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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It was led by “Energize Ventures and Lux Capital, each of whom invests heavily in companies, fundamentally advancing how society implements and utilizes advances in technology,” Zededa said in a statement. IoT Security Concerns. Security Upgrades? 25) that it had raised $16 million in a Series A funding round.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

has secured a $25 million venture loan facility from Horizon Technology Finance Corp., a specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital-backed companies. . It currently operates in some 300 U.S. Getaround said it plans to use the loan proceeds for “general working capital purposes.” .

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JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. PYMNTS breaks down the companies that did manage to secure funding, below. With a combined $43.3

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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 Based in France, Memo Bank announced a $22.5

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Social Capital Hedosophia is looking to raise $500 million for a new blank check company, Bloomberg writes. Bloomberg writes that they've now confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), according to unnamed sources. Social Capital Hedosophia said its second SPAC, Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

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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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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.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform is now supported on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server, expanding the cloud capabilities of your Power Systems infrastructure to deliver a resilient and secure hybrid cloud platform. Stand up a SaaS offering on Power by capitalizing on your existing physical infrastructure. Pay-as-you-go billing.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Financial services company SWIFT announced today that it has mitigated four additional capital depositories onto its Target2 Securities, or T2S, network. The four CSDs, which will start live operations on SWIFT T2S, marks the last four to move to the network since the migration plan first begun in June 2015.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Crisis response, maintaining safe and operational working conditions, mitigating supply chain disruptions, maintaining liquidity, and deftly responding to shifts in the market have emerged as key focus areas for all businesses. If your organization is looking to capitalize on cloud technology in 2021, here are a few trends to keep in mind.

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MAY 25, 2023

Promethium Ember Capital, (“PEC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Promethium, has become the first digital asset custody provider to come under federal regulation. PEC was approved as a special purpose broker-dealer (“SPBD”) for digital asset securities. The significance of this is two-fold.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

In the wake of the Capital One data breach that exposed data tied to 100 million individuals in the United States comes a warning that there really are not any places to hide. There will be accidents, especially in the cloud,” Korbinian Ibel, a director general at the ECB’s supervisory operations, said in the report.

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PYMNTS

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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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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

SWIFT , a global provider of secure financial messaging services, announced Wednesday (Sept. We will introduce data innovation that embeds risk and control elements expected from SWIFT, creating peace of mind for business-critical operations. The new approach promises to create new value-added services to support business growth. “We

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JULY 10, 2020

As discussions about Taulia’s fundraise continue, below, PYMNTS looks at the latest venture capital rounds that were secured this past week, with a combined $45.87 million to the $9 million already secured. million funding round this week led by Cambridge Capital, according to a press release. Sayari Labs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations. After a recent $55 million capital raise , Sezzle plans to focus more on that area of business.

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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. based small business lending platform iwoca, which secured $131.45 million this week.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Yesler operates a B2B eCommerce platform for the lumber and building materials industry, and investors at Tech Square Ventures have just led a $3.3 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. also participated, reports said.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Chromo Capital co-led the deal. Also participating were Perry Capital, founded by Richard C. Perry, and new fund Bramalea Partners, launched by Andrew Boyd, former head of global equity capital markets at Fidelity Investments.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Highlighting the increasing interest in this startup space is this week's B2B venture capital roundup, which recaps the final two weeks of 2020 in B2B FinTech investments. Italy's Deliveristo secured a $5.51 Investors at Caffeinated Capital recently led a $20.5 Deliveristo. million investment, Tech.eu CloudTrucks. Brightpearl.

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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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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 Sofya Pogreb , chief operating officer at Next Insurance, told PYMNTS she had a front-row seat to the ways the pandemic impacted small business policyholders.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Platform Modernization: Enhancing Efficiency Across the Value Chain Organizations are actively embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies to streamline operations and gain insights. Leveraging cloud technology for streamlined operations and enhanced scalability.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

a South Korean digital bank, has chosen Credit Suisse and KB Investment & Securities as its advisors for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported. Kakao Bank is one of only two digital banks in the country and became profitable in 2019, according to Reuters, after less than two years of operation. billion).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

PYMNTS’ latest roundup finds investor interest for B2B eCommerce , small business banking, corporate card technology, cybersecurity and autonomous supply chain tech, but it was a ResTech startup that secured the most funding of the week, by a considerable margin. MaxWholesale.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Singapore-based Osome announced $3 million in new funding this week as an extension of its seed round, with XA Network and AltaIR Capital providing the latest investment, TechCrunch reported. The company secured the funding from an unnamed angel investor, reports said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

With the pandemic accelerating businesses' digital shift , small retail buyers have shifted their buying operations to the B2B eCommerce realm, and for many, the online marketplace operates in lieu of a procurement solution. As such, online shopping for small retailers must be streamlined, efficient, and most importantly, secure.

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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. Yet at a time when analysts say VCs are focusing more on late-stage investment , alternative lenders are having a tougher time securing funding, particularly market newcomers in a crowded market.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Venture capital is no guarantee in times of market volatility, but this week’s B2B venture capital breakdown finds several companies managing to secure millions for solutions that enable B2B eCommerce, financial management and alternative lending. PYMNTS breaks down the latest investments below. With an $8.33

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Being new-to-credit or lacking creditworthiness is often an obstacle to achieving one’s financial goals, such as securing loans to start a business or even buying a car,” Lightnet Group Vice Chairman and Group CEO Tridbodi Arunanondchai said in the announcement. “We The International Finance Corporation forecasts that $5.2

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. As an industry, we misallocate capital. Securities add no long-term value while loans contribute about 10% ( HERE ) to value.

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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 The company secured the funding from Hong Kong-based EmergeVest, reports said, while other angel investors also participated. million in fresh funding. SourceSage. Credit Key. Credit Key, a U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2020

Dunzo said it has taken steps to secure the gaps in its system and added additional layers of security protocols. The company operates in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Pune, Chennai, Jaipur, Mumbai and Hyderabad, Money Control reported. Google, Lightbox Ventures, STIC Investment, STIC Ventures and 3L Capital participated.

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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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