PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Disney’s anticipated Disney+ , for instance, will reportedly launch on Nov. A July survey of respondents in 12 countries found a worldwide shift toward adopting subscriptions, with the share of adults having subscriptions rising to 71 percent in 2019 from 53 percent in 2014. 12 on most major streaming platforms, per news in August.

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Innovation Debit Card Payments Assessments 43

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

We published our first fintech unicorn list in April 2014 with a mere 11 companies. Dec 2014 round. Nov 2014 round. Mar 2014 round. Dec 2014 round. Acquired (PayPal). Just 15 months later, that number is up four-fold to 46. May 2015 round. CreditKarma. WSJ June 2015. Powa Technologies. Accounting.

FinTech 33

FinTech Bitcoin Online and Mobile Banking Acquirers 33

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021.

NOV 15

NOV FinTech Payroll Payments 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021.

NOV 15

NOV FinTech Payroll Payments 15

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 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Payroll 15

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

Online and Mobile Banking 15

Online and Mobile Banking Innovation FinTech NOV 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. 2-Dec-2020. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-Dec-2020. United States. 2-Dec-2020. Netherlands. 2-Dec-2020. April 2020 round. United States. 2-Dec-2020. Australia. Australia. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020. New Zealand.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Ubiquitous 15

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 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Payroll 15

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 Mar 2021). Value Date. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Rumored secondary mkt value. United States. 1-Mar-2021. United States. 1-Mar-2021. Feb 2021 round. 1-Mar-2021. 1-Mar-2021.

NOV 15

NOV FinTech Online and Mobile Banking PayPal 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Beginning = $2.20 trillion Plus: $38B value of new entrants Less: $210B decline in value of previous unicorns _ Total (Jan 31) = $2.03 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll Blocks 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. _. Total (Dec 31) = $2.03 Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce. FTX Exchange. Jan 2022 round. August ’21 exit (Block). Aug 2021 round. Citadel Securities. Jan 2022 round. 1 Feb 2022.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll Blocks 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. Nov 2020 SPAC (proposed). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021. United States. 2-feb-2021. Netherlands. 2-feb-2021. Australia. 2-feb-2021. Jan 2021 round. 2-feb-2021.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Caps 15

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #140 (tie) Clearcover : $1.0B US-based auto insurance provider. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 May 2021). Value Date. 1 May 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 May 2021. 1 May 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. 1 May 2021. United States.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Payroll 15

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 8, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. . #129(t) Fireblocks : $1.0B US-based cyrypto company. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 April 2021). Value Date. 1 April 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 April 2021. 1 April 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. 1 April 2021.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll PayPal 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The digital small biz lenders are grabbing share, Kabbage, Square, Paypal, Amazon, Brex, etc. Under that definition, PayPal is a business bank as is Square and Amazon. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21.

Small Business 15

Small Business NOV PayPal Credit Cards 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The digital small biz lenders are grabbing share, Kabbage, Square, Paypal, Amazon, Brex, etc. Under that definition, PayPal is a business bank as is Square and Amazon. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21. 22 Nov ’21.

Small Business 15

Small Business NOV PayPal Credit Cards 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 7, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 July 2021). Value Date. 1 July 2021. United States. 1 July 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 July 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. United States. United States. June 2021 round. 1 July 2021. June 2021 round. 1 July 2021. 1 July 2021. 1 July 2021.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Small Business Acquirers 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Nov ’18 transaction. Nov ’21 round. Nov ’21 round. Total (Dec 31) = $2.09 trillion. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Checkout.com. Jan ’22 round. July ’21 round. August ’21 exit to Square. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange. Oct ’21 round. South Korea. New Zealand.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll Payments 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. Nov 2020 SPAC (proposed). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021. United States. 2-feb-2021. Netherlands. 2-feb-2021. Australia. 2-feb-2021. Jan 2021 round. 2-feb-2021.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Caps Credit Cards 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 3 June 2021). Value Date. 3 June 2021. United States. 3 June 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 3 June 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. United States. 3 June 2021. Feb 2021 round. 3 June 2021. Jan 2021 round. 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. United States.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Small Business 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 3 June 2021). Value Date. 3 June 2021. United States. 3 June 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 3 June 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. United States. 3 June 2021. Feb 2021 round. 3 June 2021. Jan 2021 round. 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. United States.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Technology 15

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . #142 (tie) Sift : $1.0B US-based fraud specialist. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 1 May 2021). Value Date. 1 May 2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 1 May 2021. 1 May 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. 1 May 2021. United States. 1 May 2021.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll Small Business 15

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2021

Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. . #173(t): $1.0B Singapore insurtech Bolttech. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. 6 Aug 2021. United States. 6 Aug 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 6 Aug 2021. United States. Mar 2021 round. June 2021 round. August 2021 exit to Square. 5 Aug 2021. South Korea. 6 Aug 2021. New Zealand.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Small Business 15

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2021

2.7B: Paidy – Japanese payments company acquired by PayPal . 1.0B: Xendit – Indonesian payments company founded in 2014. . 1.0B: Xendit – Indonesian payments company founded in 2014. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. . $5.9B: Clearwater Analytics – US investment back-office provider founded in 2003.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV Payroll PayPal 15

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value Date. 9 Sep 2021. United States. 9 Sep 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 9 Sep 2021. United States. 9 Sep 2021. Netherlands. 9 Sep 2021. United States. July 2021 round. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 exit (Square). 9 Sep 2021. United States. 9 Sep 2021. South Korea.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Bitcoin 15

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

2014 Second Update (9/24/2014). 2014 First Update (6/3/2014). Original 50 Startup Failure Post-Mortems (1/20/2014). Background: Pearl was founded in 2014 by three ex-Apple iPod engineers, and hired dozens of other ex-Apple employees. Chief executive Daniel Ishag put the funding amount at $52M in a Nov.

Posting 78

Posting Product Online and Mobile Banking On-Demand 78