PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In other words, automakers are just starting to rev their investment engines. Ridesharing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. ClearMetal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 85 percent believe they need to innovate to stay competitive. And among large retailers, 82 percent said innovation is necessary for continued success. Amazon opened an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital in March.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 5, 2019

A fintech incubator called Silicon Fintech Bay is launching in Redwood City, California. CEO Rick Frisbie declined to say what areas the incubator will focus on, but he told Bank Innovation that selected companies will get to work with the program’s partners on problems they’ve identified. “We

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BankInovation

MARCH 10, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by regulators today following a week of abnormality that included a sale of securities on Wednesday, capital raising efforts on Thursday and a stock plummet of nearly 70% this morning.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. A $40 million Series D funding round makes California’s Anomali one of the VC leaders of the weak. Blockchain.

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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. X1 Card Raises $12 Million In Funding Round Led By Spark Capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Food delivery app DoorDash is working alongside California-based Burma Superstar for a brick-and-mortar store, according to a report from The Verge. In June, the company said it had raised $400 million in equity capital, bringing its total value to almost $16 billion. Other apps like Postmates have introduced other such innovations.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 25, 2017

The funding round was led by Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Greylock Partners. Other investors included Emergence Capital, 8VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Nyca Partners. Based in San Francisco, Blend was established […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 5, 2018

The California-based Wealthfront, which relies on software and algorithms to fuel investments for its clients rather than the traditional human middlemen, will use the capital to keep the […].

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Plus, Epic Games has again asked a California judge to reinstate Fortnite to Apple’s devices. The maker of Fortnite has asked a California judge for the second time to reinstate its popular video game to Apple Inc.’s Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill is capitalizing on the surge in online demand and opening its first digital-only restaurant in Highland Falls, New York, just outside the gates of West Point military academy. The pickup space will look, feel and smell like a typical Chipotle restaurant.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

as well as Durable Capital Partners LP in addition to current investors, accounts and funds that T. Ellenbogen continued, “More important than ever, DoorDash is innovating on products and services that power local commerce and enhance their larger community including Dashers, customers, and merchants. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Lloyd’s Head of Innovation Trevor Maynard said per the report that the British insurance company is the “natural home for insurance innovation because of the unique ability of syndicates to collaborate to insure new things.”. million from a group that included Mitsubishi UFJ Capital as well as Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The grants are part of the San Jose, California-based worldwide online payments system’s $530 million pledge made earlier this year to strengthen minority communities and fight for economic equality and racial justice. PayPal Holdings Inc. provided $5 million in grants to support Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

So why do FIs opt for the sideline in participating more fully in innovation? I recently wrote on these pages that FIs should develop Shark Tank like processes to get early stage equity capital into the hands of nearby entrepreneurs to fuel growth in local markets. Take Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Investments ranged across geographies and industries, but the biggest highlights landed on trade financing and early wage access innovators, as startups bolster their value by supporting small businesses’ and employees’ financial recovery. million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . Gatik has raised $4.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . Gatik has raised $4.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, a biotech group based in San Diego, California, raised about $165 million. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the stock market, causing 20 firms to postpone IPOs, according to Renaissance Capital. Augmented reality (AR) startup WiMi Hologram Cloud , based in Beijing, raised $26 million.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

three California technology companies, all wanted a piece of the federal government’s $350 billion loan program, which was designed to keep businesses in the black during the COVID-19 pandemic. . Luke Voiles, vice president and business leader of Intuit’s lending arm, QuickBooks Capital, told the paper they are doing their best.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with Dynamo Venture Capital, AngelPad, Fontinalis Partners and Trucks Venture Capital also participating. The company has been testing the vans on public roads in California since early 2018. Gatik said it would soon announce more commercial partnerships. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. I’ve been around this industry now deploying capital for, let’s say, 18 years, and I’ve never seen a product or invested in a product that has higher customer approval rates than the traditional deferred deposit advance loans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I am delighted to be joining Libra Networks with a mission to enhance financial innovation,” said Emmett. Mint’s decision to phase out the production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030. On the heels of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Finch Capital recently invested an undisclosed sum into Indonesia’s Jojonomic, a company that provides expense management and business management technology. India’s M1Xchange has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from Mayfield India and SIDBI Venture Capital, reports in Inc42 said this week.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based million investment round in commercial card startup DiviPay, reports said this week, via the bank’s venture capital unit ANZi. based Steadview Capital, adding to the previous Series A round announced in April.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Bork will spearhead Sezzle’s enterprise business development efforts, as the company focuses on client acquisition following its recent capital raise. As PYMNTS recently reported , the buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm raised $55 million in its latest capital round. The company offers U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. The Series C investment will help the California company focus on growth and product innovation to fuel development of its enterprise data warehousing solution.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Beyond Tempe, Starship brought on a grocery delivery service in the nation’s capital last month and grew to Irvine, California. Consumers can order from three restaurants: Tempe City Tacos, Fate Brewing Company and Venezia’s Pizza. The company also increased its service area in Milton Keynes in Britain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Other participants included existing investors Fidelity China Special Situations plc and 5Y Capital, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. already operates robo-taxi fleets in China and California. Before the pandemic, the cars were ferrying government employees in Freemont, California, where its U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to Israeli financial news website Calcalist , Armis employs around 240 people in Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv. Insight Partners, which is a venture capital and private equity firm, recently opened an office in Tel Aviv last October. The round was led by Sequoia Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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