PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Boston-based Eastern Bank , the nation’s largest mutual, is pushing ahead with plans to go public and shed its long-time format in a move that could raise nearly $2 billion, according to a press release. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its plans for an initial public offering (IPO). “The billion to around $2 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin, according to a press release. We help all security teams prevent more attacks, sooner, in ways that enable understanding and taking decisive action faster.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. Cybereason turns machine learning and behavioral analytics loose to process data and flag security issues in real time. Businesses need to concentrate on what happens once the adversaries are inside.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

According to a report in CNBC , citing the lawsuit, investors contend Lyft misled them in its initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The the class action lawsuit, filed Friday (May 17) by Boston-based law firm Block & Leviton in U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

has announced the launch of a venture banking and lending business to provide debt capital financing and commercial banking solutions to growth companies and their investors. Stifel offers senior secured loans up to $40 million for working capital and growth capital needs. Stifel Financial Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna Security. Chertoff Capital made a “significant” equity investment in the round, the company said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

“This alliance is the latest initiative by Caesars to capitalize on our database, generate a new revenue stream in a growth market and raise our profile in sports, in part by creating new sports-themed guest experiences at our resorts across the country.” and Australia.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Brex Co-Founder and Co-CEO Henrique Dubugras said in a press release , “Even before customers think about credit cards, they need a place to store their business capital. The rivalry between cybercriminals and the fraud and security teams at banks, which are tasked with stopping their attacks, is incredibly lopsided.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In hyper-competitive markets like Boston, New York and San Francisco, many buyers overbid and sometimes wave inspections to sweeten the pot for sellers. While this may seem like a great tactic for securing a home in a great location, inspections provide useful information that gives buyers leverage on price negotiations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Word on the street is that B2B startups may be landing on the same path as B2C startups when it comes to the venture capital wells drying up. It could explain India’s rare absence from our B2B Venture Capital Roundup this week. Instead, the funding landed in the U.S., eProcurement. B2B eCommerce. ”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This is a market that Boston-based ButcherBox is catering to by delivering grass-fed, grass-finished meat and other humanely raised, sustainably sourced meat and seafood directly to customers’ doors on a monthly basis. Keeping The Meat Secure. There’s not a lot of funding and there’s not a lot of venture capital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

51 million : That’s the amount of new funding that Druva, an India-based enterprise security company, has secured from Sequoia Capital India and a new backer, Economic Development Board Investments, based in Singapore. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The data did not reportedly include password information, Social Security numbers or financial information. Chris Douvos of investment firm Ahoy Capital told The Wall Street Journal , “We’ve been in the middle of a rollicking party that’s gone on for five years and someone has snapped on the light switch.” Other investors include T.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In a 2014 podcast episode, Planet Money visited one Planet Fitness location that had signed up 6,000 total members – 20 times the number of people their building can serve –secure in the knowledge that less than half of the members don’t ever set foot in a gym again after that initial visit.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Retailers are working hard to not only adjust but also enhance the approach to securing and maintaining sales. Even as consumer expectation rises, a mere 25 percent of retailers are confident that they’re meeting the omnichannel demands of the retail industry, according to Boston Retail Partner research.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. The movement toward financial inclusion, and toward a consumer experience that is seamless and intuitive and secure, is one that brings companies to share process and perhaps even prosperity. Connectivity and Collaboration.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

McGrane and Hilsenrath also noted that following the push for higher capital cushions, “regulators are now focusing on corporate governance and the role of directors to ensure banks have the right culture and controls to prevent excessive risk taking.” What about liquidity risks, interest rate exposure and IT security threats?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

In the past two years alone, there have been 650 venture capital investments for artificial intelligence technologies — totaling more than $5 billion — and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is predicting that figure will reach a market value of $70 billion by the year 2020.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Creating a consolidated point of access for all corporate banking services using portal technology that eliminates the need for multiple logins and security procedures was just one of the types of initiatives that were submitted. I look forward to seeing you there.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Current Firm: First Round Capital (Founding Partner).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Then, there was the announcement of Square Capital’s partnership with Upserve , a restaurant management system (the same one that also acquired Breadcrumb from Groupon in May) to extend working capital to restaurants. But is FireEye’s fizzle this week a security sizzle?

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APRIL 20, 2018

It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and underwriting securities, advising on mergers and acquisitions, taking companies public and brokering deals. Not so much anymore. Here’s another number: five billion items shipped.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

An annual report by RSA shows how consumers perceive the security of their digital experience, where those perceptions are well (or poorly) founded and how organizations can capitalize on opportunities to distinguish themselves in the market by providing stellar security. Is your information secure online? Are you sure?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

And indeed, the middle of this month has been nothing if not gusty, but daunted not the gutsy — who trekked by the hundreds to Boston for the opening of the annual Innovation Project. Jason Mars, CEO at Clinc and Peter Bell senior advisor, Highland Capital Partners, the conversation skewed to high level trends.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

And indeed, the middle of this month has been nothing if not gusty, but daunted not the gutsy — who trekked by the hundreds to Boston for the opening of the annual Innovation Project. Jason Mars, CEO at Clinc and Peter Bell, senior advisor, Highland Capital Partners — the conversation skewed to high-level trends.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Bilal Zuberi, Lux Capital. Select Investors: Bezos Expeditions, Lux Capital, Shasta Ventures. Element AI. Data Collective.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). It took us 18 months to launch the product in a legal and compliant and secure way. Don’t worry if you didn’t remember to get us a present – we didn’t want to make too big a deal out of it, so we didn’t remind you.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

This new investment, co-led by Dawn Capital, HMI Capital and Insight Partners, is Tink’s biggest funding to date. Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits. lawmakers are considering legislation to replace cash-upfront security deposits with insurance policies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

million in venture capital — the most the industry has seen in a while. Companies across the enterprise security, SME banking and even workplace communication (think WhatsApp for the enterprise) sectors all landed funding, but nearly 80 percent of the funding went to a single company in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) arena.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

But RIABiz reports that the acquisition was financed by Genstar Capital and notes “outside sources peg the deal at $35 to $40 million.” Strategic Insight was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, San Francisco, Samford, Connecticut, as well as around the world in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The charges came three months after a previous legal action, where Holmes was on the receiving end of a civil lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), amid allegations of “massive fraud.” The company won’t receive any proceeds from the IPO, which implies a market capitalization of 7.1 million users, up from 9.2

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C. Total raised: $56.4 Source: Crunchbase. Source: Crunchbase.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

With more than $95 million in financing placed, startups across eProcurement, cybersecurity, logistics, alternative finance, blockchain and supply chain management secured support. Blacksoil Capital linked B2B eProcurement firm IndustryBuying with nearly $2 million in venture debt, reports in Inc42 said this week. IndustryBuying.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: Institutions, security, authentication, voice biometrics, payments, mobile. Platform for investing in early-stage startups. Latest round: $14.4 million Debt. Total raised previously: Unknown. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase. OK Car Insurance. Online automobile insurance. Total raised: $14.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2016

Blockchain technology for securities. Startup capital raising platform. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, capital, crowdfunding, equity, investing. Latest round: $7 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $7 million. Total raised: $7 million.

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