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Corporate Venture Investment Hits a Record $37 Billion in 2017

Bank Innovation

Last year, was big for corporate venture capital?—?$37.4 That’s the total record amount of money invested by the corporate venture capital industry last year in 1,268 financing deals, according to a report from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association released Friday. billion big.

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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

Bank Innovation

2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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Automakers Rev Up Venture Capital Engine With 38 Investments in 2017

PYMNTS

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In 2017, there were 38 disclosed venture and seed rounds by automakers , up from 26 in 2016 — and astronomically higher than only six in 2015. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight. Ridesharing. Self-Driving Taxis.

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Things worth reading: 7th December 2017

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … China’s debt levels pose stability risk, says IMF Mifid II impact on investment banking ‘exaggerated’ Bitcoin to start futures trading, stoking Wild West worries UK banks have 2m customers stuck in permanent overdraft ‘Dear Mark Carney… capitalism stinks’: Bank complaint letters (..)

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PayPal Working Capital Steps Into Germany

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PayPal Working Capital will launch in Germany as PayPal Businesskredit, offering small and medium-sized businesses access to working capital financing that is deposited directly into their PayPal accounts. ” German SMBs can apply for the working capital from PayPal online via their existing PayPal accounts. and Australia.

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Things worth reading: 20th September 2017

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … China orders Bitcoin exchanges in capital city to close Wells Fargo’s lone outsider aims to clean up bank’s reputation Massachusetts sues Equifax as hack concerns spread to Canada Dirty money?

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Things worth reading: 1st August 2017

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England urged to share Brexit plan details Brexit set to raise UK banks’ costs 4% and capital needs 30% From refugee to one of asset management’s ‘smartest men’ Bank of England strike to go ahead Bitcoin rebels risk ‘currency trading chaos’ Ban … The post Things worth reading: (..)

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