PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

European open banking platform Tink will now have more room to expand with the acquisition of Eurobits , which works in account aggregation technology, according to a press release. Tink was formed in 2012. Tink received 90 million euros ($100.1 The company bought Eurobits for 15.5 million euros ($17.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2020

A lawsuit against Uber alleges that the company engaged in deceitful practices to drive its competitor Sidecar Technologies out of business in 2015, according to Reuters. Also, in London, Uber was stripped of its licensing to operate over concerns about false identities and safety on the app there.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Companies that traffick in international business sales and other import and export operations should find use with the partnership, the company said in a statement. He added that this was the first time a Portuguese bank had decided to use such services, working with streamlined technology to accelerate their levels of business.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

The new funding will be used to boost the company’s operations, with a focus on global growth. Founded in 2012, Cybereason boasts distribution in all major global markets. AI-driven technology from Cybereason is helping secure our increasingly connected world.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The new license from the nation’s central bank will let it have independence in making and directly operating financial services there, along with accessing new kinds of financing. SumUp has been active in Ireland as of 2012 and has introduced digital payments to thousands of companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Founded in 2012, the ride-hailing unicorn – which is valued at over $1 billion – was the premier tech startup in the Middle East and North Africa. Although the startup will be a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, Careem will continue to operate under its own brand, the news outlet reported. Uber paid $3.1 billion to take ownership.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) that were behind the curve on digital technologies have quickly pivoted to enable touchless payments and delivery. Digital accounted for almost one-quarter of the chain’s ordering volume before the pandemic hit, Daniel Legh-Page , the company’s vice president of technology and IT, said in a PYMNTS interview.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

“Due to a confluence of events over the past few months, Deliv will unfortunately be winding down our operations over the next 90 days,” she wrote. Valued at $190 million two years ago, Deliv has raised $85 million in venture capital since its founding in 2012, according to PitchBook Data Inc. Google and Enterprise Holdings Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

The Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm said Friday (June 5) it will buy an additional stake worth $600 million in the Indian telecom operator, TechCrunch reported. The company was debt-free in 2012, but took loans to bankroll the creation of Jio Platforms. Silver Lake has upped its ante on India’s Jio Platforms.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Panera Bread, in 2012, was one of the first companies to use the feature. If you look at our history, we started the company in 2012 as a consumer app,” Narang said. “We “As we look at… what Starbucks has done with their app, we also see the growth of takeout as a trend and on opportunity,” said Aman Narang, a co-founder of Toast.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Founded in 2012, the ride-hailing unicorn – which is valued at over $1 billion – was the premier tech startup in the Middle East and North Africa. Although the startup will be a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, Careem will continue to operate under its own brand, the news outlet reported. Uber paid $3.1 billion to take ownership.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Founded in 2012, nCino has raised $213 million in venture-backed funding, according to Crunchbase, the San Francisco provider of business data about private and public companies. The underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 1.1 million additional shares of stock, and nCino could raise as much as $210.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

nCino, which was founded in 2012, said it will use the proceeds of its stock sale to purchase additional office buildings, and may also use a portion to acquire, invest in or obtain rights to complementary technologies, products, services or businesses. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Amazon Go technology is being tested in a 10,400-square-foot space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a source told Bloomberg. The company already operates the Whole Foods Market chain. Now the technology is planned to accommodate 30,000-square-foot stores. grocery industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Advertising technology Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm Mediaocean has formed a blockchain partnership with Amino Payments for transparency and accountability in digital advertising, Mediaocean announced on Tuesday (Jan. It combines blockchain, advertising and payment technologies to enforce transparency in online advertising.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

As it stands, Grab , which launched in 2012, has operations in areas like Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. As it tries to become the region’s “super app,” the company reportedly plans to invest in efforts like mobile payments, health technology and food delivery.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. government charged Huawei Technologies , two affiliated companies and chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou with bank and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy in connection with business in Iran. “The

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The last round was largely an inside round,” said the company’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Fazal Merchant, referencing the previous round of funding. Typically, large companies operate security with two different focuses: compliance and breach protection. This latest funding, though, is “deliberate.”. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

