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AUGUST 10, 2018

Overstock shares jumped as much as 21 percent after the retailer announced that Hong Kong private equity firm GSR Capital is investing up to $270 million into Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO. As part of the deal, GSR Capital will also purchase $30 million in tZERO Security Tokens. “We billion (post-money).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A 2014 breach at Marriott, for example, cost the chain over $100 million before fines were levied under EU rules. as [companies] saw what business interruption really looks like,” said Sarah Stephens, the cyber, media and technology practice leader at insurance broker Marsh JLT Specialty.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Cloud-native London FinTech startup Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round led by Draper Esprit, with participation from existing investors Lloyds Banking Group, IQ Capital, Backed and Playfair, Thought Machine announced on Monday (March 2).

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JANUARY 24, 2019

When Dutch entrepreneur Teun van den Dries started GeoPhy , an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven service that performs real estate valuations, there was nothing like it on the market. That led him to realize the potential market for his company, which he started in 2014. On Thursday (Jan. On Thursday (Jan.

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In a recent survey conducted in partnership by the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors ( CSBS ), over 1,000 community bankers weighed in on a range of hot button issues facing their organizations in 2014. As such, capital and strategic planning will play a pivotal role in staying ahead of the curve.

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MARCH 22, 2019

If data makes the world go ’round, so, too, does it garner investor interest, as evidenced by venture capital and other investors’ funds coming into the coffers of corporates that scrape the web for information. USD in series A funding from a consortium of investors, including Green Visor Capital. An Acquisition in Africa.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, when directors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital were looking for someone to fill the role, they were more worried about hiring someone who had experience with raising debt and equity, and they didn’t care if the person was a former accountant. But that freed us up to get a capital-markets-focused CFO.”.

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APRIL 7, 2019

Healthcare data company Health Catalyst has done the same, while Change Healthcare , which provides technology to lower health care costs, filed its prospectus in March. “To The current crop of digital health companies ready to go public are more focused on the combination of technology and services.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. billion in post-program capital and collaborate with Mastercard, major banks, merchants and other high-profile organizations,” Mastercard said.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. reports noted. reports noted.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Nyca Partners, the venture capital firm focused on the FinTech market, raised $125 million for a second fund. According to a report , Hans Morris, the former Visa president turned venture capitalist, created Nyca Partners in 2014, launching a $30 million fund. Nyca Partners isn’t the only one eyeing the FinTech market.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The Brazilian digital payments market has exploded over the past few years, with more than thirty payment processors vying for customers business. Late last month Visa made a strategic minority investment in Conductor , a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. earlier in 2018.

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MARCH 9, 2018

BlueVine , the provider of working capital to small business (SMB) owners, announced news on Thursday (March 8) that it has inked a deal with Veem , the cross-border payments company. Veem changes all that, making it easy for small business owners to send and manage cross-border payments using blockchain technology.

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JULY 2, 2020

The first onshore bond default came about in 2014, and since then, there have been 395 delinquencies. The technology sector had the most defaults through June, Bloomberg reported, while real estate has seen almost none. Of those, 31.9 Location-wise, Beijing led the pack with 75.3 billion yuan ($10.7 billion.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Japan-based business card management service Sansan has announced news of fresh venture capital in support of its solution which helps professionals with business information management and networking. Study researchers described the B2B marketing potential of social media as an “untapped gold mine.”

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JUNE 13, 2018

The latest round was led by General Atlantic and Access Technology Ventures, as well as home construction company Lennar Corporation. The firm was founded in 2014, well after the Great Recession and subsequent housing market crash. venture capital firms are opening up their metaphorical checkbooks in greater numbers.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The bank offers corporate banking, retail banking, treasury management, capital markets, credit cards and wealth management services in a range of consumer and corporate offerings. Not all recent market floats have been successful, however. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Since its foundation, the company’s treasury management software system has evolved into one of the world’s most sophisticated treasury management products, reflecting the global financial industry’s technological innovation and increasingly complex nature. Melior Equity Partners was founded in 2019 by Jonathan Cosgrave and Peter Garvey.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to a report in the Financial Times , the $21 billion initial public offering is slated for December 19 and is being marketed largely to Japanese retail investors who have been allocated slightly more than 87 percent of all the new shares being issued. Factoring in the overallotment, the IPO could raise $23.8

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MAY 1, 2018

That price was more than 35 percent below the price of Square’s stock at the close of markets on Friday (April 27). ” Buffett has long been wary of bitcoin: He called the cryptocurrency a “mirage” back in 2014. “Even w/ hyper growth still 40% too rich.” In addition, the firm set a short-term price target of $30 for the stock.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to news from Reuters , this latest round was led by Jefferson River Capital, LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone. While Digital Asset has focused on using its technology in financial markets, the company would not exclude other sectors in the future. “I

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Alternative lending has been popular among venture capitalists, but France may not come to mind when one considers the top alt-fin markets of the world. France may not be the largest alternative finance market in the world, but as a whole, Europe’s alternative finance market is strong. Unilend may help to change that.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Called by some the Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed has announced $13 million in new venture capital funding and a newly hired CMO. TechCrunch quoted Dorosin, who said, “[The hair coloring industry is] a $15 billion market that hasn’t seen much in the way of innovation in decades.

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MAY 8, 2017

Specifically, these larger firms have been holding off on debuting on the public markets tied in part to concerns that once public, these firms would be valued at a discount to where they’d been valued privately. The roster of those proving gun-shy, said the WSJ , include Uber Technologies and, as noted, Airbnb.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

According to Reuters , SoftBank “is in advanced talks to invest in Mexican used car platform Kavak and financial technology firm Konfio, several people familiar with the matter said, underscoring the company’s interest in Mexico as it pours money into Latin America. The latest evidence of that comes via Japan-based SoftBank. The reasons?

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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FICO

MAY 17, 2023

As a company we have spent a tremendous amount of capital and resources, in building and developing what is going to be a platform that will power this vision. They wanted to know how investing in technology innovation was affecting growth. Which market trends matter – both in business and technology? Which direction?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A report this week said that an online used-car platform in that country called BeliMobilGue has raised $10 million in fresh capital in a Series A funding to help expand its offerings. percent year-over-year in 2019, and sink below 17 million for the first time since 2014. million in a previous round. Inspection Stations. The reasons?

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Moka was founded in 2014 and was one of the first FinTechs in Indonesia. It’s raised about $40 million from investors like Sequoia Capital. We do not comment on market speculation,” he said. Moka has terminals peppered all over the country. .

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was a mixed bag of funding, with a few startups working in more traditional B2B technology, including expense management and SaaS. A $10 million Series B funding round for India-based corporate expense management company Happay was announced this week, reports in VCCircle said, with backers from Sequoia Capital leading the investment.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

India’s vision of creating digital technology-driven access to financial services will be incomplete unless we bring these offerings to the lower and middle income segments who are in urgent need of these financial products and services,” said Kalpana Morparia, CEO of South and Southeast Asia at JPMorgan. “Our

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As automotive upheavals such as electrification and automation gain momentum, players across the value chain have dramatically ramped up their private market bets to remain nimble. Bosch’s activity includes Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the company’s corporate venture arm. Auto Tech Trends.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

And with the ability for even the smallest of businesses to step into an international market, and to both source and procure from business partners around the world, the expansion of cross-border B2B transaction volume is only slated to accelerate. In the past, businesses came up with creative ways to overcome existing limitations,” he said.

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