PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It was a busy time for B2B venture capital this week, and while funding ranged across verticals from expense management to SaaS, there was a clear theme in investment rounds: high-tech data analytics. The company said it will use the backing to focus on its go-to-market strategy and expand existing leadership.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

As BlueVine continues to expand and grow, it’s mission-critical that we have the commercial leadership in place to take the business to even greater heights,” said CEO and Founder Eyal Lifshitz. Brodigan holds a BA in Economics and Business from the Virginia Military Institute and lives in Danville, California.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

small and medium-sized business market, and the chance to lead a newly-licensed bank that can be part of the solution is a great opportunity.” What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S., What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

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. California’s Kenna Security announced $25 million in Series C funding this week for its predictive cyber-risk solution. Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Separately, at the state level, in California , a number of certified public accountants (CPAs) are calling for an industry watchdog to clarify the standards in place for cryptocurrency-related accounting.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Pan Gongsheng as saying that officials criticized Ant for poor corporate governance, defiance of regulatory demands, illegal regulatory arbitrage, the use of its market advantage to squeeze out competitors and harming consumers’ legal interests. A Growing Crackdown .

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Notable growth markets include Japan, where growth has been above 60 percent. Khosrowshahi said on the call that, in terms of the Eats business, in general, other firms “have been trying to use cheap capital to buy their way to growth. He said that during the quarter, the company hit $1 billion in weekly gross bookings.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance more than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. The Bancorp, Inc.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. Our leadership consistently articulates and demonstrates a commitment to being a great place to work.”.

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Community Bank Community Montana Leadership 169

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

Whole Food Market, however, isn’t giving up the ghost without a fight. While the number of transactions may be down, the average basket size is up, according to a press release by Whole Foods Market ’s investor relations department. Whole Foods has been losing ground as its less-expensive competitors beef up their organic offerings.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. We salute a legend of lending and credit union leadership. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. Market cap in January: $19B. To all the I.T. Drum roll please….

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

is facing increased competition in its home market from other banks, nonbanks and even credit unions that are aggressively pricing loans to businesses, says president and CEO Steve Dehnert. In 2022, existing staff—Dehnert included—will continue to wear multiple hats until labor market conditions ease. Ponce Bank, a $1.5

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. It’s time to toast the conquerors and skewer the laggards, GonzoBankers. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 26, 2016

.” Taulia also announced hiring Barbara Holzapfel as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Holzapfel was previously CMO at Addepar, and served on the leadership team at SAP. Cedric Bru, Taulia CEO, called Holzapfel a “powerhouse” and praised her expertise in strategic marketing and operations.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2015

Virginia Attorney General, Mark Herring gave opening remarks, during which he asserted that Virginia is perceived as the “predatory lending capital of the East Coast,” suggesting that payday and auto title lenders were a large part of the problem. Michael Calhoun, President, Center for Responsible Lending.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Summary: Affordable footwear retailer Aerosoles struggled to compete in an tough apparel market as it looked to balance affordability and comfort with changing fashion trends, while competing with even cheaper fast fashion chains. Date: September 2017. Category/Product(s): Footwear. Date: July 2017. Category/Product(s): Denim & jeans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

He praised both the company’s leadership and its track record, saying Juvo was in a strong position to help mobile operators transition to digital technology as well as response to “the wider socio-economic issues around financial inclusion for all.”

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file. Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The graphic below shows private market deals only. Capitalizing on the opportunity in shared mobility. Capitalizing on the opportunity in shared mobility. Green lines represent investments. Please click to enlarge. . TABLE OF CONTENTS. Setting the pace for autonomous driving. Sustaining platform stickiness with Android Auto.

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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. Expect more of these slam-dunk in-market mergers that reduce locations 10%+.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. It was given an initial capital investment from Pfizer of $600M and primarily focuses on investing in early-stage therapeutics companies. Founded: 2015.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Continuing on the “Pay” theme, we know all about Apple Pay and the noise it caused in the market last year. There is currently more than $1 billion in venture capital investments into blockchain/bitcoin technology. That info plus marketing tools got her sales up quite a bit on said rainy days. Apple Pay … not.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. To some, Silicon Valley startup culture was as much to blame for Theranos’ failure as the company’s leadership. Takeaways & lessons. Total funding : $161M.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Under California state law, insurance brokers must complete a mandatory 52-hour pre-certification course to legally sell insurance in the state. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Total Funding: $490M.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. I think the most compelling part of the story is that we opened our front-end PPP portal to serve every borrower who needed capital,” says Phil Goldfeder, the bank’s senior vice president of global public affairs. “It Emerging Service Program Award. Cross River Bank. Asset size: $13 billion.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. First Capital Bank. TriState Capital Bank. Bunnell listened.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Solyndra intended to use the funding to dramatically expand its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, in a move that the company said would create approximately 3,000 new jobs. But this early on in the electric car market, battery life mattered less than building a car that people actually want to use. Founded: 2009.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Community bank marketing resources. With market opportunity heating up and big bank and big credit union competitors hitting hard, too many community banks lack marketing resources … or they have 2X more spending in sponsorships than the campaigns, analytics and digital sales improvements that actually bring in new business.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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CB Insights

APRIL 26, 2018

China’s internet may be sandboxed from the rest of the world, but China’s big tech companies are bringing their AI capabilities to the global market. BAT’s private market AI bets and global expansion. BAT’s private market AI bets and global expansion. BRIEFING: China in Artificial intelligence. Conclusion.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm 2009 Lowell L. Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers 2016 Dwight L. Bonadio Bonadio, Felice A. Bruner Bruner, Robert F. Bryan Bryan, Lowell L. Bryan Bryan, Lowell L. Clark Clark, Bernard F. Clarke Clarke, Dwight L.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Goes to the always-sharp Mitch Feiger and the team at MB Financial for the bank’s sale to Fifth Third at a 24% premium to market price in May.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. The company has raised $75M in funding from investors including Accel and ICONIQ Capital. Take a look at our market map of 65+ companies helping organizations work from home. Source: Miro.

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