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☆ Alphabet-backed GoCardless considers takeovers as CEO expects a barrage of consolidation
  + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Hiroki Takeuchi, GoCardless chief executive, on the MoneyConf Stage, attends Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Last year, GoCardless acquired the Latvian open banking startup Nordigen in its first major acquisition. Open banking is one thing and definitely something we think is really important." GoCardless' technology allows firms to collect direct debit payments from consumers. What is open banking?
Persons: Hiroki Takeuchi, Harry Murphy, We're, GoCardless, Takeuchi, Rapyd, they're, we've, Nordigen Organizations: Sportsfile, Getty, GV, CNBC, Tink, PayU GPO, GoCardless Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, British, Latvian, Britain, Statista, London
☆ With China playing catchup with the U.S., these 3 charts show the top countries for fintech in 2023
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
UK has second-biggest number of top fintech firmsThe U.S. was home to 65 of the top fintech companies, according to CNBC's list of world's top 200 fintech companies. In the U.S., some of the top global fintech companies on Statista's list include names like Stripe, PayPal and Intuit . Stateside, meanwhile, the largest fintech unicorns are Stripe ($95 billion), Chime ($25 billion), Ripple ($15 billion), Plaid ($13.5 billion), Devoted Health ($12.6 billion, and Brex ($12.3 billion). Other leading ecosystems for fintech unicorns include India, on 17 unicorns, and China, on eight. Standing in 8th place is Mexico, with five fintech unicorns, Singapore, also with five, and the Netherlands, which has four in total.
Persons: Ed Jones, Starling, Tencent, Statista, Andreessen Horowitz, Wise, Vlad Tenev, Group's, —, Nick Parmenter Organizations: AFP, Getty, CNBC, Statista, Ant Group, Plaid, Visa, Mastercard, European Union, Apple, Google, Sequoia Capital, PayPal, Intuit, Financial, Authority, Consumers Locations: U.S, Beijing, China, Silicon, Europe, Ukraine, Covid, India, France, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Singapore, Netherlands, Statista
☆ 'Investors changed the rules of the game overnight.' The CEOs of Rapyd, Revolut, Wefox, and Klarna look ahead to fintech in 2023.
  + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
After a bruising year for the sector, fintech startups are prioritizing profitability. The CEOs of Revolut, Klarna, Wefox, and Rapyd outlined the new reality for consumer-facing fintech. "Investors changed the rules of the game overnight," Rapyd CEO Arik Shtilman told Insider. "Investors changed the rules of the game overnight," Arik Shtilman, CEO and founder of $15 billion fintech Rapyd told Insider at the Slush conference in Helsinki. Regardless of whether a focus on profitability has been pushed by investors or not, the tide has now turned for the fintech sector in Europe.
☆ Why tech insiders are so excited about ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes essays
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Lately, Zwingmann has been generating lecture notes using ChatGPT, a new chatbot that's quickly become the latest fad in tech. ChatGPT automatically generates text based on written prompts in a fashion that's much more advanced and creative than the chatbots of Silicon Valley's past. Five days after OpenAI released ChatGPT, Altman said that the chat research tool "crossed 1 million users!" ChatGPT is essentially a variant of OpenAI's popular GPT-3.5 language-generation software that's been designed to carry conversations with people. While ChatGPT is free, OpenAI sells access to its underlying language and related AI models for businesses to use.
☆ Bank of America-backed fintech Banked just raised $15 million in fresh funds. Check out the 21-slide pitch deck used to close the round led by Insight Partners.
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Payments fintech Banked has raised $15 million from private equity giant Insight Partners. The London-based startup offers payment options direct from users' bank accounts. Check out Banked's 21-slide pitch deck below:A London-based fintech backed by Bank of America has raised $15 million in fresh funds. Banked, founded in 2018, offers a service called "Pay by Bank" that enables users pay merchants directly through their bank accounts without having to wait for card settlement. This deal takes the company to just over $50 million raised to date.
☆ Industry insiders place their bets on the companies best placed to launch a 'super app' in the US
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. A super app is essentially a one-stop shop for users' financial needs and beyond, providing multiple services and products — including savings, investing, and shopping tools — all in one place. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.
☆ Elon Musk's plan to turn Twitter into a super app is a step closer now that he owns the platform
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
According to Musk, the Twitter acquisition will play a part in the creation of a super app called X. If Musk plans to turn Twitter into X, it will likely mean bringing in many new features. Although reports vary about Musk's full intentions, the billionaire has made repeated claims that the acquisition would play a part in the creation of a super app, or what he has also referred to as an "everything app." If Musk plans to create his everything app with Twitter it will mean bringing in many new features. 'Grand vision'Musk has stated that the Twitter acquisition may speed up the creation of his super app by three to five years.
☆ One fintech exec says Elon Musk might be the best bet to build a super app in the US
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk is set to acquire Twitter by the October 28 deadline set by a judge. Rapyd exec Larry Lee says Musk has the best chance at creating a super app from scratch in the US. Larry Lee, Rapyd's global head of financial networks, said Elon Musk is the "best chance" the US has for creating a so-called super app from scratch. A super app is a mobile or web-based application acting as a one-stop shop for consumers' financial and commerce needs. But the key to becoming a super app is having reasons for the user to use it daily or even multiple times throughout the day.
☆ From Walmart to Venmo and Klarna, industry insiders pick the companies they believe have the best chance at standing up a 'super app' in the US
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. Ron Shevlin, chief research officer at consultancy Cornerstone Advisors in Scottsdale, Arizona, envisions Walmart being the closest to building a super app in the US. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.
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