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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital payment solution provider Veem unveiled central improvements to its routing technology inside of the country and abroad, according to a Wednesday (Dec. Our multi-rail technology is a game changer, offering an unprecedented level of security, speed and service to small business owners,” Veem CEO Marwan Forzley said in the announcement.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. The round also included new investors BOND, DST Global, Goodwater Capital and Fin VC and Greenlight’s first institutional investor, Relay Ventures. billion, according to a company blog post.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Cloud-native London FinTech startup Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round led by Draper Esprit, with participation from existing investors Lloyds Banking Group, IQ Capital, Backed and Playfair, Thought Machine announced on Monday (March 2).

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Overstock shares jumped as much as 21 percent after the retailer announced that Hong Kong private equity firm GSR Capital is investing up to $270 million into Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO. As part of the deal, GSR Capital will also purchase $30 million in tZERO Security Tokens. “We billion (post-money).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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MARCH 26, 2018

A lack of access to capital. But the most recent research suggests entrepreneurs are also clear about what is helping them grow, and what they are looking for in terms of technology, professional support and beyond. The red tape of regulation. The burden of administrative tasks. Even more – 97.5 20 percent of U.K. 20 percent of U.K.

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JULY 19, 2019

The Seoul venture capital division of Japanese multinational holding company SoftBank has raised $270 million, or 317 billion won. SoftBank was originally founded in 1981 to publish computer and technology magazines , among other endeavors. Investors include South Korea’s National Pension Service.

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JUNE 7, 2017

BAM Worldwide, a provider of cash management and working capital, e payment solutions to the transportation industry , announced Tuesday (June 6) that it has completed a $10-million investment led by Millstone Capital Partners. BAM provides technology, payments processing and working capital loans to the U.S.

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MARCH 3, 2020

The Bank of Khartoum, Qatar National Bank and United Capital Bank (Bank Almal) have all gotten approval to start using the systems, and they’ll get started in about three weeks, according to the head of electronic banking services (EBS) at Sudan’s central bank, Omar Amrabi. Another six banks are waiting for approval.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (October 23) a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. In a press release , Visa said the investment will go to help Conductor expand its products and to accelerate innovation in payments.

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NCR

AUGUST 30, 2016

Biometrics, Geolocation and the Blockchain are technologies ripe for deeper implementation within financial apps. However, I believe that the blockchain and a combination of geolocation and advances in biometric technology can be used to better bank customers’ user experience. Imagine this. By adopting some form of cryp.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, when directors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital were looking for someone to fill the role, they were more worried about hiring someone who had experience with raising debt and equity, and they didn’t care if the person was a former accountant. But that freed us up to get a capital-markets-focused CFO.”.

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MARCH 22, 2019

If data makes the world go ’round, so, too, does it garner investor interest, as evidenced by venture capital and other investors’ funds coming into the coffers of corporates that scrape the web for information. USD in series A funding from a consortium of investors, including Green Visor Capital. An Acquisition in Africa.

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APRIL 7, 2019

Healthcare data company Health Catalyst has done the same, while Change Healthcare , which provides technology to lower health care costs, filed its prospectus in March. “To The current crop of digital health companies ready to go public are more focused on the combination of technology and services.

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MARCH 9, 2018

BlueVine , the provider of working capital to small business (SMB) owners, announced news on Thursday (March 8) that it has inked a deal with Veem , the cross-border payments company. Veem changes all that, making it easy for small business owners to send and manage cross-border payments using blockchain technology.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The pre-seed funding was from Peak Venture Capital , which also led the new seed round, along with Album VC and strategic partner Pattern. . The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

million in a Seed funding round for its neo-bank epiFi, led by Sequoia India and Ribbit Capital, TechCrunch reported on Sunday (Jan. Also participating in the funding rounds were David Velez, Kunal Shah and VC fund Hillhouse Capital. Two co-founders of Google Pay in India have raised $13.2

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A 2014 breach at Marriott, for example, cost the chain over $100 million before fines were levied under EU rules. as [companies] saw what business interruption really looks like,” said Sarah Stephens, the cyber, media and technology practice leader at insurance broker Marsh JLT Specialty.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Late last month Visa made a strategic minority investment in Conductor , a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. Conductor, which has been backed by Riverwood Capital since 2014, is a key technology processing platform for retailers, banks and other companies in Brazil, according to the press release.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Nyca Partners, the venture capital firm focused on the FinTech market, raised $125 million for a second fund. According to a report , Hans Morris, the former Visa president turned venture capitalist, created Nyca Partners in 2014, launching a $30 million fund. Nyca Partners isn’t the only one eyeing the FinTech market.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. billion in post-program capital and collaborate with Mastercard, major banks, merchants and other high-profile organizations,” Mastercard said.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In a recent survey conducted in partnership by the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors ( CSBS ), over 1,000 community bankers weighed in on a range of hot button issues facing their organizations in 2014. As such, capital and strategic planning will play a pivotal role in staying ahead of the curve.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Technology that has the ability to transform cities has given power to how people live their everyday lives. One city that’s been growing in its technology sector over the last few years is Mexico City. Before we jump into the post, here are a few facts about Mexico City and its tech scene: . For Latin America, 36.6

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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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. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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Banking 4 Tomorrow

DECEMBER 24, 2014

2014 was the biggest year in FinTech by far with billions being invested globally, which is to be expected in a global growth sector. StrategyEye estimated that there was $2.8Bn raised in 2014 via venture capital investments in […]. But how much was invested globally in FinTech this year?

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Naspers, a large South African-based technology investor, is leading a $1 billion funding round for food delivery outfit Swiggy, according to a report. Those include Wellington Management Company and Hillhouse Capital. Swiggy was started in 2014. Chinese investor and tech giant Tencent also joined in the round.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Florida’s ShipMonk, started in 2014, offers eCommerce fulfillment services and technology solutions. Fulfillment and inventory management technology has quickly become a critical component to ensure seamless delivery.".

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JANUARY 24, 2019

That led him to realize the potential market for his company, which he started in 2014. Hearst Ventures and Inkef Capital also participated in the round. Aaron Perlis, executive vice president and chief technology officer at commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop , said the service is good because it’s objective.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. The Hong Kong sale is being managed by Citigroup, China International Capital Corp.,

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Looking to boost adoption by iPad and iPhone users, Amazon launched a new application that allows iOS users to use Alexa voice recognition technology for smart speakers and other devices, providing Apple users with an alternative to Siri. Overstock Rises on GSR Capital Investment in New Blockchain Unit.

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JULY 2, 2020

The first onshore bond default came about in 2014, and since then, there have been 395 delinquencies. The technology sector had the most defaults through June, Bloomberg reported, while real estate has seen almost none. Of those, 31.9 Location-wise, Beijing led the pack with 75.3 billion yuan ($10.7 billion.

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MAY 1, 2018

” Buffett has long been wary of bitcoin: He called the cryptocurrency a “mirage” back in 2014. In investment news, a technology fund has raised $500 million for a new cryptocurrency that will provide a new way for investors to invest in Silicon Valley, Reuters reported. That is not investing.”

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram ’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital have each told the messaging startup that they want to invest $20 million, according to three individuals familiar with the deal.

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JULY 18, 2017

Headway Capital , which provides online flexible credit lines of up to $50,000 for­­ U.S. As we work with business customers with non-prime credit, decisions around credit risk are key to the success of our business,” said Haijian Hu, head of Headway Capital.

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