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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. The Hong Kong sale is being managed by Citigroup, China International Capital Corp.,

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In a recent survey conducted in partnership by the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors ( CSBS ), over 1,000 community bankers weighed in on a range of hot button issues facing their organizations in 2014. As such, capital and strategic planning will play a pivotal role in staying ahead of the curve.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. reports noted.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

That’s why Mastercard and Stride , which operates a portable-benefits platform for gig workers, are joining forces to make it easier for independent contractors to shop for, select, enroll in and pay for healthcare coverage. “We 15) following the partnership’s announcement. million gig workers save more than $1 billion on benefits.

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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. billion in 2017, though operating losses widened during that time. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). This isn’t the OCC’s first attempt to create a special banking charter that would benefit tech firms.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.” dollars.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to news from Reuters , this latest round was led by Jefferson River Capital, LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone. While Digital Asset has focused on using its technology in financial markets, the company would not exclude other sectors in the future. “I

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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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Bobsguide

APRIL 12, 2022

Founded by CEO John Byrne, Dublin-headquartered Salmon Software employs a total of 30 staff across its operations in Ireland and the Czech Republic. The solution is based upon Microsoft Azure hosting that allows every client to operate on a separate environment.

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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. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

The latest round was led by General Atlantic and Access Technology Ventures, as well as home construction company Lennar Corporation. The firm was founded in 2014, well after the Great Recession and subsequent housing market crash. venture capital firms are opening up their metaphorical checkbooks in greater numbers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, and SoftBank are reportedly teaming up to invest $2 billion in Grab, the leading ridesharing company operating out of Southeast Asia. The new capital is expected to go to expand into other geographies and grow its mobile payment business dubbed GrabPay.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was a mixed bag of funding, with a few startups working in more traditional B2B technology, including expense management and SaaS. A $10 million Series B funding round for India-based corporate expense management company Happay was announced this week, reports in VCCircle said, with backers from Sequoia Capital leading the investment.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. The bank was founded in 1907 and has operated continuously since 1908 with branches in Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. Well done and best of luck leveraging the ECIP capital for good! #2. M&F Bancorp, Inc. The Bancorp, Inc.

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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

JUNE 10, 2019

The company was founded in 2014, and grew in Alibaba’s backyard – the city of Hangzhou. PingPong and Luxembourg’s relationship goes back to 2017, when the FinTech startup got a payments license in the region, which allowed it to operate between Chinese outfits and customers in Europe.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

Investors may be flocking to blockchain technology startups that are seeking out new ways to use the tool, but one startup just secured investment for making sure that the businesses using blockchain are doing so within the confines of the law. We have already been able to expand operations to the U.S. The company is based in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of just 5.47 A Knack For Mobile.

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FICO

MAY 17, 2023

As a company we have spent a tremendous amount of capital and resources, in building and developing what is going to be a platform that will power this vision. They wanted to know how investing in technology innovation was affecting growth. Which market trends matter – both in business and technology? Here’s what they found.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

The headline numbers have shown that the dollar that came from firms coming public this year so far stands at $18 billion, and the pipeline is at levels not seen since 2014. Others include Switch, which operates data storage facilities and is likely to carry a market cap of at least $2 billion upon listing later in the year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

The roundup of this week’s venture capital investments in B2B startups offers some insight into the geographical differences in how this space is developing. Ireland’s alternative SME lending space just got a bit stronger, thanks to an $11 million investment into the nation’s Capitalflow by Pollen Street Capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

The possible IPO of the Vision Fund will take place after the vehicle is fully invested, and might result in a creation of a publicly-listed company similar to Berkshire Hathaway (and of course accessible to retail investors, now able to ostensibly act as venture capital investors) with a decidedly tech company focus. SoftBank Activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The capital city is Mexico City, which alone is home to almost 9 million. Nearly $120 million has been invested in approximately 300 startups based in Guadalajara since 2014. Mexico’s longstanding business culture resulted in the government investing $658 million to an estimated 620,000 entrepreneurs back in 2014.

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 8, 2015

Powering innovation starts with transforming technology and its use. Almost every enterprise has a story about attempting to transform its operations, but ultimately coming up short because it lacked the IT bandwidth to finish the venture. percent of revenue on technology, according to the 2014 Gartner IT Key Metrics Data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

The online marketplace company aims to eventually use AI technology on descriptions, so that a user could give basic details and the AI would flesh out the rest. Vroom said it will use the capital to invest in expanding its workforce, technology, operations and marketing, as well as products. More Funding.

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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. million in a previous round. “If Inspection Stations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

The figures below outline the decline of banks in the US, going from 11,462 at the end of 1992 to 5,809 in 2014. Consumers now expect a certain basic level of technological capabilities driven by their experiences across other industries. Even labor saving technology (e.g. Even labor saving technology (e.g.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The magnitude of the market is attractive even to B2C FinTechs, though the industry has quickly understood that B2B problems cannot be addressed with tools and technologies designed for consumer. SatoshiPay , a FinTech based in London and Berlin, launched in 2014 with the intention of solving micro consumer payments friction.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Trackers and Reports.

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CB Insights

APRIL 18, 2019

China is a key player in the development of blockchain technology, and home to some of the world’s largest and most influential companies in the space. However, nothing has been formalized yet, and major mining companies Bitmain and Canaan have said the proposed ban won’t even affect operations. Most active investors.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

We seek to partner with capital-efficient businesses that are on rapid growth trajectories and look forward to working with Shipt and playing a role in the continued advancement of the company.”. 2014, thanks to an investment from “serial entrepreneur” Bill Smith, according to TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Gox is the now-defunct bitcoin exchange that shuttered in February 2014 after a mysterious “glitch” caused $500 million worth of bitcoin to go missing. He explained that this technology has the ability to make payments instantaneous. Gox bitcoin drama got a little more dramatic this week. As a quick refresher, Mt.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

An investment in smart technology is starting to pay off for United Parcel Service (UPS) as profits soar. However, UPS has been able to capitalize on the increasing need for these types of deliveries, thanks, in large part, to investments the company has recently made in updating its infrastructure. Postal Service. percent to $1.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. At first, banks may have scoffed at the thought of an intangible technology overhauling the way the world works, and yet, here we are. For some, it may echo the rise of the Internet.

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