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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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MARCH 5, 2019

According to a report in CNBC , the San Francisco startup said the Series D round of venture funding was led by DST Global , as well as new investors Coatue, General Atlantic, ICONIQ Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. Chime isn’t the only challenger bank to raise capital in recent months. billion valuation.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 29, 2018

In fact, all four panelists on “Where and How to Invest in Fintech Now,” at Bank Innovation 2018 in San Francisco, unanimously dismissed investing in ICOs. Like many others, venture capitalists are skeptical about investing in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). ICOs are rapidly falling in popularity.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 25, 2017

The funding round was led by Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Greylock Partners. Other investors included Emergence Capital, 8VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Nyca Partners. Based in San Francisco, Blend was established […].

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Aura, a San Francisco-based fintech offering affordable loans to low to moderate-income households, wants to partner with banks to offer those loans to consumers who have traditionally been unable to secure them from larger institutions.

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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. 7) that the Shanghai opening adds to Standard Chartered’s existing network of labs, which are open in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kenya, London and San Francisco.

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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. 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.

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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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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The new financing will help Digit grow its user base; hire new talent in San Francisco; and grow its core product, a spokesperson for the company said. Digit, a personal finance app that helps users save automatically, raised $27.5 million in Series C funding on Monday. To date, Digit has raised over $63.8 million in […].

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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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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Investors in this round included Kholsa Ventures’ Keith Rabois, General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja, Blockchain Capital, Naval Ravikant, Suna Said, Adam Ludwin, Adam Nash and Elad Gil. Based in San Francisco, Bitwise is an investing fund that focuses on the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market […].

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MAY 27, 2020

Meeting all three of these goals would require vast capital, and Zoox lacks the automotive partners that facilitate other startups like Cruise (GM) or Argo AI (Volkswagen and Ford). In 2019, it participated in a $530 million funding round for autonomous technology firm Aurora Innovation.

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JUNE 19, 2019

The Series C funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, will help the San Francisco-based company hire more engineers to help build out more products, according to Erica Dorfman, Tally’s head of finance and operations. […].

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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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JULY 22, 2019

While the seamlessness of Amazon Go may have grabbed the most attention, the experimental retail model has spurred other retailers to innovate. Zippin , a new cashierless convenience store, has launched in San Francisco with the goal of reducing typically long lines. Shoppers log in with an app, pick up goods and can walk out.

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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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Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2019

The San Francisco-based fintech startup also announced it has surpassed $1 billion in bookings through its platform, which enables small businesses and freelancers to streamline processes from capturing leads and delivering proposals to sending invoices and […].

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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.”. Brex also announced Katie Biber has been named chief legal officer.

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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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APRIL 21, 2020

SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said, in a prepared statement, that “Hong Kong, a financial capital of Asia, is ripe for innovation and a launching pad for further expansion.” The San Francisco-based SoFi’s products include student loan refinancing, private student loans, personal loans and home loans, along with mortgages.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

New Enterprise Bank, which would focus on serving "innovative firms," plans to open next year.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 28, 2018

For the task, San Francisco-based Bento raised $9 million in a new round of funding today. 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.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Aurora, a self-driving car technology company, has raised upwards of $530 million in a series B financing round led by Sequoia Capital, with a large investment from Amazon and T. The company has expanded rapidly since it was founded in 2017, with offices in Palo Alto, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.

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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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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 million.

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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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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. Flutterwave.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The San Francisco-based digital mortgage and loan platform on Wednesday (Sept. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. With our unified platform, our partners are able to accelerate digital innovation across every line of business.”.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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JUNE 8, 2017

San Francisco-based startup Upbeat may have the solution to this problem with its cloud-based PR platform. Innovation in PR is overdue. As a result, some great stories may be missed. This week, Upbeat announced its $1.5-million

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JUNE 10, 2019

Uber is taking advantage of New York’s talent pool in the financial department, which has more depth in the San Francisco sector. A more distant possibility could be an Uber bank account, which would help facilitate payments and save the company some capital by relying on banks for contractors’ payments.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

“What we achieved here with blockchain is creating a document flow across the supply chain,” said Torsten Zube, head of SAP’s Innovation Center Network. In other blockchain news , The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is investing in CoinList, a company that helps startups raise capital through cryptocurrency sales.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. Pulley plans to use the investment, which also saw participation from Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC, as well as angel investors, to accelerate new hiring and invest in product development.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

CEO Tayo Oviosu announced at Disrupt San Francisco, according to reports , that the company is planning to release its payments product in Ethiopia, Mexico and the Philippines as it plans to compete with heavy hitters, such as PayPal , Alipay and Safaricom’s M-Pesa.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In fact, said the outlet, Kickstarter and other sites have been finding traction and helping to fund projects still in nascent stages that escape the traditional purview of venture capital. And, as TechCrunch reported, San Francisco projects are only 7 percent of the more than 3,270 or so tech initiatives listed across Kickstarter.

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