CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Company Description: Founded in 2012, this Berlin-based company runs an online used car exchange via a family of sites such as Auto1.com, Select Investors: DST Global, DN Capital, SoftBank Group. Company Description: Based in Sweden, Klarna provides online payment solutions. Select Investors: Rhone Capital. NuCom Group.

Groups 76

Groups Capital Operations Fintech 76

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MAY 6, 2016

Online Fraud. The latest CyberSource annual report on online fraud tells the tale of card-not-present fraud not just going down, but going down by a whole big bunch – across all channels. Mobile was down, online was down and even cross-border fraud was down. Problem – what problem? Prosper/Alt Lending.

Apple 100

Apple Branding Fraud Bitcoin 100

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APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. The private equity firms that have backed the latest capital infusion are ones that are known for doing so as their investees get ready to go public. The Capital One data showed that such stepped-up activity will not occur in the next six to 12 months.

Samsung 100

Samsung Mobile Data social media 100

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 – and the birth of the apps ecosystem a year later in 2008 –inspired an entirely new class of innovators, stating the 2010s with a brand-new toolkit. That’s not just because consumers can shop and buy online without leaving the house. What a difference a decade makes.

Payments 180

Payments Innovation Cards Google 180

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JANUARY 1, 2020

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 – and the birth of the apps ecosystem a year later in 2008 –inspired an entirely new class of innovators, starting the 2010s with a brand-new toolkit. That’s not just because consumers can shop and buy online without leaving the house. What a difference a decade makes.

Innovation 174

Innovation Cards Google Payments 174

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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.

Innovation 100

Innovation Apple social media America 100

CB Insights

APRIL 23, 2019

Companies vying to take a 5G lead range from network provider Verizon to device maker Samsung to chipset maker Qualcomm, among many others. Samsung pushing premium 5G devices. In August 2018, Samsung announced it planned to invest approximately $22B in 5G and AI technologies over the course of the next three years.

Samsung 77

Samsung Mobile Technology Marketing 77

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, The companies served different user bases: Nextel was more of a business brand, with customers often drawn to its signature walkie-talkie technology.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

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APRIL 5, 2017

Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo, first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product inventory information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce. Additionally, Akeneo has 120 enterprise edition clients, including Samsung, Shop.com and Amer Sports.

Branding 100

Branding Software Management Retail 100

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APRIL 5, 2017

Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo , first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce. Additionally, Akeneo has 120 enterprise edition clients including Samsung, Shop.com and Amer Sports.

Software 101

Software Management Branding Analytics 101

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. Shift Number One | The Shift To Buying Online. We’ve been watching online sales now grow — even double — year over year, for many years now, but it’s still tiny, overall. Who in the world ever thought that there’d come a day when groceries would be bought online ?

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As millennials head deeper into adulthood and make more money, the personal finance space is adapting to their unique money management attitudes in a few key ways: From in-person to online. Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, PNC, and Wells Fargo all offer digital and mobile banking options. From big banks to big tech.

Millennials 77

Millennials Mobile Lending Cards 77

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MAY 3, 2016

“With the proliferation of technology and channels, and convergence in some areas, we are seeing retailers and other merchants forced into making investment choices, to capitalize on new ways to better align physical and online channels and so drive efficiency and value,” the white paper stated.

Fraud 100

Fraud Retail Compliance Survey 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Forged strategic partnership with United Capital. Personal Capital ( FD15 ). Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Unveiled personalized app recommendations for QuickBooks Online. Partnered with Scotiabank to co-brand loans for SMEs in Mexico and Canada. Hired former Yodlee CFO.

San Francisco 18

San Francisco Taxes Lending Colorado 18

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Online grocery. 3D printing.

Industry 101

Industry Technology Online Video 101

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JANUARY 20, 2017

First up, Alibaba continues to come down hard on counterfeiters after the company found its online marketplace on the Office of the U.S. billion to acquire Intime Retail Group and take it private as part of a larger strategy to broaden its brick-and-mortar reach and counteract slowing online sales growth in its domestic market.

Groups 100

Groups America Samsung National 100

CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

IBM and Samsung have been working on a concept known as ADEPT, which uses blockchain-type technology to form the backbone of a decentralized network of IoT devices. For example, TØ.com , a subsidiary of Overstock, wants to enable stock transactions online using blockchain tech. Networking and IoT. image credit: IBM. CROWDfunding.

blockchain 78

blockchain Industry Bitcoin Security 78