PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

“We exceeded our expectations on both the top and bottom line driven by continued focus on organic growth, execution against our strategic priorities and the performance of our latest acquisition, EFS,” said WEX CEO Melissa Smith during an earnings call. percent, reaching $63.32 ” Earthport. . ” Earthport.

Commercial Card 69

Commercial Card Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Small Business 69

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Wells Fargo ’s woes, which began in earnest in 2016 when a scandal involving millions of fake accounts created to boost numbers came to light, are continuing and don’t show any signs of abating any time soon, according to a report by Reuters.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 52

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Continuity OCC Federal Reserve 52

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

With 74 deals this year-to-date, beauty startups may have the momentum to hit a record annual deal high in 2016. The category has recently garnered a lot of attention from corporates and VCs; this year alone, Sephora launched a beauty … Continued.

Continuity 73

Continuity 73

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The number of identity fraud victims rose 16 percent in 2016, marking the highest level since Javelin Strategy & Research began tracking the trend in 2003. To successfully fight fraudsters, the industry needs to close security gaps and continue to improve, and consumers must be proactive, too.”.

Account Takeovers 50

Account Takeovers Research EMV Data Breach 50

The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

(The Paypers) 12 largest global corporate and investment banks have announced that revenues in transaction banking have declined by 2% for the first half of 2016.

Transactions 28

Transactions Continuity 28

CB Insights

MARCH 1, 2017

In 2016 investors continued to ramp up their deals to companies aiming to use digital solutions to remedy pain points in the healthcare system. Global equity funding to private digital health startups grew for the 7th straight year in 2016, … Continued.

Continuity 46

Continuity Finance 46

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of The “Ecosystem,” Redefined.

Multifactor Authentication 56

Multifactor Authentication Point-of-Sale (POS) Payments Authentication 56

FICO

AUGUST 31, 2017

The latest data from the FICO ® Card Alert Service , which monitors hundreds of thousands of ATMs and other readers in the US, shows a 39 percent increase in the number of cards compromised at US ATMs and merchants in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. And follow my fraud commentary on Twitter @FraudBird.

Compromise 74

Compromise ATM Continuity Card Issuer 74

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

data continues to show strong growth, there will probably be some cooling off this year. last month, its lowest level since late 2016. The OECD indicators are based on data that can provide signs of economic acceleration and slowdown. This recent round of indicators — based on data from November — shows that while U.S.

Economy 51

Economy Continuity Assessments Product 51

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of EMV-Enabled Cards. Throughout 2016, financial institutions continued to roll out new EMV-enabled cards to their consumers.

EMV 46

EMV Chip Cards CHIPS Payments 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

million for which the seller had bought the home in 2016. The sole reported contract for over $10 million was for a duplex unit in the Upper East Side neighborhood with a price of $14.5 million, which the brokerage said was under the $15.4 The total value of all the luxury contracts was $128.5

Continuity 52

Continuity Consulting Research Consumer 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

“The acquisition will enable Moneris USA to continue its successful path and provide merchants the high-level of service they’ve come to expect while leveraging Vantiv’s scale and omnichannel payments capabilities,” said Angela Brown, president and chief executive officer of Moneris.

Acquirers 59

Acquirers Cross-Border Adjustments Continuity 59

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

’s June 2016 Brexit vote continues to take hold throughout the country. Retail sales in the nation fell at the most aggressive rate since July 2016, Bloomberg reports. retailers aren’t completely pessimistic about the future, however, as many of them continue to show optimism for sales volumes to rise again.

Continuity 40

Continuity Volume Economy Consumer 40

CB Insights

MARCH 17, 2017

Startups attacking the legal industry received a record number of deals in 2016, with $155M invested across 67 deals. We dug into the data using the CB Insights platform and examined investment to the legal tech category on a yearly … Continued.

Legal 53

Legal Continuity Finance FinTech 53

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

are continuing to build on their gains from 2016. The Index, which saw a decline in Q1 2016 when it fell from 115 points to 114.6 in Q4 2016 and is now projected to hit 117.9 In Q3 2016, the number of establishments increased by 2.1 In Q3 2016, wages went up by 6.1 points, has since been picking up steam.

Small Business 41

Small Business Business Continuity Continuity Economy 41

CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2017

Deal activity in the insurance tech space hit its highest annual total in 2016, according to CB Insights data. In total, deals to insurance tech startups rose 42% on a year-over-year basis in 2016 to hit 173. Total funding to … Continued.

Continuity 47

Continuity 47

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

to Lyft to Jet.com, US-based financing deals by four of China’s largest internet giants are set to drop in 2016 at the current run rate, according to … Continued. After a wave of investments into prominent US-based companies ranging from Snap Inc.

Finance 53

Finance Continuity 53

CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2017

2016 was the best year yet for real estate tech funding. Since … Continued. Not only did the category reach new highs in deals and dollars, but 4 companies were minted to the unicorn club (Compass, Homelink, SMS Assist, and OpenDoor Labs).

