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JANUARY 21, 2021

And enter Drip Capital , the middleman that serves as the financial grease that enables trade to flow, easing concerns of both buyers and suppliers. said Pushkar Mukewar , co-founder and CEO of Drip Capital in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. While the company is currently doing business in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 13, 2020

By comparison, the first 3-D Secure (3DS) technology provides consumers with a user experience marked by lengthy times for processing and verification. In addition, the company said card networks like Mastercard and Visa have registered as high as a 10 percent rise in authentication rates on transactions with EMV 3DS.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the pandemic, venture capital dollars are flowing freely to nascent firms in Asia that are tackling the need for contactless interactions and platforms that match supply and demand — setting the stage for innovation on the other side of the public health crisis. Traditional companies have had to embrace tech at an accelerating pace.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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JULY 26, 2020

Four years ago, the eCommerce giant’s venture capital fund invested in the Seattle-based company and gained access to the technology startup’s finances and other confidential information. Braga is not the only executive who says Amazon appeared to use the investment in their company to develop competing products.

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MAY 26, 2021

In the session “Differentiating Your Brand for the Digital Era,” Scott will discuss how financial services companies can leverage digital technologies in new and innovative ways to create new value for consumers and businesses. The presentation will occur on June 10 at 4:00 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

the As interest rates go back up and volatility continues to remain high, banks’ cost of capital has undergone a significant shift up. Your cost of capital is essential to know for several reasons. Produce over your cost, and you will be able to attract more capital. Why Calculate Your Cost of Capital?

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JULY 28, 2020

While eBay’s second quarter results were stellar, the event was more notable for the unveiling of new CEO Jamie Iannone ’s vision for the company. By the numbers, the pandemic-driven digital shift has been good for the company, as revenue for the quarter was $2.9 billion, up 18 percent over 2019.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Small business lending emerged as a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, and it’s no surprise, considering the role small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) play in supporting their local economies. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65 Aye Finance.

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JULY 21, 2017

They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. What we are seeing is many new companies launching capabilities built upon the latest internet-enabled technologies. Hundreds of companies offering thousands of services that are simple and easy for sending and receiving money.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is straying from its bread-and-butter focus on homegrown Israeli technology and security startups to find opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia. But Stern said the strategy shift isn’t just based on the need to fuel growth.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. But he said new technology players like hey , Rakuten and others have successfully started to open up that underdeveloped market with easier-to-implement payment terminals and infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Venture capital cash has been flowing this year to companies that plan to buy up sellers on Amazon and help them grow. million in venture capital this month; FBA Heroes , which netted a $65 million seed round, also this month; and Thrasio , which announced it had raised $260 million in July.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Talk of a venture capital plummet continues to grow, particularly in Europe, where new data from Consultancy Europe revealed that the number of venture capital deals for startups across the continent has declined every quarter since Q1 2019. Volante Technologies. with total funding nearly reaching $391.25 million this week.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Stripe led the round, and existing investors Y Combinator and Global Founders Capital participated, alongside a new investor, Bedrock Capital. The company launched in 2019 and had a seed round then for $2.7 Filipino online payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, according to a press release.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. eFileCabinet.

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JULY 17, 2020

Based in Nigeria, B2B eCommerce and supply chain technology startup TradeDepot raised $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round led by Partech, International Finance Corporation, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative and MSA Capital. TechCrunch reported this week that the company raised $10.2 TradeDepot. Privacy.com.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Digital auto insurer Metromile plans to go public by merging with publicly traded INSU II (Nasdaq: INAQ), a special purpose acquisition entity sponsored by Cohen & Company (NYSE: COHN). The combined company, to be led by Metromile CEO Dan Preston , will have a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $1.3

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Alcanza Capital and Bontu. As SoftBank’s Latin America fund is one of the leading technology investors in the world, the equity infusion will give AlphaCredit the opportunity to “consolidate its place as one of the leading financial technology platforms” in the region, a press release says.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

The financial institution (FI) revealed last week that it is working with Volante Technologies to accelerate its ISO 20022 adoption, leaving Citi to become Volante’s first banking customer to take a unified approach to its global migration to the messaging standard. HashCash Brings Blockchain Tech To Unnamed Bank.

