PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. The technology, which is a collaboration with PT Bank Central Asia, functions as a supplement to the GoBiz retailer super app.

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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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BankUnderground

JUNE 8, 2022

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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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. Trade finance technology startup CCRManager announced $2.12 There was a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of deals solidified in the quarter, too.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We have deep dives on cloud technology, business-to-business (B2B) payments and Visa’s deal to acquire YellowPepper. Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year. Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris told PYMNTS that 2020 marked the tipping point for commercial payments. “I

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B The market map above categorizes the Fintech 250 companies based on core area of focus. Capital Markets.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Domio , a startup that designs and rents apartment hotels, has raised $100 million in funding to expand both nationally and globally to 25 markets by 2020, according to reports on Tuesday (Dec. The company’s Series B round was led by GGV Capital. It is currently in 12 markets. The funding round closed in late summer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Bed Bath & Beyond Finishes Sale Of Cost Plus World Market To PE Firm. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The cross-border B2B payments space experienced a small drop in growth during the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects, but it is expected to continue expanding despite this hiccup. Some are therefore considering new technologies that can help them make cross-border B2B payments smoother and more secure.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

In fact, a 2020 NerdWallet survey found that 68% of consumers have maintained a balance in their mobile payment app, and on average, those who use them have allowed up to $287 to accrue before they transfer it to their bank. Safety and security repeatedly arise as key factors in customer decisioning.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. I think that will carry into 2020.”. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. a shoe fitting technology that was recently purchased by Amazon.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent. Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T. Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T. Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend. China’s economy grew by 6.1

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Connected-economy companies led 2020’s surprisingly successful roster of U.S. Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. households with pets will rise 4 percent in 2020, creating $4 billion in fresh demand for pet products. billion from $3.3

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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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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Large financial institutions have moved beyond using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for infrastructure, expanding into machine learning (ML), text extraction and other technologies offered by the tech giant.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Online food delivery company HungryPanda has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Antoine Nussanbaum from Felix Capital and Laurel Bowden from 83North, according to a release. is strategically important to us, and it will be our primary focus in 2020,” said Eric Liu, CEO of HungryPanda. “The HungryPanda was founded in the U.K.

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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

JULY 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may have brought manufacturing to a halt, but that hasn’t stopped these same companies from investing in software upgrades and technology initiatives to stay competitive. the New York water technology company, SPX Flow Inc. the New York water technology company, SPX Flow Inc.

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Perficient

MARCH 8, 2023

Consider women more mindfully in marketing efforts. Not to mention, as of 2020, women control two-thirds of consumer spending, hold 40% of total global wealth, account for 40% of entrepreneurial activity worldwide, and are the main breadwinners in 49% of U.S. One-size-fits-all marketing is no longer sufficient to remain competitive.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Like their cousins in banking, credit unions (CUs) long enjoyed a relaxed pace of technological change. A separate study found that 88 percent of credit unions surveyed in early 2020 planned to invest more in such technologies than they had over the previous year. It was all on their timetable. Not anymore.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The Montreal-based payment technology company was valued at $2 billion at the close of 2019. and RBC Capital Markets. Last month, Bloomberg News reported if Nuvei’s application to go public gets the green light from regulators, it could be the largest Canadian technology IPO of 2020. Nuvei Corp.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. First Capital, Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The new financing, a Series C round, is aimed at “accelerating” the growth of the company, building up its technological base and offering new products, per the release. The transaction highlights Arma’s “deep sector expertise in digital marketplaces and food technology,” Arma noted in the release. and the U.S.

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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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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The world is quite a different place than it was six months ago, and with the 2020 holiday season fast approaching, the pressure is on to meet revenue goals in what’s been an uncertain year. I’m the Principal for the Digital Marketing Solutions Business Unit here at Perficient. Missed the webinar? Eric: Awesome.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Indonesian logistics market has been forecast to hit $300 billion by 2024, up from $221 billion in 2020, a Ken Research report indicated, per TechAsia. Competitors in the space include Kargo Technologies , backed by former CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick. Sequoia Capital and Kalanick participated in a $7.6

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2019

expect a recession by the end of 2019 – and 82% believe a recession will have begun by the end of 2020, according to the Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey. The market can rapidly deteriorate without notice – here’s how to make sure your financial institutions is prepared. Nearly half of CFOs in the U.S.

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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. During his career at Citi, Khaliq has served in management positions in banking, markets and securities services, country management (CCO) and treasury services.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Although consumer shopping behaviors are changing, the automotive market continues its comeback, with the digital-first economy playing a lead role and a newly-minted publicly-traded company — Shift Technologies — among its ranks. In August 2020 over 1.3 million new vehicle sales, up from about 710,000 in April 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Corporates that could quickly invest in new technology also benefited from the fast, unexpected pivot to living, working and learning online. He added that the company’s analysis discovered that “superstar” firms already at the top of their game just got stronger in 2020, regardless of the pandemic.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Social, political, and environmental pressures have made the LatAm market highly volatile. 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. LatAm Fintech.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

2), Ozon called itself Russia’s leading online shopping destination, stating that its gross merchandise value (GMV) has grown by 142 percent during the first nine months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, boosted in part by social distancing restrictions put in place by the Russian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Prior investors include Riverwood Capital, Stamos Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital and Oak Capital Management.

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