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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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Overstock.com is no stranger to offering financial services — it already provides credit cards, lending, investments and insurance services to its customers. Also in January, Progressive Leasing and Marqeta , announced a technology partnership that aimed to enhance the checkout process for leasing customers.

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B2B FinTech’s Unlikely Investment Winner

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Businesses across the globe operating in the blockchain, eCommerce-as-a-Service and alternative lending spaces (to name a few) all secured funding. Existing backers also participated in the round, said reports, including MassMutual Ventures,406 Ventures, Fairhaven Capital and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies.

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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

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valuation), Nuro ($2.7B), alternative lending startup Avant ($1.9B), AI-powered predictive sales acceleration platform InsideSales.com ($1.7B), salestech startup Afiniti ($1.6B), healthcare startup Butterfly Network ($1.3B), and data analytics company Dataminr ($1.2B). IDx Technologies. Butterfly Network. Bastille Networks.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Goes to New England Federal Credit Union and Vermont State Credit Union. Goes to MoneyLion for lots of obvious inappropriate behavior including violating the Military Lending Act regarding capped lending rates. The Generational War Award.

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Banking Is Only The Beginning: 30 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform

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Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are made possible by what’s known as blockchain technology. As startups use blockchain to drive greater transparency and veracity across the digital information ecosystem, they’re boosting awareness of the technology in sectors ranging from payments to public policy. Networking and IoT.