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TAB Bank Expands With $46M Acquisition Deal For BAMFi’s Capital Division 

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TAB Bank is acquiring BAMFi’s BAM Capital Division in a $46 million deal, TAB announced on Tuesday (Nov. This is the digital bank’s fourth acquisition of a working capital loan portfolio. As part of the acquisition, BAM’s office in Dallas, Texas will be retained by TAB Bank , including both operations and staff.

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China’s P2P Lending Market Expected To Shrink In 2019

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The P2P lending market in China has been rife with scams and controversy for some time now. Prior to the recent activity on the part of the Chinese government , this type of lending was seen as one of the riskiest and least regulated areas of the financial markets. trillion yuan by the end of 2017, reported Bloomberg.

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Measuring capital at risk in the UK banking sector

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The probability of an extreme stress event with losses above £91 billion (roughly 19% of CET1 capital) increased from 1% before the pandemic to 4.1% Measuring capital at risk. We derive two forward-looking measures of solvency risk (one year ahead) – a capital at risk measure (CAR) and a conditional capital at risk measure (CCAR).

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New Funding Values Swedish FinTech Startup Tink At $824 Million

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The new funding round of €85 million was co-led by French private equity firm Eurazeo and Dawn Capital. The company is planning to use the new infusion of capital to expand its payments capabilities, Kjellén said, adding that that’s where Tink will “probably see the strongest growth right now.” 11), citing sources.

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Affirm IPO Now On Track To Raise More Than $1.1 Billion

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Affirm , which provides installment payments to online consumers, priced its planned initial public offering (IPO) at $49 per share, higher than its marketed range of $41 to $44 per share, and is on track to raise over $1.1 At $44 per share, Affirm would have a market capitalization of $11.9 billion, Bloomberg reported.

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Yelp Buys Wi-Fi Marketing Company Turnstyle Analytics For $20M

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Yelp, the online review company, announced Tuesday (April 4) announced it has acquired Turnstyle Analytics, a Wi-Fi marketing company helping local businesses use free Wi-Fi to connect with their customers. Under the terms of the deal, Yelp is paying $20 million in cash for Turnstyle’s outstanding capital stock.

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8 Connected-Economy Firms Expected To Light Up The IPO Market In 2021

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Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Then shares soared 85.8

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