PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Domio , a startup that designs and rents apartment hotels, has raised $100 million in funding to expand both nationally and globally to 25 markets by 2020, according to reports on Tuesday (Dec. The company’s Series B round was led by GGV Capital. The funding round closed in late summer.

Marketing 101

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. Matt Taylor, co-founder and CEO of running apparel brand Tracksmith has found himself and his company a little slice of Boston’s running history. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand.

Boston 175

Boston Marketing Training Branding 175

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

In a sign that Colgate-Palmolive is looking to diversify its interests beyond soap and toothpaste with deals, the consumer goods group has come to an agreement to purchase the Filorga Cosmétiques skincare business for €1.5 Paris-based Filorga is a brand for anti-aging skincare mostly focused on facial care.

Branding 101

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

ParkWhiz announced it has received an additional $5 million in equity to its recently-announced Series D financing, bringing the total funding round led by NewSpring Capital to $25 million. The additional funding comes from strategic investors including Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Alate Partners, Chaifetz Group and Purple Arch Ventures.

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Chicago Branding Groups Apple 123

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Siam Commercial Bank and BNP Paribas, as well as SoftBank’s spun-off SBI Group. The new investors were joined by existing investors including Nation Capital, Sapphire Ventures and Google’s venture arm known as GV. My brand is invisible. Other investors included World Bank’s International Finance Corp.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

Corelle Brands has been around for a while — like 100 years. By today’s standards, it looks anything like an innovative brand. Corning didn’t invent heat-resistant glass when it rolled out its branded version of Pyrex. At the conclusion of the deal, both firms will be owned by Cornell Capital, which bought Corelle in 2017.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the process, they are capitalizing on a chance to drive loyalty and enhance the brand.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion. Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. and Summit Financial Group, Inc. They should have been investing in fintech growth businesses and they had the capital to do it.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

As a result of this cash flow crunch, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Head of Supply Chain Finance Maureen Sullivan recently said in a public statement that demand for trade finance is on the rise, with delayed B2B payments only part of companies’ current cash flow struggles. Federation of Small Businesses.

Payments 184

Payments Policies Data Regional 184

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A recent round of bank merger announcements and the marquee Capital One/Discover deal illustrate this mantra’s popularity. Well folks, they’re back—the cries from the rooftops, in the media and at conferences that “Scale Matters” in our consolidating and technically transforming banking industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

But a consortium of retail property landlords, including Simon Property Group Inc., liquidators Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC and Hilco Merchant Resources LLC and licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, swooped in at the last minute to win ownership of the struggling retail chain in a bankruptcy auction with a joint offer of $243.3

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The $20 million funding round for Australian alternative lending platform Prospa has set a record, according to reports, as the largest FinTech venture capital funding in the country. challenger bank Monzo, one of the nation’s few digital-only banks, raised nearly $25.5 Soundtrack Your Brand. Alt-Lending. SME Banking.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 23, 2019

The next day they announced they were selling to Valley National Corp. Cost savings opportunities, attractiveness of markets, niches or specialties, seller's capitalization, buyers' stock valuations, etc. And in fact, ORIT was relatively highly capitalized compared to SSFN, with a leverage ratio of 12.92% versus 9.48%.

Branding 60

Branding Regional New York Capital 60

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

Appear Here’s Series B round was led by Octopus Ventures and saw participation from Simon Venture group as well as existing investors Balderton, MMC, Meyer Bergman and Playfair Capital. Today, they’re a key marketing and sales tactic for everyone from digitally native and startup brands to legacy retailers.

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New York City New York Retail Online 100

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The National Restaurant Association recently reported that the industry lost $120 billion during the pandemic’s first three months and that these losses could total $240 billion by the end of the year. Sales rose somewhat in May, but the trade group said many restaurants are still losing money and considering shutting down.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) continues its bumpy ride on the New York Stock Exchange. Now, China’s online retail giant has launched its official anti-counterfeit efforts in partnership with large international brands, with Mars, Samsung and Louis Vuitton among the 20 members of the Big Data Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

AXIS Securities Limited, a subsidiary organization of AXIS Bank Limited, offers retail broking services under its flagship brand Axis Direct – www.axisdirect.in. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 385,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries.

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Security Mobile User Experience Branding 78

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

With its solution designed to address friction in supplier commercial card acceptance, Nium ‘s InstaReM brand announced the expansion of BizPay into a new market: Australia. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the top stories in payment rail innovation. InstaReM Expands BizPay. ” AeroPay Elevates The Bank Transfer.

