Fintech News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Indonesia will continue its participation as a special observer. Launched in November 2018, TIPS enables real-time payments across Europe, facilitating instant transfers between European banks. Nexus is designed to streamline connections between domestic IPS, enabling a single link to reach all other countries on the network.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. Silicon Valley produced plenty of $1B+ companies in 2018, but other parts of the country also had a strong showing. The service helps project participants to collaborate. Valuation: $1.9B.

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Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Aimed at expanding the platform’s reach and rewarding participants, the program offers partners to earn commissions by referring new customers to the exchange. About WhiteBIT WhiteBIT is one of the largest European centralized crypto exchanges with over 5 million users, founded in 2018.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Regional integration is playing a key role, with governments accelerating their efforts to enhance cross-border commerce and digital economy participation.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Existing backer Saison Capital, the venture capital arm of Japan’s Credit Saison, also participated in the funding round. In 2020, Helicap secured US$10 million in its Series A funding round, with participation from Saison Capital, East Ventures, and others. Additionally, Helicap is set to issue US$1.9

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial equity means everyone being given the opportunity to participate in economic life, creating not only a more inclusive society but a more profitable one too.” In the retail sector, Tesco, Morrisons and Asda introduced their ‘quiet hours’ initiative in 2018 and have recently announced plans to extend these hours further.

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Fintech News

JULY 22, 2024

Launched in 2018, OCBC PPC serves high-net-worth individuals in Singapore and Malaysia. The OCBC GENesis programme was initially piloted in 2019 for premier Singapore customers and has now been officially launched, including participants from Malaysia. OCBC GENesis aims to equip participants with essential business skills.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bryan Tay’s sports career includes participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics, along with representing Singapore in various international swimming competitions, where he achieved multiple gold medals. He was co-founder of Boom Singapore, a fitness studio, from 2018 to 2023.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

Founded in 2018, The Power 50 shines a spotlight on companies transforming financial services, while delivering ongoing support and development for participants. This highly anticipated list spotlights the individuals and organisations that are setting new benchmarks for innovation and leadership in the industry.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 30, 2025

Most recently, Martinez was also a senior executive at Cisco Systems , from 2018 to 2024. Tigere joined EFTCorp initially as implementation engineer, before shifting focus in 2018 to business development and solution architecture. Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Solutions and AT&T Bell Labs.

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Finovate

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Series C round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and featured participation from existing investors Maersk, Intesa SanPaolo, and Heliad. The Series C round also featured participation from existing investors Maersk, Intesa SanPaolo, and Heliad. Founded in 2018, MODIFI serves more than 1,700 customers in 55+ countries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

“As it grows in adoption, we intend to learn and participate in a disciplined way. Square said that cryptocurrency aligns with the company’s purpose in that it empowers people worldwide to participate in a global monetary system. Square also recently rolled out the nonprofit Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA).

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Finovate

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Founded in 2018, Payitoff was born out of CEO Bobby Matson’s personal struggle to pay off “six-figure student loans and debt.” Earlier this year, Payitoff was selected to participate in Mastercard’s Start Path Open Banking Program. Photo by Pixabay

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This policy change aims to alleviate the financial strain on crypto transactions, thereby reducing the cost of trading and enticing broader participation in the digital asset market. This regulatory measure enforces strict operational standards to bolster consumer protection and maintain the integrity of the financial system.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The collaboration will see Mastercard join Buna’s cross-border payment systems as a direct participant. Buna’s Real-Time Gross Settlement service, with its extended operating hours, and Instant Payments System’s 24/7 availability offer a unique advantage for direct participants.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While that price apex was followed by a bubble burst and bitcoin fell to $3,122 in 2018, analysts and crypto fans predict this wave is different. To participate, users must lend a minimum of 0.1 Square and PayPal have reportedly been a major instigator in the price rally, buying large quantities of the digital currency.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

The introduction of PSD2 in 2018 created a foundation for open banking across the European Economic Area (EEA), requiring financial institutions to provide secure, API-based access to payment account data for third-party providers (TPPs).

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Finance Payment APIs and Integration Non-Bank Embedded Finance 88

PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay has increasingly grown in popularity, processing more than one billion transactions , almost double compared to 2018. Growth is being fueled in part because more retailers are participating. By 2018, about 50 percent of retailers and restaurants starting accepting Apple Pay. That number was about 25 percent for U.S.

