PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

To provide consumers with less expensive and more flexible booking options, eCommerce innovators are taking new approaches to hotel reservations. With that scenario, a traveler could book the first night at a non-refundable rate and the others with a rate that allows free cancellation to, say, the day before check-in.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. It’s an inspiring story — and one that gets many an innovator out of bed to fight the good startup fight, even in the face of insurmountable odds. When Amazon was just about selling books online, its competition was the physical bookstore.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2019

Metro Bank Plc fell the most since going public after applying an incorrectly low-risk weighting to parts of its loan book, with the British lender’s chief saying he doesn’t know how long the mortgages in question had been wrongly classified. The shares plunged as much as 34 percent Wednesday and the bank’s bonds also fell […].

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

When it comes to retail, general commerce and online payments, the increasingly powerful middle class in India will probably get major credit in future textbooks for shaping the global digital economy. billion worth of capital coming from the likes of SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Airbnb Inc.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of the most important innovations in history is the pendulum clock, which was invented in 1636 by Christiaan Huygens , a Dutch scientist and founder of the field of mathematical physics. Enabling people to use their scarce time more efficiently has been at the core of many disruptive innovations throughout history.

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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

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. For Prime members, Amazon will charge the same price for items in the store as it does online.

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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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Bank Innovation

JULY 5, 2016

American Express is taking a page from Square’s book and launching an online platform for small business loans of up to $750,000 — but its main target may be banks. The news came today via Bloomberg, which reported funds could be available as soon as two days after loan approval. Read More.

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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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

And earlier this year the company raised €25 million in equity financing in a Series B round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Acton Capital Partners and Atlantic Labs. The car is booked online or via the Cluno app, and after a minimum term of six months, subscribers can return or switch their car with three months’ notice.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Speaking with PYMNTS, PayParc Global Solutions Founder Taylan Taspinar discussed the sector’s dire need to upgrade its B2B payments strategy after a yearslong lag in innovation — and why not just data, but industry-specific data, is essential to combatting friction. A World Of Pain Points. ”

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PYMNTS

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

MARCH 9, 2018

Index, which was backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s venture capital firm Innovation Endeavors, is well-known for its software for PIN pads that is able to read a chip card in under a second. ” And those larger customers often have or want a physical presence in addition to an online offerings.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As soon as you started heading into QuickBooks Online, Gusto, Xero and all of these applications to help us connect the different areas of the finance stack, we started seeing that nexus really take shape.". We were already heading there, and the pandemic has accelerated it quite a bit," he said. "As

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

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. The GM card has about $3 billion in outstanding balances, making it an attractive target. country manager, said in a statement.

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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

MAY 1, 2019

As the second decade of the 21 st century is drawing to a close, it is almost unimaginable that booking a flight or finding the right hotel room would present as a challenge. They effectively created ways in which they booked tickets that effectively captured the consumer experience,” he said. Moreover, travel is full of risk.

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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. Even with the push to online commerce, finding affordable fares and booking deals is still a game of chance for consumers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

“Our knowledge and experience will help to build innovative new banking services for the bank that will transform it into a modern bank for the 21st century,” Moskvins said, according to the site. The site Baltic-course.com noted that the two new co-owners put two million Euros in the bank to boost its capital position. percent to 15.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

A low interest rate environment, said Sharp, means that treasurers must also be mindful of getting returns on assets (and cash) and, for working capital needs, may find that trade finance is a boon to operations. And it’s no small market, as he said that the working capital market is worth as much as $40 trillion.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Travel tech is a well-established category but startups are still bringing innovation to the space and attracting financing. Using CB Insights data, we ranked the most active investors into unique travel tech startups since 2013, including venture capital and corporate venture investors. Car-hailing services are excluded.

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Denver Capital US Innovation 68

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

It’s become a cliché too often heard today in the B2B space: Procurement should evolve into an experience that mirrors a consumer shopping online at Amazon. “You have to look at the book seller market before Amazon,” he said. “You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

But CEO Fritz Lanman of ClassPass , a platform for online and in-person fitness classes, told Karen Webster that digital offerings have partly filled a hole — albeit not completely — for consumers unable to get to their gyms. What we are hearing from our customers is that they’re dying to go back to studios,” Lanman said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

Winnie – like so many tech innovations – started out as an attempt by its two co-founders to solve their own problems. The latest round was led by Reach Capital with Rethink Impact, Homebrew, Ludlow Ventures, Afore Capital and BBG Ventures also taking part. million raised in late 2016. A Better Solution Than Google.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The rebranded Branch will use the financing to accelerate product development and distribution as its office furniture business expands its footprint and its innovative business model. The company already booked more revenue than it did for all of 2019, which was its first year in operation. Fresh off a $2.4 billion USD in 2016.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Despite the thousands of articles and books written by self-help experts over the years extolling the benefits of embracing change and incorporating more variety into one’s life, the truth is that trying new things can be a hard thing to motivate people or businesses to do. said John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe. “As

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