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DECEMBER 13, 2019

The shopping time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is six fewer days this year, the shortest since 2013. Spin Master Entertainment’s Paw Patrol animated series, which first launched in 2013, is also still a hit. percent through the first nine months of the year, according to BMO Capital Markets. Other winners included O.M.G.

New York 131

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APRIL 6, 2020

Philippines payments startup Voyager Innovations has closed a funding deal worth up to $120 million from existing backers, according to a Monday (April 6) statement from Voyager. Voyager Innovations runs the payments platform PayMaya Philippines. Vea, founder and chief executive officer of Voyager Innovations.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

And, he added, with the emergence of the government as a major shareholder of these large financial firms (via capital infusion and bailout packages), a dampening effect was felt on innovation. And in the drive toward innovation, as Choubey told Webster, the partnership with Mastercard seeks to revamp and speed up payments.

Fintech 152

Fintech Innovation Digital Banking Course 152

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Greycroft. The McKinsey survey puts the growth rate of the market for recurring eCommerce from 2013 through 2018 at more than 100 percent a year. million, VentureBeat reported.

San Francisco 148

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2017

Aiming to back and support FinTech startups focused on the underserved, Accion International and VC Quona Capital raised $141 million in funding. The Fund will support innovators using new technologies to help create a financial system that works for everyone. The underbanked stayed the same compared to 2013 levels. FDIC), U.S.

FDIC 100

FDIC Capital Fintech Analytics 100

Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 23, 2018

These 250 companies have received a combined 947 equity investments worth $53 billion since 2013. […]. Nearly half the companies are new to the Fintech 250 list, which was first published last year.

Fintech 199

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

With seven million active monthly users in December 2017, according to its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, the company’s Square Cash app—launched in 2013—is more popular than one might have thought; In any case, Square has not previously released usage numbers for the mobile.Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Bolt is a good example of European excellence in tech and innovation … the bank is very happy to support the company in improving its services, as well as allowing it to branch out into new service fields. Founded in 2013, the company was formerly called Taxify and rebranded to include additional offerings, like food delivery and scooters.

Regulation 130

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

Fintech 170

Fintech Financial Technology Technology Operations 170

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

New York aviation startup Wheels Up has notched a $128 million Class D equity capital raise co-led by new investor Franklin Templeton, the company said in a press release on Friday (Aug. JetSmarter launched in 2013 with the aim of improving the outdated luxury private jet industry, said CEO and Founder Sergey Petrossov.

New York 139

New York Capital Operations Community 139

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. The increase has the effect of stifling a global economy driven by innovation and new ideas. The value of fake and counterfeit products went from $461 billion in 2013 to $509 billion in 2016. percent in 2013. That’s an increase of 3.3

Fraud 101

Fraud Innovation Technology Mobile 101

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

million in a funding round that was led by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. The increase has the effect of stifling a global economy driven by innovation and new ideas. The value of fake and counterfeit products went from $461 billion in 2013 to $509 billion in 2016. percent in 2013. That’s an increase of 3.3

Fraud 101

Fraud Innovation Technology Mobile 101

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

A bitcoin mining company in China is looking to raise capital in the neighborhood of $400 million and is aiming to file on the Nasdaq for an IPO, in what would be at least its third attempt to do so. Media in the country has also reported that innovation in the blockchain field shouldn’t be a way to drive speculation of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin 101

Bitcoin blockchain cryptocurrency Capital 101

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JANUARY 7, 2019

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. Included in that movement toward tech in capital markets, he said that could include blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

years in 2013, according to a recent estimate. A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Lyft , too, is racing toward an IPO, not content to just let Uber drive away with all the capital. years in 2017, up from 6.9

Payments 223

Payments social media Analytics Capital 223

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Infarm was founded in 2013 by Osnat Michaeli and brothers Erez and Guy Galonska. The startup raised $100 million earlier this year in a Series B round with investors that included Skype founder Niklas Zennström’s investment firm Atomico as well as Balderton Capital, Bloomberg reported. In the first half of this year, U.S.

Michigan 101

Michigan Washington New York Retail 101

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

And while partnerships, collaboration and internal product development have helped banks to improve their reputations for innovation among their corporate clients, a new report from Boston Consulting Group says it’s not enough. ” Positive Developments, New Opportunities. “The only question is which banks will be among them.”

Survey 109

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. Get all the latest data on innovation, startups, & disruption.

