PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

The nation secured significant funding for startups operating in the spaces of logistics and cybersecurity – the two B2B markets that landed the most investment this week. PYMNTS breaks down the highlights of the week’s investments in B2B startups below. But it was one U.S. Cybersecurity. Cobalt.io. based Cobalt.io

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Anti-money laundering startup EverCompliant has announced an investment from American Express Ventures. EverCompliant, which did not reveal exactly how much funding American Express Ventures provided, said it will use the investment to grow its team and focus on technology development.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

French startup Tinubu Square has secured funding for its solution that provides trade credit risk management, according to news reports on Monday (Oct.2). The investment means Long Arc Capital, based in the U.S., will take a majority stake in the startup, reports added.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Singtel Innov8, TMI (Telkomsel Indonesia), Cathay Innovation, Kejora-InterVest, Mirae Asset Securities, Reinventure and DST Partners also participated in the “oversubscribed” funding round — one of the largest for a FinTech startup in Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

Disruption needs investment, of course. In one quite recent example of investment — as recent an announcement as this morning — Embroker, the cloud-based risk and insurance management firm, has raised $12.2 In the great race(s) that dominates FinTech, the key word is disruption. million from a series of investors.

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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. Risk Management: Given the CFO’s role in identifying and mitigating risks, tasks related to safeguarding the company’s assets and financial health are critical.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year. 2nd Address. ANNA Money.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Hiring a fractional CFO can bring many benefits to an organisation, including smaller businesses or startups that may not have the resources to hire a full-time permanent executive, providing strategic financial expertise and guidance on complex financial challenges without committing to the costs associated with full-time personnel.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. based alternative small business lending isn’t dead with investors and an India startup landed more than half a billion dollars. FinBox plans to use the investment on product research and development.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Drilling down into the particular verticals of the relatively young, tech-savvy firms that drew investor dollars, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and platform-focused companies announced investments, as well as intent to expand operations. The investment round was led by Prime Ventures, and total funding to date has come to $52 million.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The startup process for Enhanced Fraud Services was completely seamless, and we began to see the benefits of the service quickly,” said Tim Comeau, manager of payment strategy at the State Department Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Virginia. Credit unions can pick and choose what kinds of fraud they would like to focus on.

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Spreadym

JULY 21, 2023

This enables better risk assessment, personalized marketing, and improved decision-making for investment strategies Cloud Computing : Moving financial operations and data storage to the cloud, allowing for scalability, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced collaboration.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2019

led round, financial services software startup firm OpenFin notched $17 million in funding. Barclays also participated in the round, as did existing investors such as Bain Capital Ventures, Pivot Investment Partners and JPMorgan Chase & Co., In other recent funding news in the financial technology space, Barclays invested $12.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The flurry of startups is, in part, the result of regulatory changes at the central bank designed to heighten competition in the banking space. The rise in payment accounts from nonbanks challenges online banks to learn risk management from the beginning.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Currencycloud is connecting regional banks to advanced FX and global payments technologies, while the firm’s founder, Nigel Verdon, is also targeting Banking-as-a-Service with his new startup, Railsbank. Visa Invests in Open Banking FinTech Railsbank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Below, PYMNTS breaks down how more than $420 million in funding landed with B2B startups. s Nationwide Building Society did not disclose how much it invested in BankiFi , but it did say that it’s support to the open banking FinTech comes as Nationwide plans to launch a business current account. Everledger.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. From pre-Series A funding to late-stage investment rounds, ranging from a modest $1 million to the week’s high point of $88 million, backers showed their versatility. In all, nearly $200 million went to B2B startups this week.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

6) it has acquired a 100 percent ownership stake in FinTech startup Plati Potom. Plati Potom develops post-payment solutions for eCommerce and offline retailers, as well as data analysis and credit risk management tools. QIWI announced on Thursday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Investment bank UBS is reportedly teaming up with Amazon and its voice-enabled speaker, Echo, to let consumers ask Alexa financial questions. ” The idea behind the service is to reach and engage new swaths of wealth management customers. ” and “how is the economy faring?”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

By now, the alternative lending market is hardly new, and investor appetite for startups in the space seems to have waned. But every few weeks, the industry roars back with an impressive investment streak. million in funding it just raised to continue growing in the fraud and risk management industry. SMB Finance.

