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MAY 19, 2017

Surprise, surprise: a cybersecurity startup saw the largest funding round of the week by far. WannaCry’s explosive impact on the industry has enterprise security on everyone’s mind, and this startup is now a unicorn because of that attention, closing $100 million in Series D financing. Supply Chain Management. Based in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 10, 2018

percent probability that the popular currency will someday have no value. On another note, a survey from Gem and Harris Insights suggests that not many Americans invest in digital currencies, Fortune reported. Furthermore, about 41 percent of Americans say they can’t be convinced to invest in crypto. percent and 0.3

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A new firm is opening a marketplace for accredited investors to trade equity stakes into blockchain startups. According to a Bloomberg news report, BnkToTheFuture plans to open a market in the second quarter, using a blockchain ledger to keep a record of investments for clients.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut on the stock market. Last year, Noto had said going public was a long-term plan but not a priority. Noto is an ex- Goldman Sachs investment banker.

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MAY 9, 2019

African FinTech payment startup Chipper Cash has attracted some high-profile investors and raised $2.4 The company went live in October of 2018, and it’s a no-fee, P2P cross-border startup. The company plans to use revenues from Checkout to support its no-fee business. He said having Montana as an investor adds value.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard Founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space. An event is planned at Lounge K in Gangnam on Sept. Howard is launching a $1 billion endeavor for specially-designed cryptocurrency hedge fund portfolios.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is investing in CoinList, a company that helps startups raise capital through cryptocurrency sales. This is the first time Dorsey has invested in CoinList. The funding round was led by Polychain Capital. Square recently said that it was going to introduce a new service called Square Crypto.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is investing in CoinList, a company that helps startups raise capital through cryptocurrency sales. This is the first time Dorsey has invested in CoinList. The funding round was led by Polychain Capital. Square recently said that it was going to introduce a new service called Square Crypto.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The government’s record borrowing plans for the next financial year sent benchmark bond yields to two-and-a-half years high. The rebound in equity markets, however, failed to push the rupee up as the local currency lost 18 paise against the greenback to close at 74.80.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

However, this summer, a different kind of B2B startup has captured investors’ attention. This week, the largest investment round went to one industry player in China. Enterprise blockchain startup Axoni secured $32 million in Series B funding this week, the company announced in a press release. Based in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

The SEC is investigating how the San Francisco-area startup allocates revenue. . Roblox was planning to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter of 2020 but in an SEC filing on Jan. 8, the company changed its plans to a direct listing to occur in February. . 29), citing an employee memo.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. This week, RPA startup Automation Anywhere made waves with its $300 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, reports said Thursday (Nov. The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6

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MAY 1, 2017

But off the trading floors, the news cycle carried its own pace as Walmart made cash cheaper to send, bitcoin and the blockchain got a series of thumbs down from bankers around the world and startups started feeling the burn. prohibits banks it transacts with from dealing with virtual-currency exchanges, for example. Investment in U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

Russia’s love-hate relationship with digital currency continues. Now, Russia has overcome its fears and has opened the first digital currency exchange. The new exchange will provide 24/7 currency exchange services and, according to News BTC , the Russian exchange is an actual office. In the first half of 2016, 7.8 Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

In Asia, venture capitalists have backed two commercial card startups — one in China, targeting employee expense management, and one in India, with a focus on linking startups to credit without the need for a personal guarantee. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest in commercial card innovation. QuickBooks Adds Card Payment Support.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With $521 million raised this week among B2B FinTech startups, the industry continues to prove its appeal among venture capitalists. Corporate card startup Ramp announced the debut of its product this week, alongside its $25 million funding round led by Founders Fund’s Keith Rabois, as reported by Pulse 2.0.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

