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Finovate Global Scandinavia: Subaio Partners with Aiia, Boost.ai Brings Conversational AI to DNB

Finovate Global Scandinavia: Subaio Partners with Aiia, Boost.ai Brings Conversational AI to DNB
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Aiia, Alumni News, Finovate Global, Jumio, Scalable Capital, Subaio

Denmark-based Subaio announced this week that it was teaming up with fellow Danish fintech – and fellow Finovate alum – Aiia. Subaio will leverage its partnership with Aiia to better assess creditworthiness for its new white label offering. The collaboration will streamline creditworthiness assessment through a combination of Aiia’s access to financial data and Subaio’s recurring payments detection technology.

“To create automation and a product that works for solid credit scoring across industries, we need as solid and deep quality of data as possible to label the transactions and categorize them afterwards,” Subaio Chief Commercial Officer Soren Nielsen said. “That’s why we chose Aiia to help us bring this next exciting step in the Subaio journey up to speed.”

In some ways, partnerships like this are being encouraged by regulatory decisions. The EU’s revised Consumer Credit Directive of 2021 mandates that financial services firms document customer income and recurring expenses before offering financing to help lower the number of non-performing loans.

“With Aiia, Subaio will be able to offer their customers a hassle-free, cost-efficient and data-driven solution to assess creditworthiness,” Aiia SMB & Fintech Director Tanya Slavova said. “With our high quality data in mind, this open banking empowerment will grant borrowers better loan assessments based on the accurate overview of the consumer’s actual financial situation.”

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Denmark, Subaio made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2020 in Berlin. At the conference, the company demoed its white label subscription management service, which gives customers a comprehensive overview of their recurring payments, helps them cancel unwanted subscriptions, and provides notifications to enable customers to avoid “subscription traps.” The company returned to the Finovate stage two years later for FinovateEurope 2022 in London with a demo of its automatic creditworthiness assessment solution.

Subaio has raised $4.9 million in funding from investors including Global PayTech Ventures. Thomas Laursen is CEO.

Making its Finovate debut at our all-digital FinovateEurope 2021 conference, Copenhagen, Denmark-based Aiia was launched in 2017. A leading open banking platform in Northern Europe, the company demoed its account-to-account payment services at FinovateEurope 2021, showing how the technology facilitates everything from one-off payments for ecommerce to bulk payments for SMEs using a single API. Aiia was acquired by Mastercard in the fall of 2021 for an undisclosed amount. Rune Mai is CEO and co-founder.

In other fintech news from the Nordics, Boost.ai, a Finovate alum from Norway, announced that it will bring its conversational AI technology to Nordic bank DNB. Specifically, DNB will use Boost.ai’s technology to automate more than half of the bank’s chat traffic with its Aino virtual agent. Aino presently automates upwards of 20% of the bank’s customer service requests. According to DNB, more than one million of its customers have interacted with Aino.

Boost.ai VP of EMEA Sanjeev Kumar praised DNB has “one of the many forward-thinking organizations that are reaping the benefits of embracing a conversational AI solution.” Kumar highlighted the fact that conversational AI helps free up staff to enable them to focus on higher-order and more complex customer service tasks. Headquartered in Oslo, DNB is the largest financial services group in Norway. DNB offers a full range of financial services, including loans and savings, insurance and pension products, as well as advisory services for both retail and corporate customers.

“Artificial intelligence is an important part of our digital strategy,” DNB SVP and Head of IT Emerging Technologies Jan Thomas Lerstein said. “In leveraging AI, our aim is to revitalize our value chains, creating better service for our customers and, of course, value for the bank.” Lerstein added that DNB is evaluating other AI-enabled solutions including voice APIs to help the bank reach “higher levels of personalization.”

Boost.ai made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall in New York in 2019, demoing its virtual agent technology. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sandnes, Norway, the company introduced a new CEO – Jerry Haywood – in the fall of 2022. Haywood took over the position from founder and previous CEO Lars Selsås, who will focus on product development and innovation going forward.

Here is our look at fintech innovation around the world.

Middle East and Northern Africa

Central and Southern Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Asia-Pacific

Sub-Saharan Africa

Central and Eastern Europe

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FinovateEurope 2022 Sneak Peek: Subaio

FinovateEurope 2022 Sneak Peek: Subaio
By Heather Stowell Posted on
Categories: FinovateEurope 2022, FinovateEurope 2022 Sneak Peek, Subaio

A look at the companies demoing at FinovateEurope on March 15 digitally and on March 22 and 23, 2022, in London. Register today and save your spot.

Subaio generates new revenue streams for financial companies by delivering insights on recurring payments.

