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JANUARY 30, 2020

Farfetch, a luxury technology platform, has raised $250 million from Tencent and Dragoneer through the sale of convertible senior notes, according to a release. Tencent is a global technology company based in Shenzhen, China, and Dragoneer is an investment firm based in San Francisco.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Blockchain. Morpheus Labs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

Because most community banks do not use a risk-adjusted return-on-capital (RAROC) loan pricing model, the only variable that some bankers focus on is loan yield – the most easily measured variable. Banks in rapidly growing counties, states, and regions tend to outperform the industry. Operating Leverage – Scale matters.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In two days, you can hear from Chase, US Bank, Capital One, BMO, M&T, PNC, Citizens, Truist, Huntington, and more, a feat that can only be done at a conference of this caliber. In recent years, product selection, advisory, technology, and a commitment to help support growth have jumped up in importance.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Rather, the difference could be seen in just how significantly technology disruption has slammed its way into bankers’ discussions regarding shareholder value. Maybe instead of Acquire or Be Acquired, this conference should be called Evolve or Be Acquired,” observed Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Equiniti Group recently revealed its adoption of Codat’s accounting integration API for its Equiniti Riskfactor solution, a tie-up that will see Equiniti’s risk management operations embrace API technology to promote automatic data sharing from small businesses. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Payments technology firm Payoneer has introduced a new cross-border service that includes functionality for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company announced Thursday (Oct. These new capabilities and partnerships fuel our mission to empower businesses to grow,” said Payoneer VP, Regional Head of Americas Iain McNicoll.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 4, 2014

But wait, ING Direct grew to $92 billion in assets until ING Group divested it to Capital One. How long before those corporate accounting system providers strike a deal with some regional or national bank to provide seamless views to corporate customers? Was Vanguard a disruptor? Do you think your bank customers had an Orange account?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (October 23) a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. In a press release , Visa said the investment will go to help Conductor expand its products and to accelerate innovation in payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

21), outlining an alliance that sees Investors Bancorp subsidiary Investors Bank collaborating with OnDeck Capital subsidiary ODX to digitize the bank’s loan origination platform for digital loan services in select markets. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S. Firms with strong balance sheets, he said, have been in a position of strength to capitalize on select opportunities. No matter the size of the bank or the regional focus, there’s a general realization that disruption is on the horizon.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 6, 2021

It has become crystal clear that digital transformation is now the largest technology initiative for regional and community financial institutions. Maybe this is the new reality for community bankers, but Cornerstone Advisors is seeing little evidence that they’re serious about implementing a comprehensive digital strategy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. Last week, small business accounting company ScaleFactor released a new survey on how SMBs access capital. Localizing Capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

SoftBank Group led the round along with participation from GIC, Wellcome Trust and Sequoia Capital. DoorDash’s technology advantages, exceptional management team and relentless merchant focus are reflected in their stunning growth and impressive unit economics,” Housenbold said in an announcement.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

Here are three ways you can help your clients acquire and manage their financial resources: One simple and, if well managed, surefire way to introduce more capital into the pockets of your clients is a business rewards credit card. Advise clients to look for business partners or help connect them with investors in their region.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2019

It’s always great to be with fellow community bankers, and now, as ICBA president and CEO, our members! It could be something as simple as making a loan to a new kind of business in your community, or bringing in a new technology. with our state regional partners. for our ICBA Capital Summit.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

The companies will offer the integrated solution to financial institutions (FIs) so they can link their own corporate customers to the platform, the press release explained, adding that the technology can help businesses convert paper checks to virtual cards. That collaboration similarly involves the integration of Mastercard In Control.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

As more government entities introduce measures to aid SMBs, banks and FinTechs have launched their own programs this week to accelerate access to much-needed capital for their SMB customers. to help bailing out their SMB customers, with some regional financial institutions (FIs) already taking action. Fed Calls On Small Banks.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

But a key B2B industry came in a very close second thanks to a European startup, and it’s a segment of the market recently identified by the European Commission as an up-and-coming part of the financial startup community that is sure to make waves. Blue Lotus Capital. Alternative Lending. CapitalBay. Honorable Mentions.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Engagement platform Personetics also secured $85M from Thoma Bravo Digital banking provider Apiture announced a fundraising round led by Live Oak Bank, Pinnacle Bank, and BHG Financial Digital banking provider Backbase raised $128.6M Payments: Still Hot for Teacher (Wait, Song or Not, Can We Still Say That?).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

This week’s B2B Data Digest explores the stats behind these two conclusions, and also dives into separate analysis about the state of small business lending technology, volume and optimism. percent increase in shares at mid-cap regional banks and a 12.1 percent, while community banks ‘ portfolios grew 14.7

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pillar #2: Leaders Transcend Daily Hustle to Build New Systems Most regional and community banks grew up executing the fundamentals with sheer hustle and hard work. Smarter Bank leaders have an eye for designing and building new systems that align people, processes and technology and that leverage data and intellectual capital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a goal of expanding its presence across the Nordic region, Enterpay, based in Finland, has raised new funding from NFT Ventures, the companies said Monday (Feb. Capital Float. million , India’s Zen Lefin, better known as Capital Float, will expand its abilities to lend to SMEs. Plaid Technologies. B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan. An inaugural Jan. India and Mexico.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Regions Bank announced in its recent earnings call that it is leveraging IBM Watson to help customers get answers to their customer service questions over the phone and to help bankers improve the speed and accuracy of their answers. First are API-based models that integrate partner, client and peer communities. The result?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Through all this, First Farmers has remained disciplined in performance and squarely focused on customers and community.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Asia outpaced North America in funding volume for the FinTech world, and this week’s B2B venture capital roundup seems to reflect that, with several deals from VCs in the region. Community Funded. Future Venture Capital spearheaded yet another funding round in the U.S. Community Funded revealed Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Visa is moving to support startups in Africa, reportedly partnering with Nest, the Hong Kong venture capital firm and incubator. In September, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg applauded the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, saying the future will be built in the region.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Just west of the Research Triangle in North Carolina, Charlotte’s technology industry has been slowly growing over the past few years. With the North Carolina Technology Association regularly holding its annual tech expo in Charlotte this year, the city is continuing its upward trajectory.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. The big banks’ advantage in technology is not new. Or at least they should be.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Other recent API developments aim to offer professionals an efficient way to process payments and remain compliant with local regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

In recent years, the city has seen an exponential growth of its startup community and may be on its way to taking the country’s startup capital top spot. Just last month, the state government expressed interest in building up Pune as a go-to startup hub for the Maharashtra region and even the entire country itself.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

CEO Scott Sanborn said that results benefited partly as the firm was and has been able to serve broad range of investors across the company’s platform, marked by varying cost of capital and risk appetites.

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