Here are 17 new – or, more accurately, new to me – greater-Boston FinTech or financial services startups. The truly new company is Liberty Teller, founded in 2013. I’ve also come across two startups in stealth …
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In Alternative Lending, Banking, FinTechTags Funding Circle, Lending Club, On Deck Capital, P2P Lending, Prosper, startupsPublish Date
Funding Circle is a crowdlending platform that lets individuals and institutions loan money to small businesses. Founded in the UK in 2010, the firm has about 70,000 registered lenders who have lent more than £223,000,000. Last …
In Banking, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BBVA, CircleLending, NeoBanks, Simple, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
Last week, BBVA announced that it is buying Simple for $117 million. It’s easy to think of reasons why this acquisition appeals to BBVA. It’s not for assets and deposits. Yes, the 100,000 tech-savvy early adopters …
In FinTech, Institutional Asset Management, StartupsTags bondos, Boston, CMX, entrepreneurs, MassChallenge, startupsPublish Date
Capital Market Exchange (CMX) was founded in 2010, in the wake of the financial crisis. CMX provides fixed income credit analysts, portfolio managers, and bond traders with predictive analytics and sentiment analysis – that is, a …
In StartupsTags Boston, entrepreneurs, MassChallenge, Springboard, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
Open Runway, retailer of high-end, custom-made shoes and handbags, is shutting down. Open Runway, which began life as Sole Envie, was part of the movement toward mass-customization of fashion items that includes Gemvara, Blank Label, and …
Boston should have – and in fact, does have – a fairly robust FinTech cluster, addressing a wide range of opportunities within financial services. These are the once of which I am aware, in alphabetical order: Abine Argopay …
This week saw the first of what I hope are many Boston FinTech Demo Days. Ten startups presented for about seven minutes each and then fielded questions from the audience. Large touch-screen monitors allowed presenters to …