PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech. Smaller firms are growing quickly and making gains in the market.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Back-to-school shopping has started earlier than usual this year, and retailers have Amazon to thank. According to a report, shoppers took advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day to stock up on back-to-school supplies, which is leaving retailers playing catch-up if they want to cash in on what is a lucrative time of year for them.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Overstock shares jumped as much as 21 percent after the retailer announced that Hong Kong private equity firm GSR Capital is investing up to $270 million into Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO. As part of the deal, GSR Capital will also purchase $30 million in tZERO Security Tokens. “We billion (post-money).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Temasek led the funding round, with Bpifrance, Eurazeo, General Atlantic, Piton Capital and Kismet Holdings also participating in this latest funding cycle. The company has secured $344 million in total since 2014. The company increased its market value by half in 2019, obtaining a gross merchandise value of $666 million.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A 2014 breach at Marriott, for example, cost the chain over $100 million before fines were levied under EU rules. Insurance companies are eyeing the cyber market as “a rare opportunity for growth.” The company’s insurance policies have paid out $102 million. NotPetya was a huge trigger for buying outside the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2020

firms alone raised more than $435 billion, far outpacing the $279 billion raised in 2014, the previous annual record. US News and World Report, for example, noted that there is still room for new (and significant) listings to come to market in 2021, with names such as Robinhood, Instacart and Stripe on the likely docket.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Previously, Missfresh has raised $900 million thanks to investors like Jeneration Capital and Genesis Capital. Founded in 2014, Missfresh has more than 1,500 warehouses that serve nearly 25 million customers. As of 2018, Missfresh had $1.5 billion in transactions, which made it profitable, the company said at the time.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

Beyond BMW and Cadillac , the subscription market is growing as consumers and brands take note: Software vendors, too, are turning to subscriptions, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker. We see a very big market niche for ready-made meals,” Griesel was quoted as saying to the Rheinische Post newspaper.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

exchanges, companies are raising capital through the markets at an uncommonly fast pace compared to the past 20 years. Dealogic data indicates that this year’s activity is the highest volume since 2014, as well as one of the busiest years on record, The Wall Street Journal reported. BJ’s brought in $637.5 million by selling 37.5

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CB Insights

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. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2016

It is appearing more and more likely that liquidation will be the final fate of Aéropostale after a bankruptcy judge ruled last week that private equity firm Sycamore Partners could use the $150 million it is owed by the bankrupt teen retailer as a bid at its bankruptcy auction. So, I think they’re missing the trend for that market.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

In response to potential competition from Amazon, French retailer Carrefour will invest in eCommerce, seek a partnership with Tencent and put a plan in place to trim its workforce, Reuters reported Tuesday (Jan. As the company seeks to bring its digital business up to speed, Bompard plans to invest 2.8 billion euros ($3.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As a record amount of capital has entered the local ecosystem in a significant rebound since 2016’s darkened funding environment, Indian tech startups are having a standout year with two months of 2019 left. After that, retail startups notched approximately $2.3 India’s unlisted tech startups have notched $11.3 billion per Tracxn.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The Brazilian digital payments market has exploded over the past few years, with more than thirty payment processors vying for customers business. Conductor, which has been backed by Riverwood Capital since 2014, is a key technology processing platform for retailers, banks and other companies in Brazil, according to the press release.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The bank offers corporate banking, retail banking, treasury management, capital markets, credit cards and wealth management services in a range of consumer and corporate offerings. Not all recent market floats have been successful, however. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital payments in Latin America. percent year over year in 2019, and to sink below 17 million for the first time since 2014. Obviously, the used market lags in terms of the mix [by] about three to four years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to a report in the Financial Times , the $21 billion initial public offering is slated for December 19 and is being marketed largely to Japanese retail investors who have been allocated slightly more than 87 percent of all the new shares being issued. Factoring in the overallotment, the IPO could raise $23.8

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BankUnderground

JULY 20, 2022

These are unlikely to work in the same fashion as rate cuts in positive territory, because of difficulties with charging negative interest rates on retail deposits, and because of banks’ negative return on excess liquidity. Over the past decade, several central banks have cut policy rates below zero.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Gap Brand announced that its CEO Jeff Kirwan was leaving the company, just as the retailer gets ready to reveal its fourth-quarter results. Kirwan had been in charge of the Gap brand since December 2014. s Chief Executive Officer Art Peck said in a statement, according to news from Reuters. Brent Hyder, Gap Inc.’s

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

In many businesses, acquiring customers used to be a function of where the business was located — a high traffic intersection for a convenience store or a well-heeled mall for a clothing retailer. By one measure , subscription company websites have seen visitor growth of over 800 percent since 2014.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Retailers are banking on a new way to get consumers away from shopping online and back in stores by solving a major headache: charging a mobile device. During a pilot phase of the QuickPoll surveys, ChargeItSpot reported a 70 to 90 percent completion rate across the eight retail clients testing out the service.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“When you combine a strong economy, healthy retail demand and the willingness of small business owners to reinvest their savings from tax cuts, it creates a positive atmosphere for small business lending ,” said Rohit Arora, Biz2Credit CEO, in a statement. alternative small business finance market in an effort to explore borrower protections.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

He wrote in an email regarding the coming changes: “With the recent tightening of the capital markets, we are refocusing on our core consumer loans business.”. Changing market conditions (and some higher-than-expected default rates) have changed the math and softened investor interest some. All in, 171 jobs will be cut.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. Incumbents are not standing still and are acting to protect their market share. Market Map: The Startups Disrupting Retail & Commercial Banking.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 31, 2022

Stock markets hit new highs in January and quickly began a long and painful sell-off that has continued into May. High mortgage rates will begin to affect the housing markets. I’m sure you’ll enjoy his insights on the markets and the economy as much as I have. I’m very happy to introduce our guest writer for this quarter.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

When it comes to retail, general commerce and online payments, the increasingly powerful middle class in India will probably get major credit in future textbooks for shaping the global digital economy. billion worth of capital coming from the likes of SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Airbnb Inc.

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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. percent year-over-year in 2019, and sink below 17 million for the first time since 2014. Take Online auto retailer Vroom. Inspection Stations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

In the latest edition of the PYMNTS weekender, coverage includes the latest about PayPal and Google’s views about bank charters, a deep, analytical dive into Facebook’s new payments idea, a look at the new rise of pet retail and other stories you might have missed or simply want to review. Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

In 2013, those investments hit $232 million, and in 2014, they hit $80 million, according to reports. Other players in the market, including Avenue Capital Group and Euler Hermes Group, have also exited the space, causing an increase in the cost of these insurance contracts. billion from $4.7 billion a year ago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Going forward, ABEJA and Google will collaborate on AI and ML solutions across various sectors, including retail and manufacturing, driving the application of AI solutions, along with further growth in the Japanese AI sector,” the company said in a statement. The deal is a strategic one, according to ABEJA.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Called by some the Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed has announced $13 million in new venture capital funding and a newly hired CMO. TechCrunch quoted Dorosin, who said, “[The hair coloring industry is] a $15 billion market that hasn’t seen much in the way of innovation in decades.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

Realizing the market has not yet come up with a good method to fix the problem, they decide to build their own solution and solve the problem for everyone. And Phillips, on the eve of founding his dessert delivery on-demand business SugarMoo in 2014, had two problems to solve. The products were solid.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

12), the company said California-based venture capital firm Accel Partners led the funding round, with participation from Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Temasek Holdings. “It’s probably a combination of things,” Cormac Leech, a principal at private-equity firm Victory Park Capital Advisors, told Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

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