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DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was a mixed bag of funding, with a few startups working in more traditional B2B technology, including expense management and SaaS. The others, however, are working with more cutting-edge tech, including bitcoin and artificial intelligence (AI), and just so happened to see the largest funding rounds of the week. Expense Management.

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OCTOBER 14, 2018

Bitcoin was hit with an $18 billion market loss in just three days. Other cryptocurrencies had an even worse week: Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, dropped 12 percent, while the third largest, XRP, is down 18 percent in seven days. and Canadian securities regulators.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Data from venture firm Tribe Capital revealed that the number of monthly U.S. customers buying and selling on the exchange platform in September fell about 80 percent from December, when the price of bitcoin reached its high of nearly $20,000. .” In other news, cryptocurrencies falling prices are hitting Coinbase hard.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project. We expect Marco Polo to ensure seamless collaboration of several sides engaged in international trade operations (banks, suppliers, insurance companies, etc.)

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The company, which is based in both Switzerland and Singapore, has been talking with regulators and petitioned for a capital markets services license, which will allow the firm to offer asset management as a first step into financial services, co-founders Mathias Imbach and Gerald Goh said, according to Deal Street Asia. “In

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MAY 21, 2021

Trade Republic , a commission-free trading app, has raised $900M in a Series C with participation from Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Accel, and Technology Crossover Ventures, among others. Trade Republic recently launched commission-free trading of crypto assets like Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Cash.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The experts estimate that the United States government spent millions trying to enforce it and deprived the states of billions in tax revenue — all without managing to make any significant change in American alcohol consumption. server products, including Primavera project portfolio management software.”.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Mastercard got pulled into its latest round of interchange fee lawyers looking for a quick buck, and contributing to the miracles-are-real file, Aéropostale managed to avoid liquidation and will live to sell another day. Dunkin’ Donuts Now Buyable With Bitcoin. Need to know more? Read on… YouTube And Its Discontents.

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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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DECEMBER 17, 2020

FinTech GoCardless has raised $95 million in a Series F funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay — Or Fleeting? Bitcoin is up about 200 percent year to date as 2020 draws to a close. Plus, Fiserv is acquiring Ondot Systems to further its digital capabilities. BarkBox To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.6

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Yet for finance leaders of the enterprise, adoption of digital assets poses plenty of risks and challenges, not least of all the inability for their current treasury infrastructures to manage crypto in an integrated and compliant way. But it may not be smooth sailing ahead. We’re not just talking about the digitization of fiat,” he said.

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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 Travel and Expense Management. Workforce Management. This week, backers at Tola Capital supported that vision with $5 million in fresh funding.

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JUNE 18, 2019

For bitcoin — and for cryptocurrency brethren — a stretch of calm before the storm? The marquee name would be bitcoin , of course, which as of this writing was changing hands at a bit more than $9,100. Libra is governed by a Managing Director, a Council and a Board. Then again, it might spell the death of bitcoin.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Powering the push in spending, according to the Commerce Department reports, are historically low unemployment figures , wages finally starting to show real gains and additional liquid capital among workers due to the tax cuts of late 2017. In and of itself, that is not terrible news, as long as consumers are managing all that debt well.

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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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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

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JANUARY 11, 2021

To that end, and as reported, NCR is looking to buy Cardtronics , in a deal that takes place amid recent news that Apollo Global and Hudson Executive Capital, private equity firms, were also gunning for Cardtronics. Customer-centric technologies have provided the data and tools to manage relationships in the most profitable way.”.

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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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

One of the key reasons for the complicated relationship – the term “frenemies” comes to mind – is that FinTech newcomers are demonstrating innovative approaches to traditional banking practices, including financial management services and money transfers, while older banks tend to be wedded to older systems.

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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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JUNE 8, 2018

Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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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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MARCH 7, 2018

According to news from Cointelegraph , venture capital funding for blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups (which use technologies like bitcoin, Ethereum and other virtual currencies) this year is on track to exceed 2017 funding in this industry.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Stefan Qin, managing partner of Virgil Capital, an $80 million digital currency hedge fund that runs its own bots on crypto exchanges, told the paper that it has become a “cat-and-mouse game with enemy bots.” ” He said that earlier this year, Virgil Capital lost money on ether trades due to a bot.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. Importantly, Huntington has continued to focus on digital investments and its strong legacy of product management to remain a progressive regional bank. The Comeback Investment of the Year Award – Bitcoin (BTC).

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Blockchain technology is behind bitcoin, the popular digital currency, and enables data to be shared between a network of individual computers. “If we have data standards and distributed ledgers, you could eliminate a tremendous amount of capital reserves and risk capital that get used up in this process right now.”

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MARCH 31, 2021

Our third example is Chainalysis, the crypto-ecosystem mapping firm that helps institutional actors like government, asset managers, and banks interact with blockchain-based digital assets. have to do with Bitcoin laser eyes and NFTs? Other forms of social capital are just as valuable?—?from So what do these compliance firms?—?valued

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Just like the volatility of bitcoin, the world of blockchain is no stable place. Hype over distributed ledger technology (DLT) has certainly led to a bump in shares for companies operating in the space — and even for some companies with seemingly no connection to the tool. But it’s not all smooth sailing. million as part of the shift.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

In the biggest funding round of the week for B2B FinTech, HR and payroll company Namely secured $50 million in venture capital funding. 5), with Altimeter Capital and Scale Venture Partners leading the Series D round. That, said Namely, is a reflection of how demands for payroll technology are changing across the mid-market.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Treasury official Sigal Mandelker, who serves as undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said cryptocurrencies that operate anywhere in the United States will have to comply with regulations that target fraud. Granting a license would be contingent on managing those risks, according to reports.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Cryptocurrencies are hot and bitcoin has soared more than nearly 600 percent in recent months to trade at or near all-time highs, making this a strong moment for leading U.S. Bitcoin hit an all-time intraday high of 28,288.84 In addition to operating some 1,500 U.S. Coinbase ($8 Billion+) . crypto exchange Coinbase to go public.

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JULY 1, 2016

But outside of a drive to take the smarty city concept to a nationwide level, Singapore has also gained recognition for its advancement in innovation-driven entrepreneurship and becoming a startup capital of the world. With an estimated population of just 5.47 million, an unemployment rate of 3 percent and an adult literacy rate of about 96.54

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AUGUST 20, 2018

The survey stretched across 77 C-level executives, IT managers and others — and of that tally, 76 percent of firms are not currently in compliance with their own information governance policies. The changes would come in the wake of the theft that occurred earlier this year at Coincheck , a currency exchange operator.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Uber had many wonderful years of asking for forgiveness instead of permission and managed to build a worldwide ridesharing empire on the strength of that conviction. 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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Startups are addressing pain points such as medical record interoperability, data security, reimbursement, and pharmaceutical supply chain management, while corporates are launching initiatives to bring blockchain tech to healthcare. The company is initially tackling health claims management. Total Funding: $10.4M.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Through blockchain, companies could fundraise without stocks, operate without bank accounts, or pay employees without even knowing their names. ” In other words, blockchain companies don’t need to adhere to a conventional management or financial infrastructure. managing anonymous, geographically dispersed employees.

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