PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised. Back in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

PAAY said its EMV 3DS offering lets merchants decrease chargeback costs, bolster authorization rates and maintain compliance as they provide an easy as well as frictionless experience for users. The company reports that retailers selling through eCommerce are experiencing record sales numbers, but fraud rates are also on the uptick.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

NAB will add Eedenbull’s Q Business platform to its offering to help SMBs track and manage spend, as well as to automate compliance controls. SMBs can receive a decision on their application within a day and use the funds to bolster working capital. BNL Goes Live With Tink. ICICI Adds AlignBooks Technology. ní banka Taps Temenos.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The push to get to full PSD2 SCA compliance, he said, isn’t going to be an easy switch-on because, as is often the case in the European Economic Area (EEA), there are a lot of moving parts and a lot of details up in the air. What will that compliance look like in the in the EEA and around the world?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Intellicheck said Friday (June 19) the proceeds, totaling $10 million, will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital. Northland Capital Markets is act ing as the manager for the offering and B. Riley FBR is serving as the company’s financial adviser. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

One firm, tZERO Group , is betting that blockchain can help disrupt capital markets themselves. At a high level, the private-market landscape is becoming more densely populated, giving tZERO the opportunity to scale its platform to help retail investors trade shares across a growing roster of companies. ” Down The Road.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The latest to secure venture capital is WAYV , a procurement platform designed for the legal cannabis industry. “As California moves to a regulated and licensed system, there is a long tail of retailers and brands in the industry that need to be connected,” said Craft Ventures Co-founder David Sacks in a statement.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

According to the ABA, s urvey data compiled last year by Whitney Economics reported that over 70 percent of participating cannabis businesses say the “lack of access to cannabis banking or investment capital” is their top challenge. Similarly, it needlessly jeopardizes the safety of retail staffers, who are susceptible to robbery.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. Banking Events American Banker Retail Banking Retail Banking Conference'

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Although we are evaluating several alternatives, it is likely that we will pursue a reorganization under applicable bankruptcy laws, possibly as soon as during the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which begins on August 2, 2020,” the retailer wrote in the filing. It has also decided to not make a roughly $6.1

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FICO

APRIL 29, 2022

There’s a lot going on in the retail payments space – defined as transactions between two consumers, between consumers and businesses, or between two businesses. Some of the changes are related to new digital payments methods like P2P apps, tap-to-pay, and cryptocurrency, which are all growing options in retail environments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

For small, mom-and-pop retailers, complex or proprietary procurement platforms simply aren't in the cards. With the pandemic accelerating businesses' digital shift , small retail buyers have shifted their buying operations to the B2B eCommerce realm, and for many, the online marketplace operates in lieu of a procurement solution.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Visa is launching a new program designed to connect European FIs and retailers with state-of-the-art digital payment services. Railsbank, the British Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) upstart, completed a $37 million funding deal co-led by Ventura Capital and MiddleGame Ventures. Plus, Railsbank has closed a $37 million funding deal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Also securing seed funding is Bazaar, a B2B online marketplace based in Pakistan developed for the food and grocery arena to connect wholesale suppliers to retailers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Though the change was implemented to help India’s small retailers, it is not sitting well with two of the country’s biggest outside investors, which have argued that the Jan. The companies have until the end of the month to comply with the new restrictions, which were announced in December.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Managing inventory, B2B payments and a plethora of food and beverage vendors can be a headache for any kind of restaurant, bar or retailer. Retailers that sell alcohol must be able to understand exactly which products they have in stock, and which products are generating the most revenue for the business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Retail Will Play Major Role In Vaccine Distribution. The FinTech as a Service launched Tuesday (Dec.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2017

