Abrigo

MAY 14, 2015

Word of mouth has moved online. According to Nielsen data from 2013, about 82 percent of users visit Yelp with the intent to make a purchase from a local business, and about 89 percent of those make said purchase within a week of their search. Additionally, check out our AICPA guest post on other ways to protect yourself online.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

The United Kingdom based online lender has announced its latest round of venture capital funding led by multiple investors to expand into the U.S. With this news, along with BlueVine’s funding, it appears that venture capitalists are no longer wary of online lenders. Here are the numbers: $1.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

There were fewer discounts on toys for online shoppers, despite an average of 15-18 percent price cuts into Cyber Monday. The shopping time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is six fewer days this year, the shortest since 2013. Spin Master Entertainment’s Paw Patrol animated series, which first launched in 2013, is also still a hit.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

The company has brought in more than $50 million in financing for small companies throughout the country since 2013 by “breaking down the barriers of traditional banking,” according to an announcement. ” The firm said Fulfill by Amazon (FBA) sellers have a “tremendous opportunity” to expand with the online economy.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The online-only challenger bank offers self-employed freelancers or subcontractors subscription benefits via N26 Business Smart. Co-founded in 2013 by Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal, the Berlin-headquartered neobank has more than five million customers in 25 markets. . It has so far received $800 million in venture capital.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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MARCH 11, 2020

percent between 2013 and 2018, arriving at around $13.5 Separately, Pepsi spent $705 million to acquire Be & Cheery , a Chinese company that sells online snacks, per reports in February. The move comes as Pepsi and Coca-Cola have both been moving into the energy drinks market, CNBC reported. rose by 29.8 billion in sales in 2019.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

With seven million active monthly users in December 2017, according to its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, the company’s Square Cash app—launched in 2013—is more popular than one might have thought; In any case, Square has not previously released usage numbers for the mobile.Read More.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Nike ’s online store has sold out of all of its Kobe Bryant-related merchandise, according to numerous reports on Tuesday (Jan. “All Kobes have been pulled off the floor and all online orders have been refunded.” He launched the venture capital firm Bryant Stibel in 2013 with Web.com Founder Jeff Stibel.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The company, which was founded in 2013, also offers customers the opportunity to buy in-store or order online for delivery, in a bid to reinvigorate what has mostly been an untapped area of delivery services. Foxtrot announced on Wednesday (Feb. The company offers on-demand delivery of everything it offers from its app.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Founded in 2013, Mexico’s Konfio will use the funds to expand working-capital loans to SMBs, and introduce new products, according to Director of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations Gregorio Tomassi. Konfio previously raised around $300 million in capital and credit lines.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Standard Chartered Private Equity was the main investor, and Affirma Capital also participated in the round. The amount of the raise wasn’t disclosed, but Dianrong was reportedly trying to raise $100 million so that it had enough to satisfy China’s capital requirement — $74.5 The most it raised in one round was $290 milion.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Other online marketplaces include Sky.Garden, Kilimall, MallforAfrica, My Big Order, Masoko, Ubuy, Shopit, Cheki, MamaMikes and Electro Hub. The commission I earn as a Copia agent has been my working capital,” said Kihara, 48. His small shop is in Kawaida, a village about 14 miles north of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Online shoppers will be able to book installations and assembly services when purchasing items such as TVs, bikes, furniture and other products through its marketplace. In 2013, the government came to the understanding that “holes in the wall” ATMs that are externally facing should, for business rate purposes, be seen as separate premises.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Online auto retailer Vroom has announced a $146 million Series G funding round led by AutoNation. L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners, Fraser McCombs Capital and individual investors also participated in the round. Vroom offers thousands of low-mileage, reconditioned used vehicles that are delivered directly to consumers. “We

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. And each January, we ranked all previous recipients into a master list.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

