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A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 12 and 13. Register today and save your spot. Instnt’s fully-managed Customer Acceptance Platform helps businesses sign up and accept 50% more good customers with zero fraud loss for good, with continuous, portable identity assurance. Features One-click frictionless customer acceptance Day 0 Read more…
The third annual Finovate Awards ceremony is taking place next month, which means our panel of 20 judges has carved down the list of nominees in 23 categories down to just 129 finalists. As always, competition this year was steep, so the finalist title is well-earned. Congratulations to everyone who made it to the finalist Read more…
As part of Finovate’s continued commemoration of Black History Month, we’re showcasing some of the African American fintech and financial services influencers and leaders who are driving innovation and inclusion in our industry. If you’ve ever lamented the lack of African Americans in the typical fintech influencer lists issued year after year, then hopefully this Read more…
Finovate alums notched their biggest fourth quarter fundraising since 2014, securing $1.2 billion in equity investment. The strong Q4 gives Finovate alums a 2021 fundraising total of $8.4 billion, more than double the capital raised in any previous year. Previous Annual Comparisons 2020: $3.9 billion 2019: $3.0 billion 2018: $4.0 billion 2017: $2.7 billion 2016: Read more…
Instnt is a fully managed customer onboarding solution for with up to $100 million in fraud loss insurance. It helps businesses sign-up and onboard twice as many good customers without the fraud losses. Features AI-powered managed service that replaces vendor integration and human orchestrated waterfalls No Code/Low code integration without giving up ownership of user Read more…
Finovate alums enjoyed their biggest Q2 fundraising to date. A total of 14 alums from both our Finovate and FinDEVr conferences raised in excess of $2.8 billion in equity funding over the course of April, May, and June of this year. For those who wondered if the second quarter of 2021 would represent a continuation Read more…
Identity verification company Trulioo just closed a $394 million funding round. Investors include TCV, which led the round, with participation from existing investors Amex Ventures, Citi Ventures, Blumberg Capital and Mouro Capital. Today’s investment brings Trulioo’s total funding to almost $475 million and boosts its valuation to $1.75 billion, bringing it into unicorn status. The Read more…
Synctera has raised $33 million in Series A funding to fuel its mission to make it easier for community banks and fintechs to work together. The round, which brought the company’s total funding to more than $46 million, featured new strategic investors such as Mastercard, as well as executives from Finovate alums like Marqeta, Feedzai, Read more…
When it comes to the competition for investment dollars, Finovate alums are off to their best start to date. Having raised more than $3.3 billion in funding in the first three months of 2021, companies that have demoed their innovations on the Finovate stage are attracting VC capital at the fastest rate in years. In Read more…
Instnt is the first fully managed customer onboarding platform with a warranty against fraud losses. Features Fully managed onboarding platform with a guarantee to sign up more good customers Codeless integration and a compendium of sophisticated features Fraud loss insurance for up to $100 million annually Why it’s greatInstnt manages the onboarding process as well Read more…
Finovate alums raised more than $1.2 billion in equity funding in the third quarter of 2020. This year’s sum tops the amount raised in Q3 of last year, making it one of the strongest third quarters for Finovate alums to date. Fourteen alums announced funding over the summer months, a lower total than in previous Read more…
Today we’re announcing the winners of the 2020 Finovate Awards, recognizing excellence in fintech across 23 different categories. This is the second year of the Finovate Awards, which aims to highlight strong work done by the companies who are driving fintech innovation forward and the individuals who are bringing new ideas to life. This year’s Read more…