Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Source: Compiled by FintechLabs, 15 Nov 2021, from Crunchbase, SimilarWeb, SEMRush data. *(As Founded: 2014. Founded: 2014. Lighter Capital. Camino Financial. SmartBiz Loans. SnapCap (LendingTree). Charlston, SC. Fund that Flip. Lendistry. Channel Partners. Minneapolis. Rapid Finance. Bethesda, MD. Lendinero. 17,300 reviews).

NOV 15

NOV Small Business Acquirers Origination 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

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Nike is offering 3 percent cash back to Apple Card users when a Nike product is purchased using Apple Pay , TechCrunch reported Monday (Nov. 20, 2014, and there are now more consumers with iPhones and Apple Pay wallets, and more stores that can enable an Apple Pay transaction. Apple Pay went live on Oct.

PayPal 91

PayPal Visa NOV Volume 91

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

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NOV 15

NOV Advisors Small Business FinTech 15

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 2, 2024

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NOV 15

NOV AI Advisors FinTech 15

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

billion in a landmark public listing in Hong Kong, Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. Alibaba closed in New York on Nov. percent discount to Alibaba’s share price on the day before the deal was launched, Nov. Alibaba’s 2014 IPO stock price opened at $92.70 19 at $185.25. According to analysts, the price represented a 3.7

NOV 40

NOV Cross-Border Origination Governance 40

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Credit Union 15

Credit Union NOV NACHA Audit 15

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Before that, Alibaba held the record for the biggest IPO at $25 billion in 2014. presidential election on Nov. Ant’s listing topped Saudi Aramco’s $29.4 billion sale of stock last year. Chinese firms are filing IPOs in record numbers against a backdrop of political uncertainty that includes the U.S.

Underwriting 54

Underwriting NOV On-Demand Economy 54

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

USA Technologies, the payment technology service provider for the self-service retail market , announced Wednesday (Nov. In a press release , USA Technologies said it developed the connector due to guidelines out in Nov.

Technology 71

Technology NOV Debit Card Contactless Payments 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) on Friday (Nov. The SEC claims that Tolstedt publicly discussed and endorsed Wells Fargo’s “cross-sell metric” as a way of keeping track of the bank's financial success from mid-2014 to mid-2016. Stumpf agreed to settle the charges by paying a $2.5

Request for Comment 92

Request for Comment Settlement Authorization NOV 92

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Nike is offering 3 percent cash back to Apple Card users when a Nike product is purchased using Apple Pay , TechCrunch reported Monday (Nov. 20, 2014, and there are now more consumers with iPhones and Apple Pay wallets, and more stores that can enable an Apple Pay transaction. Apple Pay went live on Oct.

PayPal 56

PayPal Visa NOV Volume 56

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The social media giant is also the world’s biggest virtual reality hardware maker, due to its 2014 acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion. Earlier this week (Nov. Its practices are drawing the attention of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, Bloomberg said.

Regulations 56

Regulations Federal Trade Commission FTC NOV 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden rounded out his economics team on Monday (Nov. Yellen was chair of the Fed from 2014 to 2018, and her tenure ended at a time when the unemployment rate was just over 4 percent. 30) by appointing two women to top posts. economy recover from the pandemic-induced crisis.

Federal Reserve 56

Federal Reserve Treasury Advisors Fed 56

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The company promised that this year’s event, held annually on Nov. Last year, Alibaba managed to break the single-day sales record (which it set in 2014) of $9.3 That was a 60 percent increase from 2014’s figures. 11, will include live-streamed fashion shows, virtual reality shopping and a performance by U.S.

NOV 61

NOV Origination Product Consumer 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

technology investor Coatue Management, Afterpay announced in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. percent discount to the last closing share price on Tuesday (Nov. Afterpay was founded in 2014 by Nick Molnar and in June 2017 merged with Touchcorp to become Afterpay Touch. 12) of $29.19

NOV 41

NOV Correspondent Agreements Visa 41

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Package tracking platform Route raised $12 million in seed funding that includes $500,000 from a January pre-seed round, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Nov. The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

AI 56

AI NOV Posting Consumer 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The reports come out ahead of the Fed’s next meeting on the subject on Tuesday (Nov. percent, the biggest gain since Nov. 2014, after advancing 1 percent in August. 1) — a week before the presidential election. “The latest data should be of comfort to the Fed. percent after a similar gain in August.

Consumer 67

Consumer Fed NOV Adjustments 67

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In an SEC filing, Yahoo said it discovered the attacks, which the company continues to contend happened by a “state-sponsored actor,” shortly after it happened at the end of 2014. In the filing , Yahoo also provided more information about the massive hack in 2014. Yahoo said on Monday (Nov.

