Citi Ventures Leads $28 Million Round for Client Management Startup HoneyBook
Bank Innovation
MARCH 21, 2019
Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today.
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12 Startups Showed Their Latest and Greatest at INV Fintech Demo Day
Bank Innovation
MARCH 9, 2018
EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.
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Fintech venture firm Nyca raises $210m for third fund
Bank Innovation
AUGUST 2, 2019
Nyca Partners has closed on $210 million for its third investment fund, a vehicle that will let it continue to support the growth of fintech innovation, David Sica, partner at the New York- and San Francisco-based venture firm, told Bank Innovation. “There’s really good entrepreneurs […].
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Russia’s Ozon eCommerce Firm Nets $50M To Grow Logistics
PYMNTS
MARCH 31, 2020
San Francisco-based Princeville Capital has announced a $50 million investment in Russian online retailer Ozon, which is partly owned by the Russian-based conglomerate Sistema. Ozon said Emmanuel DeSousa, managing partner at Princeville Capital, joined its board following the transaction.
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Future Of Fintech Is Moving To San Francisco: Here’s What To Look Out For In 2020
CB Insights
JANUARY 14, 2020
In case you missed it, the 5th annual Future of Fintech (June 14-16) is moving west to San Francisco. assets under management). Kevin Durant, Sequoia Capital, and Goldman Sachs). CEO, Metromile (pay-per-mile auto insurance backed by NEA, Index Ventures, and First Round Capital). And that’s not the only change.
Here Are The Blockchain Networks Most Popular With Capital Markets Players
CB Insights
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The chart above shows the core blockchain tech being used by projects and corporates working on DLT applications for capital markets.
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Credit Sesame wants to create a frictionless web application process
Bank Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Credit Sesame, the San Francisco-based credit score monitoring and advice platform, is building out its AI-based credit management tools with the help of a major fundraising round last week.
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Bento for Business Sets Big Goals with $9 Million in Funding
Bank Innovation
JUNE 28, 2018
Bento for Business wants to provide its customers with money management tools combined with banking solutions, similar to the personal financial management app for millennials, MoneyLion, according to company CEO Farhan Ahmad. For the task, San Francisco-based Bento raised $9 million in a new round of funding today.
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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer
PYMNTS
JULY 22, 2020
Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). This partnership aligns with UMB’s strategy of working with best-in-class innovators like Brex.”.
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Fintech Is Back
Bank Innovation
MARCH 7, 2018
EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.
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B2B FinTechs Start 2020 Strong With More Than $1B In VC Funding
PYMNTS
JANUARY 24, 2020
While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk.
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VCs And SPACs Raise $1B+ To Invest In Cloud, AI And More Despite Pandemic
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.
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Uber Hooks Into FinTech To Expand Beyond Ride-Hailing
PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2019
The company has reportedly been hiring numerous product managers and engineers. Uber is taking advantage of New York’s talent pool in the financial department, which has more depth in the San Francisco sector. Uber is expanding its services and moving toward providing financial products, according to a report by CNBC.
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B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 23, 2020
This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. The startup, which raised the funding from angel investors including Southern Water Managing Director Rob Barnett, EV Cargo CEO Craig Sears-Black and Lyre's Spirit Co. CEO Carl Hartmann, was founded amid the pandemic as supply chain risks skyrocketed.
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Indian Digital Payments Platform Cashfree Lands $35M From Apis Partners
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 is a “2017 alumnus of Y Combinator,” the San Francisco-based startup incubator, according to the release.
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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter
PYMNTS
JULY 31, 2020
the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. Varo Bank’s opening … represents the evolution of banking and a new generation of banks that are born from innovation and built on technology intended to empower consumers and businesses,” said Brian Brooks, OCC’s acting comptroller in a statement. “As Varo Bank N.A.
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Recurly Notches $19.5M In Funding To Bolster Subscription Business
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
To bolster its subscription business, San-Francisco-based Recurly has notched $19.5 million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Greycroft. The new funding brings its total raise to almost $40 million after raises in the past totaling $19.6
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Neiman Marcus Emerges From Chapter 11
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”.
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Coca-Cola Supply Co. To Expand Blockchain Efforts After Successful Trial
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
There are a number of transactions that are cross-companies and multi-party that are inefficient, they go through intermediaries, they are very slow,” senior manager at Coke One North America Andrei Semenov said. The funding round was led by Polychain Capital. And we felt that we could improve this and save some money.”.
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RegTech, AI Fuel Strong B2B FinTech Numbers
PYMNTS
APRIL 28, 2017
venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. This week’s B2B venture capital roundup is quite indicative of these trends. According to KPMG’s U.S.
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192 Enterprise Security Returns To Top Of B2B Investment Mountain
PYMNTS
MARCH 1, 2019
Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.
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189 Particle Lands $40M To Become ‘All-In-One’ Solution For IoT Devices
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Launched in 2013, San Francisco-based Particle aims to be an all-in-one solution to help customers bring IoT devices to market by providing encryption and security, as well as data autonomy and scalability. Our customers who started as early innovators are now leaders in their industries.”
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Brexit And The FinTech Hub Hubbub
PYMNTS
JANUARY 8, 2020
The data compiled into the beginning of the fourth quarter, and as reported by London & Partners and Innovate Finance, showed that more than $ 2 billion had been invested across 114 deals for firms based in that city. That was outpaced, perhaps not surprisingly, by San Francisco, but led New York.
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SMB Insurance, Robo-Advisors Prove Unexpected Winners In B2B Funding
PYMNTS
JULY 13, 2018
This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and small business insurance. While it was a quiet week for the industry, B2B startups still managed to secure more than $190 million in funding, mostly situated in the U.S. Greenhouse.