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

In the lending space, the number of peer-to-peer (P2P) borrower accounts reached 30 million in 2021, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50% between 2018 and 2022. Total loan disbursement totaled US$17 billion in 2022, representing an annual growth rate of 140% between 2018 and 2022. year-over-year, reaching 10.3

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Fintech News

MARCH 10, 2024

Participants in the OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme will also benefit from educational workshops, networking opportunities, and mentorship from seasoned female entrepreneurs, addressing the persistent challenges women face in business.

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Fintech Review

APRIL 11, 2025

Transparent earnings tracking and daily payouts ensure participants have full visibility over their rewards in real-time. Since its founding in 2018, PrimeXBT has grown exponentially, serving 1,000,000+ traders in 150+ countries worldwide.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 16, 2024

For this list, we’ve focused on angel investing groups supporting the Singaporean fintech landscape, using data from Tech in Asia and companies’ announcements to shortlist some of the most prolific groups in Singapore and showcasing their participations in the local fintech scene.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

This went on between 2014 and 2018, the court document stated. According to the court document, TD Bank employees would only inform new customers of the DCA policy verbally, asking the customer to confirm orally if they wished to participate. That’s in addition to standard overdraft service for normal transactions.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2024

Participants will delve into breaking barriers and fostering connections that transcend borders, facilitating cross-border trade, investments, and collaborations. Since its inception in 2018, RiseUp has seen over 450 women from around the world, with impactful results including promotions, career progression, and new opportunities.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Robinhood will continue to focus on increasing participation in the financial system and challenging the industry to better serve everyone,” a spokesperson told CNBC. “We The funding round was led by DST Global, with participation from investors including Ribbit Capital, NEA, Sequoia and Thrive Capital.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 8, 2024

He oversees the modernisation of NatWest’s payments technology estate, with responsibility for the run, change and continuous availability of payments as a systemically critical participant in the industry. He also serves on the Board of Directors of SWIFT.

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Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2024

Between 2018 and 2023, the number of software deals as a proportion of annual deal count consistently hovered above 40%, attesting to investors’ belief that technology applications can unlock significant market growth potential and outsized financial returns from the Southeast Asian ecosystem. billion, while participating in 61.2%

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2021

Although 2020 wealth tech funding in Europe dipped from the highs set in 2019, it outpaced 2018 levels by 20%. Investors pulled back on funding riskier early-stage deals and instead participated in more mid- to late-stage rounds during the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

And yet with the latest iteration of the Gig Economy Index , some new data show traction is gaining, and where at the end of last year more than 32 percent of workers surveyed were participants in the gig economy. The participation rate is significant, and so is the income those participants take home — as much as $1.4

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PayPal Participant Economy Direct Deposit 69

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

The survey, which was conducted in Q3 and Q4 2018, found that digital marketplaces like TaskRabbit, Uber and Airbnb play a critical role for gig workers, primarily — but not across the board — for skilled, nonseasonal workers. In Q4 2018, there was a jump in nonseasonal workers sourcing gigs via digital marketplaces (38.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For over a decade, Brovko participated in a scheme to gain access to Americans’ personal and financial information, causing more than $100 million in intended loss,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Hacks have skyrocketed 67 percent since 2014 and 11 percent since 2018, data shows. District Judge T.S.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As Singapore marks the 6th anniversary of introducing the world’s first Unified Payment QR Code in September 2018, Amazon has launched its Pay It Forward report alongside a comprehensive campaign aimed at promoting digital payment inclusivity across all demographics.

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Digital Payments Financial Inclusion Best Practices Payments 107

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Since 2018, Kani’s automated platform has become the go-to for businesses to address reporting pain points, reclaim 150 hours of manual effort annually and ensure 100% compliance with Mastercard and Visa formatting requirements.

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Compliance Technology Payments Visa 98

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The funding was led by EBRD Venture Capital with participation from Endeavor Catalyst. Existing investors PayPal Ventures, BII, FMO, A15, Nclude and Helios Digital Ventures participated in the round, reaffirming their endorsement of Paymob’s business model, strategy and leadership in the regional fintech sector.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It is led by Modal’s newest automotive partner, American Honda, with existing investors participating in and completing the round. American Honda has worked with Modal, formerly Drive Motors, since late 2018 to create branded online buying tools for Honda and Acura. 8) of a $15 million Series A financing.

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Finance On-Demand Facilitators Participant 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

What’s more, a $14 billion investment in Ant Financial represented 35 percent of the total funding in 2018. The report noted that in the fourth quarter of 2018 five companies became unicorns, which happens when a startup has a valuation of more than $1 billion. billion in funding in 2018, setting a new record. In the U.S.

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FinTech Participant Technology Payments 73