PYMNTS

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. Current investors from A91 Partners, MAJ Inevst, LGT Lightstone and Falcon Edge Capital also participated.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The United States Federal Reserve has passed new rules which lower the liquidity and capital requirements for most banks, as well as easing other restrictions. The new rules mean that only the biggest banks won’t be allowed to lower capital requirements. percent less in capital and 2 percent less in liquid assets. .

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Current investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Runa Capital and Acton Capital Partners also took part. The Berlin-based firm said it plans to use the money to speed up its expansion and “deepen its footprint” in the 50 countries where it currently operates, with a special focus on the United States, Japan and Brazil.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Capital is the lifeblood of economies, and of the companies (and yes, of course, individuals) that collectively make things and provide services … and in the age of FinTech, the capital comes digitally and across innovative channels.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2020

As COVID-19 leads more customers to purchase groceries through the web, Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV is putting more resources toward online shopping operations. The company owns the Peapod eCommerce grocery offering in the United States in addition to click-and collect offerings, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Ascena ran 1,500 stores across the United States toward the end of August. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The arrangement would keep the company as a going concern with a minimum of 900 retail locations, the newspaper reported.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2018

Berlin-based challenger bank N26 will be opening its services to users in the United States and the United Kingdom by the end of this year, founder and chief executive officer Valentin Stalf told Reuters today.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Food delivery has always been a costly endeavor and has recently become more difficult in the United States. Food delivery has quickly grown in the United States over the past five years due to an influx of venture capital. Firms that once had distinctive, strong areas of focus now overlap in many places.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They’re not equipped to manage the operational risks associated with these smaller businesses,” Shoihet told PYMNTS, especially when it comes to extending short duration credit lines, debt products or factoring. It’s very difficult for a bank to justify [accounts receivable] AR financing that effectively puts capital at risk,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

One idea is a 9 percent core capital mandate on the top tier. Global FDI dropped by 42 percent last year, and COVID-19 will keep impacting it in 2021, according to a UNCTAD report, as China reaps more foreign funds than the United States. 55-Plus Group Lends Optimism To Travel Operators. trillion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The pandemic has cost more than 300,000 lives in the United States alone, and it has also challenged many institutions — such as credit unions (CUs) — that were never designed to operate on a primarily remote basis. Coast Capital On The Innovations Driving CUs’ Digital-First Future.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The company said the loan, along with cash flow brought in from its continuing operations and the cash it holds, is forecasted to be enough to satisfy its “operational and restructuring” requirements after court approval.

Virginia 140

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

and OnDeck Capital Inc. The news comes as it was reported that Kabbage was to furlough a “significant number” of its staff in the United States. The firm was also reportedly “completely” shutting down operations in Bangalore, India. Lenders such as Fundbox Inc.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

SoftBank is rolling out a $100 million loan fund targeted exclusively at minority-led startups, in the latest move by a big corporate player to address racial inequities in the United States amid coast-to-coast protests over police brutality. “This is our opportunity to remove those barriers for a new generation of founders.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The United States Federal Reserve has passed new rules which lower the liquidity and capital requirements for most banks, as well as easing other restrictions. The new rules mean that only the biggest banks won’t be allowed to lower capital requirements. percent less in capital and 2 percent less in liquid assets. .

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United States Capital System Regional 155

PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Even amid declines in the financial markets, employers in the United States brought more jobs into the economy in December at the quickest cadence in months. 4) that over the course of December, non-farm payrolls in the United States rose by 312,000 per seasonally adjusted numbers. RBC Capital Markets Chief U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Davies’ exit comes just four days after the London-based operation announced $80 million in new funding. What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S., What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S.,

