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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)

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The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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120 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: November 2020 Update

Fintech Labs Insights

All the more impressive given its total funding to date of $20M and an employee count of 130. 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. Dec 2019 round. United States. 2-Dec-2020. United States. 2-Dec-2020. OneConnect/PingAn.

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The 134 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Jan 2021 update)

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The startups is expecting to go public in early 2021 via a SPAC with an estimated market cap of $1.3B. 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. Netherlands. 2-feb-2021. Australia. 2-feb-2021. April 2020 round. United States.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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PayPal and Square emerge as leaders in the payments space. PayPal and Square emerge as leaders in the payments space. PayPal was the first major company to pioneer a new online payments method for budding e-commerce sites like eBay, which previously relied on checks and money orders. TABLE OF CONTENTS. rate per transaction.

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

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2.7B: Paidy – Japanese payments company acquired by PayPal . . $5.9B: Clearwater Analytics – US investment back-office provider founded in 2003. 3.5B: Coalition – US cybersecurity insurance provider founded in 2017. 2.0B: Atome – Payments startup from Singapore. 1.5B: Ascend Money – Payments firm from Thailand. Full Fintech Unicorn List.

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

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Payroll/SMB. Less: $127B decline in value of previous unicorns. _. Total (Dec 31) = $2.09 trillion. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Block ( Square ). June ’21 round. Checkout.com. Jan ’22 round. July ’21 round. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange. Oct ’21 round. South Korea. Better.com.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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Payroll/SMB. Total (Oct 30) = 260. Total market value = $2.23 trillion. . Full Fintech Unicorn List. Value ($B). Value Date. Sub-Category. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Ant Technology. 2018 round. Mar 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. August 2021 exit to Square. 5 Nov 2021. Aug 2021 round. FTX Exchange. 5 Nov 2021.

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