southeast Asia Beyond Singapore? Soft Space – US$31.5

FinTech

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

A Belgian magistrate judge is continuing an investigation into UBS after the bank was accused of reaching out directly to Belgian clients on the premise of encouraging them to participate in transactions meant to evade taxes.

Money Laundering

CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Since being founded in 2009, Q&A platform Quora has steadily grown into a robust hub for online discussion: the site allows contributors to respond to posted questions with their own analysis and opinions, which can then be upvoted by other Quora users. Select Round Investors: Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, Tiger Global Management.

Payment APIs and Integration

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

percent for payments made through post offices to 10.3 Nearly 100 percent of cross-border payments, including remittances, were conducted via correspondent banking in 2012, but that figure has dropped by 20 percent as of 2019. The average cost of remittances varies by channel and can range from 5.7

Correspondent Bank

Fintech News

MARCH 26, 2024

The company aims to bridge the technological gap between Tier 1 bank market makers and other market participants by providing advanced technologies and robust architecture, having raised S$15M in a funding round that included investments from major financial institutions like HSBC and Citi. #27

FinTech

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Facebook and Google could face financial penalties in the millions of dollars if they don’t follow potential legislation introduced into the parliament of Australia that would require Big Tech to pay for news content that they show, The Washington Post reported. Ireland Unveils Supplements to New Proposed Digital Safety Law.

Federal Trade Commission

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The round was led by JTA International Holding in Qatar, with participation from Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings. Founded in 2012, Soft Space is a leading softPOS player headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. The post Who Were The Top Funding Fintech Rounds in 2023 in Southeast Asia Beyond Singapore?

FinTech

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Whenever it happens, it’s safe to say that a $150 billion valuation would make Ant’s IPO one of the biggest ever, putting it ahead of Facebook ’s $104 billion IPO in 2012 and behind Alibaba’s $168 billion IPO in 2014. It posted 9.18 Also participating as lead and major investors were private equity firms, including U.S.

Social Security

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The program seeks diversity among participating startups, encouraging companies with different levels of funding, team sizes, revenues earned and place of origin to apply. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Herzilliya, Israel, VATBox demonstrated its Automated VAT Recovery and Visibility platform at FinovateEurope 2015 in London.

Visa

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 15, 2015

This Series B installment is the company’s fifth round of funding since it was founded in 2012, bringing the total to $45.1 Canaan Partners, the leader of Realty Mogul’s Series A round, participated in this year’s round, which was led by existing investor, Sorenson Capital. Check out the live demo video below.

Accreditation

Finovate

MAY 3, 2024

Photo by Sushil Ghimire The post Finovate Global Denmark: Financing Spend Management Solutions and Small Business Tools appeared first on Finovate. The company began this year with a new chief financial officer, Søren Westh Lonning who had been working with the company in an advisory capacity.

Small Business

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2015

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateSpring 2015. This CL Exchange is where business and consumer loan applications are exchanged among participating online marketplaces and lenders so that they can source the best possible loans for each company’s portfolio.” Founded: November 2012. Product Launch: May 2015.

B2B

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Paris and its tech scene: Paris has an estimated population of 2,241,346. The three-day conference is said to have featured 300 seminars, hosted 5,000 participating startups and brought in 45,000 visitors, Campaign reported.

FinTech

The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2024

“Launched in 2012, the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) acts as a framework for the industry to tackle ESG risks and opportunities. ” The post How Can the Insurance Industry Lead Sustainable Initiatives and Mitigate Climate-Related Risks?

Mitigation

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Also participating in the round were Cota Capital, Long Light Capital, Green Visor, and Epic Ventures. Read more of his thoughts on the investment, and Cloud Lending Solutions’ place in the industry, in his Wednesday blog post, “An $8 Million Stake in an $800 Billion Market.” Combined with $2.25

Participant

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

million Google paid to settle a consumer data probe in 2012. During that post-earning conference call, Zuckerberg touted a fledgling and ongoing effort at Facebook to create what he called the “digital equivalent of the living room,” as opposed to the “public square” that most of social media is now. Largest Fine. Revenue Gain.

Privacy

Finovate

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Payments can be made by linked bank account, debit card, or cash at participating networks. ” Making its Finovate debut in 2012 at FinovateSpring, the company showed how it uses visualization to help investors understand the relationship between risk and return. Here is our look at fintech innovation around the world.

BNPL

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

The odds are probably pretty good that you’ll be invited to a graduation party of some kind over the next few weeks – and will dutifully participate in the $5.4 The ventures didn’t have to start in 2012, they just had to be “hot” that year, as judged by those that BI reached out to. in funding.

Returns

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Participating in the investment were High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF), 360T founder Carlo Koelzer, and Joerg Heilig, Vice President of Engineering at Google. Founded in August 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Figo demonstrated its API at FinovateEurope 2013 in London. The exact amount of the investment has not been disclosed.

Finance

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 26, 2015

The seven presenting companies were selected by “senior technology executives” from 15 financial institutions that participated in the accelerator program. The FIs participating in the program range from Ally Bank and American Express to UBS and Wells Fargo. See the company’s Finovate debut here.

Innovation

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Also participating in the round were DST Systems Inc, Commerce Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and UMB. The company’s leadership team includes former investment banker Greg Smith who penned the notorious “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs” piece for the New York Times in 2012.

Adjustments

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 4, 2015

million investment last November that featured participation from ff Venture Capital, Founder Collective, and Two Sigma Ventures. Founded in August 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure demonstrated its Social Biometrics solution at FinovateFall 2013. The post Socure Secures $2.5

Finance

CB Insights

APRIL 26, 2018

This is the second post in our China in AI series. In 2012, when researchers at the Google Brain project in the US announced that a cluster of computers had trained themselves to recognize images of cats from YouTube videos, it was heralded as a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. .” BAT patents reveal AI roadmap.

AI

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Participating in the round were MassMutual Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Wildcat Venture Partners. founder and CEO Brendon McQueen demonstrating his company’s platform at FinovateFall 2012 in New York. demoed its technology at FinovateFall 2012. The post Tuition.io has raised $5 million in Series A funding.

Participant

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 29, 2015

Participating in the funding round were new investor, Golub Capital, alongside existing investors Credit Suisse NEXT Investors, JK&B Capital, Scale Venture Partners, and Sutter Hill Ventures. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Redwood City California, Actiance demoed its Socialite technology at FinovateFall 2012 in New York.

Participant

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 24, 2015

Participants in the round included the company’s founders, as well as “existing local angel investors.” Prairie Cloudware was founded in December 2012. The post Prairie CloudWare Announces New Round of Investment appeared first on Finovate.

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