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JULY 22, 2019

India’s PayMate announced it has raised a new round of growth capital to accelerate expansion within India and internationally to Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA). . Investors in this Series D round include Visa, Recruit Strategic Partners, Brand Capital, and others, the Economic Times reports. .

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The latest round of shutdowns comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the eurozone and following a sharp rebound in the region's economy. As to whether Amazon eventually will be allowed to resume the campaign, she reportedly added: “It’s a matter we will have to work on with all retailers.". Spain, Italy and Portugal were close behind.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Meeker is a longtime internet and digital economy expert who now works for Bond Capital, a venture firm. This has brought new focus to an age-old challenge for regulators around the world – finding the most effective ways to amplify good and minimize (the) bad, often resulting in different regional interpretations and strategies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The startup received Seed funding of ¥5 million (just more than $45,500 USD) in 2018, and raised $4 million in 2019. “The current round of funding was led by Shanghai’s Ally Capital, followed by Seed investors SwiftPass, Geoswift, Huashan Capital and Unity Assets,” reports said.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Bookings were off up to 90 percent in particularly hard-hit regions, data from independent monitoring firm AirDNA indicated. The market capitalization of Expedia was down 58 percent, Hilton, 44 percent and Booking.com 37 percent. The market capitalization of Expedia was down 58 percent, Hilton, 44 percent and Booking.com 37 percent.

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APRIL 24, 2020

With social distancing and an economic downturn the new reality for many markets around the world, venture capital is expected to slow significantly. Reports in American Banker said CB Insights data has revealed a 45 percent decline in year-over-year FinTech funding in the year’s first quarter, and a 25 percent drop from Q4 2019.

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JUNE 29, 2020

But some analysis suggests supplier payment strategies are in flux to better support the working capital positions of corporates. Analysis of more than 1,400 companies in the region found a whopping 40 percent increase in the portion of businesses that are being paid late, compared to 2019 research. ” $1.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Fraudsters are also capitalizing on the holiday shopping season as merchants experience higher online shopping rates than ever before due to social distancing orders.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The funding round was led by the Growth Fund of L Catterton and Activant Capital , which works with companies disrupting legacy industries, according to the release. 98point6's membership has grown 274 percent since the end of 2019, according to the release. Other participants included Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Reuters writes that Apple told suppliers to curb production after those remarks, and the company cut its revenue forecast for the quarter in January 2019 by $9 billion. Apple could face other issues in the region, such as weak iPhone sales that analysts say stem from the late rollout of the iPhone 12, which was delayed by the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

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. He was a technology banker with Wells Fargo Securities and RBC Capital Markets before launching CIBC’s Innovation Banking practice.

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FICO

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Here’s my advice for 2019 in a nutshell: With IFRS 9 impacts and €780 billion of NPL in Europe alone, stop reading about AI and start thinking about optimization. This is already true in some emerging economies, but it’s expanding to other regions as well. OK, let me unpack that. I’ll break it down to four focus areas.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

The infusion comes after the April 2019 minority investment of Neiman Marcus in the company, which is geared toward “ultra-luxury” handbags, high-end jewelry and timepieces, according to an announcement. Pre-owned online shopping firm Fashionphile has raised $38.5 million in NewSpring Growth-led Series B funding. and other countries.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This has caused some investors to pull back in the region and challenged startups to raise funding from new investors, as illustrated further below by the number of unique investors and startups in the LatAm fintech market. GET THE 102-PAGE q4 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Track the LatAm fintech space. Track LatAm fintech companies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

noted, Augmentum Capital led the iwoca fundraising, where participation also came from NIBC, a Dutch Bank and a number of other investors. Tim Levene, the CEO of Augmentum Capital, told Yahoo Finance that the U.K. Thus far in 2019, data from Innovate Finance , the U.K. As Yahoo Finance U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Credify, which was founded in 2019, said it plans to use the money to expand further into Southeast Asia , to continue with product development and to push forward with live client engagements. The region also experiences some of the highest fraud rates, in both finance and eCommerce. An average of 1.6

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

“Small business lending remains strong and is growing at big banks and at regional and community banks,” said Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora in a statement. “Entrepreneurs who have a good credit history are having success in securing capital in 2019.” and the U.K. and the U.K. . 34 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

They're also tasked with choosing the best route to obtaining working capital as the number of options grows. From traditional bank loans to alternative financing to other sources of capital like PPP loans , there are many options today, said Puskar. Right now, we've been taking a look at 2018 and 2019 tax returns.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China feeling the most pain. According to The Financial Times, in China funding for FinTech startups declined 89 percent to $192 million during the first quarter of 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China. percent year on year in 2019.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

We concluded that deposit betas would be higher than previously predicted by some models and higher than the industry beta in the 2016-2019 hiking cycle. The quantitative tightening in 2019 was small (at $50B/mo) and only reduced the balance sheet by $650B.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Compared to last year, spending went up less, which is what economists anticipate for the rest of 2019 due to a wider downturn in economic growth. On the global front, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting economic growth to slow to 3 percent in 2019, down from a July prediction of 3.2 Incomes are also up 0.3 percent.

