PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

After having notched more than $110 million in equity funding in the past, India’s Capital Float has received a top-off of $4.8 Sashank Rishyasringa and Gaurav Hinduja rolled out Capital Float in 2013. The company assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with growth through lending. million from current investors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

And those three years have given rise to a slew of new companies capitalizing on that initiative all over the world, as well as established companies making their mark. PayDirect is higher-converting, primarily because it just has a much better UX (user experience) than online card payments or bank transfers,” he explained.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Real estate platform Opendoor is set to go public via a merger with blank-check company Social Capital Hedosophia II in a deal that will value the combined company at $4.8 investor Ian Osborne are co-founders of the blank-check company or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), one of the many they run.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Online marketplaces are the digital storefronts helping small to mid-sized businesses survive — but adding real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. And 60 percent of surveyed firms selling across online marketplaces would take their business to one that offers real-time settlement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

PayPal Working Capital will launch in Germany as PayPal Businesskredit, offering small and medium-sized businesses access to working capital financing that is deposited directly into their PayPal accounts. ” German SMBs can apply for the working capital from PayPal online via their existing PayPal accounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Online, she used the name “erratic.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

5) the launch of Stripe Capital to simplify the way internet companies can access funds. It remains difficult for online businesses to get access to capital. Even those companies that can get loans spend hours and hours on paperwork only to wait weeks and sometimes months to get the money, the release indicated.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Capital One has signed on to join Fiserv ’s surcharge-free MoneyPass ATM network. Under the deal , MoneyPass will be made available at over 1,500 Capital One ATMs at Capital One branches, Capital One Cafés and other select locations. Despite the pandemic, Fiserv has been very busy over the last two months.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Japanese eCommerce and payments platform hey announced a Series E investment led by Bain Capital , a press release says. The round was also supported by PayPal Ventures , Goldman Sachs, YJ Capital, Anatole, and existing investor World Innovation Group, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

online wholesale retailer sometimes called “Costco for millennials,” is seeking a buyer, Reuters reported. The company is exploring options including a sale or going public via a merger with a blank-check acquisition company that could put its value at around $1 billion, the report stated. Boxed , the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The company connects SMBs to invoice financing via is mobile app Bridge2Capital, targeting retail shopkeepers with a way to finance their outstanding payables.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2018

Enterprise blockchain provider Ripple has made a $25 million investment in blockchain startup, Blockchain Capital, the company announced today. The growth of Blockchain Capital’s fund, which is now hovering at $150 million, will help support entrepreneurs and startups in the space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The companies range from product life cycle management solutions to those that help other SaaS firms retain clients. Based in Sweden, Apica provides Software-as-a-Service that helps companies test and monitor the performance of their own software applications. The company raised $2.5 SMB Lending.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

million in venture capital. As reported by The Business Times , in Singapore, Tin Men Capital, a venture capital firm focused on B2B tech startups, led a $5 million Series A funding round to invest in RateIt. The company has expanded from Australia to southeast Asia and clients include Lego, Metro, Pandora and others.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Even online merchants who offer customers extended warranties at the time of sale traditionally see about a 4 percent or 5 percent conversion rate. Meritech Capital led the funding round, with participation from existing investors Great Point Ventures and Shah Capital Partners. Simplicity Sells.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Handling accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), cash flows and other capital management tasks is an inescapable reality for almost every business that deals with inventory and sales, but these commonplace processes are fraught with obstacles. How Advanced Analytics Are Helping Businesses Handle Capital Management Changes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Corporate buyers are quickly shifting their purchasing habits online, and seeking more efficient experiences from product sourcing through to checkout. But this migration wasn't merely about digitizing what had previously been analog and manual sales and purchasing tactics for distributors, manufacturers and other B2B companies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

