A new report has found that rapidly growing markets in foreign countries present opportunities for U.S. banks and financial services companies.
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/PRNewswire/ -- China Resources Bank has debuted two key components of its Financial Infrastructure Innovation Platform a financial transaction cloud and a...
/PRNewswire/ -- BlueVine today announced that it has closed $60 million in equity funding, underscoring the fintech pioneer's momentum in the alternative...
NEW YORK (AP) — Online lender and financial startup SoFi has taken the first step toward competing with the nation's biggest banks on their home turf: the checking account. Last...
Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, has begun operations.Square Financial Services completed the charter approval process with the FDIC and Utah Department of Financial Institutions, meaning it’s ready for […]
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/PRNewswire/ -- iCreditWorks, one of the fastest-growing FinTech platforms in the United States, announced today it has accepted a strategic investment from...
/PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of small business banking solutions, today announced its official new company headquarters in Jersey City. As a...
The fintech company's CFO Amrita Ahuja said bringing banking capability in-house will enable the company to “operate more nimbly.”
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Despite a trying year for small business, a slew of fintech companies thrived by offering credit to buzzy startups and mom-and-pops alike.
Square continues to widen its fintech advantage, but one challenge could slow its rise.
/PRNewswire/ -- NYDIG, a leading provider of technology and investment solutions for Bitcoin, announced today that Jacqueline D. Reses has been appointed to...
/PRNewswire/ -- Terafunding, Korea's leading Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform (CEO: Taeyoung Yang, www.terafunding.com), announced the completion of Series...
/PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic small business banking solutions, today announced the appointment of Aditya Narula as its first...
/PRNewswire/ -- Medallion Bank (Nasdaq: MBNKP), (MBNKP or "the Bank"), an FDIC-insured bank providing consumer loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles,...
As a contribution to the theme “New products, New Partnerships, New Potential” and a build on Accion CFI and Institute of International Finance(IIF) publication “How Financial Institutions and…
The bank overseer seeks to establish greater transparency and accountability for lender subsidiaries.
/PRNewswire/ -- BlueVine, the leading provider of small business banking, announced today that it has named industry veteran Steve Allocca as its first Chief...
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Brex is the latest fintech to apply for a bank charter. The fast-growing company, which sells a credit card tailored for startups with Emigrant Bank currently acting as the issuer, announced Friday that it has submitted an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish […]
Fintech stocks enjoyed a COVID boost, but the financial technology industry is still expected to grow by leaps and bounds going forward. That's good news for these 10 picks.
Online lenders, or "fintechs," have flooded the small business loan market in recent years. Now some want a piece of the new SBA coronavirus loan program.
/PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a $200 million funding facility, Capital on Tap announced they are celebrating 200,000 customers as they enter their second...
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Photographer Mick Rock, known for some of the most recognisable pictures of rock legends such as David Bowie and album covers of the 1970s, is marking his 51 years working in the music industry with a new project collaborating with urban artist Fin DAC. "MIDARO" fuses photography with painting, with the Irish artist reworking Rock's photos of Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry to create a series of limited edition prints and canvas artworks. Released on Tuesday, to coin
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The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced the launch of a new initiative, dubbed the Fintech Fast Track initiative, which aims to grant patents for fintech innovations at a faster pace than before.
While many firms are grasping the opportunity (or need) to embrace fintech, many are yet to open up.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial technology (FinTech) adoption among consumers has nearly doubled over the past 18 months, according to the...
News: Europe and Asia drive global fintech investment growth between January and March.
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Britain’s Financial Technology industry is a world-leader: it supports over 61,000 jobs and generates billions of pounds of revenue for our economy. Its development has kept our financial services…
News: Europe and Asia drive global fintech investment growth between January and March.
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Financial technology, popularly Fintech, has been around since 2008. But it’s only in the last couple of years that the once fledgeling offshoot of the banking industry finally came into its own…
These are the boom years for Fintech. Between the years 2010 to 2016, investments in the Fintech sector jumped. From $1.8 Billion in Fintech investments in 2010 to an investment of $5.2 Billion in the first quarter of 2016 alone. Investments ranged from seed money for Fintech startups to takeovers [...]
