TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Alloy, which has built an identity operating system for banks and fintechs, announced Thursday that it has raised $100 million at a $1.35 Put simply, the startup’ s initial mission was to help banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions using its single API service and SaaS platform. . billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s no secret that banks and fintech companies must meet compliance and regulatory standards that are much stricter than what traditional tech companies are forced to comply with. The question becomes: How do you meet strict regulatory and compliance standards while keeping up with the rapid pace of innovation in technology?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

Integrating student loans into the GradJoy app turned out to be a patchwork of brittle, insecure screen-scraping APIs, physical check mailing and compliance hurdles, according to Shah. “We provide fintechs the ability to innovate faster and compete with larger banks with our turnkey real time data and payment operations.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

According to the survey, the city is strong in sectors such as fintech, agritech, hospitality tech, emerging tech, cybersecurity, SaaS and medtech. We’re strong in cybersecurity and (to an arguably lesser extent) fintech. Cybersecurity, fintech, digital — strong medtech — needs building. What are you most excited by?

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CIO

APRIL 11, 2023

The financial services sector is undergoing rapid change as fintechs develop convenient, consumer-focused services that were once the province of traditional banks. These organizations have two choices: They can modernize their architecture and develop the technology they need in-house or collaborate with fintechs to do it for them.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Welcome to The Interchange, a take on this week’s fintech news and trends. Rather than rehash all that here, I’ll point you to some of our recent articles on the topic and just summarize: The two fintech startups have recently grown (much) more competitive. ” But not all fintechs are laying off. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

After working together for nearly one decade, three former managing directors of Amex Ventures in early 2022 branched out to form their own fintech-focused venture firm, Vesey Ventures. The trio had made early investments in more than 50 fintech companies, including the likes of Stripe, Plaid, Melio and Trulioo.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

CEO Karkal has a long history in the fintech space, co-founding Simple, an app unifying various accounts into one accessible bank card, in 2009. He thought consumers expected a different level of service, which is why many flock to fintechs. In the process, you end up having to also be compliance experts just to be able to do it.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Before starting Beam in October of 2022, Adam Eagle had spent five and a half years as a software engineer at the fintech company, building core APIs and infrastructure for Stripe billing, invoicing, commerce, and payments. Both the startup’s founder and lead investor previously spent years working at payments giant Stripe.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Laura Spiekerman is the co-founder and chief revenue officer of Alloy , an identity-decisioning platform for banks and fintech companies. We’ve all seen the headlines: Fintech is struggling. But fintech is resilient. What does a fintech company do when it’s under a fraud attack? mean for their business?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests in the fintech, e-commerce and proptech sectors. Those that innovate now to introduce adjacent services will emerge as winners in the next few years, with some inevitably becoming billion-dollar companies. Merritt Hummer. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Innovation has a different meaning for every organization. Innovation is about modernization, it’s about optimization,” said Dan Gisolfi, Distinguished Engineer, Head of Innovation and Intellectual Property at Discover Financial Services. With built-in resources that nurture innovation and push the industry forward.

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CIO

JULY 25, 2022

The 2020s is set to see a rapid growth of fintech and neobanking offerings in Australia. Riccardo Galbiati, cyber advisor, Office of the CSO at Palo Alto Networks, says the biggest advantage fintechs and noebanks have over traditional, larger financial services firms in the sector is their agility.

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Xebia

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Middle East payments industry is rapidly evolving, driven by several key innovations. These innovations are paving the way for a more efficient, secure, and integrated payments ecosystem in the Middle East, with significant implications for businesses and consumers across the region.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The fintech startup has slowly been evolving its offerings beyond its core product of account linking. There has been so much innovation on POS [point of sale] in the last 10 years, but purely digital — no physical interaction — experiences for payments is still nascent,” he said. This is where we are focused.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

And I can’t highlight that enough, because this category is considered high risk by regulators and by compliance officers,” Palmer told TechCrunch. . One of the big things that we learned is that a lot of it is actually a compliance problem, more than a movement of money problem, when it comes to cross border payments.

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InfoQ Culture Methods

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Explore the dynamic intersection of responsible AI, regulation, and ethics in the FinTech sector. This article highlights key challenges and innovative practices as organizations navigate compliance with evolving guidelines like the EU AI Act.

