PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

The blockchain — the underlying technology that powers the digital currency bitcoin — may be nearing its mainstream moment in the sun as four of the world’s largest banks are using it to develop a new form of digital currency. That frees up capital trapped during the process.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Who knew that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, known for their early involvement in Facebook, were in love with bitcoin? You might, when you find out that they were the first to file for a bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And do you care?

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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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

FinTech GoCardless has raised $95 million in a Series F funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Small Business Solutions and Karen Webster how payments innovation will play a critical role in their digital-first 2021. Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay — Or Fleeting? UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Consumers can look forward to soon saying goodbye to the min-6-to-8-characters-with-a-capital- letter-and-number ritual for logging into a website. I recall three years ago at Innovation Project 2013 that a rather prescient panelist said that the payments system’s worst nightmare would be having the SWIFT network breached.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

22) on the sidelines of a financial innovation conference hosted by Thomson Reuters. Earlier this year, Japan recognized Bitcoin as a legal tender and signed off on several companies that created cryptocurrency trading exchanges. Bitcoin began the year valued at approximately $1,000 per coin and has since exceeded $8,000 per coin.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. While B2B use cases of blockchain are plenty (and gaining greater traction in use cases such as trade finance and cross-border corporate payments), adoption of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies themselves remains muted in the business community.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

After relying on the supposed anonymity of bitcoin, members of a ring that imported drugs into the United Kingdom with the help of the dark web were sentenced to over 30 years in jail. The gang leader reportedly managed the operation at the flat of his girlfriend at the time. kilograms of drugs. With the funds, $4.5 million in cash.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

But, because these solutions — like Bitcoin — are largely untested, many traditional banks are wary of investing in companies that operate in the space. Here’s a snapshot of some recent notable B2B API news: For many smaller merchants, fear is very much a factor when it comes to globally expanding their operations.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2017

billion for Intime, the Chinese mall operator, had some on Wall Street perplexed about the 42x premium being paid for the shares of the brick-and-mortar firm. Bitcoin And The China Effect. Oh, how far away bitcoin at $1,100 seems. In just the last several days, the euphoria has faded, and bitcoin’s price plunged 30 percent.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

With no Samsung-like news for bitcoin, prices are holding steady and are even a bit bullish. But let’s turn to the miners, who aren’t happy at all with a stable bitcoin price. The bitcoin block reward was halved in July, which has changed the profitability of new miner entries and could impact the decentralization of bitcoin.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 7, 2016

2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well. As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More.

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Lex Sokolin

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

has reinforced the value of Bitcoin. The price of the cryptocurrency rose to over $15,000, breaking again the $250 billion market capitalization barrier. Perhaps this was also driven by the much discussed move from PayPal, the payment processor, to finally incorporate Bitcoin into its currency options. billion users?

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Bitcoin is notoriously volatile, making it dangerous to use it as a currency. Bitcoin’s value began 2017 around $430 and is now around $960. That fraction of a coin that buys you a pizza this week might bring two the next (though you would starve if you waited that long.) This Read More.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Blockchain technology is behind bitcoin, the popular digital currency, and enables data to be shared between a network of individual computers. We believe strongly in collaboration with clients, specifically client-led innovation.” It’s gaining in popularity because it is proving to be useful in recording and tracking assets. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Some of the more notable members include Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, PayU, Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Capital, Coinbase, Xapo, eBay, Uber, Lyft, Farfetch, Mercado Pago, Spotify and Vodafone. This is why Facebook’s Libra will not compete with bitcoin.”. Libra can’t help solve for that problem. He said to forget the 1.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

What once may not have been taken seriously — cryptocurrencies and futuristic payments — is today exploding as the innovation financial institutions are targeting for investments, largely hoping to get a jump on the blockchain before disruption takes a bite out of their traditional business. For some, it may echo the rise of the Internet.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

