PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Management also stated that the CLUB Certificate Program — defined as whole loan transactions structured as tradable pass-through securities — is nearing the $1 billion mark, after having been launched less than a year ago, in December of 2017. CEO Sanborn stated that that engagement with the Federal Trade Commission remains ongoing.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia. million on assets of $1.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

The bank is one of several newly proposed community banks in the region, with goals of disrupting the financial services landscape, including business and corporate banking. The FDIC held a meeting in 2016 with community bankers about their concerns with facing competitive headwinds, not only from large FIs, but from FinTech firms as well. “I

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In 2016, Xiaomi shared the leadership position with Samsung in terms of phones sold in India, with its low-cost line leading growth. Chinese internet security company Qihoo 360 has also invested in this company. In second place was Xiaomi, which has made major inroads in the region with its low-cost smartphones. XOLO + LAVA.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

With nearly $50 million in venture capital funding for B2B startups this week, the field didn’t fare too bad. With $3 million in new venture capital, Australia-based Airwallex is helping businesses pay and issue cross-border invoices in the currency of their choice. Check out our breakdown of all the deals below.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2016

The latest Store Front Business Index™, a PYMNTS and CAN Capital collaboration, reveals that while the past 12 months have been a raucous time for the stock market, it’s been a profitable time for many store front businesses. points by Q1 2016, while the real growth of the GDP is expected to slow to 1.4 percent for Q1 2016.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The T&E firm said those funds, spent between 2014 and 2016, signal a new sense of confidence businesses have in the on-demand economy, with SMEs leading adoption rates as they look for more flexible corporate travel offerings and as hotel rates continue to rise.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. The value of fake and counterfeit products went from $461 billion in 2013 to $509 billion in 2016. Now, the company reportedly has raised $7.5 That’s an increase of 3.3 percent, up from 2.5 percent in 2013.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. The value of fake and counterfeit products went from $461 billion in 2013 to $509 billion in 2016. Now, the company reportedly has raised $7.5 That’s an increase of 3.3 percent, up from 2.5 percent in 2013.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Veterans often find it extremely difficult to secure bank funding, despite the fact that a myriad of programs exist to encourage entrepreneurship among those who have left the military in good standing. Between its founding in 2013 and 2016, StreetShares had previously raised $8.3 The problem, Rockefeller explained, is in underwriting.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Small businesses are essential job generators, and the major driver of economic growth and vibrancy for all regions of the country.”. It is critical that we respond to the needs and concerns of Main Street America,” said Snowe in a statement. Suggestions included that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended a two-year investigation of LendingClub, its subsidiary LC Advisors (LCA), its founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche and its former CFO Carrie Dolan. The build-back from the revelations of 2016 was a bit more of a lengthy process.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

That yielded 291 total institutions, broken down by region. And capital ratios have held steady and strong. In fact, if you listen to some institutional investors, the industry is over-capitalized. And I have never heard a regulator say the phrase "over capitalized". Financial condition ratios are promising.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters. Our platform is open source, which makes it more reliable, innovative and secure. William Mills and K.T.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Suncrest started in 2008 with a $19 million capital raise, and did three small follow-ons of $5, $8, and $7 million to support growth. Ten years after opening Suncrest did another $25 million raise led by p/e firm Castle Creek Capital LLC. securities laws, be current in their disclosure, and be sponsored by a third-party advisor.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Unsurprisingly, companies are looking to capitalize on that growing market. DraftKings ’ chief international officer, Jeffrey Haas, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the challenges involved in introducing fantasy sports to new markets, and which sports generate the most interest in different global regions. million in 2014 to 59.3

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CB Insights

APRIL 18, 2019

Earlier this month, news broke that Chinese regulators were considering a ban on cryptocurrency mining (China is currently the world’s largest region for bitcoin mining). Since 2016, blockchain interest in China has skyrocketed — reaching peak news mentions at the end of 2017. Blockchain’s big uptick and leveling off.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 11, 2018

Attendance at American Banker’s Digital Banking conference has grown significantly since I was here in 2016, reflecting the obvious interest levels in digital, yet the vibe remained largely the same as two years ago…. If 2016’s conference was the “mobile” conference, 2018 was most definitely the “voice” conference.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

A need for larger working capital and a slower supply chain for both exporters and importers. If you have got the money and it’s being transferred, then we want to shorten the wait time for the accounts receivable side and reduce the amount of working capital that businesses have because they are waiting on payments from other companies.”.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2017

