PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Things were a bit more active on the Amazon front, with a big infrastructure investment pushing its market cap back over the $1 trillion line, a new B2B financing partnership with Goldman Sachs potentially in the offing and its expanding stores and services menu. Market Cap Watch: Back to the Trillionaire Club With Logistic Investments.

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Austin Lending Omaha New York City 131

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

The big B2B venture capital news of the week was Augmentum Fintech’s trio of investments, signaling the company’s focus on the B2B FinTech market — but it wasn’t the only firm targeting this startup space. The company secured $50 million in private equity funding from BV Investment Partners, Built In Austin said this week.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A quick survey of the most recent edition of the PYMNTS Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker indicates that a genuine sea of change is rising when it comes to how merchants want to interact with their customers, and how consumers want to manage their transactions. Every market has different needs, wants and regulatory bodies overseeing it all.

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Austin Cards Marketing Mobile 186

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Online footwear and apparel company Zappos is packing up the car, hitting the road — all to become “friends with benefits” with its customers. The Las Vegas-headquartered company kicks off the road show in Austin, Tex., The company says it also hopes to make new friends — customers — along the way. Zappos is owned by Amazon.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Consumers want everything these days, from online shopping with one-click ordering and fast delivery to an exciting and high-tech shopping experience at physical stores. The company also announced Nina Barjesteh as the new marketing chief and the creation of a new position of chief customer officer. to less than $0.29. percent to $1.19

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Retail Marketing Branding Austin 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. They were to be available in some Chicago, Nashville, Austin and New York stores beginning on Oct. Madewell is no stranger to efforts in sustainability, however. (The

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. Supply Chain Management. B2B FinTechs in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Our cohort growth was broad based with many markets crossing key milestones.”. New Markets. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. On another note, Wegmans Food Markets is bringing its curbside pickup offering to additional stores in the Rochester, New York area. Net sales fell short of expectations of $4.88 billion at $4.85

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Zebra , an Austin-based home and auto insurance comparison site, announced its $38.6M The company offers a commercial real estate management platform and offers a commercial P&C insurance program for portfolios between $500K and $10B in AUM. . Hi there, Here’s what went down in insurance tech this week. Deals & Exits.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The company said in the announcement that harnessing a platform for digital management “enables supply chain managers to mobilize and visualize performance management in a more intuitive, convenient manner.” and other markets. The feature is on offer in Phoenix, Dallas, Austin and San Diego.

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Retail San Diego blockchain Phoenix 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. As of May, the company provided approximately 28 destinations based on its subscriber markets. The company accepts credit and debit cards for payments.

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Innovation Retail Las Vegas Payments 109

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 5, 2018

And it follows a string of Q2 acquisitions over the last few years, including: Centrix brought cash management functions of positive pay, fraud prevention and risk assessment as well as dispute management. UnBill brought a payments consolidation software allowing end users to manage their direct payment relationships.

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Fraud Austin Fintech Lending 111

Gonzobanker

JUNE 11, 2018

While commercial lending and treasury management remains the money maker for more than 75% of my clients, most of those clients have a retail-heavy, if any, digital strategy. I haven’t seen any community or regional bank with a great online account opening experience, and the digital account opening vendor market is a mess.

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Conference Digital Banking Austin Digital Strategies 72

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Expensify is more known for expense management, but introduced a corporate charge card in Oct 2019. – Linkedin : 17,200 followers. Market cap: $3.5B ( NASDAQ:EXFY) – Raised $301M ($263 in past 12 months via IPO) ( Crunchbase ).

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Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Expensify is more known for expense management, but introduced a corporate charge card in Oct 2019. – Linkedin : 17,200 followers. Market cap: $3.5B ( NASDAQ:EXFY) – Raised $301M ($263 in past 12 months via IPO) ( Crunchbase ).

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Cards Online Utah Austin 15

PopularBank

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Trainees receive close mentorship from managers and advisors, participate in leadership and community activities and initiate specific projects and solutions for different business areas of the organization. Meet Austin. She later earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. Meet Austin Parisi.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

million investment , Austin, Texas-based Buzz Points is unveiling its new online management portal, Buzz Insight for its rewards and marketing platform. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Buzz Points demonstrated its mobile app at FinovateFall 2015. One month after picking up a $1.8

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William Mills

AUGUST 15, 2018

AUSTIN and ATLANTA, August 15, 2018 – Validis , a pioneer of data sharing and standardization technology used by three of the big four accounting firms and 80 percent of the Tier 1 banks in the U.K., has partnered with William Mills Agency , the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Enhanced card management and personalized transactions are among the new features for the latest edition Malauzai Software’s mobile and online banking SmartApps. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Malauzai Software demonstrated its MOX Pay Powered by Visual App Builder at FinovateSpring 2016.

