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JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 Noto will continue in his role as CEO which he has held for three years since arriving from Twitter in 2018, where he was COO, and prior to that the NFL, where he served as CFO. Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Credit unions (CUs) are performing well as the new decade dawns, with a recent study finding that CUs increased their loan originations by 29 percent from Q4 2018 to Q4 2019. This makes data security of utmost importance to CUs, but even attacks on unrelated third parties can be devastating to CU members. percent in 2016.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Chang’s rolled out its mobile ordering app in August 2018, but its rewards program has been in place since July 2015. Chang’s utilizes numerous security features to protect itself and its customers from account takeovers, brute force attacks and other cybercrimes. The Secret Sauce Of Security. Cooking Up A Fresh App .

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BankUnderground

JULY 7, 2020

Chart 1: GDP-weighted “global” public real rates and previous series, 1311–2018. For instance, we can observe the apparent existence of two secular reversal periods, during which public capital markets broke from their general downward trend and entered lasting periods of higher real rates, ca.1320–1480, 1320–1480, and ca.

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Accenture

AUGUST 20, 2019

But in a quickly changing world, merchants now require simple, secure and frictionless along with easy integrations, cloud-based solutions, mobile applications and digital enablers—just to name a few hot terms in today’s payment market. Market conditions are ripe for ISVs to move into payments. Merchants therefore need to adapt. 1 Worldpay.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

13) said that alternative lender Fountainhead Commercial Capital can now offer SBA loans through its platform after securing a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) loan program license from American Business Lending. “The government shutdown really has begun to hurt small companies in search of capital.”.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

However, an awful lot is in fact different at the dusk of 2018 than it was at the dawn. The year 2018 saw massive changes in where consumers shop, how they pay, and what goods and services they want in their carts. Yet, as 2018 was coming to a close, Facebook was hit with just a bit more bad news. The Facebook Follies.

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JULY 17, 2019

Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. million seed investment in 2018, the Series A is also backed by Airbus and Lockheed Martin, among others.

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CB Insights

MARCH 20, 2019

From e-commerce to software to payments, several companies with $1B+ valuations exited in 2018. Using CB Insights data, we identified the startups with a $1B+ valuation that exited in 2018. We’ve also covered 2018’s 14 European unicorns , 37 Chinese unicorns , and 55 US unicorns.). Meituan Dianping.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In short, while 2017 was the year of payments disruption, 2018 will be the year of the satisfied customer. 2018 will see the emergence of new B2B platforms with interfaces that rival the best B2C experiences,” the executive predicted. — That doesn’t just mean consumers either. trillion: the current valuation of the U.S.

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APRIL 27, 2020

It is reportedly financing the service with a mixture of borrowed capital and funds that it took in from a token sale in 2018. PPEX reportedly handles secondary trades for exempt securities, with the inclusion of blockchain-native digital assets. CoinDesk reported.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 27, 2021

Repo transactions are vital for facilitating the flow of cash and securities around the economy. Repo intermediation increases the size of banks’ balance sheets and so attracts a capital charge under the regulatory leverage ratio. Chart 3: Decomposition of the change the cost of repo from 2016 to 2018 (a)(b)(c).

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.” State Regulations.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Thirty-seven Chinese companies reached billion-dollar valuations in 2018, operating in areas as diverse as healthcare, transportation, and education, among others. Using CB Insights data, we identified all the China-based startups that have reached a $1B+ valuation in 2018. A s of 2018, more than 5 million drivers and 1.25

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. Silicon Valley produced plenty of $1B+ companies in 2018, but other parts of the country also had a strong showing. Check out our real-time Unicorn Tracker for a full list of $1B+ companies).

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The 2018 Fintech 250 have raised approximately $53B in aggregate funding across 947 deals since 2013, and includes startups at different investment stages of development, from early-stage (seed/Series A) companies to well-funded unicorns. Outside the US: 44% of the 2018 Fintech 250 are based outside the US. Please click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The company reportedly has over one million registered users and has grown its revenue by over 200 percent from 2017 to 2018. This investment round provides us with the necessary capital to further increase the accuracy of our technology, which is really exciting.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Even during these challenging times, Lendingkart continues to grow and perform impressively across all metrics and we are privileged to partner with the company in their journey,” Dhruv Kapoor, partner, Sistema Asia Capital said, according to Inc 42. Micro and small businesses represent a vibrant yet underserved segment of the Indian economy.

