PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

While some firms are adjusting the assembly lines of their manufacturing warehouses to produce much needed personal protective equipment, FinTechs have found themselves in a different position to provide valuable assistance. In today’s environment, Eberle noted three categories of businesses. Easing The PPP Loan Burden.

Prioritization 66

Prioritization Accounts Payable B2B Accounting 66

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

72%: Increase in FinTech app usage in Q1 2020. 10: Number of categories of livestreaming shows on Popshop. $3M: All this, Today in Data. 50%: Decline in automated teller machine (ATM) use since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 3M: Amount of funding Popshop announced earlier in July.

Technology 66

Technology Banking Retail Securities 66

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

Plutus , a British FinTech startup, is providing rewards via its credit card to customers who buy from the eCommerce store of Nike , Cointelegraph reported. The rewards are made with Pluton, the native digital currency of the company. Users can receive additional rewards by staking their digital tokens through the company’s app.

Currencies 113

Currencies eCommerce Startups Economics 113

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Alternative payments platform AeroPay is looking to accelerate its growth after closing a seed round of capital led by a top FinTech investment firm. The Chicago-based FinTech announced on Tuesday (Sept. Continental, also headquartered in the Windy City, is a direct private investment firm specializing in FinTech firms and eCommerce.

Compliance 63

Compliance B2B Investments eCommerce 63

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The category has also been moved by the late August announcement that Discover and Car IQ, a California FinTech, have partnered to create a payment platform for v-commerce payments beginning with automotive fleets. This implies, says The Motley Fool , that Tesla’s upcoming subscription service won’t be cheap.

Risk Management 99

Risk Management Technology Securities Accounting 99

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

Benchmarking 73

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2020

The two-year-old startup connects more than 5,000 brands in 30 categories, and has 450,000 products listed on its platform. In other Indian business news , Tracxn data has indicated that B2B FinTech firms saw $14.5 B2B FinTech firms overall secured more than $33.5 million in new funding.

B2B 68

B2B Startups Securities Technology 68

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While the B2B payments category was not the subject of its initial announcement, partner Lance Fenton told PYMNTS that he sees tremendous opportunity in the sector. Serent’s focus has been on companies selling what he calls "picks and shovels" into FinTechs, lenders and other constituents instead of investing directly into banks and lenders.

B2B 79

B2B Healthcare Investments Auditing 79

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Terry Angelos , Visa’s vice president and global head of FinTech, spoke with PYMNTS recently about the ultra-quick transition to digital made by many companies as the pandemic made person-to-person contact much less safe than it once was.

B2B 54

B2B Currencies Economics eCommerce 54

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. MatchMove’s LightSpeed solution won top honors in the category “Best Payments Innovation of the Year” in the 4th Payments and Cards Awards 2019 held in Mumbai, India.

eCommerce 67

eCommerce Leverage Securities Sales 67

PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The fund reportedly intends to invest in early-stage technology firms in categories like FinTech, artificial intelligence (AI) and software-as-a-service (SaaS), among other areas. Canapi Alliance is among the investors in a collective comprised of over 35 banks and investors looking to strategically put roots down in the FinTech field.

Startups 56

Startups Investments Banking Technology 56

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

In June, PYMNTS reported that the FinTech firm upgraded its mobile app to provide users with the ability to access exclusive deals, create and share wish lists with friends and family, and shop anywhere online and pay in four interest-free installments. 1 spot in PYMNTS’ top five mobile app provider rankings for this category of mobile apps.

Valuation 61

Valuation eCommerce Retail Securities 61

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 20, 2022

Categories such as healthcare, media, education, and of course finance, highlight the list, but with 20 categories overall, there is a wide variety of everything that young people have made a splash in. Every year, Forbes puts together a comprehensive list of the brightest entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars in different industries.

Finance 52

Finance Startups Healthcare Valuation 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Dutch FinTech Mollie has just closed on $100 million in new financing, as the startup looks to expand internationally and pump additional money into product development and engineering. TCV looks to invest in category-leading technology companies that are disrupting large markets – exactly what Mollie is doing today.”.

Startups 56

Startups Investments Finance eCommerce 56

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. As reported by Bloomberg , the regulator at the helm of Singapore’s financials has embraced an effort to “bring together” FinTech firms and banks there.

Banking 75

Banking Startups Securities Planning 75

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Ula, launched in January this year, aims to help small store owners boost their income through its multi-category wholesale eCommerce platform, along with perks such as a large products list, prices, doorstep delivery and pay later options. OSMDV, Quona Capital, Saison Capital, Alter Global and other unnamed investors participated.

Securities 52

Securities eCommerce Retail Economics 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

FinTech venture capital firm, according to a press release. Papaya Global , which works in global payroll and B2B payments, has a new investor in Group 11 , a U.S.

Accounts Payable 52

Accounts Payable B2B Investments Accounting 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The proposal would systemize over 10 years of OCC guidance, asking banks to extend services based on individual risk assessment instead of category-based assessment. A PYMNTS study earlier this year shows how the lines are blurring between FinTechs, Big Tech and traditional banks. percent) or PayPal (3.2 percent). .

