Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Founded in 2015, the company has been at the forefront of stablecoin development in the region, with a focus on real-world applications and pragmatic solutions. Stablecoins Brings Blockchain Benefits to Singapore Cross-Border Payments StraitsX, formerly known as Xfers , is a payment infrastructure provider in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Department of Justice (DoJ) has accelerated its probe into Deutsche Bank’s participation in a $220 billion Danske Bank money laundering scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. Despite breaking off its relationship with Danske Bank in 2015, Deutsche Bank didn’t report more than a million suspect bank transfers until February of this year.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Not only was participation high at the presenter networking stations, some took time to publish thoughts online or through Twitter. FinDEVr 2015, construyendo el futuro de la tecnología financiera (in Spanish). FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco Day 1. Let’s Talk Payments at FinDEVr 2015: Day Two Highlights. Money’s Edge.

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CB Insights

MARCH 1, 2017

In 2016, there were 831 investments to VC-backed fintech startups, just shy of 2015′s record 848 investments. Top VC investors in the category participated in 187 deals worth approximately $5.97B from 2015-2016. Though overall investment pace slowed down in 2016, smart money … Continued.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Funding Societies , a digital financing platform for SMEs in Southeast Asia, has raised $144M in an extended Series C round that drew participation from K3 Ventures, Rapyd Ventures, SoftBank Group, and VNG, among others. Since its launch in 2015, the company has lent over $2B in business financing to SMEs, through 5M transactions.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The original Expeditions Pioneer Program launched in 2015 for educators and in 2016 was made available on the Android operating system. Digital participants were able to “meet” people who worked behind the scenes to make the festival a reality and also participated in live music performances. .

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Shiftsmart , an hourly worker marketplace, has raised $95M in a Series B round that drew participation from D1 Capital Partners, Imaginary Ventures, S12F, and Spieker Partners, among others. Since its inception in 2015, the company has built a network of over 400K workers that spans 50 countries. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

Over the past 24 months, AC Ventures has participated in 20 deals, making it the third most active investor in the Indonesian startup scene for the period, according to Tech in Asia. Since its inception in 2015, MCI has facilitated investments and cultivated partnerships between its portfolio and the Mandiri Group.

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Finovate

JUNE 10, 2024

It’s worth noting that Peru has made significant strides in helping move its citizens from the ranks of the un- and underbanked to full participants in the country’s financial system. In 2015, the number of adults with at least one financial product was approximately 35%.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Also participating were Perry Capital, founded by Richard C. According to Loadsmart, examples include “truckload instant pricing and booking in 2015; server-to-server autonomous truckload booking via API and TMS integrations in 2016; and drayage and transload digital services in 2019.”. Chromo Capital co-led the deal.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Bloomberg notes that such an offering would be unusual, as retail investors generally do not get an opportunity to participate in an IPO at the offering price. Having retail investors buy shares ahead of the opening could also limit the size of the rally of the stock on its first day of trading.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In June 2015, we highlighted the still small but growing participation of reinsurers and insurers in the corporate venturing ecosystem. Today, their private tech investment activity is on pace to hit over 75 deals in 2016 at the current pace, … Continued.

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Faster Payments Council

DECEMBER 4, 2019

"The FPC is the only payments organization that has members representing business end users, network operators, consumer organizations, financial institutions, and technology providers, and we believe the Fed's participation gives the FPC even greater reach across the industry to drive adoption of a ubiquitous faster payments system."

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MARCH 30, 2020

Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. Weee, which was started in 2015, began as a community buying platform that received Asian spices and fresh produce, among other items.

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Finovate

APRIL 4, 2024

The solution also enables users to examine the details of individual customer experiences by asking clarifying questions, for example, about specific campaigns the customer has participated in. Founded in 2015, Quantum Metric is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “In the past, our focus was transactional.

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APRIL 26, 2018

In a press release , Mastercard said that updating the agreement inked in 2015 will help financial companies in developing countries participate in the Mastercard network through an IFC program. According to Mastercard electronic payments help underserved consumers and small businesses participate in the formal economy.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The company, which was founded in 2015, uses artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision and sensor technology to provide a 100 percent cashier- and checkout-free experience. SAP.iO, Scrum Ventures, Arca Continental and the Nomura Research Group also participated.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

N26, which is backed by Li Ka-Shing and Peter Thiel, rolled out its first offerings in 2015 and is one of the most valuable non-listed FinTechs in Europe. million in a Astia-led seed round, with further participation from Chris Pau of the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and others. Goalsetter Raises $3.9

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Between 2015 and 2019, consumer adoption of digital money transfer and payment services grew from a mere 18% to an impressive 75%, findings from a Statista survey found. Regulatory representatives from Hong Kong will also participate, providing insights and interpretations of the latest digital asset regulation policies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung introduced its payments tool in 2015 with MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) technology as well as Near Field Communication (NFC), a newer technology. Growth is being fueled in part because more retailers are participating. NFC works with digital wallets and powers contactless payments. That number was about 25 percent for U.S.