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MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. FinTech funding reached its highest level in five years in 2018, according to CB Insights data published last month, hitting $11.89 Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) wants to amend rules so that companies can go public through a direct listing, and raise capital from public market investors at the same time. As it stands now, companies cannot raise capital with a direct listing. Both companies were able to do this due to sufficient capital on their balance sheets.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday (June 22), the North Carolina-based company said it plans to raise $100 million. percent of total revenues) in fiscal 2018, representing a 64.7 The company recorded net losses in fiscal 2018, 2019 and 2020 of $18.6 In its initial public offering (IPO) filing with the U.S.

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JULY 9, 2020

Banks have been facing a concerning rise in account takeover (ATO) attacks targeting their customers, with financial institutions (FIs) losses due to such schemes rising 72 percent from 2018 to 2019. FIs lost 168 percent more to ATOs in 2018 than they did the prior year, and FIs need to get ahead of such crime. About The Playbook.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and U.K. have levied €114 million ($126 million) in fines for data violations since instituting stronger privacy mandates in mid-2018.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Digital Risks. Reports in Verdict.co.uk

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JULY 10, 2020

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the startup reported it plans to raise as much as $253.5 percent of total revenues) in fiscal 2018, representing a 64.7 The company recorded net losses in fiscal 2018, 2019 and 2020 of $18.6 The Wilmington, North Carolina-based company nCino Inc., million, or 74.7

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AUGUST 5, 2019

2), ePayRails said it secured $2.45 The company was founded in January 2018 and offers businesses a “Fintelligent” payment platform that consolidates payments and invoice data, automates accounts payable and accounts receivable, and provides intelligence on B2B payments and invoices. In a press release Friday (Aug.

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JULY 6, 2020

Indonesian payment processor Payfazz has secured $53 million in Series B funding, numerous media outlets reported Monday (July 6). Investors in the Payfazz Series B round are Y Combinator, Tiger Global Management, Quiet Capital, Insignia Venture Partners, BRI Ventures B Capital Group and ACE & Co.,

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

You can also store your IDs and secure notes. They see themselves as a platform for managing digital identity, secure by biometrics. With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX closed a $74 million funding round led by Intel Capital that will be used to advance cyberattack detection and remediation, VentureBeat reported on Thursday (Feb. Existing investors NEA, Highland Capital Partners, Redline Capital Management, Hercules Capital and Core Capital also participated in the funding round.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

billion in technology startup funding in 2019, a new record for the market and almost $4 billion higher than it saw in 2018. In all, B2B FinTechs secured more than $33.5 RunSafe Security. Cybersecurity startup RunSafe Security, based in the U.S., According to TechCrunch reports, citing Tracxn data, the nation saw $14.5

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. This is clearly a turnaround situation, as the bank lost over $12 million in 2010, over 20% of its capital (ouch). They lost $9 million that year, which was 25% of their capital! Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here.

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JUNE 10, 2020

trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. On Wednesday (June 10), Apple stock climbed 2 percent to $352 a share, making the tech giant the first U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

American Honda has worked with Modal, formerly Drive Motors, since late 2018 to create branded online buying tools for Honda and Acura. Earlier in the year, we were even earning 25% more back-end profit on Modal orders.".

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Bank Innovation

MAY 10, 2019

Banks and their venture arms increasingly are backing cybersecurity startups, investing in everything from threat intelligence to data security firms, according to a new CB Insights report.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If the deal is signed, it would represent India’s largest retail space ever, eclipsing Walmart’s 2018 purchase of a 66 percent stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. . In May, Tata Capital, a division of Tata Group, introduced a mobile app that promised a better user experience for getting loans. On Monday (Sept.

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JULY 7, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (July 7), the stock is expected to be priced between $22.00 The IPO management team includes BofA Securities, Barclays, KeyBanc Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Piper Sandler, Raymond James and Macquarie Capital. million shares of its stock. and $24.00

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