PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

An Israeli startup that creates anti-fraud services that deal with online transactions wants to raise $200 million for expansion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Many Israeli tech startups have attracted investor interest lately, and investment has increased in the past three years to the tune of 37 percent – a total of $856 in 2018.

eCommerce 72

eCommerce Startups Investments Numbers 72

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A startup usually can't afford to establish a complete finance organization with accountants, controllers, planners, and tax specialists right from the beginning. To establish an effective finance function for a startup, the process can be divided into three stages.

Startups 52

Startups Finance CFO Forecasting 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

According to a report , the Chinese startup PingPong, a FinTech company, will invest €100 million ($113 million) in Luxembourg. Seen as one of the standard bearers of China’s thriving eCommerce space, PingPong also has the backing of CICC, one of China’s biggest investment banks. billion investment in Europe. “We

Investments 46

Investments Startups eCommerce Securities 46

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that WiserAdvisor, one of the longest-running lead generation services in the industry, has acquired IndyFin, a startup advisor rating platform that had aspired to be the 'Yelp for Advisors' – which on the one hand provides WiserAdvisor with an opportunity to jump into the business of client reviews (..)

Startups 89

Startups Technology Investments Planning 89

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal. Morgan Stanley and J.P.

Securities 53

Securities Startups B2B Investments 53

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Cloud Elements , a platform offering application program interface (API) integration solutions, secured an investment from the venture capital (VC) arm of American Express (Amex), the company said in a press release issued Tuesday (Oct. The VC outfit also backed insurtech startup Next Insurance last year.

Investments 54

Investments Startups Leadership B2B 54

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Financial management is mission-critical to the health and vitality of small business (SMB), but it’s also one of the most difficult tasks for entrepreneurs and business owners that may have the skills to launch new products or services, but lack the accounting expertise to handle the numbers. The firm secured $1.8

Numbers 61

Numbers Accounting CFO Financial Analysis 61

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Very Good Security (VGS), a startup working to protect data, told TechCrunch on Tuesday (August 28) that it raised $8.5 Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell is joining the Very Good Security board as a result of the investment. Real card numbers are only swapped back in when a payment is being sent to the processor.

Securities 40

Securities Startups Investments Numbers 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Both Kik and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seeking a quick end to their legal dispute, CoinDesk reported. It contended that it had not had an unregistered securities sale as of the beginning of 2018 when the SEC first acted. securities rules. I hope to be able to fund a number of them.”.

Sales 52

Sales Investments Currencies Securities 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The Indian and American startup ecosystems are tremendously different, but there still may be many similarities. Some elements are universal — like the startup’s starting-up lifecycle — but others, like certain cultural norms, depart from each other. His company, Roomi, is a peer-to-peer platform helping people secure shared housing.

Startups 68

Startups Investments Securities Numbers 68

CFO Share

MAY 6, 2022

Whether a founder, employee, or investor, equity owners want to see a return on their investment. When taking investment from early Angel investors, selling 10% to 20% of equity is the general rule. There is a lot of risk and exposure in investing early. Giving away company equity in a startup . The answer: it depends. .

Startups 98

Startups Leverage Valuation Investments 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

A group of investors, including Mastercard and Banco Santander, have invested $6 million in PayKey, an Israeli startup focused on enabling consumers to make payments through messaging applications.

Investments 60

Investments Startups Securities Banking 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s top payments news, India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. 25) that it secured $1 billion in new funds from Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant. The exposed information, however, reportedly did not include password data, Social Security numbers or any financial information.

Securities 52

Securities Accounts Payable Startups Transportation 52

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2020

Delivery startup Dunzo , India’s food and grocery delivery service backed Google , has suffered a data breach, The News Minute reported. While it said users’ credit card numbers were not accessed, the company has not provided how many customers could have been impacted. At the time, the company was valued at around $200 million.

Startups 80

Startups Securities Investments Numbers 80

PYMNTS

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.

Startups 83

Startups Communication Investments Securities 83

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Treasury management startup IBSFINtech has landed seed funding from investors, reports from Indian information services group VCCircle said Monday (Oct. The India-based startup secured investment from Shailesh Haribhaki, chairman of consultancy firm Haribhakti & Co.,

Treasury 40

Treasury Startups Foreign Exchange Management Consulting 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

New York City-based subscription model and B2C eCommerce enabler startup OrderGroove recently raised $20 million in a Series C venture funding round led by National Securities Corporation. Founded in 2010, OrderGroove’s claim to startup fame is a SaaS-based subscription and membership commerce platform and network.

Startups 48

Startups B2C Valuation eCommerce 48

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

A startup called Landed that helps teachers buy houses has raised $7.5 Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. million in a Series A funding round, according to reports.

Startups 51

Startups Education Economics Securities 51

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!

