PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Today is Columbus Day, a celebration of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of Americas 526 years ago. First, Christopher Columbus never actually set foot in North America, so he discovered an America, not the America. In fact, much of what one learned in elementary school about Columbus is a little bit off. The horror.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Combined, these 31 European startups have raised more than $21B in total funding, and operate across industries including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Company Description: This UK-based company operates data centers in Europe and Asia. Auto1 Group now has operations in more than 30 countries. Global Switch.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Utilizing unique feedback from the marketplace and our Columbus pilot, MCX has made a decision to concentrate more heavily in the immediate term on other aspects of our business, including working with financial institutions, like our partnership with Chase, to enable and scale mobile payment solutions.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

By 2019, eMarketer is forecasting $210 billion in spend and estimating that mobile payments will surpass payment cards. Only time will tell if that happens, BUT even if it’s close, financial institutions need to make sure their cards are loaded to the mobile wallet. The Chase/MCX announcement was the talk of the first two days.

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