PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2018

A lot, if you ask AvidXchange CEO Michael Praeger — which is why the startup saw both locations as a great home base for operations in those respective parts of the country: Charlotte for the East Coast and now Salt Lake City for the West. He noted that Adobe, eBay and Amazon are all looking at establishing a presence in this area as well.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled. 11/29/2014. Want the 12-page report for free?

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Bankelele

JANUARY 31, 2015

The 2014 annual general meeting (AGM) of Unga Ltd. shareholders took place at KICC in Nairobi on December 2 2014. 335M) and additional cash from internal operations. Unga’s board (CEO spoke on this) feels Unga can revamp the firm to expand rapidly with a larger product range.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

As a region, Asia has seen $4.5 That means the region is becoming a sweet spot for FinTech investment. billion, as measured across payment companies, Internet insurers and peer-to-peer players, and the most recent tally grew by 60 percent over 2014, Reuters reported. The global investment activity in the space stood at $19.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Hitachi is teaming up with a regional bank in Japan to introduce anti-fraud ATMs. Joyo Bank, a regional lender located north of Tokyo, will begin operating the new anti-fraud ATMs early next year. Joyo Bank, a regional lender located north of Tokyo, will begin operating the new anti-fraud ATMs early next year.

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Jack Henry

APRIL 30, 2014

One such attack by the group Unlimited Operations was able to net over $40 million. Regional Coalitions. Once they gained access, they were able to manipulate withdrawal limits and then the criminals simultaneously hit multiple ATMs where they withdrew large amounts of cash. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Chicago-headquartered delivery unicorn Grubhub said it will spend $30 million to help support more than 100,000 independent restaurants and regional franchises as the coronavirus pandemic changes everyday life, the company announced on Thursday (April 2). Grubhub is donating its services to oversee the ordering and delivery operation.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Banks operating in oil and gas intensive areas of the U.S. Using data from quarterly Call Reports going back to 2013, analysts compared the performance of “energy-sensitive banks” with that of similar banks that aren’t located in energy-dependent regions. Possible causes Why might that be the case?

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The Nigeria-headquartered holding company operates across the West Africa region through multiple luxury retail outlets. Polo is the only authorized retailer in the region for brands including Rolex, Hublot, Cartier, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Perusing Chinese banks’ 2014 annual reports, in early 2015 the banks were looking forward to continued acceleration of growth in a stable and healthy environment. This presents an opportunity for global and regional banks to expand transaction services, broadening the options available to corporations doing business in the region.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space. At present, the report found, it takes an average of 15 days for a small business in the region to be approved for a loan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

He told the Guardian that the future of Google News in the region could depend on whether the EU was willing to make changes to the legislation. “We Gingras added that Spain enforced a similar tax in 2014, leading the company to shut down Google News in the country. We can’t make a decision until we see the final language,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

In 2014 Greene was then named managing director for Epyx, a service and repair company acquired by FLEETCOR in 2013. Greene has been with FLEETCOR since 2009 when he joined as vice president for Corporate Development. The company said Greene has focused on global expansion of the company via strategic acquisitions.

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2015

Commercial lenders could continue to see elevated demand for agricultural loans – particularly for short-term financing to cover operating expenses -- thanks to tight profit margins for many producers. Current operating loan volumes grew for the third year in a row following several quarters of depressed crop prices,” researchers said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As of last week, Amazon had 3,503 open positions in Seattle – a fraction of the over 9,000 job openings it had in June and the lowest since 2014. Amazon has received 238 bids from 54 different regions across North America for the second headquarters. This news comes as Amazon is seeking the location of its second headquarters.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014. Hoesley also previously led the midwest region for Silicon Valley Bank, and was a partner at Prism Capital, a middle-market provider of venture capital and mezzanine debt.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2017

The introduction of UberEATS in India, with Mumbai as the first city, is a major step in our global expansion and showcases our commitment to the region,” Bhavik Rathod, head of UberEATS India, said in a statement. Today, the service is in 78 cities across 26 countries worldwide.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The financial institution currently targets the Caribbean with its banking services and, according to analysts, its financials remain strong despite natural disasters in the region. billion in 2017, though operating losses widened during that time. When it filed plans for its IPO, Spotify revealed revenues were up 39 percent to $4.99

