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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Analysts at the time called this product “an historic opportunity” to bolster the merchant’s “corroding bottom lines,” and innovators rushed to build new applications to help them seize it. The REDCard has seen its growth slow appreciably since 2013, the year of the infamous Target breach. And what was the product?

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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. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

years in 2013, according to a recent estimate. A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Lyft , too, is racing toward an IPO, not content to just let Uber drive away with all the capital. years in 2017, up from 6.9

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JUNE 13, 2019

A technology that tracks lost scooters people rent could play a role in the coming years in digital retail and payments, at least going by recent reports. The innovation — and potential disruption — stems from a company called Helium , which describes itself as a peer-to-peer wireless network. Telco Alternative.

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MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A report this week said that an online used-car platform in that country called BeliMobilGue has raised $10 million in fresh capital in a Series A funding to help expand its offerings. What’s not guesswork is that innovation has been steadily increasing in this space. Take Online auto retailer Vroom. Inspection Stations.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

Thanks to the mBank’s business achievements and potential of the brand as first and the biggest internet bank in Poland, BRE Bank Group decided in 2013 to change company name to mBank. Rather than copying other financial institutions, mBank sought to deliver a best-in-class digital experience inspired from the world’s best retailers.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Sometimes, even the brightest LED television screens fade away, and sometimes, the most expensive battery packs that an electronics retailer can stock end up losing their charge. Best Buy announced Tuesday (March 15) that Brad Anderson, former CEO of the organization and current member of its board of directors, is retiring from his position.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Bank’s Adam Kruis, senior vice president and manager of working capital consulting, and Jennifer Swenson, vice president of corporate payment systems, discuss how the bank ensures smooth implementation of virtual card solutions.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Consumers haven’t had a young innovative company to provide [pay TV] services to them since the mid-1990s, when Dish and DirectTV came on the scene.”. Jeff Binder, CEO of Layer3, was quoted by The Washington Post as saying, “We’re the first cable company in … 10 years to come that’s brand new.

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APRIL 17, 2017

In the case of Square — the payments innovator that launched hundreds of mPOS imitators — the small problem was $2,000 worth of handblown glass that artisan Jim McKelvey couldn’t close the deal and sell. Launched in 2014 as the firm’s lending arm, Square Capital has extended over $1 billion in working capital to over 100,000 small merchants.

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MARCH 21, 2017

The on-demand revolution is well under way, fueled by innovators like Amazon and Uber as well as the move to online and mobile channels. Founded in 2013, Bringg’s platform enables enterprises and third-party logistics providers to manage on-demand and last-mile deliveries in over 50 countries worldwide. “We Enter Bringg.

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APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Marketplace lending. Digital banks.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

The online insurtech company was launched in 2013 in a joint effort by China-based tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, and Ping An. ZhongAn became China’s first online-only insurer to break the $1.49B premium mark and has pursued technological innovations like blockchain ; however, its stock has fallen by more than 50% since its IPO.

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MAY 27, 2016

Apple’s first retail store overhaul in 15 years is hailed by just about everyone as a Grand Slam Home Run – and the store hasn’t even opened yet (it will, in SF, on Saturday). Their retail experience needs a bit of reinventing , and she did that for the iconic brand when she joined them. Angela Ahrendts.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

However, an innovative program run by the U.S. In 2013, Columbia State Bank in Oregon used a 50 percent loan guarantee from the state of Oregon’s Business Oregon program to support a loan to Boneyard Brewery for the company’s expansion to a new, 15,000-square-foot facility. million of their $5.1 million financing to the state.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Big tech is stepping up to leverage their strength in software, processing hardware, battery technology, and other capabilities, to drive innovation in the auto and mobility space. Facebook, meanwhile, has been notably absent from innovation in the auto and mobility space. Capitalizing on the opportunity in shared mobility.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. In 2013, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw an opportunity in Nokia, a Finnish phone company that was losing ground to competitors. Date: May 20, 2013. Price: $1.1B.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

For Kony clients, the Temenos deal eliminates the distraction that could have been associated with an IPO and provides a strong, well-capitalized parent. This group is known to be pretty adaptive and innovative, so prepare to test the agile skills. market has been a hard row to hoe for Temenos.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Its retail bank, Chase, spans 61 million American households. Today, JPMorgan (JPM) is using its capital and scale to build an entirely digital bank. JPM is the first consumer bank to give free trades to all retail customers. Chase prioritizes hiring technical talent to lead innovation. First Name. Table of Contents.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

