Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Sit back and enjoy our take on the best and worst of banking in 2020 as you celebrate the holidays. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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Perficient

MAY 26, 2021

In the session “Differentiating Your Brand for the Digital Era,” Scott will discuss how financial services companies can leverage digital technologies in new and innovative ways to create new value for consumers and businesses. The presentation will occur on June 10 at 4:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the pandemic, venture capital dollars are flowing freely to nascent firms in Asia that are tackling the need for contactless interactions and platforms that match supply and demand — setting the stage for innovation on the other side of the public health crisis.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card business provided strong results and continued to pick up momentum, the bank said on Thursday (October 24). In terms of innovation, Fairbank said, “We remain all-in on our technology transformation and our progress continues to accelerate.” billion, an increase of $1.7 billion, an increase of $1.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Much of what commercial card innovators seek to address is a massive pain point for adoption: supplier acceptance. However, in this week’s Commercial Card Innovation roundup, it wasn’t the point of friction that technology firms were addressing. Check out the latest in corporate card innovation below.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

There seem to be countless sources of collateral damage associated with the unexpected appearance of COVID-19 in early 2020 – the shutdown of production in China, the ripples through the global supply chain, the virtual zeroing out of the travel and events vertical and the carnage on Wall Street. An Opportunity for Innovation .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Like their cousins in banking, credit unions (CUs) long enjoyed a relaxed pace of technological change. Consumers waited on financial institutions (FIs) to innovate in an odd relationship that put business needs before customers’ needs. It was all on their timetable. Not anymore. CUs Are Going Next-Gen.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s travel and leisure booking platform Klook has closed a $200 million Series E funding round led by Aspex Management , with participation by Sequoia Capital China , SoftBank Vision Fund, Matrix Partners China and Boyu Capital , according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

"Our new financing will allow us to further distinguish our offerings and customer experience as an industry innovator," said Modal CEO and Founder Aaron Krane. Honda Xcelerator, is an innovation program that facilitates partnerships between startups and Honda business units globally.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology. It’s managed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ), RBC Capital Markets ( RBC ) and TD Securities ( TD ).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. billion in the first three quarters of 2020, which is 20 percent more than the same period in 2019. Companies that did get funding received only 0.9 percent of total monies raised. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Investors in the latest financing included Prospect Avenue Capital, Guiotai Junan International, and Nan Fung Group. Lighthouse Capital served as the exclusive financial adviser. A Series B round conducted in October 2020 raised $100 million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In today’s top digital-first banking news, Goldman Sachs has selected FinTech startup Marqeta to power digital checking accounts for Marcus, while California credit card startup X1 notched $12 million in a funding round headed up by Spark Capital. economy had moderate gains in the pandemic year of 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Consumers, businesses and financial institutions (FIs) cannot wait to bid adieu to 2020, which has been one of the most trying years in recent memory. Many CUs have since leaned into these efforts with digital innovations aimed at a range of issues, such as tackling fraud or enhancing members’ remote banking access. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Scan recent headlines and you’ll see that Equifax bought Ansonia Credit Data; Corsair Capital bought B2B payments solution provider MSTS, and OnDeck was bought out. For example, over the summer, integrated payments and eCommerce technology provider Paya merged with FinTech Acquisition Corp. to go public.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

BDB offers conventional and Islamic business finance services, venture capital and investment advisory to small and medium enterprises across multiple industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It will interface with technology offerings from TCS’ partners for CRM, sales, risk management and other enterprise functions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Belgium’s capital city is becoming known for more than just housing major international institutions like EU Parliament, EU Commission and NATO. The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016). The region is also home to an active and fast-growing startup scene.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Healthcare technology company Accolade is buying telemedicine startup 2nd.MD parent company Innovation Specialists. billion in venture capital funding in 2020, which was a 29 percent boost over the previous year, according to CNBC. Over the course of the pandemic, more Americans have come around to telehealth technology.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. Power’s 2020 Customer Satisfaction Survey.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Online Shoppers Are Reshaping The Retail Experience,” attempts to forecast just exactly what retail might look like come 2020. First and foremost, think that, by 2020, retailers (at least the successful ones) will have “fully embraced” the use of digital technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Old forms of cybersecurity are not sufficient to keep pace with fraudsters’ increasingly innovative attacks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

At the dawn of 2020, commercial cards made up only a fraction of overall B2B payments volume, even as corporates continued their slow-but-sure payments digitization efforts away from the paper check. For buyers, of course, there is the added capital float and opportunity to enhance spend visibility and control.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Zamna announced that it has raised a $5 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital. Zamna, previously known as VChain Technology, uses a blockchain to safely share and verify data between airlines and travel authorities to check passenger identities. IAG is now its first commercial client.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Dear Readers, The speed of change in financial technology has never been faster – nor has the rush to learn about it, foster it, and invest both capital and resources to achieve better performance. There are literally tens of billions of dollars budgeted for technology in the financial industry in the U.S.;

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

nCino, which was founded in 2012, said it will use the proceeds of its stock sale to purchase additional office buildings, and may also use a portion to acquire, invest in or obtain rights to complementary technologies, products, services or businesses. . The company’s subscription revenues in fiscal 2020 were $103.3 million, or 74.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. Mastercard is thrilled to partner with some of the world’s most innovative startups to transform the future of commerce.”. 12) announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

announced that it has completed its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to Kingswood Capital Management. Assigned staffers will harness the coffee retailer’s simulation technology to find methods to accelerate vaccinations. However, a number of shops are fighting back with digital technology in addition to other innovations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With trade shows canceled and enterprise digitization accelerated, 2020 was a big year for the adoption of B2B eCommerce. Only days ago, startup Spryker secured $130 million for its B2B eCommerce technology, while Mirakl landed $300 million in September, pumping the firm's valuation up to $1.5 The Rise of the Marketplace.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Our speakers will dive into the trends and technologies revolutionizing the wealth tech industry, ranging from fractional stock trading, robo-advising, social trading platforms, and more. Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). CEO, Groww (backed by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital India, and Y Combinator).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its business banking technology. Prior to his appointment as global head of TTS, Khaliq served as head of operations and technology for TTS.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In this week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker, PYMNTS rounds up the latest innovations that showcase how industry players are looking beyond the card itself — and toward API integrations and value-added features — to encourage corporate card use. Brex Broadens Partnership Base.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Apple bought the Siri technology in an effort to ignite the notion of a digital virtual assistant, although it would a year before Siri would become an integrated part of the iPhone. As we start this new decade and prep for the innovation that will propel it, there are some things we know, for sure, already. billion of the 6.93

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Restaurant disruptor sweetgreen raised $150 million in a new funding round co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners, sweetgreen said in a press release on Monday (Sept. The new funding will enable sweetgreen to advance technology and supply chain while also addressing its social impact.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Technology can create efficiencies that allow them to reimagine customer interactions moving forward. Banking technology and digital offerings have long been associated with the preferences of Millennials and Gen Z, but the coronavirus has quickly reshaped banking behaviors. Capitalizing on PPP innovations for a better experience.

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