CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Capital markets infrastructure powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities, handling $3000T+ in transactions each year. This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. Submit your application here before November 25.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Zopa , the United Kingdom-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender, has reached its latest milestone and received its banking license as it takes on traditional banks, the Financial Times reported. “We In December, PYMNTS reported Zopa expected to receive £130 million ($1.67 Capital One was one of the earlier disrupters,” Janardana said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week showed investor interest in B2B FinTech companies in international markets, as a trade finance platform in India and a human resources (HR)/payroll cloud software firm in the U.K. The fundraising was headed up by Advent International via Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital, an Advent affiliate. landed funding rounds.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Social Capital Hedosophia is looking to raise $500 million for a new blank check company, Bloomberg writes. Bloomberg writes that they've now confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), according to unnamed sources. Social Capital Hedosophia said its second SPAC, Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As it capitalizes on the unforeseen sharp rebound in its business, Airbnb Inc. is seeking to bring in roughly $3 billion in funding through an initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Airbnb will reportedly be among the most awaited and biggest stock market listings in the U.S.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. These major players are far from alone.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. PYMNTS breaks down the companies that did manage to secure funding, below. With a combined $43.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. India-based Xtracap secured $1 million in angel funding, YourStory reported. Xtracap Fintech. Apollo Agriculture.

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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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Perficient

MARCH 30, 2023

The front office is screaming down to the Settlement Office, “Operations, we need more capital!” Adding blockchain to the supply chain improved visibility, allowed automatic purchases through smart contracts, and kept a permanent record of what had been ordered as well as status reporting of all items in the supply chain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

This week Oxx, which tends to focus on B2B software startups, led the $12 million funding round for the company, which also saw participation from Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital, according to reports. The funds will go toward customer outreach, reports said. The company raised $2.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

India-based SME lender Capital Float has added a bit of funding to its books thanks to a $2.3 According to Capital Float cofounder Sashank Rishyasringa, the deal brings the total raised for Capital Float in 2016–2017 to $9.2 The company has secured significant venture capital, too. million through this route.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 7, 2024

This first bank failure in 2024 is reported to cost the Deposit Insurance Fund $667mm. In the last reporting period, the bank’s NCL-to-loans and NPA-to-asset ratios compared better to peers. However, that faster growth was not unusual and reflects the bank’s higher growth markets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

DayTek Capital , an Australian challenger bank known for its prepaid “Infinity” card, has been granted a banking license by the country’s Securities and Investments Commission, a report from AltFi says. DayTek was just launched this year, in Queensland, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It was led by “Energize Ventures and Lux Capital, each of whom invests heavily in companies, fundamentally advancing how society implements and utilizes advances in technology,” Zededa said in a statement. IoT Security Concerns. Security Upgrades? percent by 2024.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Secure payments provider PCI Pal launched a new digital service on Tuesday (Jan. 28) that will let organizations offer ultra-secure payments across a multitude of channels, from social media to email and everything in between. Using the service, customers will be able to pay securely through any channel.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

Recent data and trends of the small business lending market SMB Lending Insights is a snapshot of current financial trends and metrics that impact small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending and financial institutions. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

India-based accounts payable automation company Finly has announced new funding as it plans to expand its B2B product offering, reports in YourStory said Monday (Dec. Investors at Social Capital, AngelList India, Gemba Capital, Omphalos Ventures and 91springboard provided the funding, reports said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed members to its newly-formed Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee as it works to support small business access to capital. The committee, which is the result of the 2016 SEC Small Business Advocate Act, will meet for the first time in early May, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5 million in a new seed funding round, according to an e27 report. OSMDV, Quona Capital, Saison Capital, Alter Global and other unnamed investors participated. The round was led by Sequoia India and Lightspeed India.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

PayPal appointed Allison Johnson , a marketing veteran with over two decades of experience in her field, as the company’s new executive VP and chief marketing officer (CMO) on Monday (Jan. She’ll work in the company headquarters in San Jose and will report directly to CEO Dan Schulman. 14), according to a release by the company.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 million from Alteria Capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Securities and Exchange (SEC) filing on Friday (Dec. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that with Airbnb’s expected price, it could be valued at more than $42 billion. Both Airbnb and DoorDash are making their stock market debut this week. In fact, the stock was offered at $102 per share on Wednesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

In many ways, it was great news for small businesses, whose owners sought ways to obtain a loan in the same digital-native ways they sought financing as individuals, and needed more options as traditional lenders pulled back from the SMB market. Finding the right loan product is only part of the middle-market borrowing puzzle.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2022

Below, check out a handful of highlights from our 197-page, data-driven State of Fintech Q2’22 Report. For deeper insights, all the record figures, and a ton of private market data, download the full report. download the state of fintech Q2 2022 report. Startups in the space secured 188 deals, a 36% increase QoQ.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. The move on the part of the SEC comes as the government agency has already signaled it would regulate the cryptocurrency market. 7 of this year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The IPO rate for Chinese companies is the highest since Alibaba’s massive market debut in 2014, according to CNBC , citing a new report from Renaissance Capital. and China over trade and security issues. market for 2020, according to Renaissance Capital. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Two cybersecurity companies came out on top, but they both focus their enterprise security efforts in different ways. Duo Security. The $70 million raise by Duo Security makes this cybersecurity startup the latest unicorn in the industry. It brings Duo Security’s valuation up to $1.17 Cybersecurity. Blockchain.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

A recent Mercator Advisory Group survey found that 69% of respondents have used PayPal in the past year, and a full 10% reported using Facebook Pay. In addition, reports indicate that Twitter may seek to expand its payments offerings. Security is all. Safety and security repeatedly arise as key factors in customer decisioning.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Hitachi Capital Business Finance announced the launch of its Smart Funding payment plan, which will allow small businesses to create their own repayment schedule in accordance with their cash flow forecast, as well as the seasonality of their business. billion ($63.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2020

A former Uber executive is planning to launch a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for a blank check company whose advisors include billionaire Eric Schmidt, an ex- Google CEO, IPO Edge reported. 2) for DPCM Capital Inc. , a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC , with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

A large share of the banking sectors of nine advanced economies, by assets, may not be able to bring in profits higher than their cost of equity in 2025, according to a simulation exercise cited in the “Global Financial Stability Report” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Emerging Jobs Report. “Blockchain Developer is topping the list, following this year’s surge in interest around blockchain and cryptocurrency,” according to the report. “Only time will tell if blockchain will be a long-standing trend in the job market.”

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