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SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud

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Kount , the Boise, Idaho-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify fraud detection and improve profitability, announced it has partnered with Verifi , the payment protection and management company. In June, Visa signed an acquisition agreement with Verifi.

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Fintech Fundings: 114 Companies Raised $7.3 Billion in April

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Payment security technology. HQ: Los Angeles, California. Tags: SMB, merchants, security, payments, POS, credit/debit cards, authorization. Latest round: $56 million Debt (from Goldman Sachs). Total raised: $154.3 million ($98.3 million Equity, $56 million Debt). HQ: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

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HQ: Los Angeles, California. Derivative risk management. Blockchain technology for securities. Tags: Enterprise, investing, trading, risk management, security, compliance. Online marketplace for real estate investing. Latest round: $18.4 million ($1.5 million equity, $16.9 million debt).

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The 2014 GonzoBanker Awards

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It’s been a busy year integrating recent acquisitions, purchasing $1 billion+ in Banco Popular deposits, hiring former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to advise on community relations, and having former President Bill Clinton speak at a major financial literacy event. Risk Management. ??? Strategic Planning.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

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Now, to avoid any cue card and teleprompter issues, we’ll just go with the written list again this year. One internal memo acknowledges the weaknesses in the bureau’s methodology and admits to the litigation risks in its case against Ally. FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. And the winners are …. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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The Nerd Oscars: 24 Best Data Science Moments in Movies

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Plot Summary: What would you do if you were a risk management expert for a major Wall Street investment bank, and a departed colleague’s risk models warned you that all of your holdings would begin to fatally crash the following day? In the film, volatility levels in mortgage-backed securities are exceeding historical levels.

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Fintech Fundings: 20 Companies Raise $300 Million Week Ending July 17

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HQ: Los Angeles, California. Independent source of consensus credit risk. Tags: Payments, prepaid cards, digital banking, mobile, global payments. Merchant-issuer collaboration software. HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Latest round: $45 million. Total raised: $45 million. Source: FT Partners. RealtyMogul. Credit Benchmark.

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