Fintech got a fresh flush of capital this week, with some old favorites joining newer names all with innovations in big data, e-commerce software, compliance, and many more. Here are the Top 4 fintech funding rounds of the week: MissFresh e-commerce Beijing-based MissFresh e-commerce ‘s equity rose sharply with its Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra could hamper the international development of China’s yuan, leading to fluctuating asset prices and weakened impacts of capital controls, said the People’s Bank of China. China’s Central Bank Says Libra, Stablecoins Are a Threat to Yuan. Analyst: Apple Will See 25 Pct Jump in Stock Price Due to 5G.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 29, 2012

Many banks had to replenish lost capital. Absent or in concurrence with government-injected capital, FIs sought fresh capital. But retail investors were nowhere to be found. Ms Schultz said retail investors were absent for all industries, not just FIs. not the retail investor. Now it''s time to cowboy up.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Procurement Partners , a procure-to-pay technology provider designed for the healthcare industry, did not disclose how much it raised from Serent Capital when it announced the growth investment. The company supports the full purchasing cycle with invoice integration and compliance auditing capabilities. Procurement Partners.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

“The nCino Bank operating system is a single, multi-tenant cloud platform that digitizes client onboarding, loan origination and deposit account opening across commercial, small business and retail lines of business. BofA Securities, Barclays, KeyBanc Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey are the management team behind the deal.

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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. The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Investors have reportedly been “spooked,” with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) ordering an external audit of the company to investigate potential non-compliance with anti-money laundering laws. Anthony Eisen, the company’s co-founder and executive chairman, will take the helm as chief executive.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Square Capital Chief to Step Down . The leader of Square Capital, Jacqueline Reses, is stepping down as of Oct. Square Capital is Square’s small business financing unit, offer loans between $300 and $10,000. Report: Helping Online SMBs Bridge the AML Compliance Knowledge Gap. Trackers and Reports.

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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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FICO

MARCH 31, 2016

As FICO’s premiere client conference, FICO World 2016 , heads to the nation’s capital at the end of next month, it is not surprising that regulatory compliance strategies and solutions will be a hot topic of discussion. Model management continues to present financial institutions with new compliance obstacles.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

On Monday (May 20), the Czech Banking Association said it welcomed the proposal, and Babis said big banks in the country have agreed in principle on a starting capital of six billion Czech crowns ($259.92 million) to put into the fund.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

The online retailer has already been looking to raise capital at a valuation of about $2 billion, and the acquisition of ShopClues could help its funding efforts. Both companies already have a common investor: venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners. As of 2018, Snapdeal had a market share of 1.9 percent.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. These APIs handle everything from acceptance and processing to settlement and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance and security.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year. Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris told PYMNTS that 2020 marked the tipping point for commercial payments. “I REPORT: Consumer Privacy Concerns Demand Regulatory Compliance. How Customers Fall Through The Cracks Of Digital Platforms. Trackers And Reports .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In addition, corporate clients will be able to apply for working capital loans and make vendor and salary payments. In Africa, the biggest private bank in Kenya, CBA, has cemented a partnership with a FinTech there, Ennovative Capital, a Kenyan firm that licenses software to boost payments speeds. The tech is licensed by a U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

PCI compliance is top of mind for many organizations, with a burden and commitment from the chief financial officer (CFO) suite that is not nominal — and quite capital intensive. FinTech firms, however, are looking to lessen that work through their offerings: Modo , in one case, has a Modal component to its /Checkout product. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

The partnership will enable Wirecard and O2 to help retailers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia comply with changes in fiscal laws that are upcoming in terms of payment acceptance and processing. It also offers online completion of transactions that meet new compliance rules.

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PopularBank

JUNE 10, 2021

Leveraging its institutional depth, Popular Bank works side-by-side with business and retail customers delivering competitive business and retail offerings including Retail and Private Banking , Commercial Lending , Mortgage Services , Association Lending , Healthcare financing , and Middle Market banking.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

million investment round in commercial card startup DiviPay, reports said this week, via the bank’s venture capital unit ANZi. based Steadview Capital, adding to the previous Series A round announced in April. MaxAB targets informal food and grocery retailers and suppliers, connecting them on a digital platform to conduct trade.

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