Thoma Bravo’s Latest Splash
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo made another splashy — and large — tech investment this week when it announced it’s acquiring U.K. cybersecurity firm Sophos for $3.8 billion.
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Fintech News Stories
Fintech for Actual Silos
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Anyone who has worked in, around, or even on the periphery of financial services and financial technology has no doubt heard the word “silos” an almost-puke-inducing amount of times. But this time we’re talking about the vertical, cylindrical storehouses farmers use.
Read MoreGood Times at Boston FinTech Week
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The third edition of Boston FinTech Week took place last week, and the event keeps getting bigger and better. The FR was on hand to witness some great panel discussions and see some of the latest and greatest innovative fintech companies show off their wares.
Read MoreTwo Cloud-Native, SaaS Digital Banking Players Challenge the ‘Big Three’
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Temenos beefs up U.S. presence by acquiring digital fintech leader Kony.
Read MoreDavid and Goliath Walk Into a Bar . . .
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A few years ago, financial services used the classic metaphor of David and Goliath to illustrate the industry’s growing disruption: fintech, painted as the agile underdog, versus the formidable and experienced incumbent. But over the past five years, the David and Goliath metaphor in reference to fintech innovation has become increasingly inaccurate.
Read MoreVCs Love Challenger Banks
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Challenger banks are all the rage these days. Countless news stories speak of how they are disrupting traditional banking. And they are raking in the dough from venture capitalists.
Read MoreMega-Rounds Drive Fintech Investment in 2019
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It was a mixed bag for fintech funding during Q2, according to the most recent CB Insights Global Fintech Report released this week. On the positive side, there were 25 mega-rounds (i.e., rounds of over $100 million), which helped drive global fintech investment.
Read MoreInvestment in Fintech Keeps on Rollin’
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Despite persistent talk of a fintech bubble, interest in fintech (and more importantly, investment in fintech) shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
Read MoreWhat Exactly do Millennials Want?
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Financial services companies have now spent the better part of a decade desperately trying to figure out what millennials want and how to give it to them. What’s the lesson?
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You Down with DBP? Yeah, You Know Me!
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Financial service firms have expressed greater interest in digital innovation, but can they make the shift?
Read MoreTipping Our Hat to the Disrupters and Trailblazers
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We were delighted to attend the MassChallenge FinTech Finale last week, where we met up-and-coming firms looking to disrupt the space and change finance for the better.
Read MoreTech and the Savings Crisis
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There is a savings crisis in America; half the population has less than $500 in a savings account, and 80 percent of Americans report that they live paycheck to paycheck. Some fintechs have responded to this and successfully lured some deposits away from traditional banks by offering high-yield savings accounts in an attempt to win new business.
Read MoreConnecting the Global Fintech World
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Recently, we touched on how several hot European fintechs have set their eyes on the U.S. market, and now a major U.S. player is moving in the other direction across the pond. This week, Plaid said it is launching in the UK as part of a planned global expansion.
Read MoreThe German Fintechs Are Coming
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Germany has one of the most robust and innovative fintech sectors in the world. A big reason is that the country has a regulatory landscape that seeks to work with and incubate start-ups, as opposed to stifling innovation. A number of German challenger banks and fintech firms have made waves over the past few years.
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