2009 NOV PayPal 
Fintech Labs Insights
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Elon Musk’s second startup, X.com (now PayPal), launched in 1999. 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
Fintech Labs Insights
APRIL 12, 2024
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) (..)
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Visits (Nov 21). We have excluded PayPal from this list because they are more of an enterprise solution, and less importantly were founded in 1998, so a little old/established for a “challenger” list. **As Website visits: 45.1M (Nov 2021; SimilarWeb). Website visits: 33.2M (Nov 2021; SimilarWeb). Founded: 2009.
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Nov 2018 trans. Nov 2019 round. Nov 2019 round. Exit Nov 2020. Nov 2018 round. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Value Date/Source. 2-Dec-2020. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-Dec-2020. United States. 2-Dec-2020. Netherlands. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020. Australia. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020.
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). Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 2 Feb 2021). 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.
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). Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 2 Feb 2021). 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.
Fintech Labs Insights
JUNE 29, 2023
Block/Square FAB Score = 5,130 (up 600) – HQ: San Francisco – Founded: 2009 – Went public Nov 2015 ( NYSE:SQ ) at $2.9B 2,870 reviews per TrustPilot ) Note: We excluded PayPal from because they are more of an enterprise solution, and less importantly, was founded in 1998, so a little old/established for a “challenger” list.
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