PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

Bank of America, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Chase and more published their findings — sometimes to contradicting conclusions. Chase reached some optimistic conclusions regarding how small business owners feel about the year ahead, while Capital One highlighted a 9 percent decline in SME optimism. Small businesses’ top concern?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

StockX , the world’s first “stock market of things,” announced that it has closed on a $110 million Series C funding round, leading it past a $1 billion annual GMV run rate in less than three years. The funding round was led by investment firms DST Global, General Atlantic, and GGV Capital.

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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. About TS Imagine.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times lately for FreightRover , at least not when it comes to legal drama and company leadership. PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2019

StockX is the world’s first “ stock market of things ” with millions of active users in nearly 200 countries. The funding round was led by investment firms DST Global, General Atlantic and GGV Capital. StockX planned to use the investment to expand its international growth in both the European and Asian markets.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 10, 2023

As bank executives navigate rising rates, margin compression and recession risk in 2023, a striking reality has seeped into leadership meetings: the hybrid workplace is here to stay, and there’s a ton of strategic ramifications to this new aspect of the business. Pretty soon the shareholders will begin forcing this blunt question.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

It’s also is a triumph for hedge fund investor Cat Rock Capital , who is invested in both companies and has asked for a deal, the Financial Times reported. Cat Rock said in part that “a merger with a well-run industry peer is a very attractive avenue for securing world-class leadership, delivery expertise, and a premium.”.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A recent round of bank merger announcements and the marquee Capital One/Discover deal illustrate this mantra’s popularity. Without this push, traditional banks may lose a terminal amount of future market share. It appears nothing else matters but the urgency to get big and get there fast.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. For decades many thought it would never happen but now America’s Credit Unions is becoming a reality. Oh, and along the way, OnPoint will provide an amazing $2.5

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 22, 2023

At this crossroads moment, every banking and credit union leader in America needs to recognize that the institutional TRUST built over decades is on the ropes. It’s a good time to surround the executive team with a diversity of smart advisors and capital market players.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Keeping pace with that growth, said CEO and Co-Founder Michael Praeger , means having a ringmaster in place over various channels and their operations, from marketing functions to distribution. He said Drees is “one of the last pieces to the puzzle” in terms of senior leadership and positioning AvidXchange for the future.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. Photo: Ashley Courter. By Roshan McArthur. Leach says.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Locus recently announced $22 million in funding, which will bolster the company’s pursuit of supply chain optimization technologies that Rastogi said will be most impactful in today’s market. “Fifty percent of it is technology, and 50 percent of it is change management,” he explained. ”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) with a rare bi-partisan move showing that pinch-your-banker-and-hug-your-merchant is apparently as wholesome America as apple pie. banks by market value.”.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As a reference, the best SIFI bank in five year total return was Bank of America at 26th overall. 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.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Market opportunity. Leadership and board members. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

Giannini: Banker of America 1994 Richard X. Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks 2013 John F. The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm 2009 Lowell L. Bonadio Bonadio, Felice A. Bove Bove, Richard X. Bruner Bruner, Robert F. Bryan Bryan, Lowell L. Bryan Bryan, Lowell L.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

The transition, which has reportedly been code-named Kalamata, remains in its infancy – though the broad stroke is said to have been approved by Apple’s executive leadership. Stifel analyst Kevin Cassidy said in a note that he believed the market was “overreacting” to the report. “We Goldman Gets Into Commercial Banking.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Plus, the latest developments on Wells Fargo and what its scandal means for its market peers. Reports last week said a memo from the office is exploring whether it should be more stringent in exempting banks from having regulators screening new executives in leadership roles and other similar measures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

The centrally located city, which is globally recognized as a hub for European, African and Asian business, is placing its focus on boosting its status as a FinTech capital of the world. DIFC is uniquely positioned to become the regional hub for FinTech. Dubai is the land of opportunity.

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Tech and Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In this newly created role, Basker will lead two strategically important pillars in the growth agenda for Zafin — capitalizing on business opportunities through a coordinated transformation of Zafin solutions, processes and disciplines to achieve scale and speed and global expansion of advisory services.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. First Capital Bank. TriState Capital Bank. Bunnell listened.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. market expansion. market has been a hard row to hoe for Temenos. market – already well established internationally from the aforementioned growth. So now you can lose those European loafers and wear these [cowboy boots].”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. While the Gonzo team loves to celebrate our mid-size entrepreneurial banks who “stick it to the man,” we also need to extend a GonzoBanker salute to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Goes to the always-sharp Mitch Feiger and the team at MB Financial for the bank’s sale to Fifth Third at a 24% premium to market price in May.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Congrats to Tim Bosiacki and Dale Turner and their teams for creating a $3 billion better-scaled organization that is now one of America’s top 100 credit unions. Market cap in January: $19B.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2015

Virginia Attorney General, Mark Herring gave opening remarks, during which he asserted that Virginia is perceived as the “predatory lending capital of the East Coast,” suggesting that payday and auto title lenders were a large part of the problem. Lynn DeVault, Board Member, Community Financial Services Association of America.

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Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In terms of North America, we can expect over $20 billion in venture financing this year again?—?much In Europe, over $10 billion could be invested this year, doubling that of 2018 and driven by the sector’s leadership in integrated digital banking (e.g., Plaid, Lemonade). Revolut, N26). For fun, some history. What is SoftBank?

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Summary: Affordable footwear retailer Aerosoles struggled to compete in an tough apparel market as it looked to balance affordability and comfort with changing fashion trends, while competing with even cheaper fast fashion chains. Date: September 2017. Category/Product(s): Footwear. Date: June 2017. Date: April 2017. Date: March 2017.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In early October, the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping mall, announced it would close on Thanksgiving. In a letter to Terry London, chairman of Pier 1’s board, Alden Global Capital had harsh words , saying that London and the board “cannot be trusted to protect the best interest of Pier 1 shareholders.”.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. Bank of America and Countrywide. Google and Motorola. Date: August 15, 2011.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. However, capital isn’t the only or even primary need of startups, various business incubator experts agree. Some entrepreneurs have never raised capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

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Software Capital Security Virginia 190

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Check out Gleason’s stock performance vs. Wells (WFC), Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) over the past five years. Community bank marketing resources. We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Associated funds: Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) is the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson and falls under the umbrella of Johnson & Johnson Innovation. It was given an initial capital investment from Pfizer of $600M and primarily focuses on investing in early-stage therapeutics companies.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Market volatility. America is not in decline—it’s becoming more and more efficient. Brown Shoe Company, at the time the leading manufacturer of work shoes in North America. He increased his holdings dramatically during the bear market of the mid-70s when GEICO was struggling. Stock ownership. Global economics.

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