Remove Management Remove Portland Remove Retail Remove Security
article thumbnail

For This Startup, Scale Was A Matter Of Necessity

PYMNTS

So, how did Vacasa , the online vacation rental home startup, go from managing one beachside cabin on the Washington coast that belonged to the family of one of the founder’s wife to a multimillion-dollar company with more than 1,400 employees that manages over 4,000 properties in the U.S. Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

Portland 174
article thumbnail

Data Dive, Summer Heat Edition: Venmo Speeds Up, Amex Branches Out And Walmart Takes A Pass

PYMNTS

Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. By the numbers PayPal has 200 million active users , checkout on 75 percent of Internet Retailers’ top 100 merchants and 50 million customers for its OneTouch fast checkout product.

Arizona 116
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Square Goes Cardless, Samsung Gets Retinal And Gmail Goes Mobile

PYMNTS

The marketing blitz got underway this summer, mainly centered in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Portland. Nope, this week was all about how Samsung is all about getting cutting-edge with security for Samsung Pay — and perhaps looking to leapfrog the hackable fingerprint scanning tech currently en vogue.

Samsung 100
article thumbnail

Fintech Fundings: 11 Companies Raise $85 Million Week Ending August 7

Fintech Labs Insights

Prepaid solutions for retailers & restaurants. HQ: Portland, Maine. Canadian online wealth manager. Tags: Security, biometrics, authentication, account opening, credit score, Finovate alum. Latest round: $21.8 million Series B. Total raised: $32 million. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $15 million Series D.

article thumbnail

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Labs Insights

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Credit management tools. Real estate investing management platform for consumers. Tags: SMB, expense management, expense reports, debit card, prepaid, accounting, bookkeeping, Y Combinator (investor), Community Federal Savings Bank (issuer). CrowdStreet.

Company 12
article thumbnail

Vacation Rental Home Startup Vacasa Isn’t Just An Airbnb Knockoff

PYMNTS

A lot of the properties we manage are owned by people who are very busy and very successful. The majority of them [property managers] have gotten into it by accident, and as a result, they’re not very focused on it,” Breon said. states and four foreign countries where Vacasa manages about 4,000 vacation properties.

article thumbnail

Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

Fintech Labs Insights

million), mobile security provider Tyfone ($6.6 million), digital payments provider Digital Retail Apps ($770,000) and StockViews got a $16,000 check from London-based accelerator, Startupbootcamp. Equity management system. Mobile security & payments. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Mobile & payment security .