InstaReM, the Singapore FinTech startup that enables banks and consumers to send money across borders , raised $41 million in venture funding. According to a report in TechCrunch , the four-year-old startup raised the money in a Series C round of funding. To date, the startup has raised $59.5 million, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Hong Kong-based finance startup Neat has closed a Series A funding round and come away with $11 million, according to a press release. The company plans to invest more in customer support, expand its customer base in Southeast Asia, and add more regulatory licenses around the world.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Singapore-based FinTech startup InstaReM , which enables banks and consumers to send money across borders , announced a partnership with First Data to assist businesses that issue corporate credit cards. The most recent round was led by Vertex Ventures’ global growth fund and Atinum Investment in South Korea. million.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Currency transfer and finding ways for consumers to avoid the inevitable fees is a hot spot for FinTech startups. With Revolut, the money can be spent in over 90 currencies around the world at the cheapest exchange rate available, the interbank rate, with no fees, at least for now. Last week in investments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In today’s top news, the stock market takes its biggest hit since 2015 due to mounting fears over the coronavirus, and an ex-Microsoft engineer is found guilty of stealing $10 million in digital currency. JPMC CEO: Bank Plans FinTech, Other ‘Very Creative’ Acquisitions. Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight? In 48 Hours.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Cubans are turning to digital currencies to get around U.S. trade embargo prohibiting Cubans from obtaining credit or debit cards for international use, many residents are buying cryptocurrencies to make purchases online, as well as to invest and trade, according to Reuters. With the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

According to sources familiar with the plan, the company had reportedly approached a firm that advises clients about structuring initial coin offerings (ICOs). The company, which is behind the XRP currency, said regulators should focus on anti-money laundering (AML), consumer protection and financial stability.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

With nearly $120 million raised for enterprise-serving startups, B2B venture capital saw one of its most successful weeks this year. million from a flurry of investors, the startup revealed on Tuesday (May 10). It’s not every day that a fleet startup secures venture capital, let alone attention from investors. Blockchain .

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

They play a crucial role in strategic planning, risk management, and driving innovation, extending their influence far beyond the finance department. This proactive approach to risk management supports more resilient business planning and strategy formulation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2019

Senator Mike Rounds made an announcement at a Senate Banking Committee hearing regarding Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency on Tuesday (July 16), but it wasn’t related to Libra. Mike and Karen Taylor invested money on a website that enticed with guaranteed high returns. In just a few months, it had all disappeared with no return.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

asset manager WisdomTree has launched its first investment product, offering large investors exposure to bitcoin without having to directly hold the asset. In other news, Nordea Bank has been given permission to prohibit its employees from investing in bitcoin and other digital currencies in their own time.

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APRIL 30, 2019

That goal has a roadmap in place through Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe, who debuted a multi-point plan to increase the number from the 44,000 currently employed within the financial sector. The company focuses on mobile payments and wearables, and has operations that span 25 countries and nearly two dozen currencies. In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The organization, which is investing $600,000 in the project, is working with blockchain startup ChromaWay and Bolivian IT services company Jalasoft on the project in Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay, with plans to eventually test out the technology in other parts of South America.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In an era in which privacy is increasingly valued, email is currency; a high rate of email sign-ups is the best possible validation of demand without actually building the product. In his book The Lean Startup , Ries espouses the benefits of launching an MVP and improving the product post-launch based on real user feedback.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This week , it was reported that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering organization, is monitoring the planned Libra cryptocurrency, a signal of the growing scrutiny on cryptocurrency’s potential for money laundering and terrorism financing. A report found that the U.S. imposed a full $23.52

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

million in total funding across nine rounds, with startups ranging from corporate travel and expense (T&E) management and small- and mid-sized business (SMB) accounting to artificial intelligence and beyond. The company noted it also plans to add approximately 100 more employees. VC activity was especially high across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

From warehouse robots to R&D analytics, the B2B startups covered in this week’s VC Investment roundup scored close to $200 million from investors. that topped the week with a $60 million investment. PYMNTS breaks down the latest B2B startups to secure funding rounds below. Exotic Solutions. FreightWaves.

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JANUARY 27, 2019

And Jorge Farias, CEO of the Panama-based startup Cryptobuyer, is planning to open Venezuela’s first bitcoin ATM in Caracas next month. Matias Goldenhörn, director of Latin America operations at the ATM operator Athena Bitcoin, told CoinDesk that the ATMs are “becoming a real alternative to banks.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

According to the report, a Goldman Sachs spokeswoman confirmed the membership lapse but that Goldman Sachs plans to continue to work with blockchain technology. Blockchain is the technology behind bitcoin, the popular alternative digital currency. Other members of R3 include Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and State Street.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

It marks the incubator’s quest for a second round of startups to support; its first round included Yoke Payments , which won the PYMNTS.com Best POS Innovation award last year, as well as Spend Secure LLC, which offers mobile payments, accounts payable and travel expense management solutions. The company said Thursday (Jan.

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