Tech startups across LA’s five counties saw 382 total disclosed financings in 2016 (totaling $5.2B) and 208 deals in H1’17 , according to CB Insights. Obsidian Security. Early-Stage Startup Trends. The Honest Company, based in Santa Monica, has raised $222M. Both CrowdStrike and TechStyle have $1B valuations. 3PL Central.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

With the help of Chinese tech giants and highly active venture capital funds, Southeast Asia’s tech startups have seen increased investor interest over the past few years. We used CB Insights data to visualize the region’s most active acquirers since 2012. Tech Investing in Southeast Asia. First Name.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2017

This deal is the latest of a series of major funding rounds to Uber ‘s top competitors, as these companies looks to capitalize on the woes of the once-unstoppable ride-hailing company. The rest of the market has now collectively received well over double the amount of capital committed to the San Francisco-based company.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

The con man pleaded guilty to misrepresenting his company in 2016, then later withdrew his plea and disappeared while on pre-trial release. Investing platforms must strike the right balance between security and convenience for their customers if they want to keep money flowing. attorney Ryan Raybould.

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NCR

JUNE 24, 2016

Some of the challenges for the region were recently highlighted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in a feature outlining the organization’s predictions for the payments industry in 2016. Among its forecasts, it disagrees with claims that mobile payments at the point-of-sale will become mainstream in 2016.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In a round led by Flint Capital, digital identity verification technology specialist Socure has raised $13 million in funding. Featuring participation from ff Venture Capital, Santander InnoVentures, and Two Sigma Ventures, this week’s investment takes Socure’s total financing to more than $17 million.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

However, Goldstein noted, not every bank has the amount of talent and capital on hand that is needed to take on a construction project the size and scope of Marcus. Avant launched its first bank partnership with Alabama-based Regions Bank in 2016, using its SaaS product.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2016: #1. One in 2016 and one this year. A princely some to a Bank with $107 million of capital at the time. Waterstone Financial, Inc. Well done!

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

The conventional wisdom going into 2016 was that chat apps and email apps were pretty much dead. RedKix put together a rather jaw-dropping seed round of $17 million that includes Salesforce Ventures, Wicklow Capital, SG VC, Oren Zeev, Ori Sasson (which was one of the first investors in VMware), and more.

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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. These APIs handle everything from acceptance and processing to settlement and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance and security.

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CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

The e-commerce giants are capitalizing on three important trends: Global financial systems are going digital and mobile. India is the region with the highest growth potential, and this is why both Amazon and Alibaba see it as critical to their long-term strategy. Amazon made a follow-on investment in the company in 2016.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspected a Theranos laboratory in 2015 and released a letter in January 2016 stating that it violated several clinical standards. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Select Investors : IAC, Highland Capital Partners, FirstMark Capital.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 5, 2017

Mizuho Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Fukuoka Technology Partners, Hiroshima Venture Capital, Senshu Ikeda Capital, and Baillie Gifford also participated. At FinovateAsia 2016 in Hong Kong, the company debuted Moneytree LINK. SBI Investment led the round.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 27, 2016

Prevoty Wins 2016 Stratus Award for Best Small Company Cloud Security Service. The latest from FinDEVr New York 2016 presenters. Espresso Capital features Outside IQ’s creativity in raising capital. Espresso Capital features Outside IQ’s creativity in raising capital. Alumni updates.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But the new funding Alpha Payments Cloud earned from Australia-based First Quay Capital this week is believed to have taken the company’s valuation to $250 million. The firm also provides support to companies looking to grow their presence in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

The real-time payments solution will be available for JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, PNC and Wells Fargo later this year, according to what representatives told Reuters. It’s becoming increasingly evident that biometrics and facial recognition are the future of mobile payments security. at Starbucks. Wells Fargo Goes Biometric.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As of September 2016, that share dropped to 21%. In 2016, non-bank lenders like Quicken Loans accounted for six of the top 10. Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert’s innovation in mortgages was to assign regional-specific loan application reviewers, who familiarized themselves with the regulations of certain geographies.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

An RBC Capital Markets report put the average annual sales of an Amazon Go location at about $1.5M. The regions involved in the initial pilot included Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Peru, Taiwan, and Thailand. As many as 3,000 Amazon Go locations could open by 2021, according to Bloomberg.

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