PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

Zooz pulls data from all of a merchant’s financial solutions and third-party integrations into one central, easily visible portal, which has a number of benefits. PYMNTS: Can you give me some personnel growth numbers? First, it can help detect and avert fraud by making trends easier to spot. PYMNTS: What’s the company culture like?

Leverage 54

Leverage Startups Retail Currencies 54

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Moreover, significant “insurers” of these wagers were highly leveraged, systemically important financial institutions. The collapse of the cryptos has triggered the collapse and bankruptcy of a number of crypto exchanges, crypto lenders, crypto hedge funds, crypto miners, etc. By Wolf Richter, editor at Wolf Street.

Leverage 100

Leverage Entertainment Startups Numbers 100

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

A number of officials have spoken out against SWIFT’s lack of action in addressing these flaws and broader security concerns. At the time, the central bank was not using two-factor authentication measures. The controversy over SWIFT’s security flaws, especially those tied to its messaging terminals, has been growing since 2016.

Leverage 44

Leverage Securities Banking Startups 44

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. AvidXchange.

Startups 40

Startups Compliance Currencies Leverage 40

The Finance Weekly

MARCH 5, 2024

Surprisingly, Excel was the number one solution, despite being the nemesis of IT professionals. Another interesting finding is that IT managers are not afraid to adopt solutions from startups with good track records on review sites like G2 and Capterra. This question was tricky, and we were eager to see the results. The Winners!

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Leverage Cash Management 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

has invested in artificial intelligence startup CognitiveScale for an undisclosed sum, bizjournals.com reported. CognitiveScale traces its roots to a number of IBM engineers who had in turn worked on Watson, the supercomputer project that works with A.I. The USAA (United Services Automobile Assn.) and data analytics.

Startups 43

Startups Investments Leverage Numbers 43

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Carvana, the Phoenix-based online buying and selling platform for used cars and creator of the used car vending machine, has acquired computer vision startup Car360, which leverages 360-degree imaging technology to help sellers show off their vehicles from every angle.

Startups 40

Startups Leverage Investments Technology 40

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. The company will soon add LAX to its list of airports leveraging its service. “We just recently received $15 million in private equity funding from asset management firm T.

Startups 40

Startups Securities Leverage Numbers 40

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

When it comes to financial services and financial technology startups, making the right investment decisions is not easy or obvious work. And separating the wheat from the chaff isn’t easy, says Samantha Ghiotti, partner at Anthemis Group – particularly because there is a lot more chaff than wheat when it comes to early-phase startups.

Startups 41

Startups Investments Banking Construction 41

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”. The R3 effort aims to explore how these financial institutions can work with the R3 startup group. The bank compared early venture capital investments in blockchain to the funding patterns seen in Internet startups in the 1990s. The free lunch is over,” PwC concluded. “FS

Startups 50

Startups Banking Compliance Leverage 50

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

MOBI is a nonprofit alliance that includes automakers, startups and smart city leaders, among others, working on standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers and adjacent innovations, per the announcement. The VID has other use cases, such as electric auto charging and vehicle financing, among other purposes, according to the announcement.

Nonprofit 81

Nonprofit Transportation Leverage Finance 81

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 13, 2023

We also talk about how Danika’s former career in corporate finance at a number of tech startups inspired her to work with women in tech, as she realized that she understood the financial issues they faced and by being specifically niche-focused, she could create more repeatable processes and it would be easier to scale the business over time, (..)

Auditing 98

Auditing Corporate Finance Leverage Startups 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Many FIs and businesses are relying on 2FA measures that leverage SMS — or text message-based — verification to cater to a growing number of consumers who are using mobile channels to transact. This month’s Deep Dive examines organizations’ efforts to leverage SMS-based verification for onboarding, checkout and every step in between.

Sales 108

Sales Leverage Securities Banking 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A number of websites have been posting a story saying this show, Breakfast, had a young bitcoin investor on for a chat, and during the chat, he helped me invest money, which I made a huge profit on straight away … Well, that’s a lie. But Faitaua said that has never owned any bitcoin, and any claims to the contrary are simply false. “I

Startups 46

Startups Pharmaceutical Healthcare Leverage 46

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Leveraging Technology: In today’s data-driven environment, tasks that involve implementing or improving technological solutions should be high on the CFO’s priority list. Leveraging Technology for Integration: Modern technology platforms offer powerful tools for integrating data and processes across departments.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

29) announced a deal for the AML platform of Beam Solutions , a San Francisco-based startup that focuses on transaction monitoring and helping financial companies comply with KYC regulations. The Palo Alto-based firm on Tuesday (Sept. The financial terms of Jumio ’s acquisition of Beam’s AML platform were not disclosed.

Compliance 61

Compliance Leverage Startups Numbers 61

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“Enterprises are increasingly leveraging cloud-based services though API connections to help them run their operations,” Fitzgerald stated. “Cloud Elements helps companies simplify the process of managing their growing number of API connections with its unique ‘one-to-many’ approach to integration.”

Investments 54

Investments Startups Leadership B2B 54

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Poland’s startup ecosystem may be considered still in its infancy compared to larger European tech hubs, like London and Berlin, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked by entrepreneurs or investors. About 30 percent of all Polish startups surveyed in Startup Poland ’s annual report are based in Warsaw.

Startups 81

Startups Nonprofit Banking Communication 81

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Recode noted Maris is one of a number of executives to leave Google parent Alphabet. The Financial Times also said the number of companies GV backed decreased from 57 last year to 34 in 2015. The report noted Maris has already put together a group of limited partners for the fund, which is dubbed Section 32, a reference to Star Trek.