Law Enforcement 59

Law Enforcement Compromise NOV Laws 59

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 estimate. Fireblocks. Jan 2022 round. Infrastructure. Dec 2021 round. Blockchain.com. Mar 2021 round. Chainalysis. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. 2019 round (per Fortune). Aug 2021 round. Anchorage Digital. Dec 2021 round. Mar 2021 round. Celsius Network. Oct 2021 round. Amber Group.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV NFTs Bitcoin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 round. Nov 2021 estimate. Fireblocks. Jan 2022 round. Infrastructure. Dec 2021 round. Blockchain.com. Mar 2021 round. Chainalysis. June 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. 2019 round (per Fortune). Aug 2021 round. Anchorage Digital. Dec 2021 round. Mar 2021 round. Celsius Network. Oct 2021 round. Amber Group.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV NFTs Bitcoin 15

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Source: PYMNTS.com longitudinal study of over 40,000 consumers (data from the most recent panel on Nov. Source: PYMNTS.com longitudinal study of over 40,000 consumers since March (data from the most recent panel on Nov. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. One hundred and ten (110) million U.S.

CHIPS 91

CHIPS NOV Online and Mobile Banking Contactless Payments 91

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. FinCEN … has been conducting examinations that include compliance with the funds’ travel rule since 2014,” Blanco said. 15) that the U.S. The CEO of U.S.

Travel Rule 55

Travel Rule Rules Fincen Money Laundering 55

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

What’s more, Reuters noted that pinpointing the person or government behind the hack could be more difficult because multiple hacking groups may have been inside the Starwood reservation system since 2014. In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov.

Data Breach 55

Data Breach Breach Database Disputes 55

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Square will release its Q3 results on Nov. Square originally purchased Caviar in 2014 for $44 million. Projected total net revenue for Caviar for the full year of 2019 is $190 million, with $32 million expected for the remainder of the year. 6, and said it will discuss guidance at that time.

Acquirers 48

Acquirers NOV Origination Continuity 48

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

It marks NewAlpha’s third FinTech investment from its fund launched in Nov. Last year, analysts found the EU’s alternative lending market to have doubled its valuation compared to 2014 levels. The French alternative lending startup announced a $2.8 million) raised. While the U.K. That’s just a fraction of U.K.

NOV 69

NOV Finance FinTech Security 69

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Russia is partnering with PayXpert to test its national payment system MIR in London, RT.com reported on Wednesday (Nov. million MIR cards since the payment network was introduced in 2014 following the threat of U.S. The payment option is expected to appeal to the more than 147 million potential Russian customers. sanctions.

Cross-Border Payments 52

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payments International Payments 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. FinCEN … has been conducting examinations that include compliance with the funds’ travel rule since 2014,” Blanco said. 15) that the U.S. The CEO of U.S.

Rules 50

Rules AML Travel Rule Fincen 50

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

These are the top stories in retail for Tuesday (Nov. Founded in 2014, SA Company has evolved with the pandemic and is on its way to getting a capital investment and operational expertise from one of its venture capital and marketing partners, TZP Group. Wayfair, Home Furnishings Sector Looks Past COVID Winter.

NOV 52

NOV Rules Economy Innovation 52

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

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FinTech 101

FinTech Participant NOV Finance 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. Amazon’s lead has remained fairly commanding and complete since launching the Echo and Alexa in 2014. 15), citing research from analyst firm Canalys.

NOV 46

NOV Research Product Consumer 46

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

This starts for corporate bank members on Nov. This move comes from the result of low interest rates, and negative interest rates have been used in Switzerland since 2015, as well as in countries that use the euro from around 2014. If a balance is above $10.1 million, the fee goes up to 0.85 15 and for individual customers on Jan.

NOV 40

NOV Central Bank Economy 40

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. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020. 2-Dec-2020. New Zealand. 2-Dec-2020.

FinTech 15

FinTech NOV PayPal Financial Crimes 15

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The opportunity to invest will be live until Nov. This follows Loyalzoo’s previous crowdfunding campaigns in 2014 and 2015, which raised a total of over £450,000 in just a few days. Within the first day, the company has already raised almost 80 percent of its £500,000 target from over 40 investors.

NOV 71

NOV On-Demand Security Transactions 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

San Francisco-based blockchain FinTech Ripple is being questioned about its claims that rival cross-border payments firm SWIFT has a 6 percent error rate, AMBCrypto reported Tuesday (Nov.

Cross-Border Payments 46

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border SWIFT NOV 46

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Reports in Bloomberg on Monday (Nov. billion in 2014, again with the assistance of KKR. Reports out indicate that Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering an offer from private equity firm KKR & Co. to take the firm private. The deal, if it goes through, could represent the largest ever leveraged buyout. percent to $63.02

NOV 40

NOV Acquirers Finance 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

He said the digital currency was a “terrible store of value” in 2014 and called it a fraud last year. (He In other news, the Department of Financial Services in New York said on Thursday (Nov. He later said that he regretted making the comment.) 1) that Coinsource ’s virtual currency license has been approved, Reuters reported.

Bitcoin 49

Bitcoin Digital Currency NOV Blockchain 49

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Singapore FinTech startup Nium — formerly branded InstaReM — is dropping its pursuit to compete for a digital wholesale banking license in the city-state, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. The company is instead going to concentrate on its cross border business-to-business payments solution.

Cross-Border 40

Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments NOV Payments Institute 40