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blockchain System Payments Innovation 193

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

And most of the nation got a good chuckle — except perhaps the investors who threw $125 million at the disruptive future of juice. For a time, it seemed as though the brand might be going public, but plans have apparently changed in light of the changing state of brick-and-mortar retail in the U.S. Can we say we told you so?

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Millennials Cards New York Branding 109

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

But Belk may have something to teach its more nationalized equivalents, because it is doing something that its counterparts nationwide, by and large, are not. About a year and a half after the chain was sold off to a private equity group, Charlotte-based Belk is opening up new stores, though less well-performing ones are being shuttered.

United States 100

United States Kentucky Charlotte Branding 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

South Central Los Angeles to be specific — best known nationally as the home to riots following the Rodney King verdict almost a quarter of a century ago. Those t-shirts can then be sold wholesale to screen printers and will eventually go toward a consumer-facing eTail brand. With an edge — because Dov Charney is still Dov Charney. “We

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Los Angeles New York Branding America 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The tax may be a case for the government to boost its own coffers on eCommerce, anticipated to be worth as much as $200 billion annually by 2026, as estimated by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) late last year. The impression may be that the tax amounts to a “papercut,” but it “could impact working capital of small businesses.”.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

BDB offers conventional and Islamic business finance services, venture capital and investment advisory to small and medium enterprises across multiple industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This strategy is in line with the Bank’s mission of being an active participant in national strategy by supporting this sector of the economy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Now comes the tipping point, said the industry group, where the ATMs may simply shuttered, ostensibly as the aforementioned compliance costs are too great to bear. “ Google has been retooling Tez , now branding it as Google Pay, and bringing instant loan offerings to consumers, in partnership with several Indian banks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

Though Five Below does not quite count itself as a direct competitor to the likes of TJX or various other “dollar store” chains, they are certainly hunting the same customer group. Why would one of the least-spending store brands in the U.S. Bergdorf Goodman, Harry Winston and Tiffany & Co.

New York 100

New York New York City Branding Philadelphia 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The biggest transaction came from the banking space, where a series of private investors invested $30 million in Old Dominion National Bank. That group generally works locally. They can be a small group,” Cronin said. GE is a terrific brand to be aligned with for us and our manufacturing partners.”.

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Maryland Software Texas Meeting 140

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City. The funds, according to the firm, will go toward expanding the online grocery business nationally. Online grocer Farmstead has announced that it has picked up $7.9

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District of Columbia North Carolina Retail Online 142

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

“These clauses allow companies to avoid accountability by blocking group lawsuits and forcing people to go it alone or give up. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness. ” Brian Tate, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA), had a similar reaction.

Cards 101

Cards Lending Study Industry 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

Though you might not realize it looking at a weather forecast in various parts of the nation – as it seems the temperature might never actually break 40 degrees – spring is upon us; the season for new beginnings is here. Uber isn’t the only ridesharing firm rolling out a branded debit or credit card.

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Apple Cards Lending Report 140

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

While India-based Blume Ventures takes the lead for most active venture capital investor in the country, corporate and CVC deals to the tech sector have risen every year since 2012. The Times Group. The Times Group is often referred to as the nation’s largest media conglomerate. round from SoftBank Group.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. TD Bank Group Acquires First Horizon. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S.,

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

from SoftBank Group, which has earmarked its $93B Vision Fund for global startup investing. Bengaluru, the capital of the Southern state of Karnataka, took in the greatest number of deals over the past five years, at 30%. Delhi and its surrounding NCR (National Capital Region) area came in a close second, at 29% each.

Regional 63

Regional Capital Groups New York 63

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

This new round of capital will help us further our mission of connecting communities around the world through last-mile delivery,” CEO Tony Xu said. SoftBank Group led the round, along with participation from GIC, Wellcome Trust and Sequoia Capital. And DICK’S wasn’t the only big brand looking to change its role in this story.

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Regulation Data Regional America 108

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2015

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the credit union equivalent to the American Bankers'' Association (ABA), states that credit unions exist to serve members, returning earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates, higher interest on deposits, and lower fees. Where do you think credit unions get their capital?

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FICO

APRIL 12, 2023

mortgage-backed securities (MBS) being held or traded by institutions and investors, a staggering sum that dwarfs the GDP of every other nation except the U.S. Securitization generally refers to the process of converting a pool or group of assets into tradable securities, thus offering increased liquidity. trillion in U.S.

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