PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

Members hoped that the scheme would be attractive enough to consumers that many of them would shift away from what they were using in the store – branded plastic cards – to this mobile payments scheme. Walmart’s Mike Cook was perceived to be the guiding force behind the initiative – long a vocal critic of card networks and interchange.

Mobile 105

Mobile Apple Columbus Payments 105

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Utilizing unique feedback from the marketplace and our Columbus pilot, MCX has made a decision to concentrate more heavily in the immediate term on other aspects of our business, including working with financial institutions, like our partnership with Chase, to enable and scale mobile payment solutions.

Software 109

Software Mobile Cards Apple 109

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Select Investors: DST Global, DN Capital, SoftBank Group. Select Investors: Institutional Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic. Select Investors: Rhone Capital. Select Investors: Index Ventures, DST Global, Ribbit Capital. Oxford Nanopore Technologies. OttoBock Healthcare. Valuation: $3.5B.

Groups 76

Groups Capital Operations Fintech 76

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Samsung bought LoopPay with its Magnetic Secure Transmission technology, which gives it the ability to reach merchants in a way that other wallets cannot due to having both the NFC (near-field communication) and MST (magnetic secure transmission) technologies. Offering this kind of technology could be a game-changer for small business.

blockchain 60

blockchain Bitcoin Lending Innovation 60

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77