It should be a call to action to the cybersecurity regulators that, when innovation — even intellectually and technologically sophisticated innovation — goes off the rails, it’s time to give a good hard look with an eye to reining it way, way in. That means bitcoin. What Does Any of This Have To Do With Bitcoin?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Some of the more notable members include Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, PayU, Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Capital, Coinbase, Xapo, eBay, Uber, Lyft, Farfetch, Mercado Pago, Spotify and Vodafone. This is why Facebook’s Libra will not compete with bitcoin.”. Even including why they’re doing it and their plan. Buckle up.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

PYMNTS: How does what you learn from people shape WePay’s innovation agenda? PYMNTS: Do you have any “formula” for innovation? A year ago, bitcoin was hot, companies rushed to add bitcoin to their checkout form. PYMNTS: What is the one thing that people underestimate about igniting payments innovations?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore. Said charter will mean that Circle will face tighter scrutiny but great ease operating on a national scale. Kennedy School of Government.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

We always want to talk to innovators and those who understand them best. Over the last nine years, it has been PYMNTS’ privilege to speak with some of the most innovative minds in payments and commerce. And we have them here, as explained by the innovators that learned them, in real time, on the ground. Really hard.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 3, 2016

Real Time Equities Settlement will change the global capital markets beyond recognition, impacting every player in the ecosystem. For long a technological pipedream, Real Time Equities Settlement is nudging closer to reality thanks to Blockchain technology.

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Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What does it mean to have a market capitalization? Why is it important whether the market capitalization is high or low? The market capitalization is not the enterprise value, just the equity value. Companies could be levered with debt, which can be related to the operations of the firm, or the activities of the customer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

That capital is earmarked toward helping the firm’s balance sheet ahead of new capital rules that go into effect within the next two years. The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital. For the $1.4 The investment came as Credit China FinTech, which put up the money, formed a joint venture with a focus on the country.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Perhaps the most glaring example of the tendency to dismiss innovative new players was when Apple’s iPhone hit the market in 2007. Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. ” Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. When asked about these smaller players at the time (and even now) some companies have remained woefully dismissive.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. An early innovator in commercial workflow and analytics, upcoming CIOs could learn a ton from John on how to partner and engage constructively with lines of business.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Here’s our guide on how corporations can use startups to innovate faster. Perhaps the most glaring example of the tendency to dismiss innovative new players was when Apple’s iPhone hit the market in 2007. Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. ” Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. The iPhone and iPod.

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Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

How does software operate? Where does it operate? The venture capital games of embedded finance , open banking, PSD2 and API, all of these revolve around the premise that banks are behind on cloud technology and do not know how to package and deliver financial products to where they matter. Who secures it?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

DokChain is a “distributed network of transaction processors operating on both financial and clinical data across the healthcare industry.” Select Investors: First Round Capital, Tekton Ventures, RRE Ventures, Blockchain Capital, KEC Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Birchmere Ventures, Amplify, Drummond Road Capital.

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Lex Sokolin

JULY 1, 2019

Goldman Sachs entered and dominated personal digital lending, runs a neobank and roboadvisor, bought a large digital wealth footprint in United Capital, launched a credit card in partnership with Apple, and is now looking into cryptocurrency stablecoins ?—?something Do you think we will see another moment like this in our careers? but “How?”.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Lots of talk about innovation and customer experience. One big innovation discussion was that as payments become increasingly ubiquitous, we will continue to see them disappear into the background of transactions, particularly in mobile. Roughly 10% of all the individual track sessions were devoted to blockchain/bitcoin.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. Many of SoftBank’s portfolio companies operate across a variety of different industries. Clearco provides growth capital for small businesses. Bubble size and proximity to center correspond to number of investments. Retail & consumer.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

This briefing with cover financing trends for startups, corporate activity in the space, and innovative approaches to dealing with new regulatory complexities. To see the companies innovating in this area, check out the 100+ startups in our regtech market map.). Startups are working to change how companies comply with regulation.

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