PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin, according to a press release. The new funding will be used to boost the company’s operations, with a focus on global growth.

Boston 115

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong third quarter financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. These are the top stories in retail for Tuesday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

million in venture capital — the most the industry has seen in a while. The backing, which also saw participation from CU Solutions Group, Baird Capital, Detroit Venture Partners and Invest Michigan, will be used to expand operations, gain new bank and credit union clients, and focus on sales, distribution and marketing, the company said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

Blacksoil Capital linked B2B eProcurement firm IndustryBuying with nearly $2 million in venture debt, reports in Inc42 said this week. The India-based startup has already seen funding from Kalaari Capital, Saif Partners and Beenext. million from InnoVen Capital, Inc42 reported this week. IndustryBuying. Alternative Finance.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm Equiteq announced that it advised The Shelby Group , an eProcurement transformation and optimization consulting firm, on a recent growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners , according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. Revenue growth in the business payments sector is expected to grow by around 5.6 AvidXchange has ranked among the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past six years, the company said in a blog post last month.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile. The Visa Foundation has launched several new initiatives aimed at providing nearly $5 million in capital to minority-owned SMBs and microbusinesses to help them weather the pandemic.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

This has the attention of the nation’s regulators and the Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas Curry, who recently spoke in Boston at the Interagency Outreach Meeting on the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

McGrane and Hilsenrath also noted that following the push for higher capital cushions, “regulators are now focusing on corporate governance and the role of directors to ensure banks have the right culture and controls to prevent excessive risk taking.” How complex is the bank’s operating model?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Word on the street is that B2B startups may be landing on the same path as B2C startups when it comes to the venture capital wells drying up. It could explain India’s rare absence from our B2B Venture Capital Roundup this week. Instead, the funding landed in the U.S., eProcurement. B2B eCommerce. ”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Chertoff Capital made a “significant” equity investment in the round, the company said. Cybersecurity. Back-Office.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

According to reports, the Boston-based chain has filed for bankruptcy as it looks to restructure its debt load and conduct a sale process. Though bankruptcies have become part of the standard, perhaps the biggest out-of-left-field default is coming out of Cosi, the flatbread sandwich maker and QSR staple of the last decade.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

51 million : That’s the amount of new funding that Druva, an India-based enterprise security company, has secured from Sequoia Capital India and a new backer, Economic Development Board Investments, based in Singapore. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore. Said charter will mean that Circle will face tighter scrutiny but great ease operating on a national scale. Kennedy School of Government.

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PYMNTS

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. Baumgärtner also coauthored the report. ” Positive Developments, New Opportunities.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

Boston-based Drizly , which raised more than $35 million, has a foothold in 70 cities and a stated ambition to be the “Amazon of Alcohol.” Though the field is crowded with well-capitalized players, Saucey co-founder and CEO Chris Vaughn genuinely isn’t worried. ” The work is not easy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Chris Douvos of investment firm Ahoy Capital told The Wall Street Journal , “We’ve been in the middle of a rollicking party that’s gone on for five years and someone has snapped on the light switch.” Rowe Price and Discovery Capital. Paytm , India’s mobile payments startup, said on Monday (Nov. Other investors include T.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Operations and Risk. These initiatives drive revenue growth and loyalty because the bank’s services provide quantifiable benefits to clients that are seeking to leverage technology advances in order to more effective manage their working capital. Legacy Transformation / IT Platform Innovations. Emerging Innovation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. Consumers can inquire directly with restaurants about existing promotions. It’s a new concept that means both parties win.”.

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Miami Los Angeles Austin South Carolina 130

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

“The idea of curbside pickup is that shoppers are demanding the ability to get purchases however they want and wherever they want,” said Laura Kennedy, director of retail insights at Boston-based Kantar Retail. “A The data show that operating earnings from sales have declined by up to 25 percent as a result of a shift from in-store to online.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With a big focus on technology in Silicon Valley and Boston, New York City slowly made its way to becoming a powerhouse tech player. Albany, New York’s state capital, has a population of just over 150,000. Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? trillion (2012).

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 26, 2011

It focuses on three strategy firms in particular: Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"), Bain & Company, and McKinsey & Company. Bain bank strategy banks bcg boston consulting group credit unions Kafafian Kiechel Lords of Strategy marsico McKinsey thrifs' How business is done is often, if not mostly, evolutionary.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? MP: I would say that the biggest challenge facing startups in Charlotte is access to early-stage capital. Since there haven’t been many liquidity events, there hasn’t been the opportunity to make capital available for others.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). Don’t worry if you didn’t remember to get us a present – we didn’t want to make too big a deal out of it, so we didn’t remind you. Of course, we don’t really expect or even want gifts for our ninth anniversary. What’s Next.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

And while the vision of appealing to a mature palate was clear to Marvil and Jones, when it came to actualizing their business idea, the strenuous process would take them down a long, winding road that started with mapping out the scale of their operation before finding the right real estate. “We Growing Thirst for Suds.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets in which Postmates currently operates. This from St.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Increased expenses, supply chain inefficiencies, and the need to enhance operating results contributed to the perfume retailer’s bankruptcy, which was court-approved in October.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

There is a small handful of other app-based kids’ ridesharing services which operate in CA (HopSkipDrive, Zum) or in Boston (Zemcar). – 24/7 oversight from the Kango Operations team, with live, real-time monitoring of every ride or childcare booking. Other risesharing or shuttle services focused on kids.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Consumers can look forward to soon saying goodbye to the min-6-to-8-characters-with-a-capital- letter-and-number ritual for logging into a website. You want to know what really sizzled this week? As for payments, here are this week’s picks and pans.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Dion Kidd Johnson, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer, Western Bank, Alamogordo, NM. Raul Vazquez, Chief Executive Officer, Oportun, Redwood City, CA.

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San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Technology enthusiasts draw pictures on whiteboards showing bots as the new king of the stack, out-stacking the last great stack — apps, which sit on top of the next-to-last great stack — mobile operating systems, which sit on top of the next-to-next-to-last great stack — the web. We take our weather very seriously in Boston.

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Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Those services can include anything from working capital and other types of loans to additional features such as positive pay. In order to maximize training and knowledge sharing, the ability to offer a single platform across segments provides a way to simplify and leverage operational support.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. The service is seeking to help customers reduce operational costs and response times. Its platform seeks to reduce losses from fraud and bring down operational costs.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Table of contents. STAYING PRIVATE.

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