United States 140

United States Leadership Risk Management California 140

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

On this day 83 years ago, the United States government pulled the plug on one of the great failures of social engineering in American history — prohibition. But the world is full of unexpected costs — just ask the team at CAN Capital. The 13-year effort to curb alcohol consumption with a universal ban was pretty much a bust.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We Freeman, senior managing director at GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, said at the time.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Circle , the payments startup backed by Goldman Sachs, announced on Monday (March 4) it closed on its acquisition of SeedInvest , an equity crowdfunding platform that operates a registered broker-dealer. The completion of the deal comes as talk abounds that the company wants to raise $250 million in fresh capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The eCommerce marketplace Ozon , considered to be Russia’s answer to Amazon, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Ozon said it plans to use proceeds from the transaction to expand its business, which is still operating in the red. In an SEC filing made on Monday (Nov. markets. “The

San Francisco 150

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A recent survey of the 20 largest United States financial institutions (FIs) found that 20 percent still force customers to complete onboarding by visiting bank branches or speaking on the phone, with full online sign-up not allowed. Capital Float On Using Video-Based KYC To Boost Onboarding, Satisfy Regulators.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The new valuation makes the Silicon Valley startup the biggest individual public food delivery firm in the United States. Following the IPO, SoftBank’s Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital will own more than 40 percent of DoorDash class A common stock. Earlier in 2020, DoorDash had a private valuation topping $15 billion, up from $1.4

United States 192

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Funds also came from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Active Capital Partners, Florida Funders, Deepwork Capital and Engage. Individual workers can book most jobs in under a minute on average from within Homee’s app, while larger operations can track teams of crewmembers.

Tampa 128

Tampa Florida United States Capital 128

PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

Yum said, according to the report, that it is “working with franchisees who need more access to capital and are in good standing with the company to provide assistance, including grace-periods for certain near-term payments where necessary.”. The Rondonopolis mayor, in another case, decreed that mills halt operations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Many individuals in the United States are also worried about what the economy will signify for their jobs or finances. said in an announcement that it will halt home buying in all 24 markets where Zillow Offers is currently in operation. Kapfidze recommends that in the interim that the government extend lenders lines of credit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

ACI Worldwide has announced a deal with The Western Union Company that will see ACI acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for $750 million in an all-cash transaction. The combined ACI-Western Union business will service over 4,000 customers across the U.S.

United States 198

United States Strategy Resources Payments 198

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Founded in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has already received more than $400 million in total venture capital funding from investors including GV, Madrona Venture Group and actor Ashton Kutcher. In April, Getaround announced its acquisition of Drivy , a Paris-headquartered car sharing startup that operates in 170 European cities.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco United States User Experience Regional 125

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Through the end of Thanksgiving week in the United States, investment activity in China was marked by a few headlines tied to deals of a relatively smaller size. million from Vertex Ventures, which is the venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings. Singapore-based FinTech platform Active.AI said it raised $8.3

United States 109

United States Fintech Capital Report 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“TikTok clandestinely has vacuumed up and transferred to servers in China vast quantities of private and personally identifiable user data that can be employed to identify, profile and track the location and activities of users in the United States, now and in the future.”. billion times since its launch.

CA 131

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. billion in revenue and cost $5 billion to operate. However, the report notes that the USPS may not have the expertise or capital to enter those markets.

Retail 169

Retail US Survey Examples 169

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

million through a Series B financing round that was in turn led by Ribbit Capital, based in the United States. The company offers and operates an app that allows users to track daily spend. The capital raised, according to reports, will be used in part to grow that merchant user base.

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Fintech Capital United States Groups 144

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Many non-PPE manufacturers have stepped in to help address the shortage, with major automobile producers, backpack manufacturers and even individuals with 3D printers shifting their operations to produce face masks, nasal swabs and other items. Around The PPE Supply Chain Spac e. president and chief communications officer at Hanes.

United States 161

United States Report Operations Examples 161

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

But senior lenders including Apollo, Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Ares Management Corp. Last month, AMC announced a health and sanitization plan to use when it restarts operations at roughly 450 cinemas in the United States on July 15 and a further roughly 150 cinemas in time for the release of “TENET” and “Mulan.”

United States 132

United States Management Capital Groups 132