Financial technology is a huge sector that is ripe for disruption, and could become as great a force in the Middle East as oil, experts say.
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While total investment in fintech companies worldwide in H1 2018 hit US$57.9 billion across 875 deals, the $2 billion fintech market in the MENA region has only seen $150 million in investments in the last couple of years.
Research addressing how the US regulatory environment is hindering the development of the fintech industry.
Nubank, one of the leading fintech companies in...
There is no doubt that the fintech industry has grown exponentially in recent years. Although some people remain suspicious of its services, fintech is definitely here to stay. Others even believe…
US-based growth investor Motive Partners has decided to open its new European hub in Canary Wharf, London.
The growth of fintech is challenging governments to devise new regulations to meet the demands of the burgeoning industry. The U.S. currently draws the largest amount of fintech investment and is home to many early success stories. Therefore, it may come as a surprise that the regulatory environment in America is hindering the growth of fintech and its impact on the broader economy.
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The financial technology space has always been a happening area as banks and financial firms have always been early adopters of technology. This continues today with a new generation of Financial…
Fintech funding came out of the gate with a strong start in 2018
If countries in the MENA can balance regulation and innovation, the region may be able to move its economy past oil.
Incumbents partnering with fintechs is nothing, and new giants JPMorgan and BBVA are intensifying their fintech efforts with two new initiatives.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LendIt Fintech, the world's leading event in financial services innovation, announced today that they have selected...
Global fintech funding was down 13% from $7.3 billion in Q4 2018 to $6.3 billion in Q1 2019, according to a new report from CB Insights.
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Find out how to break into Africa's tech startup world with its 26-year old gatekeeper. Silicon Valley darlings like Techstars, GitHub, YCombinator, 500 Startups are just some of her clients and partners.
A new proposal to build a tech incubator in Long Island City could spur job creation and boost the borough’s budding tech community, project supporters said. The Anable Basin Tech Incubator would provide shared work space for entrepreneurs and start-up companies and also offer event space and continuing education classes, sources familiar with the project said.
The startup scene is still struggling with diversity, but that doesn't mean you need to put your own business plans on hold.
I have had the great pleasure and fortune of knowing Joaquim and the Armilar team for the past fourteen years. Armilar Venture Partners was one of our first investors when my co-founders and I…
/PRNewswire/ -- Good American, the inclusive fashion brand co-founded by Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede, has partnered with Klarna, the leading global...
Lockheed Martin today hosted an Aerospace and Defence (A&D) Start-up Supplier Conference in Bengaluru.
/PRNewswire/ -- The UVI Research and Technology Park (RTPark) announced today that applications are now open for the 2024 cohort of Accelerate VI (AVI), a...
/PRNewswire/ -- ChowNow, the nation's leading platform powering online ordering and marketing for independent restaurants, today announced the appointment of...
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New software out of MIT uses artificial intelligence to speed up and reduce the cost of contract review for companies. Klarity is taking on nondisclosure agreements first, part of a strategy to build customer trust and expand its offerings.
Investment in climate tech in the first half of 2021 nearly exceeded the entirety of the investment that was made in 2020. As greater understanding of the emissions impact of different sectors, the growth in smart technologies could enable growth in the sector in a dramatic way.
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in an interview on Friday that there should be very clear goalposts for how the U.S. removes current mitigation measures and when to lift vaccine mandates. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Gottlieb told co-anchor Willie Geist that he thinks COVID-19 infection levels are “going to continue to come down as we get into the spring…
/PRNewswire/ -- The BSV blockchain's Switzerland-based global industry organisation that works to advance business with the BSV blockchain, today announces...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. said Wednesday that it has been awarded an $8.9 million order by the U.S. Army to provide 230...
