PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The Center will be set up for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation, and help solidify the region as a global hub for research and development. IBM will also expand and extend its partnership with SUNY Poly for the Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR). “AI

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has so far earmarked $100 million to $150 million to fund 17 companies and two venture capital firms. . “We

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BankUnderground

JUNE 8, 2022

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

London has been leading the charge to be the FinTech capital of the world, but many other cities are nipping at their toes. Here’s the summary: Financial Technology, more commonly referred to as FinTech, looks set to reshape the financial sector in the coming years and present Hong Kong with both challenges and opportunities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s travel and leisure booking platform Klook has closed a $200 million Series E funding round led by Aspex Management , with participation by Sequoia Capital China , SoftBank Vision Fund, Matrix Partners China and Boyu Capital , according to a press release.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As technology advances and consumer expectations shift, staying ahead of these trends is crucial for success. As these AI technologies evolve, they will transform consumer interactions with payment systems, fostering a more inclusive and sustainable financial ecosystem. Regulatory clarity will drive adoption, with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

. “Latin America is a highly attractive growth market for us, and the acquisition of Omni will significantly expand our capabilities in this important region,” the firm’s Founder and CEO Lex Greensill said in a statement. FTV Capital recently announced that it has closed its sixth fund, and totaling $1.2 Authenticiti.

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2015

Industry, especially the financial industry, has become packed with insightful and time saving technologies. In a recent Sageworks webinar, 60 percent of attendees said that one of their main road blocks to adopting new technology at their firm was their unfamiliarity with potential solutions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With more countries and regions embarking on the modernization of their payments systems to capitalize on real-time technologies and customer demand, the market opportunity is significant,” said Paul Stoddart , Mastercard president of new payment platforms.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Data Nerds. Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Highlighting the need to accelerate access to capital for SMBs, HSBC said it is integrating Biz2X within its existing HSBC Fusion offering to speed up credit application approval. Biz2Credit's technology can also enhance underwriting to mitigate risk even further for the financial institution (FI), it said.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region. By excluding larger bank lending competitors, this SWOT analysis is mainly useless because it doesn’t compare this community bank’s performance with the majority of the banking competition in its region.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

New research from UBS points to the largest spenders on bank technology: JPMorgan and Bank of America. banks’ technology budgets and explores which institutions are spending the most on innovation, using transcripts from conference calls, internal bank data released by the institutions and data from FactSet to reach its conclusions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

A lack of access to capital. But the most recent research suggests entrepreneurs are also clear about what is helping them grow, and what they are looking for in terms of technology, professional support and beyond. Entrepreneurs in other regions of the U.K. The red tape of regulation. The burden of administrative tasks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

But some analysis suggests supplier payment strategies are in flux to better support the working capital positions of corporates. Analysis of more than 1,400 companies in the region found a whopping 40 percent increase in the portion of businesses that are being paid late, compared to 2019 research. ” $1.3

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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. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors. Lendingkart. ScaleFactor.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The MENAP region has a significant opportunity to increase its economic prosperity by unlocking the productivity delta that exists between the region and global benchmarks," they said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

The study reported that for every dollar of capital raised, women-run startups generated 78 cents in revenue, compared to 31 cents for men-run startups. The problem is that female-founded firms still lack in venture capital funding. To compete, firms must have at least one female co-founder.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ayoub Jemail has been assigned the role of general manager of business development for the region, the company stated in the announcement on its website. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. Shogun the company makes the details of running an eCommerce site easy enough for its users to live and profit from despite the deep technology that powers it.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

With social distancing and an economic downturn the new reality for many markets around the world, venture capital is expected to slow significantly. bank technology firm securing $100 million to expand in the region. Plus, an accounts payable technology company announced a $127 million equity round. KarbonCard.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

To continue supporting technology in regions all over the world from North America to Southeast Asia, Leonid Boguslavsky-founded RTP Global unveiled a new $650 million fund to keep investing in early-stage tech companies. The venture capital firm’s last fund totaled $200 million and was rolled out in 2017, according to reports.

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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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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Community banks are better positioned than many other creditors to follow and adapt to local economies, industries and trends, thereby, being better stewards of capital. We believe that this substantial number of regulated creditors has led to a more vibrant business climate, more access to capital, and higher economic competitiveness.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

With a new capital infusion, SoftBank Group is extending a lifeline of up to $8 billion into the office space and workspace solutions firm WeWork. It is not unusual for the world’s leading technology disruptors to experience growth challenges as the one WeWork just faced.”. billion into the company, according to reports. per share.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. While the Southeast Asia region tends to get lumped together, Mehrotra said each market is unique, with two main groups of developed and developing countries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

With a new capital infusion, SoftBank Group is extending a lifeline of up to $8 billion into the office space and workspace solutions firm WeWork. It is not unusual for the world’s leading technology disruptors to experience growth challenges as the one WeWork just faced.”. billion into the company, according to reports. per share.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Last month, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, the parent company, told the Financial Times that the app will put the company in competition with giants of the region like Reliance Industries and global titans like Amazon. Chandrasekaran said the app would be a huge opportunity for the company. . On Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

And in another announcement separate from iwoca’s, GoCardless , a direct debit technology company, said it grabbed 75 million pounds. noted, Augmentum Capital led the iwoca fundraising, where participation also came from NIBC, a Dutch Bank and a number of other investors. As Yahoo Finance U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Nuvemshop , a Latin American alternative to Shopify, has raised $30 million in a venture capital round as it tries to boost business, according to reports. The four intended to start a new marketplace software product for the Latin America region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Pioneer Bank has joined the number of firms filing lawsuits over the continuing and complex MyPayrollHR/ValueWise scandal, which a report from the Daily Gazette calls one of the largest in Capital Region history. Serent Capital Invests In Procurement Partners. MonetaGo, GUUD Team On Secure Transactions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

It’s a self-perpetuating scenario that keeps barriers to capital in place. In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Raghav Mathur, head of data science and analytics at Singapore-based Grab Financial Group , discussed the opportunities in data technology that can address the region’s most pressing SMB lending needs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Venture capitalists and equity investors targeted companies that apply big data technologies, including artificial intelligence, to an array of use cases, including fleet and manufacturing — leading to more than $322 million raised for B2B startups this week. Cross River Bank. Cross Creek Advisors and previous backers also participated.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest B2B FinTech venture capital funding rounds. million Series A investment led by Framework Venture Partners, while PenderFund Capital Management, Conconi Growth Partners and Royal Bank of Canada also participated. Checkfront. In Canada, Checkfront revealed its $9.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Latin America -based Loft , a digital real estate startup that aims to make buying and selling real estate in the region easier, has raised $175 million in a series C funding round, according to a press release. The company improves real estate transactions by using an organized digital platform that provides data and efficiency.

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