PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

bank Standard Chartered is expanding its network of innovation labs with the launch of an eXellerator lab in Shanghai, reports said this week. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted. “To NS Banking said Wednesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 percent stake in Starbucks. The Wall Street Journal noted Ackman said he thinks same-store sales have been positive on a consistent basis and that the market in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Capital One released a new survey Thursday (April 6) to uncover why payment professionals who aware of the benefits of new technologies are holding themselves back from actually adopting those tools. Capital One and the NAPCP also found patterns based on the size of the company in which a payments professional works.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. Shane is a talented and innovative professional who is positioned well to lead cards and payments U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Another key priority for many credit unions is diversity, with the African-American Credit Union Coalition and human capital solutions provider Humanidei partnering to increase the presence of women and people of color on CU executive boards.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

Careem, a transportation startup that is in 80 cities across the Middle East, has reportedly raised $150 million, closing a Series E venture capital funding round with $500 million raised. Daimler, the German car maker, DCM Ventures and Coatue Management also participated in the round of venture capital investing.

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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. What’s next for automaker-backed venture capital firms? Ridesharing. What’s New.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. million funding round over the weekend, with the corporate expense management company seeing funding from Sabadell Venture Capital, Venturecap, Bankinter, Telegraph Hill Capital and Kibo Ventures. Spain-based Captio revealed a $1.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Despite another quarterly earnings miss announced Wednesday (May 23), Lowe’s shares got a 9 percent bump mid-week after poaching JCPenney CEO Marvin Ellison on Tuesday, a move that garnered support from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Zulily was one of those ventures, bought by QVC in 2015 for $2.9 billion.

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Celent Banking

AUGUST 8, 2014

Innovation is global. Yet, increasingly, conversations with banks, especially in the US, reveal that many institutions aren’t looking too far outside of their market, let alone their vertical, industry, or country, for inspiration on how to innovate. In effect, this is giving an outsized impression by bankers of innovation in banking.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 21, 2022

Company welcomes Isabel to the Finastra leadership team, as EVP, Lending Business Unit. Isabel will be part of Finastra’s recently expanded leadership team as the company pivots to a ‘Business Unit’ led model. Other roles include President & CEO Global Bank Loans at GE Capital Americas and Head of Enterprise Clients.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Sezzle , the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. Bork will spearhead Sezzle’s enterprise business development efforts, as the company focuses on client acquisition following its recent capital raise.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Singapore’s FinTech firm ADVANCE.AI , Hong Kong’s financial services company Sheng Ye Capital and Singapore’s firm Phillip Capital are the most recent in a series of contenders for critical business permits in Singapore. billion in capital on hand, and be governed by Singapore leadership.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with the tools to solve it. Anyone can have a good idea,” Lowthers said; innovation is about what you do with it. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Lightspeed bought Upserve for $430 million , consisting of approximately $123 million in net cash and up to 5,895,365 subordinate voting shares in the capital of Lightspeed, which is subject to post-closing adjustments, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

In a move that enhances its global technology position serving merchants, banks and capital markets, FIS closed its acquisition of global payments firm Worldpay, Inc. I couldn’t be more optimistic about the future of this company and the innovations and advancements we can bring to advance the way the world pays, banks and invests.”.

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Perficient

MARCH 8, 2023

Promote the advancement of women into leadership roles. This program strives to provide “women entrepreneurs around the world with business and management education, mentoring and networking, and access to capital.” The program has 10 courses in topics including business finance, digital marketing, and innovation strategy.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times lately for FreightRover , at least not when it comes to legal drama and company leadership. PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Sezzle has seen some wins this year, such as the appointment of Reid Bork, former PayPal senior director of accounts, to join its leadership team. After a recent $55 million capital raise , Sezzle plans to focus more on that area of business. Bork is responsible for Sezzle’s large-scale acquisition efforts.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Based at Finastra’s HQ in Paddington, Helen is a key member of the Finastra Executive Leadership Team, reporting to CEO, Simon Paris. Read more about the full Finastra Leadership Team here: Meet our Executive Team. the leading open platform for innovation, FusionFabric.cloud, in 2017. Global Head of PR. T +44 (0)7917 613586.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Levey added that he is confident that Emmett’s “leadership will help make Libra's vision a reality.". “I I am delighted to be joining Libra Networks with a mission to enhance financial innovation,” said Emmett. Libra Association, launched in June 2019, describes itself as an “independent member organization.” On the heels of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

