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MAY 7, 2020

The new payment tool was designed for small businesses looking to move from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, the news service reported. With Square Online Checkout, the San Francisco mobile payment company hopes to capitalize on this shift by offering companies what it claims is an easier way to accept online card payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Capital One has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Paribus, a price tracking service, as the credit card company makes another acquisition in the FinTech space. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the report noted the acquisition includes bringing the team of Paribus and its technology under the Capital One umbrella.

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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. The company connects SMBs to invoice financing via is mobile app Bridge2Capital, targeting retail shopkeepers with a way to finance their outstanding payables.

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BankInovation

APRIL 29, 2022

Capital One's focus on digital tools and dealer relationships contributed to increased auto originations in the first quarter as the lender looks to keep pace with industry competition. Auto originations increased 20% sequentially and 33% year over year to $11.7

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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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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Retail messaging startup Attentive has announced it’s raised a $40 million Series B investment led by Sequoia. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures and NextView Ventures, and new investors IVP and High Alpha also participated in the round. CRM is changing,” Long said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

8) that it had received $200 million in new capital from existing investors Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 Capital Partners, boosting Instacart's valuation to $17.7 Instacart states in promotional materials that it has relationships with 500 retailers that have 40,000 locations in the United States and Canada.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Independent retailers using this software, Bolt said, will be in a better position to compete with the likes of Amazon and other major online retailers. In a blog post , Bolt said the Series B funding round was co-led by Activant Capital and Tribe Capital, and brings the firm’s total amount raised to $90 million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Close the door and buckle up – retail automotive sales are getting an upgrade. The Motors app will feature a personalized homepage along with advanced filtering and search tools. Vroom said it will use the capital to invest in expanding its workforce, technology, operations and marketing, as well as products. More Funding.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Retail is perhaps an unexpected entrant into the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) market, but it’s proving to be an area in which being there virtually can be seamlessly substituted for being there actually. Retail may just sneak up and be the dark horse that pushes the AR/VR movement from niche play to mainstream tool.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Despite a surge in sales, small businesses selling online can struggle to manage working capital, particularly as many rely on third-party marketplaces like Amazon that don't facilitate instant access to revenues. Digital commerce is a capital-intensive business model, he said, and keeping pace with buyer demand puts a strain on finances.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 17, 2024

We focused mainly on customer profitability and used risk-adjusted return on capital as a proxy for profitability. Through this understanding of profitability and productivity, bank managers can set better strategies and tactics plus start to optimize the allocation of capital. increase in M/B. The same goes for transaction accounts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

According to Marc Porter , CEO of Porter Capital Corporation , this has indeed been a growing problem throughout supply chains. "We We saw big-box retailers extend payment terms to 90 days," he said, pointing to companies including Target and Costco as some examples. "We The Big-Box Struggle. Factoring in all Options.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Earlier today at Stripe Sessions, a conference for Stripe users, the company announced the launching of Sigma, a powerful analytics tool powered by SQL. The analytics tool is designed for SMBs and startups without access to financial analytics platforms. In such cases, an individual could use Sigma to quickly find data or variables.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

In a press release , Womply said it has fully launched its BizShield solution after 250,000 small businesses adopted the tool through its network of payments and banking partners. ” The tool is designed for U.S. . ” The tool is designed for U.S.-based Optimistic businesses are 3.5

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, Capital One has applied for 40+ AI patents related to vehicles, reflecting its emphasis on its auto underwriting tool. The post What the top retail banks are patenting in AI appeared first on CB Insights Research. Patents are a key indicator of a bank’s AI strategy and R&D direction.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Lightspeed and Stripe have teamed up to launch Lightspeed Capital, which will, initially offer loans aimed at small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the U.S., The program will provide retailers using Lightspeed Payments with “flexible financing” of up to $50,000 per retail location. Lightspeed announced.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

In a new report released this week, Proactis found that for the restaurant, grocery and retail industries across North America, there are a few hurdles that industry professionals acknowledge when it comes to boosting procurement and overall company performance. But human capital is essential to making these criteria a reality.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

Blockchain Co-Founder and CEO Peter Smith said per the report, “Institutional and retail investors have the same financial goals — grow wealth and manage risks — but the tools at their disposal are vastly different.”. In 2019, BlockFi announced that it had notched $18.3 million in a series A funding round led by Valar Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail and payments realm is becoming an increasing focus of companies and security experts. The new capital will help fuel hiring and other growth, the company said. Fraud Prevention Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Now that BNL’s account aggregation feature is live, the companies are collaborating on the launch of a money management tool for BNL customers designed to provide greater clarity into overall finances for commercial clients. SMBs can receive a decision on their application within a day and use the funds to bolster working capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The round was led by General Atlantic and WestCap , and existing investors Activant Capital and Tribe Capital also participated. Bolt was founded in 2014 in San Francisco and works on tools to streamline web transactions. The round saw the company's valuation hit over $215 million. Data from the IBM U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

To help users monitor how much time they are spending on their Apple devices and within certain apps, engineers at the tech company have been working on a series of tools through a Digital Health initiative. According to people familiar with Apple’s plans, the features will be bundled into a menu in Apple’s iOS 12, Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

After a full year in service, Goldman Sachs Bank USA is celebrating its first full year in retail and its online deposit platform’s success. Since its inception a year ago, the online deposit platform, which Goldman Sachs purchased from GE Capital Bank, has garnered $4 billion deposits without a major marketing push.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

AR/VR doesn’t, however, seem like an obvious entrant into retail spaces on first blush, particularly retail spaces that are already physical. But the team at InContext thinks about VR in a different way – and a tool to better buttress the in-store experience for the customers who are willing to brave the real world.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. PayRange Accelerates Vending Machine Capital.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Further, the competition is not just another bank that might make a loan or take a deposit, but it could be a credit union, insurance company, retail store, or a fintech. This tool allows banks to understand the profitability contribution from various units and products. We will write more on this topic in our next article.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Although the installment concept is hardly new, Afterpay’s platform and growing catalog of retailers has brought fame and fortune to the company and its founders. A big part of Afterpay’s growth stems from the fact that its super-simple service is appealing to both customers and retailers alike. Preference For Debit. Lower Loss Rates.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. Now that merchants are more responsible for fraud that happens in their stores, he said, “it’s our responsibility to teach them about these tools, like EMV, that can secure them and secure their businesses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

million subordinate voting shares in Lightspeed capital, the release stated. ShopKeep’s POS platforms are used by more than 20,000 retailers and restaurants across the country, with an annual gross transaction value of $7 billion, according to the release. million in cash and the issuance of 9.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz and 9Yards Capital are among some of the backers providing the new funds. The funding highlights investors' interest to provide funds to the firm at a time when it has seen the rewards of higher trading activity on the part of retail traders amid the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The new round of funding came from existing investors Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 Capital Partners. Today’s investment comes as consumer demand for Instacart’s service continues to grow and we continue to expand our marketplace with new and existing retail partners.”. billion, the Silicon Valley startup announced on Thursday (Oct.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 27, 2017

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the major themes in the first day of Finovate Spring (aside from perennial favorite authentication) was customer engagement — having better discussions with customers in a digital environment in order to deliver more relevant products and services.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

At this conference, Facebook announced it was partnering up with the likes of CNN, 1-800-Flowers and other retailers to provide a more enhanced offering. What we’ve seen becoming more prevalent in the use of chatbots today is to act as either an intermediary for customer service or as a unique sales tool.

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