We are rotating the team, as Misters Kilmer and Weikart reported that rehab from BAI Retail Delivery is taking a bit longer than estimated.) Lots of talk about innovation and customer experience. There is currently more than $1 billion in venture capital investments into blockchain/bitcoin technology. Innovation in security.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 22, 2015

E-commerce anti-fraud platform, Signifyd has raised $7 million in Series A financing from a squad of all-star investors including Allegis Capital, IA Ventures, Lucas Venture Group, QED Investors, and Tekton Venture, Finovate confirmed today. The investment takes Signifyd’s total capital to more than $11 million.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

E-commerce anti-fraud innovator Signifyd has locked in an investment of $19 million from American Express Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and TriplePoint Capital. Pictured: Signifyd co-founder and CEO Rajesh Ramanand demonstrating Guaranteed Payments at FinovateSpring 2013.

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MAY 23, 2016

2013 that MCX was doomed from the start and would ultimately be more expensive to support than the members originally anticipated. Rumored calls for capital were rebuffed. Karen Webster wrote in her noteworthy MCX Fairy Tale piece in Sept. And that was just one of a few letters Sen. “The market and consensus has been lacking.”.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. In February, ICOs raised almost 60% of their capital in private rounds and pre-sales, according to TokenData.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

XL Innovate. HCS went through a major management shakeup in November 2016 when former AIG head of commercial insurance strategy and innovation Greg Wolyniec joined as president and CEO, while AIG president of liability and financial lines Alexander Baugh was named chairman of HCS’s board of directors. American Family Ventures.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

An innovator in the field of distributed ledgers and alternative currencies, the company has raised $4 million in funding from Santander InnoVentures. Santander InnoVentures is the venture capital arm of the Spanish financial services giant. Use cases for the technology include: Remittance service for retail customers.

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JULY 1, 2018

In honor of Canada Day this weekend, we used CB Insights’ database to compile 150 notable tech companies, most active venture capital and corporate investors, and top exits of Canada’s private company tech scene into a periodic table. The list includes VCs such as BDC Venture Capital and Real Ventures, among others.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. By 2013, those numbers had deteriorated — and by a lot. So, what does this all have to do with retail?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

2013: $825 million , up 83%. Credit Karma raised the largest amount of capital, pulling in $175 million in June. million in round led by KGC Capital. iSignthis completes $10 million capital raise. Lighter Capital closes $9 million Series B funding round, raises $100 million to lend to tech startups.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

based retailer offering its shoppers financial services via Tandem. Funding Circle has received a total of $84 (£80) million from the BBB, which provided the lender with an earlier, £40 million infusion of capital in 2014. Auto financing is one of the areas where insurtech has held the most promise in terms of innovation.

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OCTOBER 16, 2016

The agreement enables consumers to make transactions of up to £30 ($36.60) at 400,000 retail locations. For more expensive purchases, Vodafone Pay users can use their Vodafone wallet (launched in 2013), which requires a PIN. Capital One integration with Amazon Echo. The NFC payment capability with Vodafone was piloted in Spain.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This openness to banking alternatives presents opportunities for fintech startups looking to innovate in financial services from the outside. As of 2013, 70% of millennials believed that the way that people purchase things would be totally different in 5 years, and 33% believed that one day they won’t need a bank at all.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The construction industry has seen increasing levels of development and discussion in recent years with $1.08B invested across 207 deals since 2013. Tracy Young capitalized on an opportunity to make construction more high-tech with construction collaboration platform and smart money VC-backed PlanGrid.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Brown, instead of managers getting stock options or guaranteed bonuses, every manager got paid $7,800 a year (the equivalent of about $14,500 today), plus “a designated percentage of the profits of the company after these are reduced by a charge for capital employed.”. The result of this type of plan was to make each manager at H.

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MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. The Macro was allegedly used from Zenefits’ inception in 2013 until the summer of 2015, when Zenefits’ board was first alerted to its use. The Outcome.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Declared Bankruptcy: 2013. Coda Automotive sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in May 2013, and announced it was restructuring its business as a battery technology company. Founded by Jane Park in Seattle in 2007, beauty brand Julep quickly grew from a scrappy startup to a major omnichannel retail operation. Founded: 2009.

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