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OCTOBER 21, 2020

As T-Mobile races ahead with its rollout of 5G, the wireless giant is now on the hunt for startups to develop the additional bells and whistles that will make its new, high-powered network stand out from its competitors. To that end, T-Mobile on Wednesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Product Management Software Startup Akeneo In $13M Series B. Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo , first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce. million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The FinTech group is reportedly mulling setting aside a significant number of shares for users if it goes public, but it has yet to make any final decisions, according to Bloomberg, who cited unnamed sources. CNBC reported that the Silicon Valley startup has raised more than $1 billion in funding this year.

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CFO Simplified

MAY 22, 2022

However, as the number of startups and remote businesses continues to grow, so will the use of fractional CFOs. According to Proche, fractional CFOs, now more than ever, “have a wealth of digital tools at their disposal to analyze, communicate, and strategize for their clients.”. Fractional CFOs are not new by any means.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As with Altruist, the ‘other’ new startup RIA custodian to launch in recent years, Entrustody is pledging to have a more modern interface with a better user experience, more and deeper integrations, and a more transparent price structure than ‘traditional’ custody services.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 3, 2023

” Still, as the number of deals grew, so too did the workweek, explains Li, who served as vice president of the bank’s technology, media, and telecom practice. Overview: A startup providing customer communication platform services to various businesses, emphasizing personalized engagement and scalability. Zi: Customer.io

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As with Altruist, the ‘other’ new startup RIA custodian to launch in recent years, Entrustody is pledging to have a more modern interface with a better user experience, more and deeper integrations, and a more transparent price structure than ‘traditional’ custody services.

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BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. I caught up with Ryan Keating, Managing Director of Keating Consulting Group , to get his perspective after 20 years of accelerating growth in venture-backed startups. Agility is critical for startups that move fast and pivot.

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Adam Kae

AUGUST 18, 2023

Communicating Amidst Uncertainty Collaborative Decision-Making: Working Together to Navigate Challenges Picture this: Your ship hits rough seas, and your crew is getting anxious. You communicate. Transparent communication is your anchor in stormy waters. His small business startup was needing a boost when he brought me on board.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 11, 2021

Whether in a startup or in a well-known corporation, it is hard for FP&A practitioners to avoid building financial models of these 3 basic financial statements. Storytelling to be able to explain what is covered behind the numbers. FP&A analysts are bookkeepers hiding behind spreadsheets and models. HOW TO DEAL WITH.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 1, 2023

Once again 2022 was not a boring year, both for world events and finance in particular, and the growing number of readers and widely diverse range of topics attests to that. With the start of 2023, it’s important to look back on some of the highlights that occurred in the previous year. Read the article here.

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BlueLight

MAY 6, 2020

In this post, we will cover the communication architecture, why to send investor updates, and the relevant topics to cover. Communication architecture Before we get to the investor updates, it’s important to lay out an overall communication architecture (if you do that well, you can leverage it for this audience too).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“Cloud Elements helps companies simplify the process of managing their growing number of API connections with its unique ‘one-to-many’ approach to integration.” The VC outfit also backed insurtech startup Next Insurance last year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This week, the largest funding round went to a B2B startup developing autonomous trucking technology to boost fleet efficiency, with other rounds landing at small business bookkeeping, workforce communications, and IBAN fraud mitigation startups for a combined $236 million-plus landing at B2B startups.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The publication pointed to commentary from angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, who predicted “that 50-80 percent of the venture-backed startups currently operating will shut down or go on life-support.” In a recent report, CrunchBase looked back at how VC investors reacted to the market downturn over a decade ago.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Poland’s startup ecosystem may be considered still in its infancy compared to larger European tech hubs, like London and Berlin, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked by entrepreneurs or investors. About 30 percent of all Polish startups surveyed in Startup Poland ’s annual report are based in Warsaw.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

The country has the fifth-highest number of FinTech deals in Europe, according to an analysis from Belgium-based European FinTech platform B-Hive. The average FinTech deal size in the region is doubling, but B-Hive noted a decrease in the number of deals. ” FinTech firm recovr is among the startups based in Belgium.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s top payments news, India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. The exposed information, however, reportedly did not include password data, Social Security numbers or any financial information. But the cyber thief got users’ names, phone numbers, billing addresses, account numbers and plan information.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Many FIs and businesses are relying on 2FA measures that leverage SMS — or text message-based — verification to cater to a growing number of consumers who are using mobile channels to transact. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however. Deep Dive: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Using SMS-Based Verification.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A popular London-based massage startup has leaked its entire customer database — and could face steep fines due to violating GDPR (General Date Protection Regulation) rules. We have informed the ICO and will take all other appropriate action, including in relation to data and communications,” Chief Executive Jack Tang said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

