The Big Picture

JULY 15, 2025

My biggest client turned out to be the Merrill Lynch Investment Strategy Group. And so I just worked my way through Wall Street and, and eventually, you know, but if you had said to me when I graduated at Hamilton that I was gonna end up being the Chief Investment strategist at Merrill Lynch, I would’ve said, you’re crazy.

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Global Finance

JUNE 16, 2025

million citizens and forecast average growth of 5% in 2025, Malaysia is expanding its profile as an investment hub. million citizens and forecast average growth of 5% in 2025, Malaysia is expanding its profile as an investment hub. billion) in approved investments last year, the highest in the nation’s history, and marked 14.9%

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Indian technology sector saw several major announcements in the Union Budget 2022, with a few misses in the startup segment. Budget 2022’s announcements on manufacturing, sustainability, electronics, digital currency, innovation and startups with technology as the cornerstone are expected to give a fillip to the tech industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

In its second known investment in a cryptocurrency startup, Visa has reportedly invested millions in the crypto storage company Anchorage. The payments firm co-led the funding round along with digital currency-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, Fortune reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Decentraland , a startup founded in the heart of the cryptocurrency boom, has emerged as a somewhat unexpected financial success for participants. The startup is a virtual reality world where people have already spent their real money to purchase virtual plots of land and other property.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The fund intends to invest in roughly 45 startups during the three years to come, and it will be geared toward seed investing. It made early wagers on firms such as digital lending company Blend, digital currency exchange Coinbase and grocery delivery firm Instacart, among others. million in a Series A round.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Earlier this week, blockchain arrived on Capitol Hill by way of the formation of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus focused on examining and educating lawmakers on the payments technology and issues associated with the digital currency. Blockchain database startup BigchainDB just landed a sweet $3.37 Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep.

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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. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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PYMNTS

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. Noto is an ex- Goldman Sachs investment banker. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for its application for a national bank charter.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

From startups to blockchain and financial institutions, there has been a myriad of investing related news announced late this week. million | Amount of funding announced by food delivery startup JoyRun. $7 7 million | Series A funding for digital currency startup Ledger. subprime lender. . $7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

However, users will need to use a UBP bank account — and show a government-issued ID — to exchange funds to and from the virtual currency. A new startup from the co-founder of Simple Bank has launched an open beta. For now, only bitcoin is being offered.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Coinbase, the digital currency exchange, will offer bitcoin-backed cash loans to select customers as early as next month, the San Francisco-based company announced on its blog this week. Customers in 17 states have been invited to join the waitlist to borrow up to 30 percent of their bitcoin holdings.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Crypto research site Diar claims that startups in the digital currency and blockchain space have notched roughly $3.9 billion in funding via venture capital (VC) investments, CoinDesk reported. The figure, which represents investments over the first, second and third quarters, marks a 280 percent jump from all of last year.

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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

MARCH 8, 2018

Blockchain startup Bitt announced that it has received an additional $3 million in funding from Overstock ’s venture capital subsidiary, Medici Ventures. According to news from CoinDesk , Medici had already invested $4 million in the startup when it launched in 2016. As part of this new deal, Medici will buy an additional 8.6

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Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

The latest such episode started in 2019 with the ongoing debt crisis, followed by a currency collapse and, in 2022, the fall of the scandal-ridden government of Rajapaksa. The BOI approves private FDI and local investments. Each time, it has bounced back. billion. .): billion GDP growth (2023): 4.5% Inflation: (April 2024): 1.5%

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CFO Talks

AUGUST 29, 2024

Investing Wisely When your business has extra cash, you want to put it to work. Practical Tip: Set up an investment policy that outlines where and how you’ll invest the company’s money. For instance, a tech startup might avoid debt initially, relying on investor funds instead.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But it was a Banking-as-a-Service company that led the roundup this time, with one startup looking to expand into Credit Cards-as-a-Service with its latest investment. Entrée Capital and SBI Investment also participated, alongside other FinTech founders and angel investors. million in new funding for U.K.-based and Hong Kong.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Rocket Internet , the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports Reuters. Sales were up 18 percent after excluding the impact of currency changes. RICP, having reached the hard cap of 1 billion [U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Vertical payments startup Flywire has acquired healthcare technology startup Simplee , while also closing a $120 million Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. This funding round brings the company’s total capital investment to $260 million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

As CEO David Solomon said in reference to an ongoing review of the fixed income, currency and commodities division (commonly known as FICC), the company is training its sights on cash management Keep in mind that FICC, for the full year 2018, contributed $5.9 The goal, too, is to serve consumers in investments and wealth management.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

Russia is getting more into digital currency with the central bank in the country launching tests of several digital currency schemes. “Regulators of all countries agree that it’s essential to develop a national digital currency, that it is the future,” Skorobogatova said.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

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. The focus on boosting manufacturing as well as an underlined emphasis on areas such as startups, modern mobility and clean energy, shows the FM has prioritised long-term growth.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

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 The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 CEC Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

There are some contradicting reports forecasting the strength of FinTech investment this year. The latest report from KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech , released quarterly, found a substantial decline in FinTech investments by venture capitalists in Q2 2016, causing some concern that the space has lost its luster. According to KPMG, $4.9

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Andreessen Horowitz announced that it is launching its own crypto startup school “to encourage more tech entrepreneurs to start crypto projects and help crypto-curious builders navigate the idea maze.”. Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz , told The Block that the school will boast free tuition. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Saum Noursalehi , CEO of tZERO Group – a majority-owned subsidiary of Overstock that owns and operates a platform enabling investors to trade shares in private companies through a two-sided marketplace underpinned by blockchain – said that new digital processes can democratize private-market investments.

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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 29, 2018

Being a startup means constant chaos. All my startup friends have been telling me to expect this,” said Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of ModoPayments. ModoPayments isn’t the only startup riding that storm before the calm. Here’s what’s been going on in the world of startups in the month of March. ModoPayments.

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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. Try Synthetic Currency.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

London-based global payment provider Checkout.com has purchased Pin Payments, an Australian startup, the companies announced Tuesday (May 26). The acquisition of Pin Payments represents our investment to serve Australian entrepreneurs with world-class technology and a truly global acquiring network,” Pousaz said in a statement. “In

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

San Mateo accounts payable automation startup Tipalti won $76 million in a funding round led by Zeev Ventures. Tipalti also services other big-name tech startups, including Uber, Roku, GoDaddy and Foursquare. The startup targets mid-market firms. full-time accounts payable employees. .

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

After presenting the Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacted with a group of media persons where she highlighted the government’s resolve to generate more jobs by giving thrust to startups, MSMEs, manufacturing firms and defence equipment producers. Every individual cannot be mining currency. Is it not illicit?

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PYMNTS

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. 500 Startups’ investment was led by Sheel Mohnot, who compared the company to PayPal in its early stages.

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