{"id":14311,"date":"2020-10-19T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/?p=14311"},"modified":"2020-11-29T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T16:14:42","slug":"fintech-wire-1-weekly-news-13-19-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-wire-1-weekly-news-13-19-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"FinTech Wire #1: PayTech Unicorns, Social Trading and UBI on Blockchain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only one thing is certain in modern business: stay in the loop or drop out. With that in mind, we\u2019re introducing the FinTech Wire\u2014a weekly news feed curated by Code &amp; Pepper. It covers top headlines in finance, technology, banking, and everything in between to keep you informed, inspired or maybe even intrigued\u2026 Tune into the #FinTechWire on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/codeandpepper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codeandpepper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> or explore the extended version below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-1024x533.jpg\" alt=\"FinTech Wire 1\" class=\"wp-image-14621\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-361x188.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-192x100.jpg 192w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-720x375.jpg 720w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-864x450.jpg 864w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1-432x225.jpg 432w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FintechWire_-1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-weekly-fintech-news-digest-13-19-october-2020\">Weekly FinTech news digest: 13\u201419 October 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first edition of the FinTech Wire takes us first to Germany and India, then leaps to Nigeria and across the Atlantic to San Francisco, before finally coming back to Europe. From product launches and major acquisitions to jackpot funding rounds and blockchain twists\u2014this week in October was as eventful as could be expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-c24-open-banking-platform-launched-in-germany\" style=\"font-size:25px\">C24 open banking platform launched in Germany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24.jpg\" alt=\"C24 neobankC24 open banking platform launched in Germany\" class=\"wp-image-14609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/c24-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-a-green-neobank-compete-with-the-european-challengers\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Can a &#8220;green&#8221; neobank compete with the European challengers?<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re familiar with the German digital market, you must have heard about CHECK24: the leading price comparison portal in the region with over 15 million customers. The company had decided to use that momentum and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.check24.de\/unternehmen\/presse\/pressemitteilungen\/die-c24-bank-ist-live-1495\/\" target=\"_blank\">ventured into the world of open banking<\/a> with a new mobile <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c24.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">banking app C24<\/a>. Apart from standard banking services, C24 offers multibanking features, attractive cashback options for purchases made via the CHECK24 comparison site and\u2026 a greener future. The neobank positions itself as a climate-positive company, invested in offsetting all carbon emissions from its business activities. Will it be enough to successfully compete with more mature challenger banks, including other German startups such as N26, Fidor, and Kontist? Time will tell&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/services\/open-banking\/\">top third-party open banking providers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-razorpay-becomes-the-fifth-fintech-unicorn-in-india\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Razorpay becomes the fifth FinTech unicorn in India<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor.jpg\" alt=\"Razorpay becomes the fifth FinTech unicorn in India\" class=\"wp-image-14608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Razor-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"Razorpay\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>India&#8217;s sharpest PayTech closes a Series D funding with panache (and $100 M!)<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An Indian payments startup <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/\">Razorpay<\/a>, founded in 2014 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, has just earned the title of the country\u2019s fifth ever FinTech unicorn. In a Series D round led by GIC and Sequoia, the company has raised a handsome <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/razorpay-secures-100-million-in-series-d-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\">$100 million<\/a>, thus entering the realm of businesses valued at over $1 billion. Already a market leader in payment processing for SMEs, Razorpay can now further diversify and expand its offer with neobanking (RazorpayX) and line-of-credit services (Cash Advance). However, the ambitions of this rising PayTech superstar don\u2019t end there. Razorpay wants to become the FinTech partner of choice for India\u2019s business innovators and double growth over the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Read more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/payment-service-providers-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\">challenges and opportunities in PayTech<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nigerian-payments-startup-paystack-acquired-by-stripe\">Nigerian payments startup Paystack acquired by Stripe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes.jpg\" alt=\"Nigerian payments startup Paystack acquired by Stripe\" class=\"wp-image-14606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/stripes-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-stripe-help-paystack-accelerate-online-commerce-in-africa\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Will Stripe help Paystack accelerate online commerce in Africa?