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JULY 27, 2023

Takeaway 1 Regtech uses new technologies such as AI and machine learning to streamline processes that keep organizations compliant. Regulatory technology, or regtech, can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of functions in many workplaces, and banks and credit unions are no exception.

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JULY 27, 2023

Takeaway 1 Regtech uses new technologies such as AI and machine learning to streamline processes that keep organizations compliant. Regulatory technology, or regtech, can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of functions in many workplaces, and banks and credit unions are no exception.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

“With a line of credit from Ripple, your financial institution can use XRP to complete instant, low-cost cross-border transfers,” the company said in its announcement. “We The service “lowers both the cost of holding trapped capital and operational costs associated with sending cross-border payments,” Ripple wrote in the announcement.

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Each year, it continues to improve, offering more relevant content, valuable industry connections, and opportunities to delve into emerging technologies. We know that customers engage with companies that demonstrate authentic knowledge of their relationship. Moreover, AI is not here to replace the human, but rather assist the human.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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JULY 19, 2017

See what you think … Capital One Skill for Alexa Capital One’s skill for Alexa provides a new feature called “How much did I spend?” Using any Amazon Alexa-enabled device, Capital One customers can now summon Alexa for their recent spending history at more than 2,000 popular merchants including Starbucks, Whole Foods and Amazon.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The move has the potential to provide instant transactions between 4 billion accounts serviced by financial institutions across SWIFT’s network, the company added. Last month, AscendantFX Capital, a Toronto-based cross-border payments provider, joined the SWIFT network.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Farfetch, a luxury technology platform, has raised $250 million from Tencent and Dragoneer through the sale of convertible senior notes, according to a release. Tencent is a global technology company based in Shenzhen, China, and Dragoneer is an investment firm based in San Francisco.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

GoExpedi , an eCommerce, supply chain and analytics startup, has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Top Tier Capital Partners. CSL Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Bowery Capital, Blue Bear Capital and other current investors also participated in the round. managing director at Top Tier Capital Partners. “In

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JULY 21, 2020

Capital One reported on Tuesday (July 21) that its credit card business shrank during the second quarter, but that delinquencies fell despite the pandemic. Capital One said its domestic cards’ average loans fell 11 percent to $101 billion as of the quarter’s end. Overall, Capital One reported $1.61 That’s worse than a $1.25

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JANUARY 31, 2021

FinTLV , a Tel Aviv-based fund that specializes in FinTech and InsurTech companies in their “growth stage” phases, announced in a press release that it has closed a new $120 million fund, FinTLV II. insurance industry is five times larger than that of the banking industry; yet the technology used by most insurance companies is antiquated.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global trade management (GTM) and logistics company Intelage has notched $3.5 million in Blumberg Capital -led seed funding with participation from Vulcan Capital in addition to others. The company’s client network currently runs in Vietnam, Korea, Indonesia, Egypt, China and the United States, according to a Tuesday (Sept.

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JUNE 22, 2020

A 24-year veteran of the restaurant technology scene, Kabakoff is charged with leading Lunchbox’s efforts to expand the company’s presence and the adoption of its digital ordering platform by the industry. The hiring comes on the heels Lunchbox’s most recent capital campaign, which raised $2 million in seed funding.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Decentralized international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions provider Mphasis to speed up the digital transformation of global trade finance, according to a Wednesday (Oct. FIs and companies will start harnessing the platform by focusing on the Letter of Credit (LC) procedure.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Current investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Runa Capital and Acton Capital Partners also took part. billion ($2 billion), the company said in a press release. TCV's investments include Netflix, RELEX, Spotify and WorldRemit. . The deal raises the valuation of Mambu and its software banking platform to more than €1.7

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Government-backed loan schemes like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) connected vital capital to small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) in need of aid to stay afloat. Even with a surge in PPP financing, many early-stage businesses continue to struggle to access capital from traditional sources.

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