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 speakers from 120 organizations … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]MassChallenge is an industry-agnostic accelerator program designed to strengthen the global innovation ecosystem by accelerating high-potential, early-stage startups. The Boston-based not-for-profit provides free office space, makes significant cash awards to its most promising participants, and takes no equity. If you … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]It will be hard not to reach for superlatives in discussing the fundraising success of greater Boston FinTech firms in 2018. There were at least 31 disclosed financing events resulting in more than $1.3 billion in capital raised — roughly … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]The second annual edition of Boston FinTech Week, organized by FinTech Sandbox, has just successfully concluded. There were 47 separate sessions held in 22 venues across five days. More than 3,000 people registered. They came from 15 states and 6 … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Mike Troiano joined G20 Ventures as the third general partner almost a year ago. The Boston-based firm invests in “early traction” stage (late seed/early A), East Coast enterprise software companies. (Here’s a post from a few years ago on the … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]2017 was a big year for Boston FinTech. September saw the first edition of Boston FinTech Week, a series of mostly sold out events bringing together members of the Boston financial services and FinTech ecosystems for a deep dive into … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]Verification of customers and counterparties is vital in financial services. Identity defines and permits the relationship between financial services providers and their clients. But, according to the World Economic Forum: “Current identity systems are limiting Fintech innovation as well as … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]In April of 2014, Eastern Bank, the largest community bank in Massachusetts with approximately $9.8 billion in assets and the largest and oldest mutual bank in the country, hired the team behind virtual banking startup PerkStreet and created Eastern Labs, … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Greater Boston, by my definition, runs from Portland to Providence and as far west as Worcester. By my calculations, 21 FinTech startups in the greater Boston area raised north of $248 million from investors in 2016. This is up substantially … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Greater Boston FinTech startups got off to a good start in 2016 on the funding front. Twelve firms raised more than $153 million in the first six months of the year, led by Circle, which raised $60 million. This is … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 3 ]“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
How are AllianceBernstein employees feeling about that move to Tennessee today?
Rocket Internet's VC arm is laying off 80% of support staff: https://bit.ly/3xQRjy6 I'm guessing the Samwer brothers noticed some U.S. VC firms laying off 40%.
"Now you must wake up
All dreams must end
Take off your makeup, the party's over
It's all over, my friend"
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(@FT paywall)
The AWS Fintech Accelerator is an online, equity-free program for pre-seed - Series A fintech startups in the UK and Ireland. The application period is open. https://bit.ly/39N1mMz
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