Features

  • New revenue streams
  • Insights on recurring payments
  • Personalized selling

Why it’s great

Financial companies can generate more revenue, lower their costs, and live up to new EU legislation by using Subaio’s creditworthiness assessment solution that uses PSD2 Open Banking data.

Presenter

Søren Nielson, Chief Commercial Officer
Nielsen is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur. He has raised millions of euros with different companies, written books on innovation, and sold solutions to some of the world’s biggest banks.
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Subaio Lands $5.9 Million from Ex-Mastercard President

Subaio Lands $5.9 Million from Ex-Mastercard President
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Daily news, Funding, Subaio

Subscription management startup Subaio landed $5.9 million (€4 million) this week. The investment comes from newly established venture firm, Global PayTech Ventures, which ex-Mastercard President Javier Perez launched after stepping down from Mastercard at the start of this year.

Founded in 2016, Subaio has received two previous funding rounds. The first came from Nordea in 2018 and the second was from startup accelerator Plug and Play last year. Both rounds were undisclosed.

“There is a massive market demand within the payments ecosystem and the team has deep technical expertise and a great product that solves a problem for banks and consumers alike,” said Perez. “That is why they have a European market leading position within the subscription management space, and we will invest both capital, our payment expertise and network of global contacts to realize the company’s full potential.”

Subaio’s value proposition fits well into today’s economy, where the average consumer has between eight and 11 subscriptions. That’s because Subaio enables banks to help their consumers view, manage, and cancel their subscriptions with one easy-to-use interface.

Eight bank clients, including Nordea, ABN AMRO, and Lunar, are currently leveraging Subaio’s subscription management technology.

Subaio CEO and Co-founder, Thomas Laursen, sees today’s funding as a vote of confidence for the technology. “The fintech sector is flush with funding,” said Laursen. “Thus, raising capital is not about how much you raise, but who you raise it from. It was imperative for us to receive a smart money investment that can propel us to the next level. Partnering up with a capacity such as Javier Perez and his team at GPT with their unique insight into the paytech industry is about getting knowledge and network into our company.”

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Finovate Alums Join Mastercard Start Path Accelerator

Finovate Alums Join Mastercard Start Path Accelerator
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: FI.SPAN, Lendio, Subaio

FISPAN, Lendio, and Subaio are three of the ten fintech startups selected to participate in Mastercard’s upcoming Start Path accelerator program. The six-month accelerator will give startups the opportunity to collaborate with Mastercard on their solutions, as well as connect and network with members of Mastercard global ecosystem of banks, merchants, and technology companies.

“We all thrive when fintechs have access to the technology they need to reach scale and democratize finances,” Mastercard Chief Innovation Officer Ken Moore said. “We are partnering with the newest fintechs joining Start Path to drive inclusion, innovation, and trust with alternative ways to pay and authenticate, powerful solutions for small businesses, new ways to create efficiency for business payments, as well as address the wealth gap.”

Also participating in the program’s upcoming cohort are:

  • Carry1st
  • LISNR
  • Mocafi
  • Mo Technologies
  • Panda Remit
  • Paycode
  • Fanbank/Plink

All three Finovate alums shared the news Monday morning, either via social media or, in the case of Subaio, the company blog. “FISPAN is very proud and excited to work with Mastercard Start Path and start co-innovating,” the company announced on Twitter. “We’re excited to announce that Lendio is joining the Mastercard Start Path global network of fintech innovators!” tweeted Lendio.

FISPAN most recently demonstrated its cloud-based, API services management platform at FinovateFall last year. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based company was featured in our look at top Canadian fintechs over the summer. Look out for an upcoming Finovate interview with FISPAN Chief Technology Officer Clayton Weir on the company’s efforts to leverage open banking to help financial services companies better manage the economic fallout from the global health crisis.

A Finovate alum since 2011, Lendio has more than 75 lenders in its network who have facilitated more than 216,000 small business loans valued at more than $10 billion. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and founded in 2005, Lendio announced last month that it has processed more than $500,000 in microloans to women-owned businesses around the world. The initiative was launched via its Lendio Gives employee-contribution program, in partnership with international non-profit Kiva.

For its part, Denmark-based Subaio’s CEO Thomas Laursen added that joining Start Path would be a “huge opportunity to work together with Mastercard and validate(d) the potential within the subscription management service.” One of Finovate’s newest alums, demoing its technology at FinovateEurope in Berlin in February, Subaio offers a subscription management service that gives bank customers the ability to track and manage subscriptions and recurring payments. The company has eight partners in Europe and has processed more than five billion transactions since inception.

