Adyen are enabling rather than disrupting their way to Fintech Unicorn status
I struggled with the headline for this one. I knew there must be a story here, because it is not...
Payments
60% of Amazon Shoppers on Dec. 26 Used Mobile Devices
It was a very happy holiday season for mobile commerce. Happy, that is, if Amazon is any indicator for the rest...
The State of Consumer FinTech
Marc Andreessen in an interview recently said the following about finance: “We can reinvent the entire thing”. How has tech...
Was 2014 a Bad Year for Bitcoin?
As an investment, bitcoin was a particularly poor choice in 2014. You would have been better off with, well, just...
Sneak Peek: Capital One’s New Apple Pay TV Spot
Capital One's got skin in the Apple Pay game -- pigskin, that is. We related, back on Dec. 18, that...
PayClip, a Latin American Square, Raises $5.2 Million
Mobile payments startup Clip (PayClip Inc.), based in Redwood City, Calif., but focused on the Latin American market, announced a $5.2 million...
$510M of Fintech Funding in 17 Deals Caps 2014
Last week was surprisingly busy given how close it was to the year-end holiday freeze. But two blockbuster deals, $250...
Why the Facebook of Banking Won’t Own a Charter
2014 was the biggest year in FinTech by far with billions being invested globally in what is to be expected in a...
Primary Fintech Innovation Defined, and Why Klarna Fits the Bill
Primary innovation is doing something that has never been done before. Most primary innovation is ridiculous and fails without anybody...
Green Dot, Walmart Reach One-Year Contract Extension
Green Dot Corp. announced Monday that it will continue to sell its prepaid cards in Wal-Mart stores, which are easily...
