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Fintech outperformed the market in 2021, and it’s set to do even better
We were bullish on fintech when we launched the Matrix Fintech Index in 2017, but even we underestimated the magnitude of the growth to come.
12:20 pm PST • February 1, 2022
Sunday was a big day in fintech: Afterpay has agreed to merge with Square. This agreement sets two of the most admired financial technology companies in recent history on a…
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Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021
We believe one of the most important trends to gain traction in the last three years to be point-of-sale financing, now referred to as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL).
12:49 pm PST • January 25, 2021
Two years ago, we created the Matrix FinTech Index to highlight what we saw as the beginnings of a 10+ year mega innovation wave in financial services.
2019 looks to continue another lights-out year for fintech startups
6:30 am PST • December 31, 2018
We predicted fintechs would prove to be the more relevant disruptors in 2018. Looking ahead to 2019, we predict that fintechs will continue to steal the show.
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Financial technology startups emerged as serious challengers to financial services in 2017
3:30 pm PST • December 29, 2017
While cryptocurrencies stole the spotlight in 2017, a clutch of companies were quietly working behind the scenes to slowly bring the financial services establishment to its knees. It may turn…
When Polyvore CEO Jess Lee was looking for a CFO, she found everything she wanted in Cheryl Dalrymple: incredible experience, shared values about how to run a company and immediate…
The First Battle In The Mobile Payments War Is Over
6:00 pm PDT • May 31, 2015
While the war to control mobile payments has been broadly covered over the last several years, it seems that the tactical warfare that has been at play is less understood…