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CIO

JULY 20, 2023

Workflow automation and data analytics are streamlining document management, cross-checking data, assessing for risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and so on. Source: “Innovation Digital Listening Research.” Since then, automation has filled the gap in improving customer experience and security.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Slowing the progression of AI may be impossible, but approaching AI in a thoughtful, intentional, and security-focused manner is imperative for fintech companies to nullify potential threats and maintain customer trust while still taking advantage of its power.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Fintechs make up a significant portion of its client base, and in 2020, the company saw its revenue from clients in the financial industry alone climb by 588% compared to 2019. The company said its APIs verify personal documents and information by searching in public and private databases “quickly and pursuant to the compliance rules.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While many lament government regulation as an infringement on innovation, I believe increased scrutiny is a net positive for the future of the software industry. anti-competitive practices that stifled innovation, as was the case with AT&T, IBM, Microsoft and today’s tech titans) rather than how their software operated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

TrustLayer says that companies that use its platform can automate the verification of insurance, licenses and compliance documents of business partners such as vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, borrowers, tenants, ridesharing and franchisees. (By The need for insurance is only increasing.”.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. However, this is also dependent on institutions meeting their regulatory compliance. trillion by 2030.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. However, this is also dependent on institutions meeting their regulatory compliance. trillion by 2030.

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MagmaLabs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes The financial technology (fintech) sector is rapidly evolving, and at the forefront of this transformation is artificial intelligence (AI). As businesses strive to meet changing consumer demands and navigate a competitive landscape, AI is emerging as a key driver of innovation in finance.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines. PawaPay handles local operations, compliance, regulatory cover and bank accounts, making it simple to receive payments in a new market. The company is led by CEO Nikolai Barnwell , betPawa’s former head of New Markets, Africa. He also sits on the board of 88mph.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Chaitanya Vaidya Contributor Chaitanya Vaidya is the co-founder of Deeprisk.ai , holds a fintech AI patent and has been in the tech innovation space for more than a decade. In highly-regulated industries where outcomes have real-world implications, data storage must pass a high bar of compliance checks.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Others in this wider space that includes payments and other fintech services include the likes of Rapyd , Mambu , Thought Machine , Temenos , Edera , Adyen, Stripe and newer players like Unit , with many of these raising large amounts of money in recent times in particular to double down on what is currently a rapidly expanding market.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

For some companies in capital-intensive areas like climate, fintech and defense, access to debt is often the only avenue to growth or scale. We will see how Stifel, HSBC, and JPMorgan (with FRB) and First Citizens will act in the market,” said Simon Wu, a partner at Cathay Innovation. said Ali Hamed, general partner at Crossbeam.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Vesta says its SaaS model expedites the lending process with a platform that is designed to eliminate redundancies, reduce compliance risk and help lenders better understand, measure and improve their origination processes. Once focused on mortgage banking, Blend is now going after the broader fintech market.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Modern CFOs are no longer just about bookkeeping and compliance; they are pivotal in leading with strategic thinking and mastering financial technology. Staying updated with Artificial Intelligence advancements, automation, and FinTech is essential for optimizing financial operations and planning business growth.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By Katherine Maslova This has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector. True AI-powered innovation such as adaptive financial modeling or real-time fraud prevention remains limited. Given the sensitivity of the industry, regulators worldwide have intensified fintech scrutiny.

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Daffodil Software

JULY 12, 2024

How can fintech companies keep up with rapid innovation while adhering to stringent regulations? The fintech business is expanding rapidly, driven by new technologies and evolving customer requirements. Balancing these two aspects is essential for fintech companies.

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Not only are traditional financial services companies using data and technology to change the game, a plethora of “FinTech” startups are using digital products to dislodge traditional players. As financial services firms build their data platform, they will use it to innovate and build new competitive advantage.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Other investors felt that a broader range of industries, like fintech and biotech, would eventually produce the biggest companies in the country. A great amount of talent is cultivated in the military, which has spawned innovative cyber, AI and machine-learning companies. Yonatan Mandelbaum, TLV Partners.

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Openxcell

OCTOBER 17, 2023

New technologies, innovations, and inventions when commercialized into startups become accessible to the masses. Popularity of Tech startups Tech startups and tech entrepreneurs are great market motivators that drive economic growth along with innovation. The Fintech industry saw the maximum number of startups operating with a 7.1%

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