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JUNE 24, 2020

Hong Kong-based FinTech Qupital is expanding its reach as it unveils a deal to provide financing services to eBay sellers in one of the world’s fastest growing markets, Greater China. Qupital last year raised $15 million in new capital from a group led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund ( CEFIF ).

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Kueski , a consumer lending and credit startup, has raised $202M — $102M in Series D funding from StepStone Group, Richmond Global, and Angel Ventures Mexico, among others, and $100M in debt funding from Victory Park Capital. How’s the company performing? Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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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. There are also rumors swirling that Amazon , Google and Facebook could get into the financial services market in some form.

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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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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. This week, the B2B investment roundup is all about niche markets.

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APRIL 28, 2020

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

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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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MARCH 10, 2020

In markets like Southeast Asia, high rates of credit-invisible, underbanked small businesses make filling the small business credit gap an even more difficult challenge. At the root of the matter is often a lack of predictive data to ascertain the creditworthiness of these small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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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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JANUARY 15, 2018

Switzerland alternative lending company Tradeplus24 is entering the Australian market through a collaboration with Trade Ledger , the companies announced. According to the companies, Tradeplus24 is targeting Australia because its market offers high margins and limited competition. Reports Friday (Jan.

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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. China Renaissance analyst Alex Liu said the pandemic “expedited the digitalization of people’s way of life,” according to Reuters.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

In Kenya, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its “FinTech Sandbox Guidance Note,” which is now finalized as policy. The first step is one that takes in market-specific operators within a number of spaces, including robo-advisors, crowdfundng and algorithmic trading. Poland, Germany and France.

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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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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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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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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. With data breaches in the news daily, it’s no surprise that fraud detection is big business.

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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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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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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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MARCH 27, 2019

It’s also backed by Sequoia and Zhenfund, and it’s one of a slew of companies trying to attract market share away from Apple and other tech giants. This will enable the capital markets to support the development of China’s core technologies and innovative capabilities,” the regulator said in a statement posted on its website.

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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. The company said it will use the support to grow its presence in the alternative small business lending space through marketing and developing. We break down the $68.3 B2B Payments.

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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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JANUARY 1, 2019

A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. But relatively high stock prices and access to more capital remain prime temptations, and there is little doubt that 2019 will bring more than few exciting — and telling — IPOs.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin, according to a press release. Founded in 2012, Cybereason boasts distribution in all major global markets. and its affiliates.

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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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AUGUST 8, 2017

Long before founding a data science, credit scoring and digital finance company, the Russian-born and U.K.-educated educated entrepreneurs met while working abroad at Renaissance Capital and Deutsche Bank. And, by using alternative sources of data, ID Finance says it can extend credit to a much larger portion of the population.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Analysts at the financial institution (FI) said they expect mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity to heat up, and corporate finance teams must be prepared — both to strategically deploy capital for acquisitions, and to anticipate being a takeover target themselves.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

That would be Airbnb , of course, which in its latest capital raise of $850 million fetched an implied $30 billion , which outstrips nicely the valuation seen last year at roughly this time at $25 billion. The firm’s CEO told a German media firm that company may bow on the public markets as early as next year.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Trend Lab, a startup developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the FinTech market, has revealed it secured new funding. Of these, Big Data, blockchain and AI are integral to a successful and progressive FinTech industry.”. In a press release issued Tuesday (Jan. 16), the company said it raised more than $12.7

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Operating as an incubator, the Singapore eXellerator lab will aim to strengthen the bank’s financial services innovation efforts within China , with the bank pointing to the market’s leadership in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, mobile payments and biometrics.

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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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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.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2017

Microsoft will be lending its Azure Cloud technology to the companies so they can enhance their cloud, IoT, Big Data and analytics capabilities. The Accelerator will also link the startups with marketing, sales and research teams.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

billion of committed capital, with a fair value of current holdings at $82.2 DoorDash has gained much in terms of implied market value. The company went public through a direct listing that has a market cap in recent days of $15 billion. Unrealized gains have been notable, up 408.5 billion yen ($3.9 billion yen ($1.8

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a bit of a mixed bag for B2B FinTech venture capital (VC), investment backers stayed fairly quiet this week, racking up nearly $90 million in funding. million funding from Advance Global Capital, the UAE-based small business lender is strengthening its existing partnership with its investor to drive opportunities in the industry.

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