Capital 34

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JUNE 13, 2019

Launched in 2013 by by Sue Siegel, who is now GE’s chief innovation officer and remains CEO of the ventures arm, GE Ventures is currently in discussions with other venture firms, as well some limited partners who invest in those funds. GE Capital reduced its liabilities in the first quarter, completing $1.1

Study 100

Study Software Capital Company 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

By today’s standards, it looks anything like an innovative brand. But then, looks can be deceiving — 100 years ago, Corning Glass Works had just introduced a massive innovation into the lives of home cooks everywhere. At the conclusion of the deal, both firms will be owned by Cornell Capital, which bought Corelle in 2017.

Branding 108

Branding Millennials Innovation Marketing 108

Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Breaking Banks Breaking Banks , billed as the #1 global fintech podcast and radio show, began in 2013 and is hosted by media firm Provoke.fm. Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry. keep me informed. Whitepaper.

Community 195

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Launched in 2013, San Francisco-based Particle aims to be an all-in-one solution to help customers bring IoT devices to market by providing encryption and security, as well as data autonomy and scalability. Our customers who started as early innovators are now leaders in their industries.”

San Francisco 101

San Francisco Industry National Capital 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

The new capital will be used to accelerate SecurityScorecard’s ongoing scale and foster innovation in its delivery of cybersecurity health ratings. Since launching in 2013, the company has actively tracked more than 100,000 companies and identified vulnerabilities using an outside-looking-in perspective.

Google 101

Google Risk Management Survey Security 101

Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

WeLab was founded in 2013, and now has over […]. The round included big names like Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Credit Suisse and World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. This latest round of funding brings WeLab’s total to $425 million.

Mobile 150

Mobile Lending Capital Online 150

CB Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Travel tech is a well-established category but startups are still bringing innovation to the space and attracting financing. Using CB Insights data, we ranked the most active investors into unique travel tech startups since 2013, including venture capital and corporate venture investors. Car-hailing services are excluded.

Denver 68

Denver Capital US Innovation 68

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Analysts at the time called this product “an historic opportunity” to bolster the merchant’s “corroding bottom lines,” and innovators rushed to build new applications to help them seize it. The REDCard has seen its growth slow appreciably since 2013, the year of the infamous Target breach. And what was the product?

Branding 184

Branding Cards Payments New Jersey 184

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AUGUST 24, 2018

“Our knowledge and experience will help to build innovative new banking services for the bank that will transform it into a modern bank for the 21st century,” Moskvins said, according to the site. The site Baltic-course.com noted that the two new co-owners put two million Euros in the bank to boost its capital position.

Colorado 101

Colorado Leadership Fintech Operations 101

Bank Innovation

JULY 12, 2016

But a new report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that chargeoff rates at Lending Club are up 38% since 2013. Scandals aside, Lending Club has been doing well in the area that mattered — borrowers were paying back their loans. This is troubling because credit card default rates decreased over the Read More.

Lending 150

Lending Cards Report Online 150

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” billion in 2013, representing a 2.10 Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

Trends 101

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JUNE 10, 2019

We are actively following the country’s Belt and Road Initiative to empower Chinese businesses through innovation in the cross-border ecosystem,” said Luo in a statement. Luxembourg had already passed a bill to legally issue “dematerialized securities” in April 2013 through an amendment to a 2001 securities law.

blockchain 116

blockchain Security Fintech Regional 116

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Consumers haven’t had a young innovative company to provide [pay TV] services to them since the mid-1990s, when Dish and DirectTV came on the scene.”. Jeff Binder, CEO of Layer3, was quoted by The Washington Post as saying, “We’re the first cable company in … 10 years to come that’s brand new.

Washington 100

Washington Colorado Illinois Boston 100

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A report this week said that an online used-car platform in that country called BeliMobilGue has raised $10 million in fresh capital in a Series A funding to help expand its offerings. What’s not guesswork is that innovation has been steadily increasing in this space. million in a previous round. Inspection Stations.

Capital 117

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CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Companies like DJI Innovations ($105M in total disclosed equity funding) and 3D Robotics ($179M) have raised multiple large rounds, while others like EHANG ($53M) have raised a single round of significant capital. DJI Innovations. Intel Capital. InterWest Partners, Riverwood Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners.

Capital 34

Capital Innovation Groups Company 34

Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In 2013, according to a report by Accenture and CB Insights , total investment into Fintech was just less than $4 billion. Fidor Bank in Germany has architected its own completely open platform, allowing it to plug in new innovative offerings and enable customers to take full advantage of emerging services. Fintech is booming.

Fintech 100

Fintech Report Innovation Trends 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

The innovation — and potential disruption — stems from a company called Helium , which describes itself as a peer-to-peer wireless network. The company was founded in 2013 to “build the world’s first decentralized wireless network,” according to the Helium website.

Austin 164

Austin Maine Survey Mobile 164