Advisors, Funds Transfer and Small Business

Treasurers Beware: FX Risk Is Not What It Used To Be

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MARCH 26, 2019

Last year, reports in The Wall Street Journal , citing unnamed sources, revealed allegations that American Express had quietly increased currency conversion fee rates for their small business customers, shedding light on the often opaque practice among financial service providers when charging FX fees.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Online and Mobile Banking Innovation FinTech NOV

Fintech Fundings: 23 Companies Raise $530 Million Week Ending July 8

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 5, 2016

Alt-lender to small businesses. Tags: Consumer, traders, payments, funds transfer, remittances, bitcoin, crypto-currency, blockchain. Latest round: $35 million. Total raised: $36.6 HQ: Mumbai, India. Source: FT Partners. Bitcoin exhange & wallet. Latest round: $10.5 Total raised: $117.2 HQ: San Francisco, California.

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Multi-Currency FinTech Funds Transfer Advisors

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Accounts receivables platform for small businesses. Alt-lender for small businesses. Funds transfers. Tags: Consumer, payments, remittancees, funds transfer, cryptocurrency. Total raised: $4.8 HQ: London, England, UK. Source: Crunchbase. Smartkarma. Marketplace for Asian investment research.

Underwriting

Underwriting P2P FinTech Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 16, 2016

Digital investment advisor. Small business alt-lender. Accounting services for small businesses . Fund That Flip. Funds transfer service. Tags: Advisors, investors, wealth management, investing. Latest round: $75 million Series E ($500 million valuation). Total raised: $175.3

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $270 Million Second Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Digtial currency management for small businesses. Tags: Consumer, SMB, payments, funds transfer, FX, remittances. HQ: Guangzhou, China. Source: Crunchbase. BPS Technology. Latest round: $21.2 Total raised: $21.2 HQ: Southport, Australia. Source: FT Partners. Source: FinDevR. Wealth management. Total raised: $16.5

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech P2P Advisors

Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $810 Million Week Ending Nov 20

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Global funds transfer service for businesses. LQD Business Finance. Online small business financing. Wealth management system for advisors. Tags: Advisors, investing, asset management, robo-advisor. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $83 million. Total raised: $119 million. million.

NOV

NOV Debit Card FinTech Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

Suite of small business tools for payroll, accounting, invoicing, payments. Tags: Consumer, investing, trading, robo-advisor, porfolio management. Consumer online investment platform. Latest round: $100 million Series E ($700 million valuation). Total raised: $205 million. HQ: New York City. Source: Finovate. Real Matters.

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Underwriting FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Payroll

Fintech Fundings: 17 Companies Raise $4.8 Billion Week Ending April 22

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2016

Small business marketplace lender. Online micro business loans. The post Fintech Fundings: 17 Companies Raise $4.8 Tags: Enterprise, investors, advisors, investing, information services, analytics. Online payment services division of Alipay. Latest round: $4.5 billion Series B. Total raised: $4.5 SocietyOne.

FinTech

FinTech Underwriting P2P Small Business

Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Billion in April

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

Marketplace small business lending platform. International payment service for small businesses. Accounting, payroll and HR platform for small businesses. Tags: Investors, advisors, traders, investing, data analytics, information, news. International payments service. Latest round: $38.5 million ($5.82

FinTech

FinTech Debit Card Underwriting Non-Bank

Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

It was another busy week for Finovate alums with six raising new funds: StreetShares raised $4.5 million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Insurance products for small businesses. Crowdfunded credit lines for small businesses. Crowdfunding small business loans.

Underwriting

Underwriting P2P FinTech Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $530 Million Third Week of July

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 11, 2016

LQD Business Finance. Alt-lender to small businesses. Tags: Consumer, payments, debit card, billpay, funds transfer, mobile, personal financial management, PFM. Source: Crunchbase. Qauntifeed. Digital wealth management platform. Latest round: $4.5 million Series A. Total raised: $4.5 HQ: Hong Kong. Abacus Labs.

FinTech

FinTech Underwriting Debit Card P2P

Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Funding Societies. Lending marketplace for small businesses. Retirement plans for small businesses. Robo-advisor. Financial planning software for advisors. Tags: Consumer, advisors, wealth management, investing. HQ: New York City. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $7.5 million Series A.

FinTech

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Underwriting P2P

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Alt-lender to small businesses. Alt-lending to small businesses. Alt-lender to small businesses. International funds transfers. Tags: Consumer, investing, advisors, wealth management, information, analytics, crowdsourcing. Crowdsourced stock recommendation platform. Total raised: $60.15

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card

Fintech Fundings: 113 Companies Raised $1.7 Billion in May

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 27, 2016

Venture funding was $354 million, of which just $100,000 was debt. billion valuation, for its international funds transfer service. million to fund growth of its digital password management system. International funds transfer network. Alt-lender to small businesses. DashLane raised $22.5

FinTech

FinTech Advisors Underwriting Funds Transfer

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $260 Million Week Ending Feb 5

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

million for its global funds transfer app. Small business alt-lender . Alt-lender for small businesses (Rocket Internet). Tags: Consumer, advisors, investing, trading. Private capital continued to flow into the fintech sector this week with 21 companies raising $257 million. HQ: Troy, Michigan.

FinTech

FinTech Bitcoin Blockchain Underwriting

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Alt-lender to small businesses. Tags: Consumer, advisors, wealth management, trading, investing. Total raised: $30+ million. HQ: Surry Hills, Australia. Source: Crunchbase. Pearl Capital. Latest round: $20 million. Total raised: $20 million. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase , PE Hub. Gift card payment network.

FinTech

FinTech Underwriting P2P Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

Bento for Business. Digital business banking platform. Payment and management tools for small businesses. Tags: Consumer, SMB, funds transfer, payments, debit, billpay. Source: Crunchbase. CrowdFlower. Data analytics platform. Latest round: $10 million Series D. Total raised: $38 million. Source: Finovate.

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card

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Treasurers Beware: FX Risk Is Not What It Used To Be

Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Fundings: 23 Companies Raise $530 Million Week Ending July 8

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $270 Million Second Week of August

Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $810 Million Week Ending Nov 20

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

Fintech Fundings: 17 Companies Raise $4.8 Billion Week Ending April 22

Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Billion in April

Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $530 Million Third Week of July

Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Fundings: 113 Companies Raised $1.7 Billion in May

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $260 Million Week Ending Feb 5

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

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