<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, Stripe led Paystack\u2019s Series A financing round and 2020 sees the partnership consolidate in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/newsroom\/news\/paystack-joining-stripe\" target=\"_blank\">company\u2019s biggest acquisition to date<\/a>. With more than 60,000 B2B customers and an impressive market coverage (processing over half of all online transactions in Nigeria), Paystack seems a natural strategic partner for a global payment technology leader such as Stripe. The more so, as both businesses claim to share a common \u201ctech-first approach\u201d and a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/paystack.com\/blog\/company-news\/paystack-joining-stripe\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cstrong cultural DNA\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Read more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/online-payment-processing-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\">top online payment processors for startups<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sofi-introduces-social-trading-and-investing-features\">SoFi introduces social trading and investing features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi.jpg\" alt=\"SoFi introduces social trading and investing features\" class=\"wp-image-14607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-you-put-the-social-back-to-social-finance-sofi-has-the-answer\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em><em><em>How do you put the \u201csocial\u201d back to social finance<\/em><\/em>? SoFi has the answer<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A San Francisco-based PFM company SoFi has recently broadened its offering by adding <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sofi.com\/press\/sofi-invest-puts-social-back-social-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\">social trading and investing<\/a> components within SoFi Invest. Apart from using the company\u2019s digital products for smarter borrowing, spending and saving, SoFi members can now share investment portfolios, follow other users on their investment journeys, exchange comments and compare their investing performance on a dynamic leaderboard. Those <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ch\/trading\/how-does-social-trading-work\/39495\/\" target=\"_blank\">socially-enabled features<\/a> are supposed to help them build better investing habits. The company believes this development marks an important step towards a \u201cmore informative, engaging, interactive mobile investing experience\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Read more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/innovations-improving-fintech-customer-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">innovations improving customer experience<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-circles-launches-the-first-ever-ubi-app-on-blockchain\">Circles launches the first ever UBI app on blockchain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles.jpg\" alt=\"Circles UBI on blockchain\" class=\"wp-image-14605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/circles-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-blockchain-revolutionize-universal-basic-income-circles-joins-the-race\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Can blockchain revolutionize Universal Basic Income? Circles joins the race<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/joincircles.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Circles<\/a> is a new money system based on personal cryptocurrencies. It uses a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/handbook.joincircles.net\/about\/whitepaper.html\" target=\"_blank\">smart contract-enabled blockchain<\/a> to \u201cmint\u201d coins for each individual currency, which can be transferred or exchanged, thus creating an interconnected network accessible to anyone on the Internet. For the system to work, it has to be resistant to Sybil attacks and users have to trust each other\u2019s currencies. In this respect, Circles relies heavily on a \u201cchain of trust\u201d, meaning that well-integrated users with many trusted relationships will find it easier to exchange personal currencies. At this early stage of development, the Universal Basic Income solution proposed by Circles can still seem a bit obscure, but it does shed more light on the use of blockchain in building a more human-centered economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Read more about <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/services\/alternative-financing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>peer-to-peer technologies in FinTech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-news-from-fintech-wire-coming-soon\">More news from FinTech Wire coming soon\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What a week in FinTech! We hope the selection above has whetted your appetite for more bite-size news from the huge melting pot of digital innovations. If so, you can rest assured that FinTech Wire will come back next week with gourmet food for thought for all finance professionals. Subscribe to the #FinTechWire hashtag on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/codeandpepper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codeandpepper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> to receive updates straight to your news feed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FinTech Wire covers top headlines in finance, technology, banking, and everything in between to keep you informed, inspired or maybe even intrigued\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1641],"tags":[934,1452,184],"class_list":["post-14311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech-wire","tag-fintech-startups","tag-payment-solutions","tag-technology-solutions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FinTech Wire #1 13\u201319 October 2020. 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