nCino to go public despite incurring losses “for the foreseeable future”

nCino to go public despite incurring losses “for the foreseeable future”

Cloud-based bank operating system nCino, filed to go public on Monday and is seeking to raise $100 million, despite no indication of when it plans to be profitable.

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nCino to go public despite incurring losses “for the foreseeable future”

nCino to go public despite incurring losses “for the foreseeable future”

Cloud-based bank operating system nCino, filed to go public on Monday and is seeking to raise $100 million, despite no indication of when it plans to be profitable.

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Ellevest Wants to be the Netflix of Personal Finance

Ellevest Wants to be the Netflix of Personal Finance

Ellevest, the New York City-based robo-adviser for women founded by former finance exec Sallie Krawcheck, has pivoted to a membership-based fee model.

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Brazil’s central bank shuts down WhatsApp payments

Brazil’s central bank shuts down WhatsApp payments

In an embarrassing gut punch to Facebook, from the Brazilian central bank Tuesday suspended WhatsApp payments barely a week after the service launched in the country. The regulator said rolling out the payments service without prior analysis could damage the payments system from a competition, efficiency and data privacy point of view.

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Consumers and Fintechs Feel the Pinch from Wirecard’s Collapse

Consumers and Fintechs Feel the Pinch from Wirecard’s Collapse

The fall of Germany-based payments company Wirecard, which filed for insolvency amid an accounting scandal over a missing $2B, is now affecting app users that depend on its payment services.

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Fintech Futures: "Crypto dad" and Swiss fintech Lykeee launch blockchain initiative

Fintech Futures: "Crypto dad" and Swiss fintech Lykeee launch blockchain initiative

Former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo, aka "crypto dad," and Lykee, a digital asset marketplace, announce launching The Open Initiative, a project to help governments use applications of the blockchain to digitize the supply chains.

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Discovery Data’s Bob Skea on Finding Answers in Data and Technology

Discovery Data’s Bob Skea on Finding Answers in Data and Technology

Asset managers, wealth managers, insurance companies, and fintechs say they want data. But in reality, what they really want is answers.

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Could Your Face Be a Ticket to Enter and Your Form of Payment?

Could Your Face Be a Ticket to Enter and Your Form of Payment?

New life may be breathed into facial ID due to the coronavirus — no cards, no phones, no touching.

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‘Future-Proofed’ Technology is the Focus of Episode Six

‘Future-Proofed’ Technology is the Focus of Episode Six

Three’s not a crowd for Episode Six, which was founded by CEO John Mitchell, CTO Futeh Kao, and CFO Chermaine Hu. The team discusses its work to help companies around the world with digital transformation, enabling them to easily adapt to shifts in market demand.

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Air, Food, Water, Shelter, Internet — and Fraud?

Air, Food, Water, Shelter, Internet — and Fraud?

Plenty of consumers now believe fraud is simply a cost of the digital economy. It’s roughly a 50/50 split among those who accept and reject this premise, according to a new survey by the card-issuing platform Marqeta.

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An Outlook for Proptech

 An Outlook for Proptech

Pre-COVID, there were tailwinds for proptech. While the forecast calls for headwinds and more friction in the next year or so, dealmaking hasn’t dried up.

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A New Kid on the Corporate Venture Block

A New Kid on the Corporate Venture Block

FIS Ventures plans to invest $150 million in fintech start-ups over the next three years.

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Contactless Payments on the Rise

Contactless Payments on the Rise

A Mastercard survey found 46% of respondents have shifted from cards to contactless, and the figure grows to 52% when you look only at people under 35.

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Lending Technology Gains Prominence Amidst COVID-19 Response

Lending Technology Gains Prominence Amidst COVID-19 Response

Boss Insights has been addressing the need for faster, digitized lending platforms since long before the coronavirus outbreak. CEO and co-founder Keren Moynihan shares how collaboration — with the media, accelerators, and Oracle — has helped her company tailor its offering specifically to Paycheck Protection Program applications.

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