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Bain Capital Nets $800M For Business Impact Funding

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Bain Capital has raised $800 million for a social impact fund — a category of investment vehicles whose stated objectives are to advance social or corporate governance policies in addition to turning profits, the Wall Street Journal reported. The new fund, called Bain Capital Double Impact Fund II, was registered with the SEC on Aug.

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The Edge Desk Capitalizes On Growing Work-From-Home Market

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Rosenberg got the idea during a visit to his daughter’s college dorm at Michigan State in 2016. “I He had a prototype made, and in 2016 he was offered $3.6 million from a venture capital firm to fund the business. Rosenberg’s total marketing spend since The Edge’s inception is under $100,000. In the U.S.,

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Capital One Will Triple Its Spending on Branch Optimization in 2016

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Capital One is known for being a digital company, and for its celebrity-driven marketing, but it’s also a bank with branches, and those branches need to be updated. CEO Richard Fairbank usually talks about his bank’s digital efforts when he has a good audience, but on yesterday’s earnings call, he Read More.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

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There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Capital Float Tops Up Capital Raise

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India-based SME lender Capital Float has added a bit of funding to its books thanks to a $2.3 According to Capital Float cofounder Sashank Rishyasringa, the deal brings the total raised for Capital Float in 2016–2017 to $9.2 The company has secured significant venture capital, too. million through this route.

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Shopify Capital Extends Loans To Canadian SMBs Struggling Amid COVID-19

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Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, the eCommerce company and platform rolled out Shopify Capital to grant SMBs cash advances ranging from C$200 to C$500,000. Shopify Capital isn’t traditional financing. Shopify Capital was introduced in the U.S. in April 2016 and extends loans in 14 states.

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Capital One Acquires Trade Credit Firm BlueTarp

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Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. In a press release , Capital One pointed to augmented B2B finance capabilities as a result of the takeover, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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