PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Banking And Gift Cards And Certified Partners (Oh My). Some analysts have reported that Square’s Cash App is growing faster than PayPal’s Venmo, and the company recently boosted its presence in small business (SMB) lending through Square Capital. We are delighted to be offering eGift cards to our sellers in the U.K.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe Connect and billing services help companies manage marketplaces, subscriptions. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary — Foods Co — would stop accepting Visa credit cards (but not debit cards) at 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations, effective Aug. Visa is disappointed at Kroger’s decision to stop accepting Visa credit cards at its Foods Co stores.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

In recent years, its core trading business has slowed, and its capital market and merger businesses have been fairly flat. Clarity is a financial management app designed to help consumers make better personal finance decisions by using machine learning to provide actionable, real-time financial advice to the consumer via the app.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Chicago-area cybersecurity specialist Rippleshot has raised $1.2 The investment round was led by KGC Capital and featured participation from UMB Bank, Wintrust, and SixThirty, the fintech accelerator based out of St. Developers, account managers, and sales staff are among the kinds of talent the company is looking for.

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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. Best Use of Card Rewards for Seat Upgrades We saw a Great Dane in the Comfort Plus section of the plane. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. Remember that?

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The physical retailer is joining forces with the online juggernaut and is debuting a “smart home” experience across 10 stores in Chicago and Los Angeles. Venture capital interest and investments have been on the rise, so growth is in the cards. Can you spell coopetition? Alexa is debuting a slew of skills aimed at kids.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Chicago-based anti-fraud, transaction monitoring specialist Rippleshot has raised an additional $2.6 The investment, led by the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, CMFG Ventures, takes the company’s total funding to $4.6 million in seed funding. The post Rippleshot Racks Up $2.6

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Congrats to Randy and a great management team. Based on a clearly defined strategy, this team has established a dedicated fintech group that offers services ranging from BaaS to sponsoring card issuance and lending, to providing crypto services, to offering niche partnerships to the gaming industry. Has it worked? 82% to over 2.3%

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2016

As bankers build bonds with peers through collaboration, they open up new opportunities to jointly invest capital in new ventures and strategies. Retail executives collectively evaluated their Retail organizational structures to determine the most productive distribution of departmental ownership and experience management.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Improve the efficiency of inventory management – Once retailers can view the full picture of shoppers’ online and offline activities, they can better localize their inventory. Today, Amazon operates four Amazon Go stores: 3 in Seattle and 1 in Chicago. Select investors: CRV, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator.

Retail 71

Retail Technology San Francisco Mobile 71

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 6, 2016

London beat that this week with 5, followed by 3 in NYC, and 2 each from Chicago, Florida and Germany. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Capital Float. Working capital financing. Tags: Consumer, banking, payments, deposits, loans, debit card. The total number of deals YTD stands at 494, nearly double last year’s 266.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Chicago’s Signature Bank recently debuted a new accounts payable solution for its business customers designed to offer companies choice in how they pay suppliers while streamlining processes. Signature Bank Streamlines Supplier Onboarding.

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Payments Chicago Management Meeting 161

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2015

There were two blockbuster deals, $170 million to German marketplace lender Auxmoney and $81 million to health insurance management platform Collective Health. Finally, congratulations to Finovate alum Financit which grabbed an undisclosed, but we are guessing considerable, amount of capital from Goldman Sachs. HQ: Chicago, Illinois.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Investing & portfolio management. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Indexa Capital. Low-cost investment portfolio management. Tags: Consumer, investing, mutual funds, wealth management. Source: Crunchbase. NextCapital. Latest round: $16 million Series B. Total raised: $22.3 Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $15 million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2016

Cumulus announced it has closed a round of financing of over $30 million in capital, including $6 million in equity funding and a committed $25 million debt financing facility. Purcell, Manager of Continental Investors. “It Purcell, who also founded Discover Card, a disruptor of the credit card space in 1986.

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Capital Chicago Innovation US 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

American Express will be using Ariba Network APIs to enable its virtual card capabilities within the SAP Ariba process and platform. As Verizon activates 5G internet services in Chicago and other cities, Barclays estimates the technology could be worth big bucks across the pond — $20 billion a year, actually. 5G: Five G?

Payments 117

Payments social media Taxes Chicago 117

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 20, 2015

HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Capital Match. Mobile investment research & management tool. Microfinance management for the institution. Drip Capital . Tags: Y Combinator (YC S15), investing, retirement, wealth management. Total raised: $1.75 billion (at least $400 million is debt). Source: Wall Street Journal.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Prepaid debit card for youth. Kikka Capital. Tags: Consumer, advisors, investing, trading, ETFs, wealth management. Source: Crunchbase. Vibes (owned by Syniverse). Mobile wallet analytics. Latest round: $45 million Series B. Total raised: $60 million. Source: Crunchbase. Mobile savings account.

New York City 12

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card. First Capital Bank. TriState Capital Bank. By Ed Avis.

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Launched in February 1999, Pets.com sought to capitalize on widespread internet access and a $23B pet supplies market by selling products directly to consumers. Select Investors : Wellington Management. Total funding : $161M.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

today — one that Jason Furman, the chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, detailed in a speech he delivered in Chicago last fall. Today, subscription commerce platforms make “box of the month” businesses a manageable reality. Taken together, this marks a very different small business scene in the U.S.

Retail 134

Retail Innovation Maine Community 134

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Personal finance: Using chatbots to help people manage their spending. While M was capable of handling simple questions like “Where can I get a good burger in Chicago next week?” Managing money is a complex undertaking. Personal finance: Chatbots to help manage spending. Table of Contents.

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Industry Examples Tools Retail 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. via Chicago Tribune. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time.

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Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Private capital continued to flow into the fintech sector this week with 21 companies raising $257 million. Contract financing and management services for professional recruitment firms. Credit card acquiring for bitcoin exchanges & wallets. Consumer healthcare bill & debt management. HQ: Chicago, Illinois.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers 2016 Dwight L. House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street 2009 William D. Cyril The Growth of Chicago Banks: Volumes 1 & 2 1938 Marquis James James, Marquis Biography of a Bank: The Story of Bank of America N.T.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Twenty months of my absence have allowed the “professional” top managers to kill the company using the money of rich oligarchs. The initial 7 years were all about having negative working capital, positive cash flow and a sustained ability to fund our own growth. Majority shareholders abandoned it. Product: Bridj.

Company 78

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

According to CoinMarketCap , all but one of the top 50 cryptocurrency assets by market capitalization fell over the weekend, for an average loss of around 8 percent in a day. As of the writing of this article (Dec. Hackers could also threaten to destroy data. “So The question is how you handle … new ports to enter the system.”.

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