PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Porter Capital , which works with accounts receivable (AR) financing and asset-based lending solutions, will provide more funding for businesses in need of extra money from their current Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

In a venture capital slowdown, any investment round is a win. This week’s look at the latest funding for B2B FinTech and other startups showcases an investor appetite for security, data and business intelligence, with nearly $63.5 million in fresh investment for the industry. PYMNTS rounds up the latest deals below.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

There may be talk of a venture capital slowdown, but B2B FinTech saw a busy week, with more than $280 million raised. But the biggest round of the week went to a challenger bank, which also secured unicorn status with its latest funding. Hub Security. BRI Ventures also joined as a new investor, the company noted. Countingup.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

A particularly harrowing cloud services-based fraud incident occurred last year, when a disgruntled AWS employee gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customers’ details. The cloud security space needs to completely rethink its options if such strong systems can still be breached.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Jack Ma has seen his net worth plunge by $3 billion after the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO) was suspended on Tuesday (Nov. Ant Group was looking to raise around $35 billion in proceeds from the offering. percent of Alibaba, which has a market capitalization of $775.5 Ma also owns 4.2

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Automotive cybersecurity company GuardKnox announced it has secured $21 million in a Series A round of funding, bringing its total raised to $24 million. In addition, a group participated as private investors, including Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Dr. Paul Achleitner, Robert Taub, Michael Diekmann, Prof.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Mumbai-based Tata Capital , a division of Tata Group, is rolling out a mobile app to make it easier for its business loan customers to manage their accounts. Tata Capital is deeply invested in providing easy access of credit to merchants and dealers through its Channel Finance and Term Loan products.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These professionals rarely get the spotlight, but they are the first line of defense against threats like identity theft, drug traffickers, and terrorist groups. It’s about supporting the people who safeguard banks and credit unions from the growing threats of financial crime and who keep capital flowing to small businesses and families.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2017

SecurityScorecard , the risk management firm whose platform helps provide security ratings, said Thursday that it raised $27.5 The latest round, the company said in a statement, was led by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) with participation from Moody’s Corporation, AXA Strategic Ventures and Intel Capital. million in Series C funding.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Velo Labs has unveiled a joint effort with Visa and Lightnet Group to build out payment offerings together in Asia, according to an announcement. Velo Labs, Visa and Lightnet Group will work together on payment offerings targeted at serving the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) lending market in Asia, the announcement stated.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday (Dec. A post on the group's website said the ruling "failed to fully consider investor concerns about liability and corporate governance that the expansion of direct listings will exacerbate.". The addition of a lower-cost, underwriter-free IPO option was formally approved by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Other CUs are placing an emphasis on attracting new members, particularly from Generation Z, a group rapidly entering the workforce. Credit unions, like any FI, are sitting on a trove of valuable personal information, such as credit card data and Social Security numbers, that hackers would do anything to get their hands on.

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PYMNTS

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. Mission Secure. Cybersecurity startup Mission Secure raised funds in a Series A funding round, the company announced this week, though it did not divulge on how much it raised.

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The Paypers

MARCH 26, 2024

Singapore-based digital bank ANEXT Bank has secured USD 148 million in added capital from Ant Group , its parent company, as per regulatory filings tracking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history. China TransInfo Technology Corp.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

China’s move to suspend Ant Group’s anticipated blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) likely came from the top echelon of the Chinese government, according to a report in the Financial Times. The suspension came just two days before shares of Ant Group were to go live on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets. A collective $2.7

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PYMNTS

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. ’s Ravelin secured $20.6 TechCrunch reported this week that the company raised $10.2

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lesson 1: Generate Operating Leverage to Produce Capital If there is a single lesson in banking that decides success in all areas of performance, it is this sell more profitable products to more profitable customers to the point where your bank generates a consistent risk-adjusted return above its cost of capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Jack Ma’s Ant Group broke records on Wednesday (Oct. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and China International Capital Corp led the Hong Kong share sale. CICC and China Securities Co. 28), filing the biggest initial public offering (IPO) to date, with expectations of raising $34.4 Citigroup, J.P. are leading the Shanghai listing. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

But for all the pressure to push forward, there are plenty of stumbling blocks and stutter steps when it comes to providing for security, the availability of tech or access to capital. But the irresistible force of meeting expectations is rendering a whole lot of obstacles that are less immovable than they have appeared in the past.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They included provisions doing away with a regulatory system for how farmers sell their crops, expansions to the social security program, raised numbers of companies that can fire employees, higher requirements for unions and fewer rules about women working night shifts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Tata Group ’s app, on track to debut by year’s end or January of 2021, will offer food and grocery ordering, fashion and lifestyle, consumer electronics and consumer durables, insurance and financial services, education, healthcare and bill payments. Chandrasekaran said the app would be a huge opportunity for the company. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

16) filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Elsewhere in the filing, the sectors in which Virgin Group operates are listed as travel and leisure, financial services, health and wellness, technology and internet-enabled, music and entertainment, media and mobile, space, and renewable energy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The IPO rate for Chinese companies is the highest since Alibaba’s massive market debut in 2014, according to CNBC , citing a new report from Renaissance Capital. and China over trade and security issues. market for 2020, according to Renaissance Capital. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August. stock exchanges.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

This piece was written in collaboration with Chandni Patel, Director of Financial Services and member of Perficient’s Digital Assets Working Group. We’ll then move to the federal level, seeking regulatory guidance as to whether digital tokens are securities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. State Regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

SWIFT , a global provider of secure financial messaging services, announced Wednesday (Sept. Last month, AscendantFX Capital, a Toronto-based cross-border payments provider, joined the SWIFT network. 16) that its cross-border platform will be retooled to enable financial institutions to deliver instant transactions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. has entered into a definitive arrangement to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management. Riley Securities Inc.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 12, 2017

He is also one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal. BRR: How critical are the capital requirements? We are seeing big changes to encourage innovation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Ant Group Moves Ahead With $35B IPO After China's OK. Morgan Stanley and J.P.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Next Insurance , the online insurance provider for small businesses, is negotiating a deal to raise new capital in a round that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 Last fall, it raised $250 million from Munich Re Group, the Munich, Germany-based reinsurer, which gave it a valuation of more than $1 billion.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The tools are integrated with dealer websites and inventories, enabling customers to quickly select a vehicle and secure financing from select lenders, including Honda Financial Services and Acura Financial Services. Honda Xcelerator, is an innovation program that facilitates partnerships between startups and Honda business units globally.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Indonesian payment processor Payfazz has secured $53 million in Series B funding, numerous media outlets reported Monday (July 6). residents in the same age group have bank accounts. According to that report , 49 percent of Indonesia residents ages 15 or older had bank accounts in 2017, up from 36 percent in 2014.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week we looked at a group of fintech companies spanning the world with a suite of Series B rounds. Feeling out of place? The five startups below may have the frontier know-how you need. This week the common denominator lies in the oddball assistance needed by entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

million in "bridge" funding, with the company planning to close a $27 million Series A investment round that will enable it to secure its banking license. India's BharatPe, which operates a B2B payments platform, is currently in the process of building credit solutions for its business users that will include short-term capital loans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

If approved by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the country’s equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock would be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the “NVEI” ticker. and RBC Capital Markets. The company said it plans to use net proceeds from the offering to repay debt.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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