Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2019

Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Payment operations software company Modern Treasury raised $38 million through an Altimeter Capital-led Series B funding round, according to a Tuesday (Jan. In terms of payment innovation, the company notes that real-time payments (RTP) account for over 6 percent of its volume. 12) announcement. The company says that over $18.5

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JUNE 17, 2020

At the broader level, commercial card innovators — both within the T&E arena and elsewhere — are pressing further into the spend management space, heightening the ability for businesses to control and analyze expenses as more companies tighten their belts and focus on recovery. Expensify Links Cards To Booking.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

In today’s top digital-first banking news, Goldman Sachs has selected FinTech startup Marqeta to power digital checking accounts for Marcus, while California credit card startup X1 notched $12 million in a funding round headed up by Spark Capital. Plus, the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report noted that the U.S.

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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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JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Used to be that managing a company’s liquidity and cash position was a matter of reconciling disparate bank accounts at the end of the day. Trade finance, they said, could help boost efficiency in cash management and supply chain (via dynamic discounting on invoices).

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the throes of managing balance sheets and loan portfolios and at the same time executing daily “run the bank” operations, bankers are faced with the need to continuously develop new customer experiences and scale enterprise capabilities. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Meanwhile, new competitors are entering the market and tearing up the traditional banking rule book. Reengineering core banking systems that have been developed over decades while innovating fast enough to stay competitive would be like trying to change your tires while speeding down the freeway. Embracing change. Ready for anything.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

NEW DATA: Five Payments Innovations for Winning the Digital-First Shopper. Data Analytics Changes the Working Capital Management Paradigm. COVID-19 has disrupted the capital management field , transforming what was once a strictly financial space into a game of personal leverage. Trackers and Reports.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible. Afterpay Rolls Out BNPL Cross-Border Pay For Merchants.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

While 2020 has been a monumental year for B2B payments digitization and innovation, plenty of friction still exists in the way corporate buyers pay their suppliers. Solutions like commercial and virtual card products, for instance, assure buyers the ability to extend capital float while accelerating payment to vendors.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

• The financial technology firm expands bookings by 300% in H1 2022 versus prior period. The hires include several senior hires with decades of experience in capital markets and technology: Paul Sweeney, Head of Fixed Income Development : Paul has over 20 years of experience designing and developing financial solutions.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Small business lending platform OnDeck is accelerating access to capital for its users through the launch of a same-day funding option. local time, as per National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) caps, as long as small businesses complete their booking or line of credit draw by 10:30 a.m. on a business day.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. And a significant share of luxury travelers express high levels of interest in using innovative payment solutions to fund their future vacations. trillion on their vacations last year.

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JUNE 7, 2017

BAM Worldwide, a provider of cash management and working capital, e payment solutions to the transportation industry , announced Tuesday (June 6) that it has completed a $10-million investment led by Millstone Capital Partners. BAM provides technology, payments processing and working capital loans to the U.S.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. There’s a clear trajectory from daily to intra-day calculations, and in some cases even to real-time XVA calculations to help traders and risk management teams make better operational decisions. Game-changing innovation. Innovation drives business transformation.

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JULY 7, 2020

Back-end processes like payments and cash flow management are a significant opportunity for travel industry players to modernize and promote efficiency. “The travel industry is indeed very good in adapting to new technologies in general, and there are incredible players that are bringing innovations to the industry,” he said.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Countingup, started by Clear Books Founder Tim Fouracre, plans to use the venture capital funding to launch operations in the U.K. The platform aims to facilitate the opening up of a current account via smartphone, providing SMBs with automated accounting and expense management solutions. later this year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed. The company is predicting its host income will reach $25 million during the Summer Olympics.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Its “Whole Paycheck” image combined with the rise in availability of organic foods in more traditional grocery stores put pressure on its stock, which was in the dumper, and the management team to do something to turn things around. When Amazon was just about selling books online, its competition was the physical bookstore.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Here’s what participants said about managing debt collection in the pandemic this year — and what they see for the future. Bureau data became a challenge as many of the leading indicators became redundant since people ‘froze’ in time, which placed risks on many of the account origination and account management scores.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Previous investors Global Founders Capital, Comcast Ventures and Trinity Ventures also gave money. Its website directly garners more than 65 percent of its bookings. . He added that software eliminates many issues but some “are solved with innovation in the supply chain of our services.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

There is an out-and-out frenzy to capitalize on the pandemic-fueled digital shift that gave consumers few options for accessing products and services over the last twelve weeks. Innovators with better tech will appear and — literally overnight — snatch your customers out of your calcified incumbent arms and build scale, they say.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. They can then book or reserve their spot at the events directly through Fever. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Big Data management firm MapR is looking to go public, but before it does, the company announced a big funding round. The company provides Big Data management services to the enterprise and recently announced a 100 percent increase in its bookings compared to the year prior. Reports on Tuesday (Aug.

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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 Travel and Expense Management. Workforce Management. VC activity was especially high across the U.S. TravelBank. Based in the U.S., Based in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

It looks like a race is shaping up to determine the future management of General Motors ’ credit card business. However, the Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that the London-based Barclays is also bidding for GM’s card business, while current issuer Capital One is unlikely to let the account go without a fight.

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MARCH 20, 2019

percent of the market’s total capitalization, falling to a low of 50.54 This new data includes files from companies including Indonesian eCommerce site Bukalapak; game development platform GameSalad; Estante Virtual, a Brazilian book store; online task manager Coubic; Notebook app LifeBear; and YouthManual, an Indonesian student career site.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

still manage their bookings with pen and paper,” Shedul co-founder and CEO William Zeqiri said in an interview. But Shedul is actively trying to solve that particular friction but offering a “totally subscription-free platform” that allows users from any device connected to the internet to find and book a salon or spa appointment.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management. a trucking firm also based in Indianapolis (capital of a state whose motto is “The Crossroads of America”). Department of Justice.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 8, 2017

Betterment is the poster child for passive investment, recently booking $70 million in venture funding and has continued to enhance its services. Two distinct streams have surfaced in fintech: passive and active investment. But the active investment strategy for investors is far from dead in fintech.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

“Unfortunately the capital certainly has not improved,” said Bill Winters, chief executive at Standard Chartered, according to news reports in the Financial Times. ” The bank posted a 5 percent increase in its loan book, reports said, mostly driven by corporate finance, trade finance and mortgages.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

“This is the sixth round of funds we have received from BlueOrchard, and I believe this demonstrates their comfort with and commitment to our business,” said Aye Finance Managing Director Sanjay Sharma.

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