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OCTOBER 3, 2019

based Notion Capital has announced the launch of its newest fund, Notion Capital Venture Fund IV, which will focus on investments in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. Notion IV also plans to become an accredited partner of the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), the announcement said.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. As an industry, we misallocate capital. Why is that? One answer is that banks have the wrong strategic planning time horizon.

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MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

Domio , a startup that designs and rents apartment hotels, has raised $100 million in funding to expand both nationally and globally to 25 markets by 2020, according to reports on Tuesday (Dec. The company’s Series B round was led by GGV Capital. It is currently in 12 markets. The funding round closed in late summer.

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JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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JUNE 24, 2016

The roundup of this week’s venture capital investments in B2B startups offers some insight into the geographical differences in how this space is developing. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny. did land on the board this week, thanks to one industry that has garnered particular attention in the nation.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 4, 2024

However, because bank capital has an average expected life of 15 to 20 years, bank managers must gauge and react to secular changes that will impact their business model. Furthermore, high federal government debt does not just lead to higher interest rates but also poses economic, national security, and social challenges.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. FDIC), the news report noted the new bank will begin with $100 million in capital. According to a Wednesday (Nov. According to a Wednesday (Nov. and John Flemming, Carpenter & Co.’s

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The FDIC has issued a final rule that establishes a new framework for analyzing whether deposits made through deposit arrangements qualify as “brokered deposits” and amends the methodology for calculating the interest rate restrictions that apply to less than well capitalized insured depository institutions (IDIs).

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JUNE 26, 2020

Small business lending emerged as a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, and it’s no surprise, considering the role small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) play in supporting their local economies. Current investors from A91 Partners, MAJ Inevst, LGT Lightstone and Falcon Edge Capital also participated.

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MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels. At the same time, their fundamental view of credit is consistent with the bank’s philosophy.”

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JULY 5, 2018

payroll services market saw consolidation this week with Asure Software announcing Tuesday (July 3) that it acquired USA Payroll. “We continue to capitalize on the multimillion-dollar reseller consolidation opportunity,” said Asure CEO Pat Goepel in a statement. The tool helps businesses mitigate payroll compliance risk.

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JUNE 1, 2020

billion in venture capital funding in May, BostInno reported. BostInno reported that fundraising for new investments by venture capital and private equity firms was less but still evident. Below are the startups that raised capital in May, according to data compiled by BostInno. Boston’s biotech industry raised more than $1.5

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. Content marketing is a staple of the website, with Taylor himself conducting interviews with runners of local and national prominence.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. Volante Technologies Inc., Canada, Europe and U.K.

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JULY 2, 2018

Amid the back-and-forth of a global trade war, illustrated perhaps most keenly between China and the United States, China will seek to boost market access, which the country’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said Monday via published comments. can block firms from forming joint ventures overseas, depending on the technology at stake.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Reports in the Financial Times earlier this week revealed that investors are advising startups to hold on to cash and gather reserves to remain stable amid any market uncertainties. With on-demand services like Airbnb landing a greater share of the business travel market, other players looking to compete are coming in fast.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. In recent years, product selection, advisory, technology, and a commitment to help support growth have jumped up in importance.

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JULY 21, 2020

Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital. a national property and casualty insurer.

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JULY 21, 2020

Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital. a national property and casualty insurer.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

million Series B funding round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The investment funds will enable the Montreal-based startup to continue to deploy its patented solution in markets around the world, develop new product offerings and expand the company’s head count. “We

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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MARCH 10, 2020

In markets like Southeast Asia, high rates of credit-invisible, underbanked small businesses make filling the small business credit gap an even more difficult challenge. Traditional banks will require credit histories and collateral to underwrite a small business loan, both of which many SMBs in Southeast Asian nations lack.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Dombrovskis told the Times he will ask the 27-nation bloc’s markets supervisor to evaluate BaFin’s handling of the one-time rising star German financial technology company. “We On Monday (June 22), he was arrested on charges of misrepresenting Wirecard’s accounts and market manipulation. million) bail. .

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Singapore is changing its rules on venture capital in an effort to support economic growth, reports said this week. Singapore’s central bank will no longer require venture capital managers to appoint directors that have at least five years of fund management experience as they have been.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Though many financial institutions recognize the opportunity to help middle-market businesses automate their AP payments, they have not been able to fully capitalize on the opportunity. Here the elusive payments opportunity meets or, in fact, doesn’t meet, the elusive audience: accounts payable automation for middle-market firms.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Though not the busiest week in B2B venture capital funding, investors presented a clear preference for corporate expense management and B2B eCommerce, with additional funding going toward logistics and small business banking firms for a total of $203.5 while European investors at Dawn Capital and Accel also participated. ”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The company works in eCommerce technology and plans to use the new funds for expansion. That will include launching a data platform, expanding to three new markets, launching new products and hiring “skilled talents,” according to CEO and founder Vaibhav Dabhade. We are a capital-efficient company. million ($12.14

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The industry claims that means payments banks wouldn’t be subject to the same capital liquidity requirements that regular banks are.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

backers focused on accounts payable (AP) technology, cannabis procurement and small business lending, to name a few – but it was a FinTech specializing in the high-growth market of on-demand payroll that secured the top spot in this week’s roundup. Finexio’s AP automation technology has attracted another $2.5

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Hoesley also previously led the midwest region for Silicon Valley Bank, and was a partner at Prism Capital, a middle-market provider of venture capital and mezzanine debt.

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MAY 4, 2018

This week’s B2B venture capital roundup includes a strong showing from one uncommon market: Brazil. The nation secured significant funding for startups operating in the spaces of logistics and cybersecurity – the two B2B markets that landed the most investment this week. National Security Agency chief.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The company is championing a national digital framework in Australia that would speed up the processes used to verify customers. Both companies have said they also see the potential in the market. Payment company PayPal is looking at small business credit as a new field of opportunity.

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JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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JULY 6, 2020

Greensill is aiming to offer financial assistance to pharmacies in the United Kingdom with a payment technology it created with the NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA), according to an announcement. trillion worldwide market for working capital finance. were the recipients of the first of the payments this week.

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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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