PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Venture capital funding rounds this week showed some concentration on the continent, with several announcements tied to Europe. Product and service offerings span consumer and business accounts across Android and iOS. million accounts across individuals and businesses. The company said it has 1.25 CybelAngel.

Banking 52

Banking Concentration Risk Management Investments 52

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. According to a Goldman Sachs report from May of 2017, there are 210 FinTechs operating in Brazil, representing the largest concentration in Latin America.

Marketing 46

Marketing Concentration Startups Investments 46

Future CFO

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The inaugural CFO Insights Survey 2021 sampled a cross-section of CFOs from startups, SMEs, MNCs and listed companies in the private sector globally with a concentration on the key Asia Pacific economies of China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, the two organisations noted. Accelerate digital transformation efforts.

CFO 52

CFO Compliance Concentration Auditing 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The rise of open banking (and account aggregation) has shaped the conventional wisdom that banking will pivot toward innovation and service-oriented offerings. But, in truth, account aggregation is largely an activity that simply moves data from financial institution (FI) to FinTech.

Banking 92

Banking Concentration Accounting Leverage 92

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

We have always emphasized that startups must concentrate not only on business development but to invest in risk control measures, while taking into account the volume and complexity of their activities, as well as to ensure proper compliance with legal requirements,” he added.

Concentration 40

Concentration Auditing Compliance Startups 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

FinTech investments targeting B2B and corporate services spanned the globe, with particular concentration this past week in SMB lending across India and Europe. In Singapore, Aspire , a startup geared toward helping smaller firms access working capital, raised $32.5 FinTech startup ePayRails said it has garnered $2.5

B2B 46

B2B Accounts Payable Concentration Leverage 46

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Currencycloud founder Nigel Verdon is reportedly leaving the company to focus on a new FinTech startup, RailsBank. According to a report in Business Insider , Verdon said he was leaving Currencycloud because the business is going well and shareholders of RailsBank want him to concentrate on that FinTech more fully.

Concentration 40

Concentration Startups Banking eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

When food delivery startup Munchery closed its doors in January, it literally left dozens of small businesses holding the bag. Those receivables, an asset to the business, are only an asset when they become cash in that SMB’s bank account. trillion within two years, and will account for 13 percent of all U.S.-focused In the U.S.,

B2C 63

B2C B2B Concentration Credit Risk 63

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Or perhaps blame sleepy investment activity for the period that ended Oct. As of late it has been the FinTech sector dominating investments, so this time around, we can see that payments firms in the B2B arena grabbed the spotlight. Investments For First Week, October 2016. Blame it on the election. 7 on the hurricaine?

B2B 69

B2B Concentration Investments Technology 69

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a Crunchbase article published in February of 2018, investments in blockchain and blockchain-related startups (excluding initial coin offerings, or ICOs) were already 40 percent of what they were in 2017. And in 2017, those investments were off-the-charts nuts. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

Banking 73

Banking Investments Concentration Accounting 73

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Online accounting and invoicing are another area where integrated payments have already gained traction, especially among small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and service providers who are now managing their books in the cloud rather than buying desktop software. Once it’s paid, receivables and accounting are updated automatically.

Invoicing 46

Invoicing Concentration eCommerce Startups 46

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

And perhaps the most famous garage startup story ever is that of Bill Hewlett and David Packard and the garage they rented in 1939 to start the electronics company that would later bear their names. According to eMarketer , Facebook will pocket nearly $34 billion in digital ad spend in 2017, and Facebook and Google will account for 46.4

Advertising 51

Advertising Retail Startups eCommerce 51

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

As established tech giants continue to set up shop in the city and homegrown startups flourish, it’s no wonder Dublin has been named a contender in the race to be Europe’s post-Brexit tech hub. The city accounts for 42 percent of Ireland’s GDP. Dublin’s startup ecosystem is estimated to be valued at $2.8 has left the E.U.

Startups 42

Startups Concentration Economics eCommerce 42

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And I think he wanted to train me and wanted to invest in me, and he saw that to be the best way to invest in me. They might have a $2,500 or a $3,500 or even a $5,000 planning fee, and then they may have $1 million invested with us at 1%, with actively managed mutual funds underneath. But I think he saw potential in me.

Planning 130

Planning Budgeting Investments Communication 130

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It’s a storyline with some very strong parallels to the cryptocurrency stories being told and the investments that they now garner. These early advocates have stimulated a vast amount of investment into this vision; $1.7 billion has been invested into bitcoin/crypto-related ventures over the last eight years.

Currencies 71

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Investments 71

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. We also co-invested in an investment recently where we — RITHOLTZ: That’s right. HAMBURGER: — we participated in the same investment. Has that closed?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 60

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 60

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 31, 2023

At that point, I’d been covering, as you mentioned, investment banking, Goldman Sachs for a couple years. HOFFMAN: Yeah, so Bill, bit of a germaphobe, but he, you know, in mid-February, he has been reading, he’s a voracious consumer of, everything’s kind of a funnel to him and internalizes it in these investment theses.

Treasury 52

Treasury Economics Retail Entertainment 52

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

What led you into that field of study in the world of investing? I’m not a natural accountant or an actuary. And about 200 put up their hands; ex-bankers, recovering accountants, auditors, actuary, scientists, mathematicians. RITHOLTZ: So let’s start out with a little bit on the work you do. RITHOLTZ: A little dated?

Valuation 114

Valuation Education Finance Investments 114