Banking 68

Banking Currencies Marketing 68

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In the broad category of FinTech, we see Monit as part of the emerging [non-wealth] advisory space. In an interview with PYMNTS, Steve Dow , Monit’s co-founder and CEO, said that the platform model addressed pain points specific to smaller firms. “In

Leverage 118

Leverage Banking Finance Sales 118

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Renz helped to launch Amazon’s free shipping policy and introduced new multi-billion-dollar retail categories, such as beauty, shoes and groceries, according to her LinkedIn profile. At SoFi , based in Silicon Valley, Renz will lead the FinTech startup’s credit card, brokerage and bank account businesses, one of the sources told WSJ.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Advertising eCommerce Finance 77

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

He added that the company is striving to be the go-to provider of digital financial services for pan-European banks, banks, FinTechs and startups. Our investment underlines the confidence that the industry has in Tink’s category-leading technology, and we look forward to supporting them on their continued journey,” he added.

Startups 57

Startups Banking Investments Financial Data 57

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

GDP is rebounding, initial unemployment claims are dropping, and consumer spending is recovering in many categories.”. We will be the first public neobank and the only full spectrum FinTech marketplace bank in the U.S.”. However, Sanborn also acknowledged that there are still areas of concern given that U.S. Q4 Forecast.

Forecasting 111

Forecasting Economics Planning Banking 111

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Miami-based FinTech ClassWallet has grown its classroom expense management offering to help with the requirements of custodial and maintenance workers in primary and secondary schools, according to a Monday (Jan. Moreover, it lets staffers charge a purchase to work orders, expenditure categories and cost centers, the announcement stated.

Reconciliations 61

Reconciliations Vendor Management Education Sales 61

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

FinTechs are keeping an eye on cash application trends amid uncertain times caused by the coronavirus. Many companies likely fall into the latter category, he said. And, in many cases, the FinTech has customers that still use a lockbox, but they still have some centralized operation that receive checks.

Invoicing 60

Invoicing Banking Accounting 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

London-based FinTech startup Rapyd has secured an additional $20 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.2 I believe the FinTech-as-a-Service category has tremendous potential, as companies seek to embed financial services as an integral part of the next-generation technology stack.

Valuation 52

Valuation Investments Startups eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered FinTech Software as a Service (SaaS) firm HighRadius raised $125 million in a Series B growth funding round, giving it a unicorn valuation, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. The funding was led by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from existing investors Susquehanna Growth Equity and Citi Ventures.

Treasury 52

Treasury Forecasting Valuation Investments 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered FinTech Software as a Service (SaaS) firm HighRadius raised $125 million in a Series B growth funding round, giving it a unicorn valuation, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. The funding was led by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from existing investors Susquehanna Growth Equity and Citi Ventures.

Treasury 52

Treasury Forecasting Valuation Investments 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

million in its IPO and will use the new funds for expansion efforts and to move into more merchandise categories beyond fashion. FinTech installment lender Affirm more than doubled its valuation when it went public earlier this week. The Silicon Valley company raised $277.2

Valuation 60

Valuation Startups eCommerce Sales 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Founded by the team that created InstaReM in 2014, Nium is used to create a wide range of payment services grouped into three categories: send, spend and receive. Nium is one of the first organizations to partner with Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program in the EU, Australia and the Asia Pacific region. “As

eCommerce 51

eCommerce Retail Banking 51

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With Open Banking business models inspiring FinTech innovators to explore other use cases for data integrations, the B2B financial services market has seen a swath of collaboration between traditional financial institutions and FinTech firms — and between FinTech firms themselves. A Changing Payroll Landscape.

Accounting 48

Accounting B2B Technology Banking 48

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

Banking 77

Banking B2B Numbers Compliance 77

PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Digits announced a $22 million Series B funding round led by GV — formerly known as Google Ventures — to launch its new expense monitoring dashboard, according to a company blog post. The dashboard can help businesses track spending by category, vendor and recurring expenses with real-time alerts.

Benchmarking 60

Benchmarking Startups Finance Investments 60

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

The FinTech company has invited more than 100 of its startup and SMB “merchant partners” to benefit from the initiative, whose goal is to increase traffic to their online sites and boost their revenues.

Startups 58

Startups Entertainment Banking Numbers 58

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Over time, Citigroup plans to add additional categories for which credit cards can be used. Citigroup has recently been investing heavily in technology to keep up with the FinTech startups that have been disrupting the financial services market. Customers also can earn rewards points and airline miles.

Startups 73

Startups Banking Finance Investments 73

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. Nium is one of the first organizations to partner with Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program in the EU, Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

Banking 40

Banking Concentration Startups eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Papaya Global business model reflects Group 11’s philosophy of investing in FinTech companies that redefine their category by shattering and automating old work paradigms in multi-billion-dollar markets, such as the global payroll market," Frances said in a past release.

Leadership 52

Leadership Investments Marketing Technology 52

PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

As a consumer lending category with the fastest growth, outstanding balances for personal loans jumped by about 18 percent to $120 billion in the first quarter. A lot of credit goes to the FinTech lenders for reinvigorating a loan category that’s been around forever,” Jason Laky, TransUnion ’s consumer-lending business lead, told Bloomberg.

Banking 44

Banking Finance Investments Marketing 44