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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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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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Emmett previously was the top executive of HSBC Bank plc and Europe, where he was responsible for HSBC's UK Wholesale Bank and operations across Continental Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Bermuda.

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Plus, Epic Games has again asked a California judge to reinstate Fortnite to Apple’s devices. Thunes, the FinTech startup that operates a global cross-border payments network for emerging economies, announced on Tuesday (Sept. Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change.

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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. . said in a news release. . “We

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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. . said in a news release. . “We

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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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as well as Durable Capital Partners LP in addition to current investors, accounts and funds that T. The company said the funds will help with new offerings that assist its retailers in handling the evolved operating climate as well as provide diners with secure and accessible ways to transact. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. among others.

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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.”. The company reportedly applied for an operating license in the country in the past.

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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. Accounting automation startup CANDIS secured about $14.2

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Other participants included existing investors Fidelity China Special Situations plc and 5Y Capital, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. He said the company’s strategy is to supply autonomous technology to other automakers and to operate its own fleets of robo-taxis. Driverless car developer Pony.ai is now valued around $5.3

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APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. Lyric plans to use the investment to expand its operations as it continues to focus on regulatory compliance.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

However, the company wasn’t the only one landing support for its invoice finance operations: India’s M1Xchange and U.S.-based million raised for its solution, which KiWi said will be used to focus on growth in Mexico, where it has been operating since 2015. The company recently announced $3.2

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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. Kobo360 operates a freight technology platform, connecting truckers with businesses that need shipping services across the region. Lendingkart.

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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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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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OCTOBER 25, 2019

1.5B: Recent capital raised by hotel operator OYO. 2020: The year California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect. Efforts are afoot to repair the data trust deficit , while online financing promises to gain a new foothold. And a relatively remote country offers global FinTech lessons.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. The financing is in addition to the liquidity provided by the $900 million asset-based lending led by Bank of America and a group of commercial banks.

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MAY 11, 2018

With more than $175 million raised for B2B startups this week, the undoubted winner was a California-based artificial intelligence data analytics company – a sign, the firm noted, of the enterprise’s increasing reliance on AI. Operating in the trade finance market, CCRManager announced $6.5 Alternative Lending. CCRManager.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Prior to his appointment as global head of TTS, Khaliq served as head of operations and technology for TTS. International travel management company TravelPerk has unveiled its acquisition of California-based NexTravel to help with its continuing growth roadmap in the American market. market knowledge, according to a Wednesday (Jan.

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JULY 10, 2017

Reports Friday (July 7) said PayStand was one of two startups that attracted financing from LEAP Global Partners’ first early stage venture capital fund, LEAP Partners I. operating as a cross-border investor with such a focus. ”We operating as a cross-border investor with such a focus. ”We

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JUNE 14, 2019

Funderbeam operates a blockchain-powered funding and trading platform for the private sector in an effort to address the small business venture and capital gap. Reports said the firm is currently expanding its team, though exact details on how Edgewise plans to use the capital were not revealed.

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million in new venture capital (VC) funding. The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. He added that the company operates its own sorting facility and distributes items for delivery that are picked up by drivers.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

FIS has partnered with The Clearing House (TCH), the operator of the nation’s payments system infrastructure to provide instant settlements to small to mid-sized banks and credit unions (CUs) and their customers. and Nano Banc, a relationship-based bank headquartered in Irvine, California, are among the first FIS clients to use the service.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Sweden-based Einride , which makes autonomous delivery vehicles, has raised $25 million in fresh capital. Scant information was immediately available from Einride, which appears poised to use that capital to expand internationally and otherwise continue development of its electric Einride Pods. Grocery Battleground. Freight Play.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are all prevalent themes in this week’s venture capital breakdown, with startups working to overhaul entire processes for their enterprise customers, from logistics to workforce management. The firm said it will use the investment to focus on operational expansion.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital. INDUS said it will move forward with the new capital to focus on expansion and expand its staff. The Credit Junction. Cloud Elements. Mission Secure. reports said.

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MARCH 16, 2018

This week’s B2B FinTech venture capital roundup is all about data, and, as investors showed, there’s more than one way to offer data services for the enterprise. California’s Imply announced $13.3 The Series A investment was led by Walden International and GV, while Redline Capital and Atlantic Bridge Ventures also participated.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Cybersecurity. Back-Office.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 SIG, GGV Capital, Yunqi Partners, Huochebang, SKy9 Capital and Chuangban Investment also participated in the funding round, reports said. TravelBank.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

POS platform company Appetize recently announced that it had closed a $20 million investment round led by Shamrock Capital Advisors and Oak View Group, among others. Appetize, a Playa Vista, California-based POS company, delivers modern ordering and payments technology for enterprise businesses.

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While many banks are utilizing technology and trying to be innovative, they are doing so on an existing legacy structure that is too expensive, painful and ingrained in their culture to change.”. Katie Kuehner-Heber t is a writer in California. —Keith Costello, Locality Bank. “We

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The news agency said that while Pan stopped short of calling for Ant’s breakup, officials want the firm to set up a separate holding company to ensure its capital adequacy and regulatory compliance. Will Chinese Authorities Force Ant To Restructure? .

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our Top 10 Insights From Money 20/20 From these sessions and announcements, we pulled out ten of our most important takeaways, each having an impact on bank operations in the coming year. This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA.

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-based banks, fintechs and more, sits on top of a payments rail operated by Payrailz, a digital payments company based in Glastonbury, Conn. For a community bank to be innovative means you need to make big bets with your depositors’ capital—and that’s something we take very seriously,” Thurlow says. “For The whole package.

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MAY 6, 2015

Less than a week away from its Finovate debut in San Jose , wealth advisory technology innovator, Trizic has closed a $3 million seed funding round with Operative Capital. Operative Capital initially invested $1 million in Trizic, and this week increased its investment by another $2 million.

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