Venture funding

Crowd lending fintech raises more than $17M

06/22/18

Denver-based P2Binvestor plans to use the new funds to expand its bank partnership program.

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Vikram Pandit's PE firm invests $100 million into financial inclusion credit card

05/14/18

Fair Square Financial has received a $100 million equity investment from the Orogen Group to fund a credit card designed for underserved U.S. consumer segments.

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BitPay's $40M funding round to fuel B2B, cross-border growth

04/02/18

The funding round comes on the heels of what BitPay cited as a record year in 2017 in processing more than $1 billion in bitcoin payments.

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JPMorgan Chase, CFSI announce fourth annual lab challenge

02/28/18

The goal of the competition is to increase diversity in the financial technology industry.

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Fintechs see their profile rise, with banks playing a large part

02/15/18

U.S. fintechs attracted $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter as institutions sought an AI edge.

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Citi, PNC invest in B-to-B payments fintech

02/14/18

The investment continues a trend of banks focusing on commercial payments technology.

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Initial coin offerings: ‘For some, it will end badly’

01/15/18

Venture capitalist Spiros Margaris offers a level-headed perspective on the hotly debated cryptocurrency alternative to traditional methods for funding young companies.

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MoneyLion, a personal finance startup, raises $42M

01/04/18

The New York company, which offers loans and provides personal finance advice, plans to expand its product line and invest in new technology with the funds.

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Mission-oriented neobank gains $47 million in funding

12/12/17

Rather than charge set fees, Aspiration offers customers name-your-fee accounts and donates to charities based on the amount of money it makes.

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Why JPMorgan, Amex, HSBC are backing ‘isolation’ web browsing

12/11/17

In a rare show of public support for a security technology, the banks are leading a $40 million funding round for Menlo Security, provider of browser technology that keeps malware at bay — and they’re using it, too.

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