PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Mercado Libre Inc, the Argentina online marketplace, is gearing up to offer working-capital loans to entrepreneurs in Brazil and Mexico during 2017, reported Reuters. He wouldn’t say how much interest the company would charge on the working-capital loans. . With the new feature, sellers that use Mercado Libre Inc.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2019

review of the capital requirements for market risk regulations, namely the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). It becomes effective in 2022, but banks should now, more than ever, implement the proposed changes in order to meet the deadline for reporting their Pillar I capital under the new methodologies.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The world of modern data and analytics continues to evolve and is very exciting. The change really began in earnest about 10 years ago with the introduction of Hadoop and big data processing. While this explosion of data use cases started on premises, it is most certainly migrating to the Cloud as the primary platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. 30) by London-based venture capital firm Firstminute Capital , CNBC reported. The new fund's main investor is RIT Capital Partners.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2017

Fintech got a fresh flush of capital this week, with some old favorites joining newer names all with innovations in big data, e-commerce software, compliance, and many more. Here are the Top 4 fintech funding rounds of the week: MissFresh e-commerce Beijing-based MissFresh e-commerce ‘s equity rose sharply with its Read More.

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Tech and Finance

AUGUST 11, 2016

A new analysis of technology trends from Capita Technology Solutions and Cisco reveals a strong disconnect between nine key trends, including the Internet of Things and big data, and the ability of businesses to implement the technology to realize those trends. Just 30 per cent said it was being implemented.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Crux is a startup that allows financial institutions to outsource their data processing to gain further insights from that data. Big data and data insight […]. The startup plans to use the $10 million for business expansion, Reuters reports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Qupital said the agreement will enable it to provide financing to eBay sellers doing business in the region, through its “flagship product QiaoYiDai,” to “assist them in resolving their cash flow and working capital issues.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

OneConnect used Guangdong’s “digital government” tech resources, as well as its own blockchain tech, AI and Big Data, to create the platform — which has access to data in 213 categories from 26 departments of government, and has connected with 129 financial institutions in the China province. ”

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

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

It may be slow on the B2B venture capital front, with just $31.5 With $16 million in new venture capital (VC) funding, SyncHR, based in the U.S., The company provides Human Capital Management cloud-based software to businesses. million in funding rounds for some pretty niche enterprise service providers.

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Bobsguide

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In the financial services industry, data has always been “big” Information derived from data is the fuel that drives the engines of global capital markets. Behind every trading decision – to buy, sell, or hold – is an analysis, whether based on a company’s.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup is all about data. With a total of $388 million raised this week, newly funded startups are deploying an array of data analytics technologies to address B2B finance friction. Yellowbrick Data. Catch up on the latest investment rounds below. Biz2Credit.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Quite a few fintech ventures received funding this week; though perhaps surprisingly blockchain is not an area featured on this list—perhaps with all of the recent blockchain proof-of-concepts that are running, investors and angels thought it was time to take a stronger look at artificial intelligence, big data, and other Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Amazon, Alibaba’s payment affiliate Alipay and other internet and Big Data players are a threat to traditional banks, warned Agustín Carstens, head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The funding will also go toward technological advancements, more improvements on its product suite and better big-data capabilities. Oriente said it will use the money to boost its growth in existing markets and further new developments in places like Vietnam.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In the next 10 years, as robots and other tech bring about the “greatest transfer from labour to capital” the industry has witnessed, per a report by Wells Fargo analysts, U.S. Cloud computing, on the other hand, could bring in significant savings, while Big Data would enable “more surgical marketing.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 SIG, GGV Capital, Yunqi Partners, Huochebang, SKy9 Capital and Chuangban Investment also participated in the funding round, reports said. TravelBank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

percent) agrees that their businesses are actively working to become a data-driven enterprise — up from 85.5 “As interesting and important as the embrace of AI and various forms of cognitive learning (machine learning, deep learning) by corporations, [so] is the role that Big Data has played in empowering AI,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

million in B2B venture capital was divided among alt-finance, supplier payments and Big Data services startups this past week. MCI Capital, based in Poland, led the financing via its MCI.TechVentures Fund, according to reports. based Redis Labs , an act of support for the startup’s Big Data management services.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The Chinese tech giant wants to capitalize on an initiative from Beijing, which announced it wanted to bolster the country’s technology infrastructure in the next few years.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