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PYMNTS

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. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

With more than $175 million raised for B2B startups this week, the undoubted winner was a California-based artificial intelligence data analytics company – a sign, the firm noted, of the enterprise’s increasing reliance on AI. Check out the latest investment rounds below. based Divvy announced $10.5 Artificial Intelligence.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. Investors seem confident in the industry’s startups and their ability to provide adequate risk management and underwriting for their loans; VCs provided more than $11.5 Accounts Receivable Management. Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

According to a press release today (May 30), SPD Bank will be leveraging Ant’s financial-grade technologies in AI, supply chain finance and biometric identification in online risk management to help prevent loan, transaction and marketing fraud. In addition, several FIs — including Scotiabank — are working on business loans with U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7 Open Banking Partnerships – Focus On Romania.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

If we try to pursue business innovation within the bank, we have to ask around for permission from people in risk management, compliance and others. Mizuho is among a growing list of financial services companies around the globe who are embracing FinTech, whether it’s investing in startups, partnering them or buying them outright.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

Disruptive FinTech startups not long ago were thought to threaten important revenue streams of even the biggest financial institutions,” reads a report released in late April by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. based Kabbage on business loans.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. I, I found this to be really an intriguing conversation with somebody who, whose investment charge is unconstrained.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

” Shell’s other FinTech endeavors include an investment in blockchain startup Applied Blockchain earlier this year via its trading unit Shell Trading International. based startup that develops blockchain applications, focusing particularly on smart contracts for corporates across a range of industries.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

And while providing an omnichannel experience is easier for large retailers, it can be a gargantuan task for smaller merchants, especially online startups. When launching an omnichannel platform, SMBs want to be able to maximize their return on investment, he added. So far, the strategy has paid off. “It

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Freightos landed the investment led by Singapore Exchange, while General Electric Ventures, ICV and Aleph participated in the investment as well. ” Last month Uber Freight launched its own platform allowing shippers to access a network of logistics providers and shipping management features. million, reports said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Among the speakers was Graham Taylor, Vodafone’s assistant treasurer, who emphasized the potential for PSD2 regulations to have a profound impact on corporate cash management and payments. Most global treasurers surveyed said they plan to invest in technology and automation, as well as cybersecurity, in the coming year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The favored narrative about banks and FinTech startups is generally not a love story. The teams at FinTech startup LendUp and Oakland-based Beneficial State Bank think very differently about that relationship. Usually, it is more of an all-out war story. And that, he said, is hard and time-consuming work. “It

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

There are a lot of startups in the payments industry, for instance, and I would put them in a bucket of evolutionary change.” . Thus, if there can be compatibility in terms of messaging or in terms of formats or risk management, she added, spanning from old to new, then value is unlocked. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

Payments are very complicated, whether you’re a large global company or a smaller startup company,” he stated. “The other misconception is that focusing on vertical markets may seem easier, but it’s really not. Most payments companies that focus on authorization, settlement, simple APIs, pay-outs, etc., eventually become commoditized.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

According to data from Kount, a fraud and risk management solutions provider, merchants bleed $2.27 With every run-of-the-mill household device seemingly connecting to the commerce-enabled IoT network, the risk is now even bigger. billion over the next four years. for every dollar lost to eCommerce fraud. IoT growing pains.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In addition, the SME wanted to explore overseas expansion but lacked important supporting information, such as operating costs, return-on-investment, production quantity, and so on. The accounting profession will need to position itself to capitalise on the opportunities that automation will bring. and “What is the mode of payment?”,

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