In one example, TrueCar.com , an online auto marketplace, has forecast that March sales will be down by around 37 percent, and April sales might be down between 50 percent and 60 percent. Drive” program in place since 2013, allowing consumers to shop for cars and apply for financing online rather than on-site at the dealership.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

BlueVine, the FinTech startup that recently announced a $60 million round of financing, has added $12 million to its Series E round of funding from M12, Microsoft’s venture capital fund. Founded in 2013, BlueVine is one of the leading FinTech players in online small business lending.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. TruTag offered no immediate comment, but news of the funding round comes not only amid an ongoing push to enable more online pharmaceutical sales and delivery, but also an increasing focus on the global problem of counterfeit goods. percent in 2013.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. TruTag offered no immediate comment, but news of the funding round comes not only amid an ongoing push to enable more online pharmaceutical sales and delivery, but also an increasing focus on the global problem of counterfeit goods. percent in 2013.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Founded in 2013, New York-based Orchard initially provided Wall Street firms with data on the marketplace lending sector. For its part, Orchard has raised about $40 million, with funding from Spark Capital, Thrive Capital and other investors, and last raised financing in July. Both companies declined to comment. billion.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

Lendio , a free online service that helps business owners find the right small business loans within minutes, announced it has helped facilitate more than $500 million in financing to more than 21,000 small businesses across the U.S. “Lendio is proud of the impact that $500 million in business loans is having on the American economy.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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PYMNTS

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. Consumers who want to sell their cars via that platform reportedly seek an online price estimate. “If Take Online auto retailer Vroom.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

And, he added, with the emergence of the government as a major shareholder of these large financial firms (via capital infusion and bailout packages), a dampening effect was felt on innovation. A year-and-a-half ago, when we re-engaged, it seemed like a natural fit,” said Haymond.

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JUNE 18, 2019

The company was sold to Criterion Capital less than two years after, and the Birches purchased it for $1 million in 2013. While the term eSports could point to a broad array of games in the competitive space, the most popular varieties are multi-player online battle arenas or the first-person shooter genres in general.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

WeLab was founded in 2013, and now has over […]. The round included big names like Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Credit Suisse and World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. This latest round of funding brings WeLab’s total to $425 million.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Thomas also cites human capital as a challenge for the industry, which is increasingly common as the American demographics shift. Also related to the human capital challenge and a generational shift, the CEO comments is fostering students to take the CPA exam. Image source: Rubiks.com. Blog Accountant'

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JANUARY 7, 2019

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. Included in that movement toward tech in capital markets, he said that could include blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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MAY 18, 2017

Appear Here’s Series B round was led by Octopus Ventures and saw participation from Simon Venture group as well as existing investors Balderton, MMC, Meyer Bergman and Playfair Capital. As the economy began to recover and commerce moved online, pop-ups have continued to thrive. All told, the company has raised $21.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” billion in 2013, representing a 2.10 percent — of existing customers indicate the most influential consumer experiences are well-coordinated online and in-store properties.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

For small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of capital, bank loans are undoubtedly the first place they look. Alternative finance players, including online loan marketplaces and crowdfunding portals, are also gaining traction, while friends and family still remain a popular source for SMB owners, too.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 12, 2016

But a new report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that chargeoff rates at Lending Club are up 38% since 2013. Scandals aside, Lending Club has been doing well in the area that mattered — borrowers were paying back their loans. This is troubling because credit card default rates decreased over the Read More.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

“For sellers to give their buyers the same option to pay later, they’d have to figure out how to offer payment terms online, so we built a solution to solve that problem,” said Michael Noble, Apruve’s cofounder and now CEO. The timing was right. As recently as this summer, the business landed more than $2.25

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JUNE 10, 2019

The sale comes as Saks faces the same pressures that have bedeviled peers like Macy’s , and where Hudson’s Bay has seen pressures as consumers have shifted their shopping from brick-and-mortar locations to online sites. The numbers show Hudson’s Bay sales were down more than 1 percent in the latest fiscal period to 9.3

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