Founded in 2014, the Mastercard Start Path program has worked with more than 250 startups since inception. These companies have raised $2.9 billion in investments after leaving the program.

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Moxtra and Subaio Earn Spots in Plug and Play’s Fintech Europe Program

Moxtra and Subaio Earn Spots in Plug and Play’s Fintech Europe Program
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Alumni News, Moxtra, Subaio

A pair of recent Finovate alums have made the cut for the Fintech Europe Innovation Program sponsored by Plug and Play. Moxtra, most recently appearing on the Finovate stage in 2017, and Subaio, which made its Finovate debut earlier this year at FinovateEurope in Berlin, will join six other startups in the program’s sixth cohort since it was launched two years ago.

“Even though COVID-19 has brought uncertainty to the market, it has also given way to a wide range of opportunities,” Program Director of Plug and Play’s Fintech Europe program Fernando Zornig said. “Embracing innovation in finance is now more important than ever. We are seeing a lot of changes in Europe and I am confident that these solutions will help our corporate partners adapt to these changes faster.”

Companies participating in the program will engage with Plug and Play’s 13-member, financial institution partner community, which includes Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, and Raiffeisen Bank International. The startups will have the opportunity to pursue pilot projects as well as investment opportunities. Joining Moxtra and Subaio at the Frankfurt, Germany-based program are:

  • ABAKA
  • CARTO
  • Delio
  • Envio Systems
  • SESAMm
  • Vizolution

Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Moxtra offers a OneStop Customer Portal that gives businesses a “digital branch” through which they can engage and collaborate with customers. Moxtra’s solution provides an all-in-one suite of services including secure chat and video meetings, document collaboration and task management, video conferencing and transactions, and more. This spring, the company was named to Fintech Global’s second annual Wealthech 100 roster.

Subaio provides a white-label, subscription management platform that enables users to get a complete overview of their existing subscriptions. The technology makes it easy for users to cancel subscriptions they no longer want and keep track of any changes in the subscription services they wish to keep. Headquartered in Denmark and founded in 2016, Subaio has a number of live bank integrations of its solution, including a just-announced partnership with ABN Amro.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Plug and Play is a worldwide innovation platform that offers accelerator programs, corporate innovation services, and its own in-house venture capital team. More than 30,000 startups have benefitted from Plug and Play’s resources and support, with companies in its ecosystem raising $9+ billion in funding to date.

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ABN AMRO Adds Subscription Management Courtesy of Subaio

ABN AMRO Adds Subscription Management Courtesy of Subaio
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Daily news, Subaio

ABN AMRO is updating its Grip app this week by integrating Subaio’s white label subscription management feature for banks.

The integration comes at a time when users are spending more than ever before on subscriptions, especially digital subscriptions such as movie streaming services and cloud storage products. According to the New York Times, consumers spent an average of $640 on digital subscriptions in 2019, up 7% from 2017.

ABN AMRO’s Grip PFM app now leverages Subaio’s subscription management feature that enables users see all of their recurring payments in one place. The tool alerts users of any changes in subscriptions and even helps them cancel subscriptions from within the app. Subaio relies on an algorithm that uses machine learning to detect patterns in frequency, amount, merchant name, and more.

“Since the launch we’ve already seen tens of thousands of Grip users coming in to see their overview and also cancel subscriptions. It’s fantastic to help people get control of their subscriptions,” said Subaio CEO Thomas Laursen.

Today’s partnership with ABN AMRO is Subaio’s seventh bank partnership. Among the company’s other partners are Nordea and challenger bank Lunar. The company has found that the average user has eight different subscriptions, and that the users are saving $253 (€213) every time they use Subaio’s solution to cancel a subscription.

Founded in 2016, Subaio showcased at FinovateEurope 2020. The company has raised $2.4 million and has 20 employees.

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FinovateEurope Sneak Peek: Subaio

FinovateEurope Sneak Peek: Subaio
By Kayley Cheng Posted on
Categories: FinovateEurope 2020, FinovateEurope 2020 Sneak Peek, Subaio

A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall on September 14-16, 2020. Register today and save your spot.

With Subaio, take control of your subscriptions, see all your recurring payments, cancel subscriptions and get notified about changes – all in a white-label setup.

Features

  • Overview of all recurring payments
  • Ability to cancel subscriptions
  • Smart notifications about changes to recurring payments

Why It’s Great
35% of bank customers want their bank to deliver a subscription management service to them according to Cicero Consulting. Subaio helps you gain control of your subscriptions.

Presenter

Soren Nielsen, Chief Commercial Officer
Nielsen is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur who’s built successful teams in the past. Always with an emphasis on the ‘why’. It needs to make sense. Like it does as the CCO of Subaio!
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