PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

That option is not always available with the traditional suspects for business travel booking, like travel agents or online travel agencies (OTAs). As a result, Avi Meir sought to build a better business travel booking experience when he helped found Travelperk. “We That process is often slow and time-consuming.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

How do business travelers book business trips that meet their needs, while staying within corporate travel policies? Business travelers can, say, turn to the world of travel agents or consumer online travel agencies (OTAs), such as Expedia. Plus, these booking methods can be frustrating for travelers as well as administrators.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Chromo Capital co-led the deal. Also participating were Perry Capital, founded by Richard C. Perry, and new fund Bramalea Partners, launched by Andrew Boyd, former head of global equity capital markets at Fidelity Investments.

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CB Insights

MARCH 11, 2019

On March 7th, Airbnb acquired HotelTonight , a last-minute hotel booking startup backed by Accel, Battery Ventures, Coatue Management, and First Round Capital, among others. HotelTonight started offering last-minute hotel bookings via its mobile app in 2011 and has raised over $117M. Become a CB Insights customer.

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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

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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CB Insights

MAY 25, 2021

Found , a self-employment online banking platform, has raised $12.8M The round drew participation from Sequoia Capital and undisclosed angel investors. California-based Found is a digital bank that offers banking, book-keeping, and taxation services for self-employed people. in a Series A funding round. Want the full post?

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Starting today and running through the end of 2017, travel-loving Capital One customers with either the Capital One Venture Card or the VentureOne Card will have a new perk to play with. But discounts aren’t the whole of the model, since even Shank noted that there are other ways to save when booking online.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2019

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO has been on a tear lately, landing $1.5 Now, the fast-growing operation is tapping into one of the growing trends in payments and commerce by offering online financing for its many partners. is a new program that has OYO partnering with Biz2Credit , a small business online lending platform.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The travel and lifestyle platform has received investments from the likes of JD.com, Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse Capital, according to Deal Street Asia. percent) of online purchases. Both online and offline transactions will be supported under Visa ’s global network, and may also be managed through Traveloka’s mobile app.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The card bridges companies in the eCommerce space, including online brands and eRetailers, to 60-day payment terms, interest-free financing and no foreign transaction fees. In October the firm closed a $125 million Series C funding round from Greenoaks Capital, DST Global and IVP, valuing the firm at $1.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A banking veteran with stints at such traditional mainstays as Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered, Boden recently published a 300-page book offering an insider look at the launch of Starling in 2014, “Banking On It.”. digital bank public.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

LLC and BofA Securities are serving as joint lead book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the deal. Additional book-running managers for the IPO include Wells Fargo Securities, BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. PYMNTS research shows that 22.7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

Goldman Sachs has officially entered the world of online retail banking. The platform was reportedly inherited by Goldman Sachs after its recent acquisition of a $16 billion book of deposits from GE Capital. TechCrunch also noted that the bank’s interest rate will provide customers with an annual yield of 1.05 06 percent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

GM was the first company to let drivers use touchscreens to do things like order food, pay for gas or book hotels. Goldman has worked out a rough deal with Capital One Financial Group , with the purchase price included. WSJ reported sources said the deal is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks unless it falls apart.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the past, Eko has taken in investments from the likes of Intel Capital and Sequoia Capital. In August, Walmart announced another partnership with the launch of its eBook service, Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to an all-new digital catalog of books in-store and online.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Online lenders will need the green light from the central bank to roll out new offerings or hike lending rates if the legislation is put into law, Quartz Africa reported. Online lending has brought about a number of complications in Kenya, with digital loans reportedly leading rising personal debt for users in the country.

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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

MAY 7, 2020

But revisiting management commentary and specific sub-segments of the reported data — specifically Square Capital and Cash App — shed additional light on where merchants see opportunity and challenge right now. Square itself started to offer curbside pickup and delivery options in its Square Online Store. The Great Pivot.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Fandom had always had a place online, but truly thrived at in-person events and local retailers that catered to collectors and enthusiasts’ interest in one-of-a-kind and holy grail items,” Logan Head, co-founder and chief technology officer of Whatnot, said in a press release on Friday (Dec.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2021

Online gaming and entertainment platform Roblox is holding off on a public listing after the U.S. Earlier this month, Roblox raised $520 million in a funding round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised concerns, Reuters reported on Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. million in funding, Deal Street Asia reported , with the investment led by Global Founders Capital and Indus Valley Capital. TripActions.

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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.

San Francisco 119

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

A little over a month ago, Booking.com sent ripples of surprise throughout the travel vertical with the announcement that it would begin collection commissions on the fees resorts charge to customers who book through the platform. Booking platforms, on average, charge a 12 percent to 15 percent booking fee. “As

Las Vegas 110

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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

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. Venture Partners, while existing backer Chicago Ventures and newcomer Soma Capital also participated, according to a press release. ”

Cards 181

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Online lodging marketplace Airbnb announced on Thursday (Sept. The company has been actively trying to expand in the past few years, and it recently launched a new service for people to not only book lodging, but to give them experiences and tours in cities. billion in total booking value, which is up 31 percent from the year prior.

Los Angeles 118

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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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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. As both an MDI and CDFI, it applied for and received $80 million from the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) distributed by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

WEX is purchasing the Australian eNett from Travelport and its owners, partnered with Siris Capital Group and Elliot Management Corporation’s private equity affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. billion agreement includes about $1.275 billion in cash and roughly 2 million shares of WEX common stock paid to the sellers. .

Payments 132

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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. Harvard Business School professor , Shikhar Ghosh’s research says that three out of every four venture-backed startups die, and 95 percent of them fail in the sense that they never deliver the expected return on their investor’s capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

With artificial intelligence (AI), Fraugster has developed a software solution that prevents fraud for online retailers, analyzing data from multiple sources and cross-checking information to determine whether a transaction is fraudulent or not. SESAMi/Capital Match. Based in Germany, Fraugster raised more than $13.9

Software 158

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

With the small store concept, shoppers can access personal stylists and on-site tailoring, and customers can tap into omnichannel features such as buy online, pick up in-store. Of course, you can see online players such as Amazon and Flipkart growing,” Juvencio Maeztu, IKEA’s CFO, said earlier this year.

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