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Filene

MARCH 6, 2018

We have an opportunity to leverage people analytics and research to develop the right strategies for attracting, developing and promoting top performers within credit unions, from the front line to the boardroom,” said Dr. Sekou Bermiss, assistant professor of management, University of Texas, Austin and Filene research fellow.

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San Francisco Austin Resources Study 45

William Mills

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. In fact, a survey from Microsoft Store of 1,300 U.S. Baker Hill. www.bakerhill.com. www.miradortech.com.

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NCR

AUGUST 15, 2016

We have created a unique blend of technology and human touch to bring an incredible online accounting experience. Our online bookkeeping service is uniquely designed with the small business owner in mind. When business owners look for financing, banks need to know exactly how business owners are managing their money. Innovation.

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Austin Taxes Software US 40

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Education: University of Texas at Austin (MBA), University of Florida (BSE). Shortly after, he joined eBay as Senior Vice President and General Manager.

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San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events and conferences in 2023.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In the mid 90’s when online banking was just gathering steam, industry leaders universally expected the payoff to be reduced customer service costs. Financial providers must be more particularly careful with underserved individuals, who also now happen to be the consumers who are most likely to rely solely on mobile for financial management.

Austin 40

Austin Customer Experience Data Retail 40

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

HQ: Austin, Texas. Risk management. Online investment advisory. Online invoice marketplace. Financial markets analysis. Financial markets analysis. Tags: Investing, information, trading, analytics, investors, wealth management. Auto lending marketplace lender. Latest round: $20 million. ModernAdvisor.

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San Francisco Company Fintech San Jose 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 7, 2016

First to market an RDC-based payment solution, Malauzai sees it as a natural extension of RDC technology, and an easy way for “local merchants to go mobile,” in the words of company Chief Product Officer Robb Gaynor. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, Malauzai Software demonstrated MOX Pay at FinovateSpring 2016.

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Payments Austin Software Texas 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Online insurance. HQ: Austin, Texas. Tags: SMB, accounting, bookkeeping, accounts receivables, AR management, billing, invoicing, collections. Total dollars raised YTD is now $16 billion, nearly double the $8.4 billion raised during the same period a year ago. ——-. Latest round: $134.5 Total raised: $134.5 Source: Crunchbase.

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech San Francisco 12

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 15, 2015

Two FinovateSpring 2015 presenters landed big rounds: Credit Sesame raised $16 million to expand its debt management and credit tracking platform. Consumer credit management. Online accounting & invoicing. Online lending ( Paidy ). HQ: Austin, Texas. Source: TechCrunch. Credit Sesame. Total raised: $35.4

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San Francisco Company Fintech California 12

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Investing & portfolio management. Online identify verification. HQ: Austin, Texas. Low-cost investment portfolio management. Secondary market for private company shares. Nous Global Markets. Crowdsourcing financial market predictions. Here are the deals by size from 12 Dec to 18 Dec 2015: Pave.

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Company Fintech North Carolina California 12

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2015

There were two blockbuster deals, $170 million to German marketplace lender Auxmoney and $81 million to health insurance management platform Collective Health. Payment management . Online personal financial management. HQ: Austin, Texas. Healthcare payment management. Off-market real estate listings.

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Company Fintech California North Carolina 12

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The cash infusion is geared toward helping the online lender build up a capital bulwark in an environment that has been a bit of rough sledding for financing done over the internet in general. Online marketplace for shipping, freight and transport services uShip had a strong close to 2016, said CEO Mike Williams.

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Austin Online Texas Operations 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

They are described by Google as “smart,” since they will provide account holders with money management tips to optimize and manage the funds in those accounts. Consumers are increasingly using online and mobile channels – and living in ecosystems like Google and Amazon where they shop for, discover and buy products.

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Google Fintech Payments Apple 272

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Austin, Texas. Edgewater Markets. Online foreign exchange services. Credit management tools. Real estate investing management platform for consumers. Nigerian online credit card processor. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending. Latest round: $40 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Investment management platform. HQ: Austin, Texas. Curated stock & market ideas. Online payments & collections platform. Tags: Consumer, investing, lead gen, wealth management. HQ: Irving, Texas. Latest round: $100 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. Source: Crunchbase. InvestCloud. HQ: New York City.

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New York City Company Fintech San Diego 12

CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

Key People: Anthony Gregorio, Innovation Lab Senior Manager; Prat Vemana, VP Online; Albert Vita, Director of Strategy Insights. The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. Walmart’s innovation lab is designed to help them stay competitive in the increasingly online and mobile world.

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