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2018

In its announcement , Sorodo said it will be expanding its small business lending platform that first launched in 2014 to address the gap in small business funding left in the wake of the global financial crisis. The platform includes local and regional funders, the company noted.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

.” According to its announcement, Tipalti will look to position its accounts payable tool across a broader range of corporate clients, including expanding its breadth of company sizes, industries and geographic regions. The investment will also go towards R&D, product development and customer support.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Introduced in 2014 alongside a handful of other experimental services, UberEATS operates worldwide in 29 countries. Like other retail delivery services, UberEATS faces the prospect of low margins and remains unprofitable in most of the regions it services, reports the Financial Times.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

“These voluntary resignations included members of the [retailer’s] leadership team and other employees that performed critical functions, including [its] director of tax, director of strategy and customer insights, senior director of social media, senior director of operations procurement, and various regional managers.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

That country enforced a similar regulation in 2014, and businesses reported a subsequent overnight conversion drop of more than 25 percent due to the extra payment steps required. Larger merchants appear to be better prepared than the roughly 800,000 smaller ones operating across the continent. Those under €30 ($33.93

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2017

billion recorded in 2014. In an interview with Crowdfund Insider, Tania Ziegler, research program manager at CCAF, said the upcoming report “will probe how the industry is responding to shifts in regulation and how platform operators view and address systemic risks associated with a growing market.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

Everyone thinks of win rates differently, and people use their metrics differently,” said Pallavi Kuppa-Apte, Head of Business Operations, Chargehound. After four years of growing its presence in the Salt Lake region, AvidXchange has moved into a new facility — part of a $35 million investment it’s making in its West Coast base of operations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

He notes that the growth numbers in emerging markets, like China, Vietnam and Nepal, are “really strong” (and similar to corridors into Australia and New Zealand, where Flywire was already operating). Having a strong regional director to help with local expertise is “critical,” says Massaro.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

Though digital and mobile are increasingly ascendent, physical commerce remains dominant and accounts for over 90 percent of all retail spending in the Western nations where Klarna operates. “We trillion in global revenue in 2014. According to McKinsey & Company estimates, the payment services industry was worth about $1.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

One might imagine that mall operators nationwide take a rather jaundiced view of the internet, since online shopping has more or less killed the mall. Returned items are sent to a regional processing hub, then on to retailers’ fulfillment centers, third-party logistics companies or liquidators.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The firm provides businesses with a solution to deploy predictive analytics and machine learning in their own operations; current customers include Comcast, Capital One and Walgreens, the firm said. The $30 million funding will follow another $30 million funding round completed in 2014.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

While there’s still a bit more growth to go before breaking through all-time highs seen in November 2014, some analysts’ sentiments peg Alibaba’s shares at well past that threshold in twelve months’ time. The acquisition of MoneyGram would provide the AliPay operator with a global payments and remittance network. million to 92.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Ridesharing giant Uber expanded the company’s online food ordering and delivery service, UberEATS, into the region. The service debuted in California in 2014 and has since been rolling into other markets, and the company plans to offer UberEATS in other cities in India in the near future.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

At least, that is the narrative that most people in developed countries have internalized, said Derek Pak, regional head of Customer Fraud Management for Asia-Pacific at Mastercard , in a recent conversation with Karen Webster. In reality, he said, the idea that counterfeit card fraud is 2014’s security problem lacks a fair amount of nuance.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 percent in 2014 to nearly 148 percent just 10 years later in 2014, it’s no surprise that the mobile market is a significant piece of Singapore’s tech landscape. A Knack For Mobile.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Operational Risk: Lastly, the OCC mentioned an increase in operational risk, and its intent to focus on: • Significant growth areas, new products, new or expanded services and changes in strategic direction. Many of the issues which the OCC will be focusing on ring true for all banks regardless of regulator and region.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The announcement comes as, since 2014, more than 163 million women have launched businesses across the globe, at a rate that outpaces that of businesses launched by men. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan.

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FICO

MARCH 28, 2023

We have also organized regional forums for female leaders in fintech, such as a recent Women in Leadership event held in Toronto in December 2022. Stephanie joined FICO in 2014, recently serving as executive vice president of sales and marketing. At our annual FICO World event, we host Women in Leadership seminars and forums.

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