According to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, incidences of European companies being “forced” to transfer technology in China are on the rise. The data form the chamber shows that, per an annual survey, 20 percent of its member firms report they have been “compelled” to hand over technology in return for access.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

PYMNTS’ latest research report, Mastering Multichannel Commerce Playbook: The New Retail Reality , in collaboration with Citi , examines these technological and consumer behavioral shifts and looks at three emerging channels: direct-to-consumer (D2C), subscription and digital business-to-business (B2B) commerce platforms.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Aided by technology – and emboldened by the rise of cryptocurrencies – fraudsters are stepping up ransomware campaigns. These criminals are exploiting new technologies to commit fraud, posting adverts on social media to try and recruit money mules,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

It was a good day for Jumia Technologies on Friday (April 12) — and that’s a good signal about the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3 Founded in 2012, Jumia became the first African unicorn startup in 2016 after a $326 million funding round that included Goldman Sachs, AXA and MTN. billion, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Startups that are operating in red-hot sectors and companies run by seasoned entrepreneurs are raising between $30 million and $40 million before they even start operating, noted the report. Meanwhile, Figure Technologies , which was founded by the former head of Social Finance Michael Cagney, raised $50 million in its first round.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

Intesa Sanpaolo announced Tuesday (April 18) that it has successfully completed its first testing activities with EBA Clearing, using technology by Dovetail for pan-European real-time payments. Intesa Sanpaolo first partnered with Dovetail in 2012 and first offered a look into their European payments initiative a few months later.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The company operates in about a dozen countries, including Spain, Portugal and several in Latin America. technology company. When the social media giant went public in 2012, it raised $16 billion. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported that the IPO could take place next year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A tax dispute between Intel and the Internal Revenue Service could cost large technology companies billions of dollars, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Altera Corp, acquired by Intel, which inherited the case, sued the IRS in 2012. operations, so they can claim a business-expense deduction, which saves money.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

An obvious reason is the inroads they’re making into the market, both domestically and globally: recent Accenture research finds that digital-only banks operating in the UK could amass a total of 35 million customers globally within the next 12 months, up from 13 million today. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers? Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The crowdsourced service was founded in 2012 by Mike Alexandrovski and now operates in 11 countries: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Yandex is among Russia’s largest technology companies. That’s a problem, and one we intend to solve.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

million last month to purchase the retail condo housing the cheese shop’s flagship store, along with affiliated classrooms, catering and event operations. Kroger reportedly became a minority owner in Murray’s Cheese back in 2012. The outposts are designed to mimic Murray’s flagship store.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

Starting at the company in 2012 as Macy’s VP of engineering, Anwar founded MacysLabs. In this new role, Robinson will focus on the company’s entire product management portfolio, digital user experiences and omnichannel operations. Macy’s CEO, Jeff Gennette, commented on these two new strategic hires.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

The move also would seem to be a bit like Pepsi offering to help Coca Cola by letting them have slots in their vending machines, given that Google operates Android and Apple has iOS. In January, for instance, Google launched two other apps “that use machine learning algorithms to transcribe speech and amplify sounds.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

According to Apple-tracking site Patently Apple , Corydoras Technologies has brought a total of six patent infringement claims against Apple in its lawsuit, with claims dating back to the iPhone 4 and each iPad model since the iPad 2. VirnetX is a somewhat successful patent trolling operation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Manish’s extensive experience across our network will help us capture a greater share of current and emerging flows, including eCommerce flows, leverage new technologies and penetrate global, domestic and cross-border flows through digital solutions,” said Naveed Sultan in the release.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 6, 2017

Ellison-Taylor, chairman of the AICPA , recently noted that technology tops her list of the most important trends shaping 2017 because it will drive so many of the profession’s opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. But how are accountants supposed to keep up with all of the technological trends ?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

The company launched in 2012 and operates across both consumer and business financing markets. It acquired the asset origination operations under Quark Finance last month, adding 71 branches under the Dianrong name. Dianrong recently introduced a Hong Kong marketplace for Asian investors to purchase consumer loans.

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