by BillMalloy | Sep 16, 2022 | Finance, Fintech, Uncategorized
A $6 million seed funding round led by SIBF and ex-catch.com CEO Nati Harpaz has allowed BridgerPay to launch the world’s first self-onboarding payment operations platform. Headquartered in Cyprus and with offices in Tel Aviv, BridgerPay is experiencing triple...
by BillMalloy | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Morgan Stanley predicts that within the next five years, half the world’s workers will be participating in the freelance and gig economies in some capacity. And a 2020 study by freelancer platform UpWork reports more than a third of the total American workforce...
by BillMalloy | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a recent Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS, co-founder Simon Taylor hosted a discussion about partnerships across the fintech ecosystem. His four guests were; Nicole Perry, strategy director – digital business design, 11:FS, Martin Häring (CMO at Temenos),...
by BillMalloy | Jul 15, 2022 | Blockchain, Uncategorized
FT Partners Research has published its Q1 2022 FinTech Insights report. The report provides a comprehensive global view of fintech deal activity across private company financings, IPOs, and merger transactions. This article takes a closer look at some of the report’s...
by BillMalloy | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The opportunity to participate in the digitalization of Africa’s largely cash economies has resulted in significant investment by big players hoping to shape its infrastructure. Yet, the space remains heavily fragmented, with many different payment types and complex...
by BillMalloy | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry boomed during the pandemic and looks set to change consumer payment and credit behavior permanently. But what happens when BNPL customers default on payments? Debt-collection giant TrueAccord has used anonymized data from more...
by BillMalloy | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a recent press release, San Francisco-based Arc announced it has raised $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding. Founded in 2021, the organization will use funds from its stealth raise to build a fintech solution, especially for Software as a...
by BillMalloy | May 24, 2022 | Fintech
Climate fintech is a natural pairing of the busiest tech sector and the most high-profile public policy issue. In 2021 , we saw a plethora of new climate fintech startups ranging from Stripe Climate’s online carbon removal marketplace to green finance and...
by BillMalloy | May 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Created in 2019, Playa Vista-based Spotter counts YouTube superstars like MrBeast, Dude Perfect, and Like Nastya among its clients. The fintech startup advances cash to these creators against their future advertising revenue on existing content. Ad revenue makes up a...
by BillMalloy | Apr 18, 2022 | Startups
Boston ranked fifth in last year’s Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report. Unsurprisingly, Silicon Valley came first, with New York and London tying for second place and Beijing claiming fourth place. These cities have consistently maintained the top five...
