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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

financial technology

Melio founders from left: COO Ziv Paz CEO Matan Bar and CTO Ilan Atias. Courtesy
September 14, 2021, 4:01 pm
Israeli fintech startup Melio soars to $4b valuation amid fresh $250m investment
Tel Aviv-based company is among the fastest-growing in Israel, driven by the accelerated adoption of digital solutions brought on by pandemic
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustrative image of a stack of credit cards. (alexialex; iStock by Getty Images)
August 3, 2021, 7:34 pm
Rapyd becomes Israel’s most valuable private startup with $300m funding round
Financial technology firm reaches valuation of over $8 billion, as sector booms due to pandemic-impelled shift to online payments
By Luke Tress
Illustrative image of cash. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 27, 2021, 10:24 pm
Israeli fintech firms raised record $2.3 billion in first half of 2021
Venture capital investments in the sector surged 260% over last year; growth linked to demand for online payments, corporate innovation during pandemic
By Luke Tress
In this May 28, 2015, file photo, a Google employee gives a demonstration of Android Pay on a phone at Google I/O 2015 in San Francisco (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
February 4, 2019, 12:24 pm
Google’s wallet-free payment service is coming to Israel — eventually
Company officials said to be in talks with regulators, banks to bring online and phone-based payments to Israel, starting at the end of 2019
By ToI Staff
From right to left: Avi Cohen, Gil Devora, Hedva Ber and Moises Cohen at the launch of The Floor in Tel Aviv (Courtesy)
July 6, 2016, 3:10 pm
Global banks, Intel join Israel’s fintech scene
HSBC, RBS, Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco Santander are partners in a new fintech hub in Tel Aviv
By Shoshanna Solomon
The KitLocate team (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 27, 2016, 5:23 pm
Israel’s ‘scale-up discount’ called good value for multinationals
Technology developed by Israeli start-ups rivals that developed elsewhere, yet fetches less from investors. There’s a reason for that, says a visiting executive
By David Shamah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, January 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 27, 2016, 9:17 am
Japan looks to kickstart ‘fintech’ revolution
Reuters: Like Israel, this Far Eastern country is undergoing some tech changes
Matti Munk
February 12, 2016, 11:11 am
Matti Munk
Does the financial technology boom mark the end of banking?
In the same way that machines have replaced many blue collar workers, apps and back-end tech may replace many bankers
Avi Hasson, Economy Ministry Chief Scientist (Courtesy)
November 30, 2015, 6:46 pm
Israeli fintech teams up with Australia’s biggest bank
Economy Ministry’s deal with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia highlights the worldwide impact of Israeli financial technology
By David Shamah
GetGems in action (Courtesy)
November 29, 2015, 6:24 pm
Start-up eschews million-dollar contest but innovates on, says CEO
A winner of Buffalo’s 43North start-up contest, GetGems is a graduate of Citi’s Israeli accelerator
By David Shamah
A Techstars Demo Day event for start-ups, September 17, 2015 (Courtesy)
November 4, 2015, 9:21 am
Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars to hold information meeting
The Techstars crew is coming to Israel, cementing their new Tel Avvi-based accelerator
By Alan Weinkrantz
Screenshot of some of the over 400 parameters BioCatch checks (Photo credit: Courtesy)
October 27, 2015, 6:57 pm
Impossible to kill RATs drain bank accounts dry, says BioCatch
Sophisticated socially-engineered financial hacks are driving the banking industry crazy – and an Israeli cyber-security firm says it has a solution
By David Shamah
A Techstars Demo Day event for start-ups, September 17, 2015 (Courtesy)
October 19, 2015, 5:23 pm
World’s number one accelerator brand lands in Israel
In the start-up world, Techstars is the cream of the accelerator crop – and together with venerable British bank Barclays, the organization will seek out financial technology solutions in Israel
By David Shamah
Israeli start-up Pricence accepts first prize in the 2014 MasterCard Israel Technology Award event. (Courtesy)
October 2, 2015, 5:23 pm
MasterCard on the hunt for top Israeli fintech firm
For the fourth time, the payments giant is hoping to find the right start-up to improve its financial services
By David Shamah
Keren Licht
October 1, 2015, 1:46 pm
Keren Licht
Is Israel the next global fintech hub?
Banks, credit card companies, and other finance-related institutions have been rushing to Israel for help in keeping their money safe
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