Apple’s iPhone celebrated its 15th birthday this week (if that doesn’t make you feel old, I don’t know what will). Since its launch, the iPhone has been through 33 different models and Apple’s market capitalization has risen from $174 billion to $3 trillion. In addition to making Apple shareholders much better off, the iPhone is Read more...
A fundraising round of $1 billion has given Checkout.com a valuation of $40 billion, more than 20x the valuation the company earned upon its first fundraising three years ago. The investment takes Checkout.com’s total capital raised to $1.8 billion, and the company said that it plans to use the funds to support growth in the Read more...
CBANC, the biggest verified professional network for U.S. commercial banking institutions – and the professionals that run and work for them – announced the launch of its new platform this week. The CBANC Marketplace will host data and information on 1,000 products from more than 450 companies – all designed to meet the unique needs Read more...
With its acquisition of financial analysis as a service company FlashSpread, digital mortgage platform BeSmartee’s ability to deliver a complete, digital lending experience just got that much more complete. “We are excited to welcome FlashSpread and Ariel Trybuch to the BeSmartee family,” CEO and co-founder of BeSmartee Tim Nguyen said in a statement. “This is Read more...
On Friday January 7, XP Inc. a Brazilian investment management company, announced an agreement reached that would make it acquire Banco Modal, a Brazilian investment banking firm.
Payments technology and systems changed in three key ways in 2021. Today, those changes are unlocking opportunities for financial institutions and fintechs — as well as their business and retail customers, said Glenn Geil, head of payments for the Americas at Endava, a custom digital transformation and automation services provider primarily to large banks, payments […]
Last November, I chatted with Siri Børsum, Global VP of Finance Vertical Eco-Development and Partnerships at Huawei, as part of our Women in Fintech series. At Huawei, Børsum is responsible for building a team that ensures Huawei has all of the financial apps for their mobile ecosystem. Børsum, who recently entered into the fintech industry, Read more...
