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Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

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Venture investors saw consumer banking as ripe for disruption in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. 532 $21 31 Greenwood 83 2020 Atlanta 176,000 $88 32 Happy Money 78 2009 LA 192,000 $192 33 Yotta 71 2019 NYC 152,000 4.7 Consumers (Nov 2023) first appeared on Fintech Labs SMB Center.

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The 15 Largest Insurtech Events & Conferences in 2024

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Insurtech Conference & Tradeshow Calendar 2024 Event Location Start End Attendees* Speakers* Began Insurtech Connect (ITC) Las Vegas 15-Oct-24 17-Oct-24 9,000 300 2016 Insurance Innovators Summit London 5-Nov-24 6-Nov-24 1,200 120 2001 Previous Events (last 12 months) DIGIN by Digital Insurance Boca Raton 27-Jun-24 28-Jun-24 550 100 2017 Fintech (..)

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SMB Lenders: SmartBiz Wisely Targets Small Businesses Looking for SBA Loans

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SmartBiz Loans, originally founded in 2009 as BillFloat by Ryan Gilbert and Sean O’Malley. Since then, the company has facilitated more than $4B in loans to more than 30,000 companies (source: company website, 5 Nov 2021). Founded: 2009 (originally as BillFloat). the so-called payday lending space). Company Vitals.

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How Have the Finovate Best of Show Winners Fared?

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Africa 2018 (Cape Town): Bambu (CLOSED): Raised $13M, for its robo-advisory services OUTvest (acquired by Alexforbes): Online investment advisor, strong growth through user-friendly platform and competitive fees. Fall 2010 (New York): Betterment: Online investment advisor, continued rapid growth with automated investment strategies.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes

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Profits are being pushed over progress as Silicon Valley investors start reeling in the billions that startups have come to expect, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. venture capital investments soared to $138 billion in 2018 from $27 billion in 2009, the report said citing PitchBook. In less than 10 years, U.S.

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

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1.3B: Betterment – US robo-advisor founded in 2008. Nov 2018 transaction. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. . $1.4B: Alloy – US identity specialist founded in 2015. 1.3B: Marshmallow – UK auto insurance provider founded in 2017. 1.3B: Blockdaemon – US crypto payments provider founded in 2017. 9 Sep 2021. Ant Technology.

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