PYMNTS

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. Alternative Lending. Expense Management. Check out the latest investment rounds below.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Data technology startup Incorta secured $30 million in support from backers at Sorenson Capital, GV, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Telstra Ventures and Ron Wohl, the company said this week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

He said the company’s new owners include PIMCO, a California-based global investment management firm, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City and Sixth Street Partners, the San Francisco global investment firm.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. API management platform Cloud Elements landed an undisclosed investment from American Express Ventures, the companies said this week.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The California-based CU sought to solve these problems by launching a financial support program to supply children and teens with loans while also teaching them smart money management. . “A Aspiring farmers receive loans, learn how to use debit cards and write checks and receive assistance with business plans and managing budgets.

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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 based alternative small business lending isn’t dead with investors and an India startup landed more than half a billion dollars. India-based expense management startup Fyle announced $4.5 SaaSOptics.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In partnership with Nymbus, the bank’s custom digital platform is built on a secure cloud-native core banking system with an open API architecture. Featured offerings include commercial banking, commercial real estate lending for both owner-occupied and investment, SBA lending, and deposit and business treasury services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Vouch Insurance , which offers insurance to high-growth technology firms through an online platform, said last week that it has raised $45 million in a funding round, and has expanded its service into California. The company’s platform offers insurance for general liability, management liability, cybercrime and a range of other coverage.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

million with B2B startups this past week, and while investment targets were diverse (including B2B eCommerce and small business lending), the bulk of the funding landed at companies focused on enhancing businesses’ ability to assess their performance. Business managers, meanwhile, are provided a dashboard to manage access to buildings.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Reports in Business Leader said Yordex targets cash flow management, invoicing and budgeting processes for businesses with turnover between £1m and £100m, emphasizing the importance of lower processing costs and heightened transparency for corporate finance departments. Investors at Bloc Ventures led a $655.7 million investment round in U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Researchers found that furloughed employees are widely reporting that their bosses have asked them to continue to conduct their normal work duties despite being furloughed in order for their employers to secure funding. companies between April and May this year , Abnormal Security data revealed, according to Helpnet Security reports. .”

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Maxine Waters of California said the merger, the largest in the sector since the financial crisis, may be “too big to manage.”. billion for small business lending. said the deal is one that will “lead to enhanced data security” and expanded financial services offerings “fueled by leading technology.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Payments and lending continue to attract the most funding globally, although we’re seeing increasing interest in a variety of technologies,” he stated. “In With roots in India and California, iSos offers workplace solutions for the smart office, including cashless employee transactions and inventory management.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

India-based Xtracap secured $1 million in angel funding, YourStory reported. In addition to invoice finance, the company offers SMBs a range of other solutions, including order management and online payments tools. Cybersecurity insurance startup Coalition secured $90 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Mastercard has grown its Digital-First Card Program in North America as demand rises for digitally-driven money management offerings. MineralTree bought Atlanta-based Regal Software and California FinTech Inspyrus. HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts . Trackers And Reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Spendesk provides physical and virtual card solutions for businesses to manage expenses and control employee spend, and its latest funding comes as the company prepares to launch a mobile app that enables employees to take receipts of their purchases and automatically upload that data onto the spend management platform. TripActions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

million in total funding across nine rounds, with startups ranging from corporate travel and expense (T&E) management and small- and mid-sized business (SMB) accounting to artificial intelligence and beyond. Travel and Expense Management. Workforce Management. VC activity was especially high across the U.S. TravelBank.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

While the small business customers of FairFX propelled the company to post its first-ever profit, corporate customers of Opus and UBS reported more muted figures on dampened corporate lending amid higher market volatility. The first quarter of 2018 for California-based Opus Bank narrowly missed expectations when it posted $0.34

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

The movement toward financial inclusion, and toward a consumer experience that is seamless and intuitive and secure, is one that brings companies to share process and perhaps even prosperity. Lending, Lending Everywhere, With Quite a Lot to Think. As remarked early in the day, it takes a village to build a payments ecosystem.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Both fintech firms and traditional enterprises are on the brink of significant disruption as companies leverage the rapid insights generated by AI in banking to drive demonstrable outcomes in customer experience, risk management and cost efficiency. The caveat: There are winners and losers in this forward-thinking revolution.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

For execs who climbed the ladder in finance, lending or branches, buckle in because the techies are about to steal the show. California CCPA), it’s hard to imagine just how far techies will be able to upend the nuts and bolts of the banking industry. Banking organizations remain over-managed and under-led.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Competition and regulatory risk in car lending race off. Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Today Security Federal Savings’ vehicle-lending portfolio has been reduced to $3 million. Considering exiting auto lending. “We fear this could be a bubble.”

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Competition and regulatory risk in car lending race off. Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Today Security Federal Savings’ vehicle-lending portfolio has been reduced to $3 million. Considering exiting auto lending. “We fear this could be a bubble.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

In a new PYMNTS discussion, Karen Webster and Zac Cohen, general manager at Trulioo , used that lawsuit as a stepping off point to talk about how criminals get past anti-money laundering and other laws designed to keep payments honest, and what above-the-board firms and operations can do to stop it.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 16, 2017

Less than a month after announcing its new $105 million SoFi Prime Income Fund to help raise funds to issue loans, online lending innovator SoFi is making headlines again with the launch of SoFi Wealth. The new initiative, the company’s first digital wealth management offering, will allow investors in the U.S. Mike Cagney is CEO.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Remember that?

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 19, 2022

In 2019, California enacted AB 539 which, effective January 1, 2020, limited the interest rate that can be charged on loans less than $10,000 but more than $2,500 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate.

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MyBankTracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

And unlike other investing sites, they charge $0 management fees. And it can help to diversify your portfolio to manage risk. 0 management fees. You’ll also need a valid Social Security number or Taxpayer Identification Number to open an account. And it’s even better when you can do it with minimal fees.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Using D+H’s Mortgagebot platform, RiverHills Bank’s loan officers can securely access the institution’s back-office system and enter mortgage applications directly onto the site, Fawcett says. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance financial writer in California.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Santa Monica, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Santa Monica, California. HQ: Santa Monica, California. Tags: Student lending, employee benefit, SMB, enterprise, Finovate alum. Latest round: $275 million ($75 million equity, $200 million debt). million ($99.1

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

HQ: Oakland, California. HQ: Danville, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Palo Alto, California. Marketplace small business lending platform. Payment security technology. HQ: Los Angeles, California. Fintech deals by size from 23 April to 29 April 2016: Mosaic. Total raised: $224.9

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

5 million to CUneXus to expand its consumer lending platform. Digtial currency management for small businesses. HQ: San Francisco, California. Wealth management. Pindrop Security. Consumer lending platform. HQ: Santa Rosa, California. SMB lending marketplace. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.9

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. Howard Schneider is a financial writer in California. FirstBank, which has $2.3

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The total included one new alum, Praesidio , which will be presenting its security and fraud control integrations at next month’s FinDEVr. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Marina Del Rey, California. HQ: San Mateo, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. Total raised: $225+ million. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The total included mega-rounds of $30+ million to three lending plays: FundBox ($50 mil), CommonBond ($35 mil), Orchard Platform ($30 million) and one financial-institution-supported blockchain startup: Chain ($35 mil). HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. Powering marketplace lending.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 19, 2017

Today, the company launched a securities-based lending option– a line of credit that allows its users borrow against their own savings accounts. In addition to managing these account types, the company offers Selling Plan , a program to help employees diversify their concentrated holdings of company stock.

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