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U.S. Startups Raised A Record $130 Billion In 2018

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startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 Some GPs and LPs have already expressed concern that excess capital has led to inflated round sizes and valuations. VCs will still have an immense trove of capital to invest.”. billion, marking a new all-time high.

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Bank Innovation Completely Overhauls 2018 Conference Agenda

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In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan's SBI VC Trade Debuts Crypto Lending; Bitcoin Closes In On All-Time High

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While that price apex was followed by a bubble burst and bitcoin fell to $3,122 in 2018, analysts and crypto fans predict this wave is different. FinTech STAX, a capital-raising platform that accepts both dollars and cryptocurrency, helped WCA raise the funds. “We It will only benefit Australian businesses longer term,” he said.

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto-Related Crime Fell To $10 Billion In 2020; Singapore Exchange, Temasek Team On Digital Asset Market Infrastructure

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The crimes that ended up driving the change in 2020 were scams and the darknet market, the blog's stats report. in January of 2018, and after that, an underground operation emerged, in which the yen were exchanged for other digital currencies on a dark website. More stats show that scams netted around $2.6

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GE Capital Exits Trade Finance With MUFG Acquisition

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General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

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Square GPV Gains Amid Larger Sellers, Capital Loans Surge 34 Pct

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In the third quarter of 2018, over 40 percent of larger seller GPV came from sellers that started on Square as micro-sellers.” In reference to the latter business, in the third quarter of 2018 Square Capital facilitated over 62,000 business loans totaling $405 million, up 34 percent year over year, revealed the company.

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020

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billion in venture capital investments between January and September 2020, according to a press release from London & Partners emailed to PYMNTS. The pandemic has dealt blows to many markets, but so far, London's FinTech market appears to be coping well, the release stated, with data suggesting that around 95 percent of the U.K.'s