PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes a rollout of the next generation of authorization controls from Comdata Inc., Finaxar Teams With Visa On SMB Spend Management.

Cards 130

Cards Innovation Management Fraud 130

Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2019

Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We

Training 170

Training Capital Taxes Innovation 170

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Founded in 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Minna enables customers to manage subscription services via their bank’s app. While subscription management is an issue for consumers, it’s also an issue for banks because there’s a risk that extra money can be taken from the bank account as the data ties are cut between the merchant and customer. “But

Management 181

Management Technology Cards Retail 181

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”. based startup called Duffel.

Innovation 152

Innovation Industry United States Payments 152

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Credit card services provider TSYS announced Friday that it has extended its existing agreement with Capital One Financial Corp. Under the terms of that pact, TSYS will continue to provide processing services for Capital One’s North American roster of accounts, a list that spans both consumer and commercial credit card accounts.

Capital 110

Capital Cards Risk Management America 110

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. That round was led by Tencent Holdings and joined by Tiantu Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG) and Kuaishou.

Nevada 180

Nevada Capital New York Groups 180

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. And that goes for the industries covered, too, with treasury management’s Kyriba, blockchain’s BlockApps and enterprise security’s Druva landing on the board, to name a few. Expense Management. Blockchain.

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Capital blockchain Management Lending 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

To provide regional and community banks with a full-scale solution to manage and grow their FX programs, FinTech firm Derivative Path, Inc. Arundel continued, “This partnership means that banks across North America will be able to take advantage of Currencycloud’s innovative FX and cross-border solutions.”.

Regional 181

Regional Community Bank America Community 181

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

PYMNTS.com and SAP are teaming up to promote innovation in B2B payments. PYMNTS and SAP have identified four key pain points experienced by enterprises today when dealing with B2B payments: making working capital smarter, dynamic payments optimization, supply chain payments optimization and creating a trusted supplier identity.

Innovation 117

Innovation Payments Tools Analytics 117

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

New research from UBS points to the largest spenders on bank technology: JPMorgan and Bank of America. banks’ technology budgets and explores which institutions are spending the most on innovation, using transcripts from conference calls, internal bank data released by the institutions and data from FactSet to reach its conclusions.

US 181

US America Technology Conference 181

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

In a widely-reported letter to employees, Marcelo Claure , SoftBank’s chief operating officer, noted that the new Opportunity Growth Fund “will be the biggest fund providing capital to black Americans and people of color.”. “This is our opportunity to remove those barriers for a new generation of founders.” ”

Minneapolis 132

Minneapolis United States America Capital 132

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This particular article is focused on innovations in small business and corporate banking: two critical market segments for financial institutions as they seek revenue growth and relevance in the evolving digital B2B marketplace. Legacy Transformation / IT Platform Innovations. Emerging Innovation. Operations and Risk.

Innovation 114

Innovation Boston Technology Meeting 114

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

This investment round will help CUJO AI meet growing international demand, particularly in North America, Europe, and APAC,” a spokesperson for the company said. “In -based company whose artificial intelligence-powered software platform enables in-home network security for network operators, after a Series B funding round.

Security 108

Security Capital Customer Experience Mobile 108

South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

The Biden Administration “Investing in America” agenda continues with many programs opening in June of this year. Background The Investing in America agenda comprises the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.

America 195

America Strategy Taxes Community 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

While commercial card innovation certainly accelerated in 2018, progress can always continue. Morgan Managing Director and Head of Commercial Card Product Management Naney Pandit says should be a focus this year is in mobilizing the corporate card. One area of development that J.P. ” Providing Convenience.

Mobile 211

Mobile Cards Samsung America 211

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part of the firm’s push to help gig workers get benefits. Mastercard will initially make the Stride platform available through two partners, Jobble and Mobility Capital Finance (or “MoCaFi”).

America 291

America Innovation Customer Experience Industry 291

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. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.

San Francisco 196

San Francisco Capital United States Big Data 196

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Training Lending 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is intended to fuel its growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Capital Management is seeking to keep the $175 million it received when Citigroup accidentally paid out several Revlon lenders around $900 million in total. 8) that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. Klarna Debuts Social Shopping in UK.

Payments 141

Payments California Apple Video 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. The financing is in addition to the liquidity provided by the $900 million asset-based lending led by Bank of America and a group of commercial banks.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco New York City Houston Dallas 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

We’re excited to extend our partnership with Stripe to offer our customers capital and real-time access to funds so they can take on more jobs and better operate their businesses.”. Jobber provides software for skilled tradespeople to manage their businesses, which have collectively served more than 10 million customers.

