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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

PYMNTS

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.

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Can CBANC Crack the Bank Social Media Riddle?

Bank Innovation

billion Facebook users (give or take a few million), it’s clear banks can’t keep their employees from social media. That opens bank systems to attacks via phishing and social engineering. But social media can also be useful for networking and tapping Read More.

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Middesk CEO On Helping FIs And FinTechs Derisk KYB

PYMNTS

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. When the U.S. On Tuesday (Sept. On Tuesday (Sept.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

Social media scams account for the highest losses and are higher than any other fraud typology , at a reported half-billion total loss. Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense.

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These 12 Startups Are Competing in the Demo Contest at Bank Innovation Ignite

Bank Innovation

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp.,

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BOE Gov: Facebook’s Libra Will Need Regulation

PYMNTS

Unlike social media … the terms of engagement for innovations such as Libra must be adopted in advance of any launch.”. ” He noted that projects with distributed ledger technology (DLT) could unlock “billions of pounds in capital and liquidity.”.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. 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

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