PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Financial analysts are fairly optimistic about Europe , but the latest Europe Working Capital Survey released by REL Consultancy, part of the Hackett Group, found the EU’s top 1,000 nonfinancial companies saw their cash conversion cycles slip as they hold onto more net working capital. The data, released Thursday (Aug. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

Both retailers are owned by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, which has not decided whether to merge the two companies and has declined to comment. According to sources, Washington-based Eddie Bauer hired investment banks last year to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology. It’s managed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ), RBC Capital Markets ( RBC ) and TD Securities ( TD ).

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The parameters around how consumer financial information should be shared with third-party apps and platforms was the subject of debate at an industry forum organized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Other investors include Spark Capital, New Enterprise Associates and apartment developer Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC. The report noted that WeWork only involved two buildings, one in New York City and one near Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. Envoy Group. The $13 million raised for U.K. Transparent Systems.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

Accolade capitalizes on machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile apps to enable members to easily traverse their health care benefits. Lead book-running managers for the IPO included Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BofA Securities. Book running managers were Credit Suisse, Piper Sandler and William Blair.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Greg Golkin, managing partner at Kitchen Fund, is named as president. Tastemaker’s chief financial officer is Chris Bradley, managing director of Mistral Equity Partners, a private equity firm whose portfolio owns El Pollo Loco and Jamba. In August, Ruby Tuesday Founder Sandy Beall and Doug Jacob, co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

“I think it is pretty obvious when you read stories about the payday lending industry – and how it goes wrong for customers – that consumers need a better alternative,” Onward Financial Founder Ronnie Washington said. In an effort to innovate a solution to these cash flow challenges, Washington founded Onward Financial.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year. 2nd Address. ANNA Money.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. and Alibaba in China, may be able to “replace many banks.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Newkirk has held multiple leadership roles at Capital One since 2008, most recently as president of Small Business, International & Walmart Partnership. The executive headed up a diverse tram of associates throughout six businesses, and he served on the Capital One Executive Committee as of 2016. and New York. and New York.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

As it grows its healthcare offerings beyond low-cost clinics and technology to help patients manage their medications, Walmart has formed a new company to sell insurance policies called Walmart Insurance Services LLC. In addition, the retailer reportedly paid approximately $200 million to purchase key assets from CareZone.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

hedge fund Tiger Global Management and existing investors Coatue Management and Valiant Capital. The funding round was led by hedge fund D1 Capital Partners, and came only six months after the startup closed on a $350 million round of investing. Instacart has raised $1.87 billion in total, with a $7.87

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. One of the job postings is for an engineering manager of operations technology, noted the report. “We Earlier in 2019, it raised $100 million in funding from investors including BlackRock, Glynn Capital, Tiger Global, and others.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

In an effort to spur cash flow during the coronavirus pandemic, the Pentagon will boost percentages paid to contractors for the time being, The Washington Post reported. The agency managing contracts will also work with the Pentagon to keep invoices going through at normal rates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

In Washington, tech companies have been the subjects of investigations by both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). In general, their attempts to reinvent themselves with their new initiatives aren’t working out,” said Walter Price, a portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors. “I

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Supplier discovery platform scoutbee has raised $60 million in a series B funding round led by Atomico, with Lakestar, Next47, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, 42CAP and Toba Capital all participating, according to a release. . The company has headquarters in Washington D.C. hler, co-founder and managing director of scoutbee.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

One Medical is backed by technology and management firm 1Life Healthcare and will trade under the symbol “ONEM.” Other investors include Benchmark Capital Partners, which owns 13 percent, and Oak Investment Partners, with 11.4 Amir Rubin, a former UnitedHealth group executive, succeeded Lee.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Washington, D.C. That is the rich — or at least well-off — side of Washington, D.C. when traded for food at one of six vendors (11 total locations) in Washington. is both a rich city and a poor city. The tokens sell for about $2.50 apiece and are worth $2.20 The vendors then redeem the coins for the $2.20

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This kind of small business is a dying breed: recent stats from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Iowa found more than 16 percent of independent pharmacies shuttered their doors between March 2003 and March 2018, according to Washington Post reports. But these business owners need capital to expand.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

Pro.com, a tech-centric general contractor with licenses in Washington and California, announced that it has raised $10 million in a growth financing round. Now it has its own teams in place in cities in Washington state and California, including carpenters, electricians and project managers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Business intelligence is a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital (VC) roundup, with many startups deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated data analytics technologies for their business customers. Investors placed more than $136.5 The rundown of the latest funding rounds is below.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Barnum’s classic quote about a sucker being born every minute has reigned with the likes of Softbank, Tiger Management, Sequoia Capital, Kevin “Mr. The revolution and death of traditional banking appears to be postponed yet again. And once again, P.T. Wonderful” O’ Leary, and of course Tom and Gisele.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

In addition, Citi is rolling out biometric identification for institutional clients in Asia , and Chinese tourists can make payments through Alipay when they visit the Capital One Arena. Clients can views balances as well as cash positions, authorize payments and manage users via the app. beginning this week, Alizila reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

She’s the George Washington School of Business ’ endowed chair of economics and accountancy academic director and head of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC). Or people push back ideologically, believing that financial education is a political position meant to indoctrinate capitalism into the young.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Smaller trading businesses, in particular, are struggling to manage the sudden costs of tariffs, as well as the unexpected volatility of supply chains’ geographic adjustments to avoid those fees. The brewing of global trade wars has importers and exporters reeling.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Backed by Airbnb , Comcast, Bowery and Initialized Capital, Zeus has raised $90 million in funding. The company is based in San Francisco and operates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C. To date, Zeus has hosted more than 17,000 residents for over 500,000 nights.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Those platforms must seamlessly manage complex payment flows, including alternative payment methods and localized payment preferences – and even emerging options like push to pay. “The platforms themselves face additional challenges around the flexibility and choice supporting a wide range of payments.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

And candidly, they’re right,” Jim Abdo told The Washington Post. Abdo’s firm, Abdo Development, built Washington, D.C.’s Hotel Hive is housed in an early 20th century building famous for two things before being home to a new lodging concept in the nation’s capital. s first microtel in 2016 — Hotel Hive.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

That’s evident across Wall Street and venture capital, where earnings reports and funding rounds show growth (and expectations for continued growth) in C2C digital-to-cash (and cash-to-digital) efforts. As noted in this space late last month, Remitly, which focuses on remittances, said it raised $85 million with an implied valuation of $1.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

While they will lack the sheer financial clout of federal assistance, they are starting to offer strategies beyond capital infusions that will assist in restarting small business when the crisis passes. Several examples have shown up over the past week. economic policy think tank the Brookings Institute. And speed is of the essence.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

10) during the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) annual conference, held in Washington D.C. Users of financial statements may not be aware of a customer’s usage of reverse factoring, despite the potentially material consequences,” said Moody’s Associate Managing Director William Coley.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

While designed to connect small business owners to quick capital for a boost to their cash flow, the MCA has earned a reputation for some predatory behavior, like sky-high interest rates and fees. Regulators have taken note.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

. “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act implementation could cause businesses to have extra capital to deploy, but it is even more encouraging that organizations expect to have cash on hand through the normal course of business in the coming year,” said TD Bank’s manager of treasury management sales, Tom Gregory, in a statement at the time.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

For example, as reported by Forbes, auditor Grant Thornton wrote that “management believes” it can meet its financial obligations through February 2021. Miami is Carvana’s 24th car vending machine location to date — joining Nashville, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Washington, D.C.,

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