Recent announcements in Belgium suggest that the predicted impact of FinTech on banking jobs is already well under way.
The latest research shows that the digital health market, a growing segment within healthtech, in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia alone could reach $4 billion by 2026.
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The process of launching a new business venture is a thrilling adventure that is packed with opportunities and excitement. Nevertheless, despite the excitement, business owners need to prioritise legal compliance […]
Mindless growth has clearly taken a backseat and startups are looking to strengthening their presence in fewer cities and focusing on unit economics.
If it attracts Austrian startups to the United States, then the Silicon Valley is often the big goal. This is not always useful. New York is home to big banks, hedge funds and insurance companies — a…
/PRNewswire/ -- Change, a technology platform powering giving experiences, and Blackbaud, the world's leading cloud software company powering social good,...
At the eMerge Americas conference in Miami, start-ups from around the world compete for a chance to pitch their breakthrough business ideas to Pitbull, the American rap star and entrepreneur. The breakthrough ideas include a drone company that already attracted Ikea and a college-campus Uber competitor.
In his new book Build, the founder of Nest gets into how to be an effective leader, why the metaverse is bunk, and when quitting is a virtue.
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Haryana Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, State Startup Policy 2022 and Data Centre Policy 2022 were the three major policies approved by the state government on Monday.
Swedish payments startup Klarna has raised $460 million from investors who valued the company $2 billion higher than TransferWise and N26.
More than 670 companies applied to the fourth annual SXSW Accelerator, a startup showcase and competition during the most frenzied week in a social media startup's year; 48 were invited to compete and 18 were named alternates (in case of technical difficulties, disruptive pivots, founder fall-out...
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Asian equity markets struggled for direction on Wednesday following an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight and as worries over China's growth weighed on sentiment.
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The British lender announced plans in June to shed jobs and sell underperforming businesses as it seeks to cut $5 billion in annual costs by 2017.
Wells Fargo & Co. has invested in The Harbor Bank of Maryland and a Washington, D.C., institution as part of a 2020 plan to commit $50 million to Black-owned banks around the country. Wells Fargo announced Monday that it has made equity capital investments into 13 minority depository institutions, including Baltimore-based Harbor Bank and Industrial Bank of Washington, since announcing plans ...
Outgoing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan has repeated a long-standing plea to Congress to close a legal loophole that Wal-Mart Stores, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, General Electric and other companies hope to use to create a nationwide banking system that competes head-to-head with...
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Russian bank IIB’s default on a Eurobond pinpoints the Russian state’s power to make or break businesses.
Asian green bond initiatives are supporting an unprecedented global surge in issuance, with many markets taking a leaf out of China’s regulator-led book.
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Mikio Kashiwagi, treasurer of the Asian Development Bank, is pushing for dramatic changes in the way Asian countries use their new-found liquidity.
For the first time in a few years, the voices of those predicting a sharp fall in Chinese home prices are growing louder than those defending the sector as robust, reports Caixin Online.
Allianz SE is in talks with Chinese banks to set up a majority-owned asset management venture in the world's second-largest economy, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, aiming to tap a $4.3 trillion market for wealth products. The German insurer's main asset management arm, Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), has been holding discussions over the past few months with Industrial Bank and China CITIC Bank, among other lenders, the people said. AllianzGI is the latest
Hours after a creditor and his gang of tattooed thugs hustled Zhong Maojin into a coffee shop in Wenzhou, he says he wouldn’t yield to their demands.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's home price rises...
Regulators in the world’s second-largest economy have issued new guidelines for its banks to limit lending to steel and coal companies.
Online lender and financial start-up SoFi has taken the first step toward competing with the nation's biggest banks on their home turf: the checking account.
Tech retailer Newegg Inc. is facing legal action from four South Korean banks alleging that hardware manufacturer Moneual Inc. (parent company of Zalman) helped Newegg to defraud banks of their money.
The government’s tightening campaign appears to be having some effect, with prices in Beijing up 14.7 percent in January, compared with 16 percent in December.
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