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Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover
PYMNTS
AUGUST 28, 2017
still manage their bookings with pen and paper,” Shedul co-founder and CEO William Zeqiri said in an interview. The round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and backed by Dubai’s BECO Capital and San Francisco-based Lumia Capital. A full 52 percent of salons in the U.S.
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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding
PYMNTS
MARCH 30, 2018
Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Cybersecurity. Back-Office.
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26 Unicorn Companies That Exited In 2018
CB Insights
MARCH 20, 2019
China Development Bank Capital, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital Management, IDG Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tencent Holdings, Tiger Global Management. Select Investors : Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, DST Global, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, J.P. Exit Valuation : $54B (IPO).
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Urban Remedy Kiosk Expansion Plans Land $17M In VC Funding
PYMNTS
JANUARY 22, 2018
And the company is not done expanding — it plans to find one or two new partners for the fresh kiosks in the San Francisco Bay area, according to Inc. Venture Capital Investment. They are continually redefining health and healthful eating experiences,” John Haugen, VP and general manager of 301, told NOSH. The Future.
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The Future Of Wealth 2020: Speakers, Topics, And More
CB Insights
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Global Head of Digital Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). CEO, Groww (backed by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital India, and Y Combinator). See you in San Francisco ! Here’s our first batch of speakers on the lineup: CFO, SoFi (unicorn — $4.3B
Transportation-As-A-Service: The Future Of Smart Commuting
CB Insights
APRIL 6, 2018
The following is a guest post by Paul Asel, managing partner at NGP capital. The estimated annual cost to own a car is $8500 across the US, and much higher in cities: about $12,000 in San Francisco and $15,000 in New York City, including parking, insurance, maintenance, gas, and tolls. However, cars are expensive to own.
Stripe Launches Custom Analytics Tool for Businesses
PYMNTS
JUNE 1, 2017
Stripe, a San Francisco-based payment service provider that specializes in online transactions, is expanding its arsenal of financial products to cater to the needs of data-hungry businesses. Stripe is a leading innovator in the financial technology space.
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A Regulatory Oversight?
Independent Banker
DECEMBER 29, 2015
Online consumer lender the Lending Club in San Francisco, founded in 2006 and now a publicly traded firm, focuses on helping consumers consolidate credit card debt. capital policy. He says that those lenders argue, “You’ll stymie innovation if you try to regulate us.”. Others cater exclusively to small businesses.
Data Dive, Trying New Things Edition: Stripe, Square And Amazon
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
But then there are innovators who tempt us with their new ways of doing things. And in an innovation-intense environment, more is usually more — and out of step and out of date are just as good as broken. This is likely why we saw such a robust embrace of trying new things throughout the marketplace this week.
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143 SoFi Unveils Digital Wealth Management Platform, SoFi Wealth
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 16, 2017
Less than a month after announcing its new $105 million SoFi Prime Income Fund to help raise funds to issue loans, online lending innovator SoFi is making headlines again with the launch of SoFi Wealth. The new initiative, the company’s first digital wealth management offering, will allow investors in the U.S. Mike Cagney is CEO.
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5 Blockchain Startups Working To Transform Healthcare
CB Insights
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Startups are addressing pain points such as medical record interoperability, data security, reimbursement, and pharmaceutical supply chain management, while corporates are launching initiatives to bring blockchain tech to healthcare. The company is initially tackling health claims management. supply chain management.
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Trizic Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding from Operative Capital
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 6, 2015
Less than a week away from its Finovate debut in San Jose , wealth advisory technology innovator, Trizic has closed a $3 million seed funding round with Operative Capital. Operative Capital initially invested $1 million in Trizic, and this week increased its investment by another $2 million.
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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups
CFPB Monitor
AUGUST 22, 2016
Lynn Drysdale, Managing Attorney, Consumer Law Unit, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Paulina Gonzalez, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition, San Francisco, CA. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Jacksonville, FL. Ian Ayres, William K.
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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish
Jeff For Banks
JUNE 2, 2023
Finally, resolution of failing financial institutions requires that the deposit insurance fund be strongly capitalized with real reserves, not just federal guarantee.” To you, manage your interest rate risk. Who would’ve thought lending $1 million to a San Francisco cab driver to buy a house at 100% loan to value would go bad?
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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail
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. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation.
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98 Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital
PYMNTS
AUGUST 17, 2017
A separate survey from management consulting firm Bain & Co. Jamie Armistead, executive vice president of Digital Channels for Bank of the West , recently spoke with PYMNTS about how startups and tech are informing his company’s innovation strategy. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.
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2021 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 17, 2021
This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Congrats to Randy and a great management team. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships.
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Fidor Bank Opens its Doors in Dubai; Ge Drossaert Tapped as Managing Director
Fintech Labs Insights
JUNE 14, 2016
The move will enable the bank to better serve companies outside of Europe, and comes less than a year after the innovative FI opened offices in the U.K. To lead operations in Dubai, Fidor Bank has hired Gé Drossaert (pictured) to serve as Managing Director. Munich-based Fidor Bank is expanding to Dubai.
LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2018
By using funds managed by LCA to benefit its parent company, LCA and Laplanche failed to do so.”. We have full confidence in our new management team and we are a better company today.”. million Series C financing round led by Foundation Capital and joined by Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Canaan Partners.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2016
That’s not to say that Coachella is totally insulated from advertising that manages to push the right product to the right consumers at the right time. Palm Springs, Orange County, San Francisco, New York and Dallas).
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