Fintech

20 stories about Fintech
יובל טל Yuval Tal Gateways Stampa

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
Elisha Wiesel The Floor

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
Apple Pay אפל פיי

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Even though Israel is a leading fintech ecosystem, citizens have long relied on outdated legacy payment systems for their everyday transactions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.
Citi Amit Baruch

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
Mohammed Al Beloushi Barker and Booth

Israel-based Fintica signs ‘first of its kind’ investment from Emirati investor

17.09.20|James Spiro
Coming off a historic peace deal, UAE-based Mohammed Al Beloushi, CEO of Barker and Booth Commercial Agency LLC leads strategic investment in the Israeli fintech firm
מימין רונן אסיא גליה באר גבל רקפת רוסק עמינח ו יובל טל

Team8 launches new fintech startup founding platform, targeting $100 million in investments

15.09.20|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
The group will found and invest in early stage companies in exchange for 50% of their equity
שותפי Team8

Team8 raised $30 million for a new fintech fund

15.09.20|Meir Orbach
The SEC filings were signed by Team8 and Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who will be one of the leading partners of the fund
מימין אלון חורי עינת גז קרן רן איתן בק שבוע הסטארט-אפים פינטק

Covid-19 ushered in fintech’s golden era

14.09.20|Eti Aflalo
The changes brought to the industry by the pandemic were at the center of the Google and Calcalist Startup Week panel
גיל מנדלזיס מנכ"ל ומייסד Capitolis

Israeli Fintech company Capitolis raises $11 million from three financial powerhouses

10.09.20|Meir Orbach
Citi, J.P. Morgan, and State Street join the company’s lucrative list of investors; “It is the logical next step to add them to our capitalization table,” says executive chairman
ועידת לונדון 2019  יעקב מרטין מנכל מאיר דודאי מנהל הטכנולוגיה ו שאול וייסבנד סמנכל השיווק גיפי

Israel’s Jifiti signs strategic partnership agreement with Mastercard

09.09.20|Meir Orbach
The fintech company developed a technology to enable point of sale financing, allowing banks and retailers to offer immediate credit by using Mastercard
יאיר לוי מנכל ו מייסד שותף של סלאריו

“A small step on a long journey” Israeli fintech company Salaryo sees first-ever UAE investment

09.09.20|Meir Orbach
“It took us a long time to complete the deal due to concerns over transferring funds from Dubai to Israel,” said Salaryo CEO Yair Levy
FinTech Mobile

The next steps taken by the Israeli fintech ecosystem might determine the entire UAE-Israel relations

06.09.20|Aviv Barzilay
Governments and regulators all over the world can learn some important lessons from the UAE’s governors in building supporting regulatory frameworks for financial institutions and fintechs to flourish
Philippe Metoudi CEO of Fintica

Israel-based Fintica extends R&D collaboration with Nikko Global Wrap after a successful trial

17.08.20|James Spiro
Fintica, a spinoff of Cortica, leverages next-generation AI to understand volatile market and steer investment decisions
כלכלת האינטרנט פינטק תשלומים מובייל  2

Record year for Israeli FinTech: funds raised doubled to $1.8B

02.08.20|Yair Fonarov, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
As its share of global investment tripled, Israel ranked fifth in terms of global FinTech investments; behind China, the US, the UK and India
FinTech Mobile

Fintech thrives in the coronavirus era, say Israeli CEOs

07.07.20|James Spiro
Speaking at ‘Israeli FinTech: Outstanding Year with Challenges Ahead’, three CEOs share their insights.
ניל קורני כנס פינטק בנקאות חדשה

“This crisis is going to present many opportunities for banks,” predicts Citi Israel CEO

01.07.20|Hagar Ravet
Neil Corney says Covid-19 crisis has proven how important it was to invest in Fintech for so many years
ארז שחר קרן קומרה שיחת ועידה בנקאות חדשה

“Many risk-taking fintech firms will falter,” predicts Qumra Capital managing partner

01.07.20|Hagar Ravet
Erez Shachar says traditional banks are losing ground to tech giants entering the digital wallet world
כרטיס אשראי מאסטרקארד מסטרקארד Mastercard

Mastercard partners with installment company Splitit

21.06.20|CTech
Splitit lets users spread out their payments at checkout, both in brick and mortar shops and on e-commerce websites, through an interest-free installment plan and up to two credit cards