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How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part one)

How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part one)

In Banking, FinTech, StartupsTags RTPPublish DateMay 26, 2021

May 26, 2021 Founded in 2019, Orum is creating financial infrastructure allowing for real-time money movement in the U.S. In its own words, “Orum’s API-based products will give enterprise customers unique funds-availability modeling, empowering them with the information …

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ItaliaFintech – The Association of Italian Fintech Entrepreneurs

ItaliaFintech – The Association of Italian Fintech Entrepreneurs

In FinTech, StartupsTags Brexit, innovation ecosystem, ItalyPublish DateFebruary 4, 2021

February 4, 2021 ItaliaFintech was established in 2018 by a small group of the leading fintech entrepreneurs who felt the need to join forces and build a common house for discussion and development. The aim was …

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Outsourcing Currency Management with Lumint

Outsourcing Currency Management with Lumint

In FinTech, StartupsTags Boston, FXPublish DateJanuary 27, 2021

January 27, 2021  When foreign exchange transactions executed for mutual funds, pension plans, and endowments don’t occur at the interbank rate, investors and beneficiaries lose out. A lack of oversight and a lack of transparency mean …

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The Best and Worst of Times

The Best and Worst of Times

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 2020 was a wretched year by every measure except this one: 46 Boston-based fintech firms raised more than $1.12 billion in private equity and venture capital — significantly more than any previous year except 2018 …

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CMO Interview with Jennifer Marino

CMO Interview with Jennifer Marino

In Banking, FinTech, MarketingTags Hockey, PFMPublish DateAugust 12, 2020

August 12, 2020 Jen Marino was most recently the Chief Marketing and Customer Officer at Rockland Trust Company, where she led the company’s branding, communications, strategic planning, and customer experience efforts. Rockland Trust is a $11.5 …

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Doconomy: Banking Service With an Environmental Conscience

Doconomy: Banking Service With an Environmental Conscience

In Banking, FinTech, Mobile PaymentsTags Bank of the West, Carbon, Mastercard, SwedenPublish DateJune 17, 2020

June 17, 2020 Founded in September of 2018 by Helena Mueller, Johan Pihl, Mathias Wikström, Fredrik Lagertrad, and Nathalie Green, Doconomy is a mobile banking service developed to inspire changes in consumer behavior to reduce unsustainable consumption and …

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Another Strong Year of Fundraising for Boston FinTechs

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 6, 2020

There were at least 35 financing events resulting in more than $540 million in capital raised by Boston-area FinTech startups in 2019 — significantly more than any previous year except 2018 when Cambridge Mobile Telematics raised $500 million …

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The Future of Benefits? (part two)

In FinTech, Insurance, StartupsTags Boston, employee benefits, financial health, Y CombinatorPublish DateDecember 3, 2019

This is the second half of our interview with Kristen Tyrell, co-founder and CEO of Catch, which is building a portable benefits platform for workers who don’t receive their benefits from an employer. (Find the first half …

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The Future of Benefits? (part one)

In FinTech, StartupsTags Boston, financial health, NycaPublish DateNovember 20, 2019

In the U.S., we have long relied on employers to provide critical benefits and important pieces of the social safety net for their employees. But there are roughly 80 million Americans — people working in the …

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Don’t Miss 2019 Boston FinTech Week September 9 – 12

In FinTechTags Boston, conferencesPublish DateAugust 28, 2019

It’s almost here! Since 2017, FinTech Sandbox has organized Boston FinTech Week, putting on stage key leaders from the world of digital finance and FinTech. You won’t want to miss the upcoming 3rd edition. More than 200 …

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