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Entrust made its Finovate debut at our developers conference, FinDEVrSiliconValley 2015, and returned the following year to participate in FinDEVrSiliconValley 2016 (as “Entrust Datacard”).

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

in aggregate funding across nearly 900 deals since 2015, and includes startups at different investment stages of development, from early-stage companies to well-funded unicorns. Since 2018, Ribbit has participated in 45 deals to this cohort of companies, including to Hippo , Nubank , Upgrade , Robinhood , and BharatPe.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2016

IoT startup funding saw a huge rise in corporate participation over the past four years, especially in 2015 when the number of rounds including corporates leapt by 101%. Given this level of involvement, it’s unsurprising that corporate investors represent 5 of … Continued.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

EBANX and Visa said they have expanded their strategic collaboration sealed by a participation agreement with Visa do Brasil for Visa's Money Transfer Merchant Program. Ant has invested in blockchain research and development as of 2015, with the new product representing the recent effort to look into the technology.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The software platform features 10 virtual worlds with 240 miles of terrain, with a mix of “structured training plans … group rides … and hundreds of daily mass participation events,” the company said. Founded in 2015, Zwift now claims 2.5 Users compete and train and compete together using in-game avatars.

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CB Insights

JUNE 29, 2016

E-commerce funding is trending toward a five-year low this year, after peaking in 2015 at over $16.5B. Corporate participation in deals to private e-commerce companies also peaked in 2015, at nearly 150 deals, but at the current run-rate this year … Continued.

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CB Insights

MARCH 23, 2016

CVCs participated in $28.4B of funding across 1301 deals in 2015, both record-breaking figures despite a pullback in Q4’15. Corporate venture funding in private companies has soared in recent years. With the number of CVC units also hitting all-time highs, we … Continued.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2018

Carbon , which makes 3D printers for plastics, raised $181M in two C rounds in 2015. 2015 also saw an $80M round for Onshape , a 3D printing software imaging provider. “Smart money VCs,” CB Insights’ list of the top 24 VC investors, have participated in most large deals to well-funded 3D printing companies.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Renters pick up and return clothing at a local participating dry cleaner, which also cleans and stores the items, thereby eliminating Wardrobe’s need for warehouses and shipping fleets. The deal coincides with Wardrobe’s first-year anniversary. Airbnb Co-founder Nate Blecharczyk serves on Wardrobe’s advisory board.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

While not a drastic drop, the number of US tech investments by China-headquartered investors fell 12% in 2017 from its 2015 peak, according to CB Insights data. Of top internet giants, Tencent participated in the highest number of US deals in 2017, though the company’s US deals still clocked in at a four-year low.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The percentage of Americans going without banking services fell to 7 percent in 2015 from 7.7 The figures for 2015 represent the best results the survey has seen since the FDIC started keeping track of the data with a biennial survey in 2009 (the share of unbanked Americans was 7.6 percent in 2013. percent at that time).

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The top venture capitalists are on pace to participate in fewer deals to travel tech startups this year, compared to 2015. So far this year through 9/13/16, the top two dozen VCs participated in only 5 travel tech funding rounds … Continued.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 9, 2017

Crossover investors — investors that typically focus on the public markets — have participated in a record 23 deals to HR tech startups in 2016, 1 deal shy of doubling 2015’s participation. These investors have been notably active in several … Continued.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

The BIRD initiative started in 2015 and was led by the Eurosystem of eurozone central banks in conjunction with the banking industry. Participation was not required, but information was freely given to anyone who was interested. “The breach succeeded in injecting malware onto the external server to aid phishing activities.”.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

While the financing mechanism has been around for some time ( Ethereum was launched via an ICO in 2015), it really took off in 2017. Filecoin saw participation in its ICO pre-sale from VCs Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures, both long-time active investors in the blockchain space. In Q1’17, 19 ICOs closed for about $21M.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Portillo’s and Nekter Juice Bar are the first live brands to participate in the in-car ordering pilot. The pilot is available for BMW vehicles from model year 2015 and later. Participants in the trial can order and pay with the push of a button and can follow driving directions to retrieve their orders.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

In a press release, Mitek said that, with its MiSnap technology, event participants can use the video feature to auto-capture check donation images on both iPhones and Android devices as the donations are collected. That saves participants from having to mail in checks. In 2015, consumers donated $373.25

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