South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

Innovation 195

Innovation social media Branding Marketing 195

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2015

” For all the innovative methods for risk profiling – from Big Data to Social Media – the information available from credit reference agencies like Equifax remains as critical for online lenders as it is for offline lenders. A few metrics from Zopa: Over £1 billion lent to U.K. More than 50,000 active lenders.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco social media Lending New York 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Visa also announced that it had extended the real-time, ubiquitous capability to other disbursement types as well including insurance claims, contractor payments, tax refunds and even merchant account real-time funds settlement. Today, the country’s coffers have about ~$12B in reserves, down from $30B since 2011.

Bitcoin 100

Bitcoin Payments Samsung social media 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: October 2011. With Apotheker fired in 2011 for a slew of missteps that had contributed to the company’s massive losses, nothing ever came of the acquisition. Date: August 15, 2011. And in the short-term, that would have looked like a good deal, as the social media site hit its peak in 2007 at a value of about $12B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The Real “Lending” Stock Award – Goes to longtime player LendingTree. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? The Lending Mo’ Repeat Award – Goes to both nCino in commercial and Encompass in mortgage for maintaining strong market momentum in 2017. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip.

Conference 90

Conference Industry Community Bank Community 90

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Zynga made social gaming history with a $7B IPO and generated huge returns for early investors like USV by building on top of existing social networks. Lending Club made changes to its business model that created new opportunities for growth. Lending Club. King Digital Entertainment. Delivery Hero. Stemcentrx.

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78