Streamly Subject Snapshot: Fintech Investing & Partnership Themes

Keeping up-to-date in the fintech world takes more than just reading what’s going on in the fintech news cycle. It’s important to read takes on different trends and themes from across the industry, as well. To help span this gap, we’ve brought insights from thought leaders across the industry to our Streamly videos. Today, we’re Read more…

NYMBUS Helps Launch Neobank; An Investment Banker Talks Fintech

Cloud banking platform provider NYMBUS, which demonstrated its SmartLaunch banking-as-a-service solution at FinovateFall last year, has partnered with Pacific National Bank (PNB) to help the Florida-based company launch a digital-only bank, FACILE. “We knew we had to act fast to meet the rising consumer demand for digital banking services,” Pacific National Bank CEO Carlos Fernandez-Guzman Read more…

Fintech Trending: RegTech Reality Check, Blockchain Bandwagon, and IBM’s New Wallet

Hat, courtesy of Alloy, a customer-onboarding specialist that debuted at FinDEVr in October. The dream of RegTech is alive at Finovate Deloitte recently asked what we should make of regtech in a new report titled, “RegTech is the new FinTech: How agile regulatory technology is helping firms better understand and manage their risks.” To the Read more…

Fresh Faces at FinovateSpring

With new challenges come new opportunities, and fintech has always been at the forefront of creating tools to help consumers, businesses, and traditional financial institutions overcome their obstacles. And given all of the changes taking place in financial services, there’s never been a better time for fintechs to shine. That’s why at FinovateSpring next month, Read more…

The Conversation Continues: Greg Palmer and the Finovate Podcast with FV Bank, Daylight, Microsoft and More!

In addition to hosting the biggest FinovateFall to date, Finovate VP Greg Palmer has spent the month of September talking with some of the most interesting achievers in fintech. From CEOs of digital banks to entrepreneurs working to bring about greater financial inclusion, Greg Palmer’s Finovate Podcast is a great way to meet the people Read more…

The Conversation Continues: Greg Palmer and the Finovate Podcast’s Summer Series

Greg Palmer’s Finovate Podcast continues to be the source of many of fintech’s most compelling conversations. From discussions with innovation experts to deep dives with veterans of the VC world, the Finovate Podcast is a great way to learn about the trends that fintech enthusiasts are most enthusiastic about. Here’s a rundown of recent episodes Read more…

Here’s What’s Inside PayPal’s Super App

Fintech pioneer PayPal is rolling out a new mobile app today. The company is adding a handful of features that bring it into “super app” territory, competing with the likes of WeChat, Alipay, and Paytm. PayPal’s app already offers a peer-to-peer payment tool, a mobile wallet, and a charity donation feature. The new release, however, Read more…

Alums Assemble! A Look at Finovate Merger and Acquisition Activity in H1 2020

Visa’s acquisition of Plaid for $5.3 billion at the beginning of the year set a high mark for mergers and acquisitions among Finovate alums in 2020. How have subsequent deals among our alums in the fintech space measured up? Unfortunately, many M&A deals keep their financials well under wraps, which makes comparisons difficult. But we Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Onfido Delivers ID Verification to Mobility-as-a-Service Firm Drover. Segmint powers data analytics for Buzz Points. Around the web Paysend announces its new stablecoin will be available on the Stellar Network in June. LoanScorecard forges partnership with Calyx Software, merging its SimpleCECL solution with Calyx’s Path LOS. Digital Onboarding will join Best of Show Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Dashlane and Google Partner to Improve Online Security via Open YOLO Prosper Closes in on $5 Billion Commitment for New Loans Around the web FIS and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson extend VC FinTech Accelerator program to 2018. Revolut app tops 250,000 users. Narrative Science launches Solution Provider program. Oprah Winfrey Network names WorthFM Read more…

New Online Banking Report Published: Finovate Quarterly

We’ve just published our latest report, Finovate Quarterly: Q2 2103. It focuses on the latest fintech developments, especially the innovations presented at FinovateSpring and the Best of Show winners. We also look deeper at several recent industry developments including: Bitcoin & Digital Currencies The Authenticators (digital security) The report contains a rundown of the quarterly Read more…