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CB Insights

APRIL 16, 2019

Southeast Asia is a historically underbanked region. As of 2018, only 47% of adults in the region had a bank account, while only a third of Southeast Asian SMEs had access to loans or lines of credit. READ THE 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Southeast Asia’s nascent fintech sector is seeing increasing growth.

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Abrigo

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2019, OFAC issued new guidance on the essential components of a strong OFAC compliance program. The 2019 guidance describes the same components for an institution’s SCP, and the requirements now mirror the sanctions section of the FFIEC BSA/AML Manual. financial system, or processing payments to or through U.S. Conclusion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

For the fiscal year ending September 2019, Sage reported revenue of £53 million and an operating profit of £2 million. “The Brazilian and therefore Latin American ERP market is dominated by TOTVS, which is by far the largest indigenous software company in the region, with revenues of just a little over £400 million. million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

The insolvency rate among developed markets declined by only 2 percent last year, with analysts pointing to ongoing uncertainty related to trade and monetary policy as catalysts for the anticipated 1 percent increase in insolvencies across advanced markets in 2019. Geographic Breakdown. Indeed, the insolvency rate for the U.K. ”

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

In 2019, the firm launched a $5B Latin American Fund, as well as a second Vision Fund, which has since grown in size to roughly $30B. SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. It’s on track to reach 197 deals by year-end — nearly 3x its previous record in 2019.

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PopularBank

OCTOBER 28, 2020

More information on the risks and important factors that could affect Popular’s future results and financial condition is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Both bits of good news set off a mini rally in Apple’s share price, pushing the company’s market capitalization over $1 trillion. Kuo increased his iPhone 11 series shipment forecast from 65-70 million units in 2019 to 70-75 million units, while noting the supply chain will “grow steadily” in the fourth quarter.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Amidst global trade tensions, regional cooperation to cut red tape and automate trade procedures is more important than ever,” said ESCAP United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana in remarks made this week to open the Asia Pacific Trade Facilitate Forum, held in India. Beyond APAC. Indeed, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

The food delivery space keeps heating up — the latest news is that Postmates has scored a $100 million investment in advance of its initial public offering (IPO), expected with the first six months of 2019. Testing was set for early 2019 in the San Francisco area. Postmates Funding. Postmates’ valuation now reportedly stands at $1.85

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2020

Standard Chartered’s partnership with Linklogis started in February 2019 with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together, and offer a supply chain financing proposition. This investment also marks the first time a global bank has invested in Linklogis.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Now in beta mode, Kuda will use the funds for new tech and a live launch by fourth-quarter 2019. New features were also introduced specifically for the region in an attempt to attract more Africans to the service. It’s Nigeria for right now, but the plan is to build a Pan-African digital-only bank,” Ogundeyi said.

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CB Insights

APRIL 11, 2019

In 2018, $81B was invested into venture capital-backed startups in Asia across more than 5,000 deals. Get the list of the world’s best venture capital partners from 2019 in an excel file. As Asia’s booming tech scene continues to evolve and mature, CB Insights ranked the top 20 venture capitalists in the region.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. He called out renewals with Citibank and said Mastercard is also expecting to announce a renewal/extension with Capital One. However, Banga said a significant portion of spending from the China region has been done across eCommerce channels. Within that tally, debit and prepaid grew by 6.3

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In particular, FLEETCOR is looking for companies to strengthen its position in the fuel, tolls, lodging, and payables spaces, and for companies operating in new regions. He noted that Bill.com, which received an investment from FLEETCOR in April 2019, held a successful initial public offering (IPO) in December.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

Before the pandemic, it was a strong regional brand that combined conscious capitalism with direct-to-consumer (DTC) capabilities, with four popular retail locations, a rabid fan base and solid retail distribution for its whole-bean blends. But sometimes the pre-pandemic plans work out just fine.

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