PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Several social impact organizations and NGOs, Women’s World Bank and Kiva, to name two, have also signed on as Founding Members and are part of the 28 included in today’s announcement. billion people in the world without access to a bank account the ability to have one at no or low cost. New Mission?

Payments

Finovate

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Netherlands-based digital banking platform Plumery secured $3.3 Founded in 2022, Plumery offers a digital banking platform that enables businesses to rapidly customize and deploy their banking operations. This week’s edition of Finovate Global features recent fintech news and headlines from the Netherlands.

Innovation

Fintech Review

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Rise of Digital Wallets and Mobile Payments The proliferation of smartphones in the 21st century ushered in a new era of digital payments. Moreover, mobile wallets often integrate loyalty programmes and discounts, enhancing consumer appeal. Contactless cards later emerged, accelerating transactions and improving user experience.

Payment Solutions

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A 2018 survey by Bank of America shows that millennials’ top financial priorities were saving for emergency funds (64%), saving for retirement (49%), and saving to buy a house (33%) — not much different from the concerns their baby boomer parents had 30 years ago. From big banks to big tech. From big banks to big tech.

Finance

Segpay

MARCH 10, 2025

In the rapidly evolving world of online gaming, having a reliable and secure payment gateway is crucial for both gamers and gaming businesses. Understanding the Basics of Gaming Payment Gateways A gaming payment gateway is a technology that facilitates online transactions between players and gaming platforms.

Payment Gateways

CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

It was the first example of a smart mobile phone. Onlookers were unsure what this device would compete with: Would it hurt mobile phone makers like Nokia or developers of handheld planners like Palm, who were also trying to enter into the phone space? That will be their role in mobile phones as well.”. Bitcoin/blockchain.

Bitcoin

Fintech News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Digital Treasures Center (DTC) is an enterprise solutions provider offering merchants online services for accepting digital payment solutions, including payment settlement, debit cards, digital wallets, and cryptocurrencies. They broker exchanges of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets. It claims 50 million customers.

Service Provider

Clearly Payments

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In Canada, a nation celebrated for its rock solid banking and financial systems, which have consistently embraced pioneering technologies, the payment landscape stands as a testament to this ongoing commitment to progress. issuing banks) in Canada increased the transaction limits from $100 to $250 in 2021.

Payments Trends

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

But for now … 14 billion visits to online retailers in the past year, from May 2016 to May 2017, and 14 million visits via social media mentions is nothing to sneeze at, speaking to wide recognition of the lure of the devices. That comes in tandem with ACH payments growing to just under 30 transactions online, up from 13 in 2000.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The notion that Facebook is going to launch and ignite a global payments network, at scale, based on its own branded cryptocurrency and achieve global merchant and consumer acceptance is as likely as the predictions a decade ago that bitcoin and blockchain would, by now, become the internet of money. A Cryptocurrency Play in Three Acts.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

Digital banking platform for financial institutions. Online auto insurance comparison site. Online & mobile payment solutions in Southeast Asia. Online real estate investment platform. Prepaid mobile wallet for fundraising. Discount mobile remittance service. Total raised: $76 million. OrbitRemit.

Online and Mobile Banking

Evolve Payment

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

More businesses will embrace NFC technology, and consumers will increasingly opt-in for mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and others. In some situations, the nefarious hacker will replace the pay now button with a direct link to their bank account, all without a single notification to the customer or merchant.

Industry Trends

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

billion, revenue was up 45 percent, profits were up 71 percent and mobile was driving a stunning 87 percent of ad revenue, just to highlight a few of the notable and impressive headlines. When Tencent made the move to mobile and launched WeChat in 2011, it had to persuade QQ users to download and use the WeChat app.

Bots

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

million) added to the bank accounts of 17 startups worldwide. There were several interesting acquisitions including French bank Credit Mutual Arkea paying a reported $56 million for a majority stake (86%) in payment processor Leetchi (aka MangoPay). Source: P2P-Banking. Online investment advisory. CoverHound.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 15, 2015

Online accounting & invoicing. Online lending ( Paidy ). Mobile payments & rewards. Building bitcoin ecosystem for the Philippines. Latest round: Unknown “non-dilutive” commitment to Square Capital. Latest round: Unknown “non-dilutive” commitment to Square Capital.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

AcceptEmail serves today’s consumers with online, real-time email payments. Market segments include insurance, banks, telecom, utilities, and property management. Alfa-Bank offers a wide range of products and operates in all sectors of the financial market, including corporate and retail lending. Blockstack.io

Online and Mobile Banking

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2018

As with a couple other companies on this list, the coinciding meteoric rise in Bitcoin price likely helped buoy investor interest in all things crypto at the time.). In late December, Riot Blockchain’s stock rose dramatically once more to hit a new high, likely buoyed by the corresponding spike in bitcoin price. Overstock.com.