It’s a self-perpetuating scenario that keeps barriers to capital in place. In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Raghav Mathur, head of data science and analytics at Singapore-based Grab Financial Group , discussed the opportunities in data technology that can address the region’s most pressing SMB lending needs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

According to Venture Beat , this latest round of funding was led by Manhattan-based VC firm Stripes Group, with participation from existing investors that include Union Square Ventures, Insight Venture Partners and Spark Capital.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Other investors that participated in the round include Allianz, General Catalyst, GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), OurCrowd, and Thrive Capital. The startup plans to use the proceeds from the capital raise to pick up the pace of expansion in the U.S. and Europe this year, and to evaluate possible new product lines.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The round drew participation from Fin Venture Capital, Mubadala Capital, QED Investors, RiverPark Ventures, and Thomvest Ventures, among others. Ocrolus , an automation platform for the analysis of financial documents, has raised $80M in a Series C round. How’s the company performing?

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Data New York Big Data Analysis 50

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In Kenya, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its “FinTech Sandbox Guidance Note,” which is now finalized as policy. million in venture capital funding from a number of banks, including Citigroup , Credit Suisse and JPMorgan Chase. Meetings between these firms and the CMA are slated to begin next month.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

This week, venture capital for B2B startups is all about quality — not quantity. million in B2B venture capital from the last seven days below. In the biggest funding round of the week, Big Data startup MapR revealed $50 million raised on Tuesday (Aug. We break down the $68.3 B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Whether it’s getting paid by corporate buyers with the sluggish paper check or facing the stamp of rejection on a bank loan application, SMEs aren’t in the easiest of spots to invest in new technology and human capital as the final quarter of 2016 commences.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Big Data and software as a service (SaaS) once again caught the attention of venture capitalists in the B2B FinTech space this week, but it was cross-border B2B payments that landed the most money. Currencycloud’s Series D funding also saw participation from Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital and Anthemis, Rakuten’s investment fund.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

The company, anticipating this, said it will use the new capital to grow its “merchant footprint in Europe and North America.” The San Francisco-based company utilizes a Pinterest-like interface that uses algorithms and Big Data to provide users with a customized retail experience.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

This last week, investors went for platforms in mobile development, cloud-based Big Data, cloud-based invoicing, home equity funding, and marketing. Even though we’re not seeing quite as many raises as in previous years, fintech funding doesn’t seem to be in any danger of disappearing. This brings us to our top Read More.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Earlier in the week, we reported on the bust that is B2B venture capital this week. For a lot of consumer startups, it’s not always obvious how you are going to monetize, and there is a lot of competition for eyeballs,” explained 500 Startups venture capital lead Dave McClure in an interview last month with Reuters. “For Accounting.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Supplier discovery platform scoutbee has raised $60 million in a series B funding round led by Atomico, with Lakestar, Next47, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, 42CAP and Toba Capital all participating, according to a release. . scoutbee wants to capitalize on the global procurement software market, which is growing at a CAGR of 9.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

By smartly using big data and machine learning, they have created a sustainable supply chain, which offers a fair price to consumers, fishermen and farmers, for their premium produce.”. The Series C round comes after a July 2017 Series B funding round worth $10 million that was led by Bain Capital. million USD.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

ApiO.EarlyPay uses big data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate risk analysis and creditworthiness assessments of small businesses and their own customers. EarlyPay represents a game-changing way for SMBs to get working capital.

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Big Data Capital Analytics Analysis 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Of these, Big Data, blockchain and AI are integral to a successful and progressive FinTech industry.”. The company announced the financial support while noting it aims to develop its own Big Data and AI solutions and to apply blockchain, cloud and SaaS technologies into its operations as well.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

million investment in Big Data Partnership in 2015, another B2B company focused on providing businesses with training, storage and support with their data needs. million investment with Intel Capital in InContext Solutions, a firm targeting retailers with shopper engagement technologies. and U.S.,

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