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Top 17 Fintech Events Taking Place in North America in Q3 2023
The fintech sector in North America has experienced robust growth and rapid evolution over the past years, driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifts in consumer behavior. In the US, fintech companies have been instrumental in shaping the future
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Apple’s New Savings Account is a Hit
Apple’s new high-yield savings account is making a splash, drawing in nearly US$400 million worth of deposits on launch day. By the end of the first week, roughly 240,000 accounts had been opened, bringing in as much as US$990 million
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Embedded Finance to Account for More than 10% of All US Transactions by 2026
In 2021, US consumers and businesses poured US$2.6 trillion in transactions through embedded financial services, a sum that represents nearly 5% of all US financial transactions, according to a new report by Bain Capital and Bain & Company. By 2026,
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Top 12 Global Fintech Investors in Q2 2022
Despite falling tech stocks and concerns about an economic downturn, global fintech venture capital (VC) dealmaking remained strong in 2022. In H1 2022, fintech startups collected a total of US$53.5 billion, a that sum falls behind 2021’s figure but which
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Global Blockchain Funding Dip; Mega-Rounds Shrink
After a record year 2021, the venture capital (VC) market for blockchain investment is slowing down significantly in 2022 amid uncertain macroeconomic conditions and financial markets turmoil. In Q2 2022, VC investors scaled back cryptocurrency investments due to macroeconomic pressures,
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Fintech and Finance Firms Snap Up Media Companies to Gain Audience
This past year has seen banks, financial services companies and fintech startups snapping up media companies, realizing the merits of owning their audience to gain exposure, sell more products and become more profitable. An extensive research paper by business analytics
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Fintech Funding Slows Down in Switzerland
In the first half of 2022, fintech companies in Switzerland raised a total of CHF 349 million through 23 rounds, falling behind sectors including information and communications technology (ICT) and cleantech, data from Startupticker.ch’s Swiss Venture Capital Report 2022 Update
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2021 Was a Record Year for Fintech Funding, Unicorn Minting and M&A Exits
In 2021, fintech companies attracted a new record of US$132 billion, more than double the 2020 figure. The amount represents 21% of all venture funding for 2021, making the sector the undisputed champion, data from CB Insights’ State of Fintech
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Swiss Fintechs Raised US$530M in 2021, More Than Double 2020’s Total
In 2021, Swiss fintech funding activity regained some of its strengthen after underperforming for three years in a row. Data from Dealroom show that Swiss fintech companies raised a total of US$530 million, up 129% from 2020. The surge followed
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Top 20 Most Valuable Independent Digital Banks Worth a Combined US$184.7B
Around the world, independent digital banks are growing and maturing. As awareness and adoption surged on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors continued pouring billions of dollars into the sector, pushing valuations to all-time high levels. As of late-2021,
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