But a new report from Sage finds that being knowledgeable in the latest and most innovative solutions is beneficial to the organization. Given the rapid pace of innovation we’ve witnessed in our industry, there is a lot for payment professionals to digest,” said NAPCP Managing Director Diane McGuire, CPCP, in a statement. “Our

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We’re very proud of our colleagues for the spirit of ownership and innovation that has allowed FICO to achieve this honor. Richard Deal Richard Deal leads FICO’s Human Resources function focused on attracting, engaging, developing and deploying talent through innovative human capital management strategies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Indian digital payments platform Cashfree has just landed tens of millions in new capital to help fuel its expansion, the Bengaluru-based company announced on Tuesday (Nov. Cashfree has maintained a leadership position in this space and is now going through a period of rapid growth.”.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

These compelling figures speak to a marked industry shift towards ‘open’ and reflect our journey, creating ways to innovate at scale and pace, and accelerate innovation through collaboration,” said Simon Paris, CEO at Finastra. “In This is underpinned by FusionFabric.cloud – an open platform for innovation and collaboration.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

EnKash said it also plans to bolster its leadership team with the new investment. Existing backers, Nauta Capital and Seedrocket 4Founders Capital, also participated. The company is also planning to add to its staff, and invest in its financial services innovations, reports said. The company raised $6.7

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry. Guests and Marksberry typically talk leadership, life, and advice for listeners, all while telling stories of their journeys to leadership in the financial sector. keep me informed. Whitepaper.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

“Allison is a highly experienced, much-admired marketing leader with a proven track record of building global brands, making her a natural addition to our leadership team,” Schulman said. She’ll work in the company headquarters in San Jose and will report directly to CEO Dan Schulman. Johnson said she’s looking forward to her new job.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Digital parking company SpotHero has raised $50 million in a series D funding round led by Macquarie Capital , according to a release. . Other participants in the round included Union Grove Venture Partners, and previous investors Insight Venture Partners, Global Founders Capital and others also invested again.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

As Walmart transforms through innovation and investment to save customers time and money, we are continually adapting our organization to ensure we have the right talent and structure in place,” said Rachel Brand, executive vice president of global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, per the company.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

Other investors to participate include existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, K9 Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Meritech Capital and World Innovation Lab. Auth0 said it will use the funding to fuel its innovation pipeline. In a press release , Auth0 said the Series E round of funding was led by Sapphire Ventures.

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Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

LONDON, 11 July 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, today announced strong growth during the first half of 2022, a year after TradingScreen and Imagine Software merged to become TS Imagine. He previously worked for IG, UBS, and Credit Suisse.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

The financing — from firms such as Synchrony Financial, Work-Bench, Flint Capital and Two Sigma Ventures — will be geared toward building scale, increasing infrastructure and seeking what it termed as “new untapped markets.”. Socure said in a news release that the financing raised to date (which includes the latest round) comes to $27.5

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

approached him about a leadership position in 2013. Traditionally, community banks have supported CDFIs through making charitable contributions, providing loan capital to CDFI loan funds or, at the highest range, making an equity investment in a CDFI. Assets: $2 billion. Location: Arkadelphia, Ark.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Charlie has demonstrated a strong track record in initiating and leading change, driving results, strengthening operational risk and compliance, and innovating amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape,” Wells Fargo Board Chairwoman Betsy Duke said in a statement. Scharf has agreed to take on the job effective Oct. 21, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Toyota AI Ventures, the venture capital arm of Toyota, has announced the launch of Fund II, a $100 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups that are developing disruptive technology and business models in autonomous mobility and robotics.

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