PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Stripe, the San Francisco digital payments startup, has landed a $100 million investment from Tiger Global Management, boosting its valuation above $20 billion. According to a report in CNBC , citing The Information, with the $100 million investment by Tiger Global Management , Stripe now has a valuation of $22.5

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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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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 11, 2024

I started in the MBA program at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1979, at the tail-end of its basketball glory days, fully expecting to move on to a career in consulting or investment banking, when I was done.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

If successful, it would double Next Insurance’s valuation from its last fundraising. Last fall, it raised $250 million from Munich Re Group, the Munich, Germany-based reinsurer, which gave it a valuation of more than $1 billion. CapitalG , the private equity firm owned by Alphabet Inc.,

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

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Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

I also used the banking framework to argue that good banks have stickier deposits, with a higher precent of these deposits being non-interest bearing, that they invest in loans and investment securities on which they earn interest rates that cover and exceed the default risk in these investments. All Equity, All the time!

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion I estimated in 2021 (year 8 in my IPO valuation) as revenues in my IPO valuation of the company in November 2013, and its operating margin, even with generous assumptions on R&D, was 19.02% in 2021, still below my estimate of 19.76% in that year. billion, well below the $9.6 billion, with a value per share of $10.91.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. To make comparisons, profits are scaled to common metrics, with revenues and book value of investment being the most common scalar. The numbers yield interesting insights. .

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Future CFO

MARCH 22, 2021

Higher yields for long-dated sovereign bonds will result in near-term losses for Asia Pacific banks as they recognise valuation changes on their available-for-sale (AFS) bond portfolios, but the capital impact should be manageable for most rated banks, said Fitch Ratings recently.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Poshmark saw its valuation more than double following its Nasdaq debut, with shares closing at $101.50, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Jan. Poshmark’s valuation is now over $3 billion, up from $1.25 FinTech installment lender Affirm more than doubled its valuation when it went public earlier this week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

SoftBank Group is considering a gamble on Brazil and might advise high-growth firms to invest in the country, Reuters reported on Friday (Sept. Although he did not explain, Maciel also said that SoftBank was going to announce a large investment in Brazil. office-sharing startup WeWork. Creditas is aiming to change that.

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CFO Simplified

AUGUST 7, 2023

This issue is compounded by the fact that most business owners have 80% or more of their net worth tied up in their company that is less liquid and more risky than other potential investments. To answer this question, they must rely on a certified valuation expert and wealth manager or financial advisor. What’s My Passion?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A robotics process automation (RPA) startup has just secured a $3 billion valuation as B2B FinTech continues to explore how the technology will disrupt the market. The funding, which also saw Accel participate, followed only a few months after the company raised $153 million, pulling UiPath’s valuation up to $1 billion.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Goldman Sachs — Shares of the Wall Street investment bank shed more than 7% after it reported its worst earnings miss in a decade. CEO J ames Gorman said he’s more confident on the markets than the rest of Wall Street, seeing a return of deal-making as soon as the Federal Reserve stops hiking interest rates.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

When it comes to venture capital investments in Asia, the top 10 deals were secured among China and Indonesia, said KPMG recently. After falling to a low level not seen since the first quarter in 2017, venture capital investment in China rose slightly in the third quarter this year. Report highlights.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Businessweek ) • #EUROBOOM European stock markets have further to rally, argues GS ( FT ) • Wall Street Is Losing Out to Amateur Buyers in the Housing Slump : Big money spent a fortune snapping up homes. The cybersecurity industry has a vision for a more secure future—one that involves getting rid of passwords. (

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. However, high valuations, deal complexity, competition for high-quality assets and pandemic-fuelled supply chain disruption will continue to have knock-on consequences for dealmakers, he noted.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 1, 2022

As inflation has taken center stage, markets have gone into retreat globally, and across asset classes. In 2022, as bond rates have risen, stock prices have fallen, and crypto has imploded, even true believers are questioning what the bottom for markets might be, and when we will get there.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Apple is on the cusp of a stock market first — becoming the first public company in history to capture a $2 trillion valuation. trillion market capitalization — almost double where it was just two years ago. And its market cap will hit $2 trillion if the stock rises about another 5 percent to $467.77 How did Apple do it?

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And be certain to read to the end, where we have provided an update to our popular "Financial AdvisorTech Solutions Map" (and also added the changes to our AdvisorTech Directory) as well!

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

initial public offerings, with hot firms like Airbnb and DoorDash going public at valuations that collectively topped $120 billion. Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Then shares soared 85.8 percent to $158.22 on their first trading day.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Whenever it happens, it’s safe to say that a $150 billion valuation would make Ant’s IPO one of the biggest ever, putting it ahead of Facebook ’s $104 billion IPO in 2012 and behind Alibaba’s $168 billion IPO in 2014. Reasons To Invest. Ant’s earnings did not seem to indicate the company would be ready for a share sale anytime soon.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Prime Venture Partners provided the investment, reports said. Fairjungle.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Overstock shares jumped as much as 21 percent after the retailer announced that Hong Kong private equity firm GSR Capital is investing up to $270 million into Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO. As part of the deal, GSR Capital will also purchase $30 million in tZERO Security Tokens. “We billion (post-money).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The enterprise security space is ballooning with new players, and one of them wants to remain competitive with its latest funding round. LogRhythm revealed a $50 million investment round on Wednesday (Sept. LogRhythm provides security intelligence and threat detection capabilities to automate security processes within the enterprise.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 5, 2023

Institutional Investor ) see also How Will AI Change Investing? Will opportunities to find mispriced securities disappear? We are less focused on the risks to REITs and more focused on where private market property valuations are going,” says Cohen & Steers’ Rich Hill. I Asked a Chatbot : Are analysts toast?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. Apple’s valuation can approach the $1.5

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

China’s stock market rallied as it reopened after a weeklong break for Lunar New Year, while futures for major U.S. markets in Monday’s trading session. The prospect of tighter monetary policy has prompted investors to shift toward investments that are deemed safer. In the bond market, the benchmark 10-year U.S.

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Future CFO

MARCH 23, 2023

This applies particularly when liquidity is tightening sharply and when unrealised valuation losses on asset holdings could be realised if a deposit run forced banks to sell assets, the credit rating agency said. Support for smaller banks may be more variable, the firm noted.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The big B2B investment of the week was Tipalti , which landed $150 million in new funding on a $2 billion valuation. The valuation puts the accounts payable (AP) and mass payments company well into “unicorn” territory, meaning it is valued at over $1 billion. PYMNTS rounds up the latest funding rounds below.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. The Market Reaction. Bond Markets and Default Risk. Equity Markets and Equity Risk Premiums. The Lead In.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Ahead of an intended initial public offering (IPO), Alibaba Group Holding’s Ant Group has conducted a preliminary filing with the securities watchdog of China, Reuters reported. The news service reported that the move hints that the two Chinese investment institutions will be heading up the group’s onshore offering.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The investors include a wide array, from South Korean-based Mirae Asset Global Investments, which led this funding round, and others like Khosla, Horizons Ventures and Temasek. Last fall, the company was estimating a turnout of around $300 or $400 million, which would’ve doubled its then-market value of $2 billion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

Mobvoi, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has almost secured funding to value the company at upwards of $1 billion before an initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg. Mobvoi was Google’s first direct China investment following the exit of its search engine from the country in 2010.

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