Blockchain

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

Online & offline real estate broker. Mobile payment platform for restuarants. Tags:Consumer, merchants, payments, POS, acquiring, debit/credit cards, mobile. Online stock trading game. Payment processing system for non-profits. Bitcoin payments. Ixaris landed $6 million for its prepaid card platform.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Short-term online consumer loans. Mobile bank/card. Blockchain-based bitcoin analytics. Tags: Non-profit, accounting, bookkeeping, billpay, invoicing. Point-of-sale payment processor. Latest round: $72 million. Total raised: $104 million. HQ: Sydney, Australia. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $11.4 ExpenseBot.

FinTech

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

Apex Clearing will explain its cutting-edge financial services platform and how online brokerage firms and FinTech groups can grow their businesses by leveraging our technology. Backbase will talk about its Digital Banking Platform and its Open Banking Marketplace.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

Consumer online investment platform. Banking services for the under- and non-banked. Bitcoin exchange and remittance platform. Tags: SMB, enterprise, blockchain, bitcoin, infrastructure, developers, FinDEVr alum. Latest round: $150 million Private Equity. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Underwriting

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In the last full non-holiday week of the year, $685 million poured into fintech companies worldwide. The vast majority went into alt-lending including NYC-based Pave ($30o million), Australian P2P platform MoneyPlace ($60 million from Auswide Bank), and Chinese lenders Fengjr.com ($80 million) and Dashu Finance ($77 million).

FinTech

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 8, 2016

The $75 million raised was the lowest total in a non-holiday week since the first week of March a year ago (who knew the 9th week was so slow?). UK-based challenger bank. Mobile payments platform. Mobile payments platform. Online forex trading service. Source: Crunchbase. Charitable payments platform.

Underwriting

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Visa’s Innovation Center aims to increase collaboration among teams working on tech solutions spanning tokenization, payment apps, mobile location confirmation, and more. DBS Bank — DBS Asia X (DAX). Notable projects: Fidelity Charitable is a public charity that accepts non-cash financial assets. Founded: 2016.

Innovation

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

And, far from a lock for the top spot, JPMorgan Chase announced its creation of the blockchain-based JPM Coin , the first major bank-created digital token for real-world use. His commentary about bitcoin over the years has included the words “stupid” and “a fraud,” along with threats to fire any employee caught trading it.

Online and Mobile Banking

CB Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Through blockchain, companies could fundraise without stocks, operate without bank accounts, or pay employees without even knowing their names. Ethereum, for example, raised funds through a public crowdsale, backs a free-floating token, and operates the Ethereum Foundation as a Swiss non-profit corporation. Looking forward.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

It also seems like a sizzle when half your customers belong to your loyalty club and spend 2x the amount of non-loyalty club members – just saying.) Amazon also said that more than one million customers used Amazon via mobile for the first time to make a purchase. Remember when Overstock made headlines when it accepted bitcoin?

FDIC

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. And we learned Bank of America is perhaps a little bit concerned about the competitive risk bitcoin presents. According to reports, the problem has been since corrected — and, according to the bank, the issue affected only a “very low number” of accounts.

Online and Mobile Banking

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

But overpriced, over-hyped hardware products weren’t the only “innovations” we said goodbye to: we also recently witnessed the deaths of startups working in mobile AR, e-commerce, digital media, and more. Title: My Mobile AR Start-Up Died So Yours Doesn’t Have To. Users May Withdraw Stored Bitcoin until July.

Posting

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

CAN WE MAKE THE OFFLINE WORLD AS EFFICIENT AS THE ONLINE WORLD? The ability for busy people to shop 24/7/365 via a mobile device trumps the serendipity that everyone says is one of the great benefits of shopping in a physical store. So what would physical retail look like if it were run like the best online etailers ?

Online and Mobile Banking