Fintech

20 stories about Fintech
מימין אילן אטיאס מתן בר ו זיו פז Melio מליו

Completing a $110 million funding round, B2B payments company Melio becomes Israel’s newest unicorn

25.01.21|Meir Orbach
The company, now valued at $1.3 billion grew by 2,000% courtesy of Covid-19, aims to recruit 300 new employees this year
המייסדי החברה ראפיד Rapyd מימין: עומר פריאל אריק שטילמן ו ארקדי קרפמן

Israeli fintech startup Rapyd completes $400 million funding at $2.5 billion valuation

13.01.21|Meir Orbach
"We ended 2019 with sales of $20 million and reached $100 million in 2020. We will at least double or triple that in 2021," said co-founder Arik Shtilman
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Curve announces it raised $95 million in series C funding

12.01.21|Meir Orbach
The company was started by Israeli entrepreneur Shachar Bialick and recently completed its series C investment round
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Melio welcomes Michael Brous and Nir Galon as its two new VPs

10.01.21|James Spiro
The two come from Airbnb and Intuit and will serve as VP of Business Development and VP of Product, respectively
עוז אלון מנכ"ל האניבוק HoneyBook

“2020 was the year we learned how to take risks”

05.01.21|Meir Orbach
HoneyBook’s co-founder and CEO talks about how his company that provides financial services to small businesses managed to thrive despite the blow of Covid-19
יוני אסיא מנכ"ל ומייסד איטורו

eToro is on its way to a Nasdaq IPO at a $5 billion valuation

28.12.20|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli company, which has developed a platform to manage investments, is targeting an IPO in the second quarter of 2021 after doubling its revenue to $500 million and gaining five million new customers in 2020
מימין מנכ”ל פיוניר סקוט גאליט ויו”ר דירקטוריון החברה אבי זאבי

Payoneer in advanced talks to enter Nasdaq via SPAC

23.12.20|Golan Hazani
The Israeli fintech company has eyed going public twice in the past already
יוני אסיא איטורו eToro

eToro joins Israeli unicorn club by tripling valuation in two years to reach $2.5 billion

08.12.20|Meir Orbach
The spike in valuation was confirmed following the recent purchase of shares in the secondary market by a U.S. institutional investor at a sum of at least $50 million
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Israel’s Fintech ecosystem is helping usher in a new era of global finance

06.12.20|CTech
As one of the major industries propelling the Israeli economy, the Fintech sector has been instrumental in maintaining the Startup Nation’s role as an innovation hub
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Shai Wininger: Lemonade’s leader

30.11.20|CTech
The man who helped bring two of Israel’s largest exports to the global stage
אילנית מדמוני Ilanit Madmoni Gateways Stampa

Ilanit Madmoni: The senior regulator overseeing the adoption of financial innovation

30.11.20|CTech
The head of Bank of Israel’s innovation unit believes that open banking will encourage customers to exercise financial responsibility when making decisions, while also increasing competition for additional services
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Daniel Tsiddon: Viola’s Fintech champion

30.11.20|CTech
From academia to Fintech pioneer, Daniel Tsiddon ultimately helped create the basis for some of the most successful organizations the country has ever seen
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Igal Rotem: Credorax’s clutch player

30.11.20|CTech
For 10 years, Igal Rotem has helped shape the global online marketplace at Credorax, solidifying his place as a Fintech connoisseur
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Yuval Tal: Payoneer’s pioneer

30.11.20|CTech
Tal has gone from founding a series of successful startups to investing in those in which he identifies potential
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Ornit Shinar: Citi Venture Investing’s runaway success

30.11.20|CTech
By helping establish the Fintech accelerator program as part of the TLV Innovation Lab, Shinar laid the foundation for some of today’s most significant landmarks
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The Floor appoints Elisha Wiesel as Chairman, bringing 25 years of Wall Street with him

23.11.20|James Spiro
The former Goldman Sachs Chief Executive will help take the fintech platform to its next stage of growth
איתי רביד מנכל BondIT

Israeli fintech BondIT acquiring Germany-based Scorable

19.11.20|Meir Orbach
The acquisition will be carried out as a shares exchange, estimated to be worth $12 million to $16 million
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Apple Pay arrives in Israel to shakeup its payment infrastructure

05.11.20|James Spiro
Even though Israel is a leading fintech ecosystem, citizens have long relied on outdated legacy payment systems for their everyday transactions
ליאור יפה נספח כלכלי מקסיקו

Spring Break vacations aside, Mexico has much to offer Israeli techies

18.10.20|Allon Sinai
There are numerous opportunities for Israeli companies willing to make the right adjustments for an economy serving a population of 128 million people and which shares 3,145 kilometers of border with the U.S.
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For Citi, attracting top talent meant disrupting its traditional business focus

04.10.20|CTech
Amit Baruch, who heads Citi’s Innovation Lab in Israel, talks to CTech about how the company pivoted from conventional banking to become a modern-day Fintech supporter