Earlier this year, Visa announced the start of its second annual Everywhere Initiative , where startups go head-to-head to imagine the future of commerce. specifically, Mehta pointed out that over the last 12 to 18 months the number of new app downloads has dropped to an average of zero for 65 percent of people. In the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

As the number of worldwide deaths from the coronavirus nears 400,000, the crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a $100 million Pandemic Innovation Fund.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

In 2016, when Curve was just launching as a startup, Amex blocked Curve. A very small number of Amex Card Members participated in the test. Based on the results, we communicated to Curve that we would not participate in the further roll out of Curve because of concerns related to the overall American Express Card Member experience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Recent reports have placed number of tech jobs in Manchester at around 85,000. In Manchester, that’s also led to strong growth for the city’s tech scene as well as its startups. The creation of new hubs for innovative companies, SMEs and startups has also helped to foster an emerging FinTech cluster in the region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The outlet said a number of the center’s staff members will be laid off, and Bitmaintech Israel Head Gadi Glikberg, who is also a Bitmain VP, will leave the company. On another note, UNICEF is backing startups that are looking to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,” Coindesk reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Flip , a new contactless payment device that the startup just made available for preorder, is a literal plastic coin resembling a casino chip or silver dollar that pairs with a cryptowallet on a customer’s phone, enabling them to tap the coin to pay instead of reaching for their phone. Why not just tap the phone and be done with it?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In our 98th episode of Kitces & Carl, Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss how a scarcity perspective can result in a firm’s loss of focus by trying to accommodate any and all clients regardless of their needs. Carl: Yeah. And we see this fee schedule is just one entry point to this discussion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Though LendingClub is still reporting losses this quarter and missed its revenue estimates, the market mostly liked what it saw out of the financial services startup when it reported its Q2 earnings. By the numbers, net loss came in at $10.66 million or $0.12 million or $0.72 Adjusted loss per share narrowed to $0.01 from $0.08

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Particularly CFOs have joined dark social in fast-growing numbers. Due to the strength of the community and the increasing desire for a hub of finance professionals to engage online, it has experienced a spectacular growth, going from 50 members in January 2020 to over 2,500 today. , Why you might ask?

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

In recent years, the city has seen an exponential growth of its startup community and may be on its way to taking the country’s startup capital top spot. Pune has the highest number of software companies in India (212). Last year, Pune was home to 322 startups. The city’s GDP is approximately $48 billion.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

Denmark’s Pleo has announced a $56 million Series B financing round led by Stripes, the number of merchants that accept Alipay in Japan has jumped and Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has rolled out an instant rewards system for near-field communication (NFC) cards. Pleo is making the whole process simpler, quicker and more transparent.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As a former cell phone guy, I saw what a game-changer number portability was for that industry. And the third order would have platforms allow other firms to manage a user’s account settings if given permission. “As

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

billion for the first three months of the year, though the number of deals increased to 445, compared to the first quarter of 2018. This week, the B2B FinTech startup space bucked any notion of a VC downturn with several high-value deals, and one of the busiest VC investment roundup weeks for the B2B space so far this year.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This method is critical for startups without historical data. Though no forecast can be guaranteed, the hard numbers involved in a quantitative forecasting method can give you a higher degree of confidence. Assuming the numbers remain steady, you can calculate this by dividing an account by the sales.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The data did not reportedly include password information, Social Security numbers or financial information. The cyber thief got a hold of users’ names, billing addresses, phone numbers, plan information, and account numbers. Paytm , India’s mobile payments startup, said on Monday (Nov. Other investors include T.

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VCFO

MARCH 4, 2022

Approaching forecasting both ways is recommended and ensures communication throughout the company. Overshooting forecasts can be as bad as missing the numbers entirely as it speaks to how well one understands the market and business. This approach generally results in a negotiated plan that all parties can support.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

In news reported this week, and spotlighted in the South China Morning Post , the Bank of Communications, which stands as the country’s fifth largest lender, showed a 4.6 That number met expectations, but to our reading, it may not be the most interesting stat. Look at payments in China as an example. billion yuan. trillion renminbi.

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