Brad Bernstein could see the role of advisers was changing. What was once an industry of investment managers and salespeople was shifting to financial planning. Driving the change was technology — automating and commoditizing many of the ways advisers traditionally added value for clients. Mr. Bernstein, 51, managing partner at growth equity firm FTV Capital, believed there was a demand for products that helped advisers better articulate their value to clients.
Institutional Investor ranked our managing partners, Brad Bernstein and Richard Garman, #6 in the 2017 Fintech Finance 40 for their company leadership and our firm's successful, enduring track record in the financial technology industry. "Let others get caught up in the fads, hype cycles, and volatility of technology investing. FTV Capital has been employing pretty much the same formula for nearly 20 years with remarkably steady results — better than steady, considering that it seeks out portfolio companies with at least 20 percent historical and near-term revenue growth."
FTV led a $40 mln round for WePay in 2015; FTV sold remaining stake in CardConnect this year; BlackHawk acquired CashStar this year for $175 mln; With the sale of WePay, FTV Capital has scored its latest big exit. JP Morgan Chase said late Monday that it agreed to buy WePay, the online payment provider. Financial terms weren’t announced...
FTV Capital partner Liron Gitig was awarded Investor of the Year at One World Identity's 2017 K(NO)W Nodes Awards. The award was given to the investor or investment firm who has had the most critical impact on the identity landscape over the past year. Investor of the Year nominees must have made one or more capital investments in the identity industry within the past year and demonstrated critical impact on the identity industry through investment activity.
The 2017 PEI 300 ranking looks at the world's top fund managers according to a very simple metric: how much capital they have raised for private equity investment in the last five years. This year the PEI 300 saw more capital raised by the industry’s biggest firms than ever in its history, with market conditions driving investors toward brand names.
Banks and fintech firms are increasingly working together to create new and innovative solutions—developing a new products and services, or generating efficiencies for the traditional banking industry. How will these relationships continue to take shape in the near future? Jim Hale of FTV Capital discusses where the significant investments and advancements for innovation lie for the banking industry.
Chris Winship, partner, FTV Capital, and board member, VPay: Consolidation, market inefficiencies, changing regulations and the ever-expanding demand for eCommerce capabilities are four top factors that will continue to drive growth opportunities in the payments industry in 2017.
Is Silicon Alley becoming too much like Silicon Valley? Recently, I asked that question during a roundtable event hosted by growth equity firm FTV Capital. Here's some of the feedback I received...
The Fintech Finance 35 ranking was compiled by Institutional Investor editors and staff, with nominations and input from industry participants and experts. The evaluation criteria included individual achievements and leadership at the respective firms; influence in the community at large; and the size, reputation, and impact of the respective funds and institutions in the financial technology industry — and particularly in the current wave of fintech financing.
FTV Capital announced today that it has closed its fifth fund — totaling $850 million — a number that brings its total raised over the past 20 years to $2.7 billion.