Valuation 83

Valuation Compliance Practice Management Technology 83

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

The last five days have seen numbers bouncing around between $790 and $800. While not quite back up to last October’s highs, these numbers are nothing to scoff at. Another number was on Amazon’s mind of late as well: $20 million. Just a few days ago, Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai

Numbers 40

Numbers Retail Leverage Startups 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They included provisions doing away with a regulatory system for how farmers sell their crops, expansions to the social security program, raised numbers of companies that can fire employees, higher requirements for unions and fewer rules about women working night shifts.

Investments 99

Investments Startups Economics Securities 99

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

In the life of a startup, there’s no better news than growth, be it across new verticals, devices or geographies. As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints.

Startups 40

Startups Compliance Currencies Leverage 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The new fee structure, which had been in planning for some time, would raise some credit card transactions for a number of merchants and lower it for others. Earlier this month , Visa announced that it was teaming up with Paga, a Nigerian-based startup, to help bring new payments technology to Africa and beyond.

Startups 87

Startups Numbers Planning Banking 87

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It’s a principle that Rosen said has become even more important, as payments have moved well past retail and toward enabling a better, more secure online user experience. That’s especially true in the consumer lending and demand deposit account (DDA) startups. It’s overfunded by a lot.”.

Investments 50

Investments Healthcare Startups Valuation 50

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In the United States, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) are required to register in one of 2 ways: with the Federal government (namely the SEC) or with one or more state securities regulatory agencies.

Investments 52

Investments Startups Numbers Securities 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

A biometric security startup with a fast growing membership-based secure identification program just recently scored a considerable amount of additional funding. CLEAR , the popular security line-busting experience that can be found at some 21 airports and six baseball stadiums around the U.S.,

Startups 40

Startups Securities Leverage Numbers 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

More than $109 million was invested in alternative lending by state-owned British Business Bank (BBB), according to reports last week. According to reports, the BBB invested nearly $75 million in Funding Circle, nearly $19 million in MarketInvoice and about $12.5 BillFront raised $35 million and BlueVine secured $49 million.

Numbers 44

Numbers Finance Investments Banking 44

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

What once may not have been taken seriously — cryptocurrencies and futuristic payments — is today exploding as the innovation financial institutions are targeting for investments, largely hoping to get a jump on the blockchain before disruption takes a bite out of their traditional business. For some, it may echo the rise of the Internet.

Startups 50

Startups Banking Compliance Leverage 50

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The license, due to be introduced on January 1, 2019, will allow FinTech projects to accept public deposits, as long as they are not invested and no interest is paid on them. I have never invested in bitcoin, and therefore I never made the profit they say I did.”. I just want you to stop for a second. It is a scam,” he said.

Startups 46

Startups Pharmaceutical Healthcare Leverage 46

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2017

As the consumer and financial world learns more of its connected car future, tech and automotive companies are forming new partnerships and upping investments to secure their share of projected revenue. The startup develops augmented reality (AR) technologies for the automotive industry, including transparent holographic displays.

Investments 40

Investments Entertainment Startups Manufacturing 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In terms of the total amount invested to date in FinTechs, as tracked by PYMNTS via the India FinTech Tracker, the year to date tally stands at just under $3.7 Taking the pulse of where we stand coming into the last few months of 2019, deal activity has seemingly been concentrated within the alternative finance and investment arenas.

Finance 57

Finance Concentration Startups Investments 57

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

Investment activity picked up in the week that ended March 24, roughly doubling the amount seen in the previous week, to the tune of $416 million. The activity was weighted to B2B transactions at 60 percent of the total, and B2B as an investment arena took the top three spots in the pantheon. That’s the key for us.”.

Investments 43

Investments B2B Startups Valuation 43

Future CFO

JUNE 7, 2023

The three forces are digital-seeking behaviours among Internet users in Tier 2+ locations, the digitisation of large, traditional businesses along with a growing startup ecosystem, and the success of India’s homegrown digital public goods or the ‘India Stack’, Bain said.

B2C 52

B2C Startups Investments B2B 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

If they don’t report takeover attempts from abroad that could pose a risk to the country’s security, company directors in Britain could face the prospect of jail time. In December of 2019, the administration of Prime Minister Boris Johnson included a “national security and investment bill” in the Queen’s Speech.

Compliance 52

Compliance Investments Securities Startups 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

billion and plans to use the IPO to enter into new business areas, such as adding a digital insurance unit to its portfolio alongside its existing insurance and securities work, the report stated. The company has tapped KB Securities Co. The company is likely to be valued at $8.5 Kakao Pay is the FinTech arm for Kakao Corp. ,

Startups 60

Startups Securities Finance Banking 60

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. There was a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of deals solidified in the quarter, too. India-based Xtracap secured $1 million in angel funding, YourStory reported.

Finance 56

Finance B2B Startups Invoicing 56

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.

Compliance 145

Compliance Communication Startups Retail 145