America 158

America Software Meeting Capital 158

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Greycroft. In separate news, Bank of America Merchant Services announced a partnership with Recurly in May. To bolster its subscription business, San-Francisco-based Recurly has notched $19.5 million, VentureBeat reported.

San Francisco 148

San Francisco America Branding Analytics 148

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2017

Reports Friday (July 7) said PayStand was one of two startups that attracted financing from LEAP Global Partners’ first early stage venture capital fund, LEAP Partners I. Only one percent of all venture capital-based companies is Latino-owned. operating as a cross-border investor with such a focus. ”We

America 102

America Payments Capital California 102

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The company helps businesses with eCommerce tools from beginning to end with services that include inventory management and customer service and experience. VTEX has been around since 1999, but it hasn’t had the need to raise a significant amount of capital thus far, mostly operating off of its own revenues. .

Software 108

Software America Regional Tools 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Coca-Cola’s supply chain operations are run by an IT firm called Coke One North America (CONA), and the company recently had such a successful run with blockchain software provider SAP that it’s going to expand the program from two to 70 manufacturers, according to reports. . The funding round was led by Polychain Capital.

blockchain 138

blockchain San Francisco cryptocurrency Bitcoin 138

Bobsguide

MAY 12, 2022

2022 — Murex , the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, has?won?the category at the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2022. and its unwavering commitment to product innovation. PARIS, May 12,?2022 the Software Solution of the Year?category Murex’s MX.3

Software 78

Software Innovation Risk Management Capital 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

Security 189

Security Capital Analytics Software 189

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

His main exposure to the payments industry was using his Bank of America debit card to pay for things at the store. He was able to manage the business until it turned a profit, raising very little outside capital. It’s even easy to convince oneself that the iterations one is pursuing are real innovations. What’s Next.

Innovation 137

Innovation Cards Maine Online 137

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

EBANX became a unicorn – valued in excess of $1 billion – last year following a second-round investment by FTV Capital. “We Brazil is the largest country in South America and one of the biggest emerging economies in the world. We are very happy to support EBANX in the construction of this solution.

Fintech 169

Fintech America Payments Capital 169

Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

LONDON, 11 July 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, today announced strong growth during the first half of 2022, a year after TradingScreen and Imagine Software merged to become TS Imagine. He previously worked for IG, UBS, and Credit Suisse.

New York 87

New York Software Capital Leadership 87

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Siemens refers to this emerging strategy of the CFO as intelligent financial management. An increase in production capacity and flexibility, an increase in operational efficiency and the acquisition of more innovative technology all top the list. Commentary from CFOs surveyed highlights the need for more specialized, custom financing.

Industry 100

Industry Management Survey Resources 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

With the bank branch of the future, large institutions such as Capital One and Fifth Third are aiming to create spaces that appeal to millennials around Chicago that provide technical support, financial advice and — in some instances — cappuccino. By the same token, Capital One has brought three Capital One Cafes in Chicago.

Chicago 120

Chicago New York City Florida Miami 120

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Small business lending platform OnDeck is accelerating access to capital for its users through the launch of a same-day funding option. OnDeck said the new solution not only accelerates access to capital, but can also provide greater predictability for enhanced cash flow management.

Capital 109

Capital Lending America Online 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

credit history or a security deposit to access the card, they noted, adding that the collaboration supports the financial institution’s efforts to broaden services to entrepreneurs and the small business community ahead of the relaunch of its Innovation Hub, a suite of banking services for startups. Businesses do not need U.S.

Cards 100

Cards Capital Resources America 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are all prevalent themes in this week’s venture capital breakdown, with startups working to overhaul entire processes for their enterprise customers, from logistics to workforce management. New backers Edge Capital Group and World Innovation Lab tacked onto the round, too.

Capital 156

Capital Management Technology Operations 156

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup is all about data. However, the biggest funding round of the week went to a company that is not yet in the B2B FinTech space, though it has plans to use the capital to launch a cross-border, small business (SMB) money-transfer service. Catch up on the latest investment rounds below.

Data 139

Data Capital Analytics Lending 139

PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Rover , the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, has announced that it secured $125 million in new capital. Other key investors include Winslow Capital and Cross Creek, while existing shareholders TCV , Greenspring Associates and Spark Capital also participated. Henry Ellenbogen, portfolio manager of T.

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Capital America Company Industry 100