Valuation 73

Valuation Startups Investments Leverage 73

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Though LendingClub is still reporting losses this quarter and missed its revenue estimates, the market mostly liked what it saw out of the financial services startup when it reported its Q2 earnings. By the numbers, net loss came in at $10.66 million or $0.12 million or $0.72 Adjusted loss per share narrowed to $0.01 from $0.08

Leverage 51

Leverage Startups Forecasting Communication 51

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Amid the slew of real estate startups coming to market, with any number of approaches in changing the way real estate transactions are made, there are also new initiatives to change the way homes function. For Amazon, the move represents a deeper push into real estate.

Leverage 49

Leverage eCommerce Startups Sales 49

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

With a managed accounting service (MAS) created for startup founders and chief financial officers (CFOs), AcctTwo has rolled out service called MAS for SaaS. By decreasing the number of tasks IT departments need to complete and removing manual processing tasks, the process is accelerated. It is years in the making.

Accounting 52

Accounting Reconciliations Leverage Startups 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Also, Uber ’s Q3 results beat analyst estimates in terms of headline numbers. And Singapore FinTech startup Nium is dropping its pursuit to compete for a digital wholesale banking license in the city-state. Uber ’s Q3 results beat analyst estimates when it comes to headline numbers.

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss Leverage Startups Compliance 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The lending service could be a boon for Patreon, leveraging its existing customer base. Patreon keeps records on startups that seem to be delivering, a luxury with which Facebook and YouTube likely don’t want to bother, with a number of influencers attempting to make it big on those latter two platforms.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Leverage Startups Numbers 52

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

Earlier this year, Visa announced the start of its second annual Everywhere Initiative , where startups go head-to-head to imagine the future of commerce. specifically, Mehta pointed out that over the last 12 to 18 months the number of new app downloads has dropped to an average of zero for 65 percent of people. In the U.S.

Startups 45

Startups Prioritization Advertising Retail 45

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

As its name suggests, Emailage , an Arizona-based identity verification startup, uses customers’ email addresses to deliver risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants. That data is not only leveraged by Emailage to make a risk assessment, but also passed back to the merchant or FI to leverage as well.

Startups 40

Startups Leverage eCommerce Securities 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Griffin Carlborg, a researcher at the digital intelligence firm Gartner L2, said those numbers show how much people trust the eCommerce giant. The company invested $60 million in a same-day delivery startup called Kozmo, and even though that failed, the idea reportedly inspired Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive.

Leverage 56

Leverage eCommerce Startups Sales 56

Adam Kae

AUGUST 18, 2023

Financial Insights for Growth Leveraging Data: Turning Financial Information into Actionable Insights It's time to dive into the treasure trove of data. His small business startup was needing a boost when he brought me on board. We're not just number-crunchers; we're your partners in the voyage of financial discovery.

CFO 52

CFO Communication Strategic Planning Education 52

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

As financial institutions (FIs) work with FinTechs, they need to know that these tech-nimble startups are not only enabling access to customers’ account data but also in a manner that embraces KYC and AML. Cohen said that if banks don’t jump on board with those goals, they risk losing significant numbers of customers.

Banking 108

Banking Securities Leverage Accounting 108

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

It’s what you do with the data, and how you leverage it into new customer-facing offerings that matters. There are a whole range of forward-thinking firms leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs) to issue cards, to create virtual accounts, promote micro-lending and micro-saving and even pay workers — all in bits and bytes. “Our

Banking 92

Banking Concentration Accounting Leverage 92

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“2019 was another record year for WEX , capped off by an impressive fourth quarter driven by double-digit, top-line growth and strong operating leverage,” said Melissa Smith, WEX’s chair and CEO. Among the specific metrics in the fuel business was an increase in the number of vehicles it serviced, which reached 14.9

Healthcare 60

Healthcare B2B Advertising Leverage 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. The Review noted that one startup, Chainlink , has been working with academic researchers at Cornell to develop what is being billed as a “provably secure” blockchain network, which can be used in constructing legal contracts.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Construction Leverage Startups 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

Be it the local farmers’ market or world famous art festivals, an increasing number of vendors big and small are turning to mPOS systems to stay competitive and accommodate their customers’ changing payments habits. Around the mPOS World. In Spain, food sales are also becoming more digital-friendly.

Communication 56

Communication Leverage Sales Startups 56

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This time around, an Alexa integration, a new partnership leveraging telematic capabilities and a major manufacturing investment by BMW are all working to connect and evolve the automotive space. Insurance agencies are looking to leverage technology to improve driver safety (and save policyholders some cash). and $79.99

Investments 40

Investments Manufacturing Leverage Startups 40

BlueLight

MAY 6, 2020

The investor update email is a powerful tool to leverage this effectively across a big group of investors. Communication architecture Before we get to the investor updates, it’s important to lay out an overall communication architecture (if you do that well, you can leverage it for this audience too). Include MoM and YoY growth rates.

Communication 52

Communication Startups Finance Benchmarking 52

BlueLight

JUNE 5, 2020

Some startups are thriving in this situation and some startups are fighting for survival. Either way, the business environment is changing rapidly and this typically means startup founders and their boards are communicating much more frequently than in a “business as usual” situation.

Startups 52

Startups Technology Investments Finance 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As Martins said, the country’s financial system and central bank have restrictive rules about what types of collateral — or “leverage” — businesses can offer when seeking loans. A recent example comes from Kreditech , an AI-based loan startup that targets emerging markets, which has raised $22 million in its latest funding round.

Financial Systems 54

Financial Systems Startups Treasury Banking 54