The banking regulator in Hong Kong has issued an additional four online-only banking licenses to Ping An, Alibaba, mobile phone maker Xiaomi and a joint venture (JV) consisting of Tencent, ICBC and Hillhouse Capital. Reuters is reporting that this totals eight total licenses handed out by the government. Expect fireworks.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Amazon India has added an online pharmacy to its offerings in Bengaluru, one of the nation’s largest cities with a population of nearly 12 million. In addition, Medlife, Netmeds, Temasek-backed PharmEasy and Sequoia Capital-backed 1mg.com compete for sales in the pill market. Amazon started moving into the health space in 2017.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. The San Mateo, California-based company said the cash will be used to introduce an at-home lab testing platform. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2017

Online styling company Stitch Fix is in preliminary discussions with bankers regarding an initial public offering, according to Fortune. Founded in 2011, the company offers a subscription service of regular fashion “fixes,” or curated boxes of clothing compiled by both human stylists and data analytics.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Online payment platform Trustly’s global expansion plans just got a big boost. The BlackRock-led group is injecting capital into Trustly at a time when the company is building out its network, which enables merchants to accept bank transfers with the same ease as they now take credit card payments. “At

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

FinTechs are helping companies understand and optimize their total cost of payments acceptance through technology. Big online eCommerce, gig economy or other merchants “tend to have a lot of different payment services that they use,” he told PYMNTS in an interview.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

PayPal ’s venture capital arm has invested $11 million in online returns service Happy Returns. The funding is the largest round to date for the company, bringing Happy Returns’ total raise to $25 million. Some of the brands working with the company include Rothy’s, Untuckit, Everlane and Eloquii.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

To provide retailers with the ability to attain working capital, India-based payment gateway and online shopping platform Instamojo rolled out InstaCash. ” As of the beginning of the lockdown, the company has notched expansion of 25 to 30 percent in its customer base.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

Square reported earnings Wednesday (May 6) for the first quarter that showed slowing gross payment volumes, impacted by the pandemic and the shuttering of merchant locations, while the company also took reserves against potential losses. Yet the company also saw a significant uptake in its Cash App, even excluding Bitcoin transactions.

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CB Insights

JUNE 29, 2021

Zeller , a fintech company, has raised $37.5M (AUD 50M) in a Series B that drew participation from Spark Capital, Square Peg Capital, and Addition, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Australia-based Zeller is an online payment and financial service provider for small to mid-sized companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Capital One has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Paribus, a price tracking service, as the credit card company makes another acquisition in the FinTech space. According to a report , Paribus aids online shoppers in getting automatic refunds when the price drops on items they purchased. Card at Capital One, said in the report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

By any metrics, the company’s earnings were off the charts, and they hardly came as a result of cost-cutting. The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Online grocery sales tripled. billion compared with $36.0 billion for Q2 2019.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

A federal grand jury indicted 33-year-old software engineer Paige Thompson, a former employee of Capital One, for the crime. Capital One stored its data with Amazon’s cloud division, called Amazon Web Services , and Thompson accessed the data from there. Thompson’s indictment cites more than 30 victims, which includes Capital One.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

Online pizza delivery firm Slice was the beneficiary this week of a $43 million investment from private equity firm KKR & Co. Heller said his interest in Slice came from how the company approaches delivery services from a “foundational perspective,” allowing independent pizza stores to compete with big names like Dominoes or Pizza Hut.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Clearbanc, a company that provides a funding alternative to traditional venture capital outfits, has raised another $50 million in an equity investment, according to a report. The Canadian company, which is based in Toronto , has raised $300 million so far. The other $250 million came from third-fund limited partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Online lenders in the U.S. Reuters , citing interviews with half a dozen online lenders, reported the companies are worried that a recession could hit the U.S. It would be a test for many of the online lenders that haven’t lived through an economic downturn. economy entering a recession.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The startup Flutterwave , which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. The company said it would focus on making it easier for African businesses to make payments to other companies, both on the continent and elsewhere.

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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. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 As a result, SoFi has a lot of so-called enemies out there that it competes against, including many of the biggest, best-known financial companies in the world.

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