PayPal takes full ownership of Chinese payments business Finextra Research Headlines 01-14-2021 14:38 PayPal has taken complete ownership of GoPay, making it the first foreign firm to have 100% control of a Chinese payments platform, according to Reuters. Read more... |
UBS is in talks to invest $400 million in Indian digital payments startup Paytm, according to Bloomberg. Read more... |
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has acquired fintech Blockrize ahead of the launch of a credit card that lets users earn crypto rewards. Read more... |
Singaporean ride-hailing app Grab has raised $300 million for its fast-expanding financial services unit. Read more... |
Blend doubles valuation to $3.3 billion on $300 million fund round Finextra Research Headlines 01-14-2021 05:24 Blend, a supplier of loand origination software for the US mortgage industry, has closed $300 million in Series G funding led by Coatue and Tiger Global, nearly doubling its valuation to $3.3B in just five months. Read more... |
London-headquartered Quantile, a provider of risk management software for derivatives portfolios, has received a £38 million minority investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity. Read more... |
FinTech Insights, a series of conversations about the technology and payments innovations impacting the U.S. financial landscape is hosted by Globalspeak President Frank Baia. FinTech Insights is underwritten by the William Mills Agency, the nation’s preeminent public relations and marketing agency serving the financial industry.
Atlanta, Georgia is an epicenter of a growing segment of the financial services industry – a sector often known as Financial Technologies or FinTech. FinTech encompasses the product and service companies that support the technology needs of the financial services industry and, ultimately, the payment-processing infrastructure of the economy.
TAG FinTech was formed in early 2010 to focus on the specific needs of companies, individuals and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad.
Visit TAG FinTech's community group page here: http://www.tagonline.org/chapters-and-societies/fintech/
Click to view a map of Georgia's FinTech companies: http://www.wheregeorgialeads.com/fintech/
Visit William Mills Agency’s website here: http://www.williammills.com