PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Having $1 billion in bookings and more than 200 destinations globally – those are big numbers, to be sure, but these are not stats gleaned from an airline. The Series D round, which includes investors as far-flung as Sequoia Capital China, Goldman Sachs and others, brought in a total funding of $300 million to date.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. dollars on its balance sheet after it raised $4 billion in new capital late last year. In addition, Didi customers can book hotels through Booking.com and its sister site Agoda.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 4, 2025

5S Framework Overview for Solving Strategic Challenges The “4S” problem-solving framework is largely attributed to authors Garrette, Phelps, and Sibony in the top-selling book Cracked It (worth a read in itself) and then made famous by McKinsey & Company. Will capital, for instance, become more expensive or cheaper?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

Capital One Financial posted results that were higher than Street estimates as its core card business grew, as did commercial lending activity. In reference to credit card operations, the company said that as average loans were up $2 billion, purchase volume was up eight percent, and the revenue margin of 16.3 percent.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 17, 2024

We focused mainly on customer profitability and used risk-adjusted return on capital as a proxy for profitability. Through this understanding of profitability and productivity, bank managers can set better strategies and tactics plus start to optimize the allocation of capital. Both banks, for example, had about $150B in deposits.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others. In May, Revolut said it will integrate its products with Clear Books , which offers accounting software for small businesses. Last week, Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Additional new and existing investors include Reinvent Capital, Menlo Ventures, SoftBank, Braemar Energy Ventures and others. With this funding, we’ll further develop Getaround’s unique connected car technology, Getaround Connect, which enables our fully contactless booking and pickup experience,” said Zaid, chief executive officer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech venture capital investments, though the industry still managed to pull more than $46.8 SourceSage said it plans to use the investment to expand its management team and for overall expansion as it positions itself to help B2B businesses launch their eCommerce operations and go digital. Credit Key.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Payment operations software company Modern Treasury raised $38 million through an Altimeter Capital-led Series B funding round, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 12) announcement. The company says that over $18.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The company said $15 million of that amount is an extension of a $100 million round from June to boost interest from new investor Pelham Capital alongside the company's existing investors, the post stated. With the proceeds, the company plans to speed up its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform and expand worldwide, according to the post.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest B2B FinTech venture capital funding rounds. million Series A investment led by Framework Venture Partners, while PenderFund Capital Management, Conconi Growth Partners and Royal Bank of Canada also participated. In Canada, Checkfront revealed its $9.3 FinCompare.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The travel and lifestyle platform has received investments from the likes of JD.com, Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse Capital, according to Deal Street Asia. Currently many Indonesian consumers are forced to book their flights and hotels last minute due to the lack of credit access typically provided via credit cards,” Hendrawan said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2020

The companies on the defensive right now also include venture capital-backed rental companies and vacation rental apps like Airbnb. Vacation rental companies, backed by venture capital funds, include names such as Washington state-based Stay Alfred, San Francisco-based Sonder, and Airbnb-backed companies like Zeus Living and Lyric.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The company said the new funding will “provide capital, as well as access to KKR’s operational resources and global network.” Jon and team have proven they can deliver explosive growth with impressive capital efficiency.”. This whole year has been great for drive-to travel, of all forms,” Gray said at the time. “If

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. That achievement goes to UiPath , an industry competitor also operating in the Robotics Process Automation space. CEC Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

GoSite , a digital platform for small businesses, has landed $40 million in a Left Lane Capital-led Series B fundraising round. Cove Fund, Longley Capital, Ankona Capital, Stage 2 and Serra Ventures also took part in the round, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 1) announcement.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Business confidence remains relatively high, but the latest analysis from CB Insights found that venture capital (VC) investment took a turn for the worse in Q1. Reports earlier this week in the Financial Times revealed that global venture capital funding dropped 13 percent to $6.3 Webware.io. Canada’s Webware.io FreightHub.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. Venture Partners, while existing backer Chicago Ventures and newcomer Soma Capital also participated, according to a press release. ”

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2019

review of the capital requirements for market risk regulations, namely the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). It becomes effective in 2022, but banks should now, more than ever, implement the proposed changes in order to meet the deadline for reporting their Pillar I capital under the new methodologies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As more financial service providers explore how to capitalize on corporates’ growing adoption of commercial cards, firms are looking at the card as a way to round out their products and services with a more holistic offering. Shell Combines Cards, Telematics for Indian Fleets. “The

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is also necessary for the Board to decide how an MBL strategy fits in to the credit union’s overall strategy including designating resources, ensuring adequate capital levels and determining a safe and sound growth rate. Evaluate the level of capital needed. ” This study should include: • Industries. • Loans.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The pandemic has seen a flurry of capital raising as firms across all verticals have sought to shore up their balance sheets. By getting cash on the books, there’s the chance to keep going — to continue operating and pay expenses until the horizon is a bit clearer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible. Afterpay Rolls Out BNPL Cross-Border Pay For Merchants.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Despite a slowdown in corporate travel, expense management and travel booking technology provider SalesTrip still managed to impress investors, which pumped $1.4 Its micro-financing portal targets SMBs that cannot access capital via traditional means. Sequoia Capital India led the Series A investment, TechCrunch reported.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times. We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times. We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Australia-based challenger bank Judo Capital has raised more than $250 million from Credit Suisse Australia, according to reports. Business Insider Australia said Monday (November 26) that Credit Suisse has provided the credit facility worth AUS$350 million to fuel Judo’s small business lending operations. billion USD].”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The company plans to open its first international office following the investment, which was led by Dawn Capital, said reports in CBR Online. Scoro said it plans to use the funding to expand its operations in the U.S. SESAMi/Capital Match. The firm, with headquarters in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. still manage their bookings with pen and paper,” Shedul co-founder and CEO William Zeqiri said in an interview. Shedul’s offering is deeper than just appointments and bookings.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

As the second decade of the 21 st century is drawing to a close, it is almost unimaginable that booking a flight or finding the right hotel room would present as a challenge. They effectively created ways in which they booked tickets that effectively captured the consumer experience,” he said. Moreover, travel is full of risk.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

There is a myriad of manual processes that take place everyday in banking driving up unit economics and causing the average bank to operate with a 77+% efficiency ratio. To be competitive in the future, banks need to be operating at an efficiency ratio of below 40%. return on asset figure.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Expensify Links Cards To Booking. The company recently announced the rollout of its Concierge Travel tool, which connects businesses that use the Expensify Card to a travel booking tool. Once booked, the trip can be paid for via the Expensify Card, with transaction details automatically captured for reconciliation and reporting.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2020

Joseph LaForte, of short-term capital provider Par Funding, said this week that his company will be providing a new product to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with cash flow issues, according to a press release. The product is open to SMBs that have other factors on their books.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Millions of smaller businesses are grappling with the impacts of the pandemic.

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