PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

As PayPal reaches saturation points in Western markets, it wants to continue to expand internationally, especially in India, where the country’s 450 million mobile users make it an attractive target for retailers. We look at regions and then there are countries of importance? PayPal considers the country critical to its growth.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

The various programs are wide ranging, complicated, and impactful which is why now is an excellent inflection point to provide financial advisory to both your retail and commercial customers. Five to ten of these Hubs will receive $40mm to $70mm in capital to invest in projects that meet established qualifications.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The move will let Grab begin to offer retail wealth management services to users, driver and merchant partners via the Grab app, according to an emailed press release. The company serves a long list of micro-entrepreneurs, small business owners, driver partners and users in the region.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In two days, you can hear from Chase, US Bank, Capital One, BMO, M&T, PNC, Citizens, Truist, Huntington, and more, a feat that can only be done at a conference of this caliber. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel. However, this was the most common structure.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The round was led by Abu Dhabi-based Shorooq Partners , while 500 Durian (the 500 Startups fund for Southeast Asia) and 92 Ventures chipped in as well, along with angels from the region’s top startups and leading management consulting firms, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Highlighting the need to accelerate access to capital for SMBs, HSBC said it is integrating Biz2X within its existing HSBC Fusion offering to speed up credit application approval. In a statement , HSBC Bank USA Head of Retail Business Banking Shaun McDougall said fueling the SMB community is important to support the broader U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Small businesses represent a challenging, but lucrative, customer segment for banks that need to balance customers’ desire for high-touch service with the realities of managing the cost of service,” Bob Neuhaus, Vice President, Financial Services at J.D. Power 2018 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study and the J.D.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). Another 1,305 community/regional banks were driven into the hands of competitors through M&A ( HERE ). This article explores the risk and what to do about it.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 6, 2022

Change 1: Cost of Capital and Capital Allocation. Back in 2020, banks’ capital cost was at a record low as it averaged a little under 6% for the industry. Now, the cost of capital has been up 44% since then. Below is our current weighted cost of capital for different-sized banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We Freeman, senior managing director at GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, said at the time.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. DCM Ventures and Coatue Management also participated in the deal. Ridesharing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

OSMDV, Quona Capital, Saison Capital, Alter Global and other unnamed investors participated. The company was formed by Nipul Mehra, who is a former FlipKart senior director of retail and a former investor at Sequoia India. Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

In the largest deal of the week, Lone Star Funds acquired Novo Banco for a bit more than $1 billion and making Europe the region from where the bulk of the money flowed in deal making. Product Management Software Startup Akeneo In $13M Series B. The Series B brings Akeneo’s total raised to $15.43

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

Insight #1 – Deposit & Margin Management: Deposit runoff has started and will make it to community banks by October. For retail accounts, for the first time since the pre-pandemic era, spending growth has outstripped income growth. This will decrease savings levels and, in turn, retail deposit balances.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They’re not equipped to manage the operational risks associated with these smaller businesses,” Shoihet told PYMNTS, especially when it comes to extending short duration credit lines, debt products or factoring. But, as Shoihet said, these firms account for roughly 50 percent of trade volume in the LATAM region.

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CB Insights

APRIL 18, 2022

The round drew participation from Global Founders Capital, Monashees+, Tiger Global Management, and Union Square Ventures, among others. <span window.ClearbitForHubspot.addForm($form); }, region: “na1”, portalId: “763793”, formId: “43c769ca-a0ef-4952-9926-d926d9a4c885” }); Want the full post?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based India’s FinBox landed an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding, reports in Inc42 said this week, with investors at Arali Ventures leading the investment in the credit risk management technology startup. SaaSOptics.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

NCR Digital Banking Senior Vice President and General Manager Doug Brown told Karen Webster there will be an acceleration of deal making on the other side of the pandemic, particularly as financial institutions (FIs) recalibrate and expand their digital efforts. operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are all prevalent themes in this week’s venture capital breakdown, with startups working to overhaul entire processes for their enterprise customers, from logistics to workforce management. New backers Edge Capital Group and World Innovation Lab tacked onto the round, too.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. It is one of the region’s fastest-growing companies, having just turned in a stellar first quarter in a region that has more complexities than any of its northern neighbors. ”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

As B2B FinTechs explore the value of the commercial card, they’re integrating card payment capabilities across more scenarios, from vendor payments to employee expense management. Its mobile wallet capabilities are now live for corporate clients across the Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), as well as the Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The financial institution currently targets the Caribbean with its banking services and, according to analysts, its financials remain strong despite natural disasters in the region. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S., seeking $100 million in share sales.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The company helps businesses with eCommerce tools from beginning to end with services that include inventory management and customer service and experience. VTEX has been around since 1999, but it hasn’t had the need to raise a significant amount of capital thus far, mostly operating off of its own revenues. .

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Software America Regional Tools 108

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe Connect and billing services help companies manage marketplaces, subscriptions. Stripe Billing optimizes subscription and invoice management.

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Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer. Late last year, GreenSky raised $200 million from Pacific Investment Management Co., which valued the company at nearly $4.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

India is one of the most attractive retail markets in the world, given its size and growth rate, and our investment is an opportunity to partner with the company that is leading transformation of eCommerce in the market,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in a statement. Walmart Goes Big And Global. Sears Signs Off After 125 Years.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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Community Bank Capital Lending Training 195

South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further. Likely, it might be a combination of the above, but setting a branching strategy should dictate capital allocation, branch layout, marketing, and staffing.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

Because most community banks do not use a risk-adjusted return-on-capital (RAROC) loan pricing model, the only variable that some bankers focus on is loan yield – the most easily measured variable. Banks in rapidly growing counties, states, and regions tend to outperform the industry. What Drives Profitability if Not NIM?

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6 Capitalizing on an area’s growing popularity.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 16, 2023

These are cash flow management tools that send a signal of future problems. This data is consistent across regions. Banks are currently reducing indirect auto financing growth and are managed by greater holdback and fewer exceptions. Capital rotation is to HELOCs and away from autos. Balances are up, driven by inflation.

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Trends Cards Capital Data 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. They need to manage the burn, drift and cut losses.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

Plus, cybersecurity, B2B eCommerce, expense management, small business finance and other verticals took home new funding. Cross-border B2B payments company Flywire secured $100 million in funding this week, led by Temasek, while existing backers Bain Capital Ventures and F-Prime Capital Partners also participated.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

You cannot restructure when revenues go to zero,” he told Webster, adding that for a number of retailers and restaurants, “that’s probably the biggest liquidity crisis.”. There will be retailers and restaurants that will not come back, and even some small regional airlines will disappear.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. This year in the US, JP Morgan launched mobile banking app Finn and Goldman Sachs’ retail banking arm Marcus crossed 1.5M savings accounts. Key takeaways.

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Retail Cards Millennials Mobile 78

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Western Union has expanded its services into Thailand and launched a brand new international money transfer service in the region, the company said in a release. To use the service, customers can use a card or a bank account, or pay in person at a retail location. They can also use the Western Union mobile app.

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Mobile Regional Innovation Compliance 188