Continuity 47

Continuity 47

FICO

JANUARY 3, 2017

With 2016 recently coming to a close, we took a look back to uncover which topics you – our blog readers – gravitated toward last year. Here’s a recap of our top 10 most popular posts published in 2016: US Credit Quality Rising … The Beat Goes On – Ethan Dornhelm shares FICO research showing how US consumer credit quality continues to climb.

Posting 53

Posting AML Money Laundering Regulatory Compliance 53

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Clarity For The Payments Sector. New payment experiences will continue to emerge and vary from merchant and issuer.

Payments 49

Payments Authentication Issuers Innovation 49

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation . The year 2016 was the year of capitulation by FinTechs to the traditional banking industry.

Payments 51

Payments FinTech Regulations B2C 51

CB Insights

MARCH 29, 2016

As more insurers including Aviva, XL Catlin, and Guardian Life launch investment arms, tech startup dealmaking by insurance firms is on pace for a record high in 2016, according to CB Insights data. In the first three months of 2016, … Continued.

Continuity 44

Continuity 44

CB Insights

MAY 26, 2016

With the myBIO 2016 healthcare conference in San Francisco coming up June 6 to June 9, we used the CB Insights database to highlight a few early-stage companies exhibiting that are tackling interesting problems. We scraped the exhibitor page on … Continued.

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Database Continuity 50

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. India saw a particularly lucrative year. Supply Chain Management. ShopKirana.

B2B 49

B2B On-Demand Facilitators Participant 49

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Founded by Michael Wear and Melody Pak, Blankfactor has grown rapidly since its kick-off in 2016 through strategy-led product engineering with deep vertical knowledge. Completion of this transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.

Acquirers 81

Acquirers Consulting Best Practices Payments 81

CB Insights

MAY 26, 2016

With the BIO 2016 healthcare conference in San Francisco coming up June 6 to June 9, we used the CB Insights database to highlight a few early-stage companies exhibiting that are tackling interesting problems. We scraped the exhibitor page on … Continued.

Database 49

Database Continuity 49

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

2016 started off with a bang in the retail world when MPD and PYMNTS uncovered a few discrepancies in the retail data that many major retailers and reporting institutions were using to underestimate the impact of digital sales on brick-and-mortar sales. “In A Retail Data Reporting Error Was Uncovered.

EMV 49

EMV Visa Alternative Payment Methods Multifactor Authentication 49

CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2017

In 2016, they completed 100, according to CB Insights data. The growth in strategic private tech investment by (re)insurers comes as the number of insurance-related … Continued. In 2012, insurers or reinsurers completed just one strategic investment to a private tech company.

Continuity 44

Continuity 44

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

Herrman also expects big things from the rest of 2016. a share in fiscal 2015 ended January 2016. and internationally for continued successful growth. We are extremely focused on achieving our goals for 2016 and motivated to surpass them,” Herrman said. The company is now looking for $3.35

Continuity 40

Continuity Posting Consumer 40

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Deals to regtech startups hit a record of 102 deals in 2016. Companies tasked with complying with a … Continued. It is the first time deal total hit triple digits in the last 5 years, despite a slight dip in total funding.

Continuity 30

Continuity Finance 30

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Here is the response from Sarah Clark, general manager, identity, Mitek … Payments 2016: The Year Mobile, Biometrics And Trust Converged.

Authentication 43

Authentication Verification Payments AML 43

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of The Emergence Of The Global Citizen. 2016 saw more people transacting across borders in larger sums than ever before.

Cross-Border Payments 45

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payee Payer 45

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As India’s tech startups saw funding fall over $5B in 2016, unicorns also saw their funding fall to $626M. Between 2015 and 2016, as funding more than halved, the number of deals closed jumped 9.6% — from 889 to 974. NEW unicorns continue to join the club. and $7B following its $200M series F round in 2016.

Continuity 54

Continuity Acquirers Participant Economy 54

CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2017

2016 was not a good year in unicorn land. Deals to unicorn startups were down dramatically in 2016, at 144 compared to 212 in 2015, a 32% activity decline. Dollar funding to these companies was $36B, down 24% in the … Continued

Finance 40

Finance Continuity 40

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2017

In 2016, global VC-backed fintech startups raised $12.7B Both deal number and dollars invested in fintech startups worldwide were down from 2015′s banner year, according to our 2016 fintech report. To dig further into the data, we zeroed in on activity in … Continued. across 836 deals.

Bitcoin 32

Bitcoin FinTech Payments Continuity 32

CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2016

From mobile fitness platforms to patient-doctor communication apps to online portals for selling pharma products, there has been a boom in investment to Chinese digital health companies in the first half of 2016. has been deployed … Continued. In total, over $1.1B

Continuity 47

Continuity Product 47

CB Insights

JULY 21, 2016

In the first half of 2016, real estate tech startups raised more than $1.8B The funding total for the first six months of this year represents an 85% increase when compared to the same period … Continued. across more than 100 deals.

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Continuity 48