The world of B2B payments management may not get all the breathless and elegiac press that there counter parts at financial services technology get. But while praise is pleasant of course, and correlated to investor interest, at the end of the day for emerging start-ups...
Mintos, a Latvian P2P lending startup, which provides a platform for investors to finance nonbank lender loans, has raised $2.2 million in a seed funding round led by Riga, Latvia-based VC Skillion Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Could IPO now stand for “It’s Positively Over?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...
The U.K.’s top payments startup, Powa Technologies, is failing to pay its own employees and suppliers after running out of investment money and failing to raise fresh funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Lest you think it’s only the small investor who flees at the drop of a hat, or stock, consider that some of the biggest names in the hedge fund world have cored their holdings in Apple as if they’d discovered worms in the once-highflying tech...
The investment pond was more or less tranquil this week, with only around $118M in total activity exciting the waters. And though most investors have been more focused on the latest round of earnings, Polish beacon firm Kontakt.io managed to pick up another $5M to...
In its latest move towards building muscle against ride-hailing companies in the Asian market, Uber has raised another $200 million from Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s investment fund, LetterOne (L1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
In a divergence from its traditional method of tech investing, Spanish banking firm BBVA is closing its venture arm, known as BBVA Ventures. The parent company will then take the $100 million it had in that fund, along with an additional $150 million, and form...
Lyft investors Andreessen Horowitz and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund discreetly sold off part of their stakes to Saudi Arabia’s Prince al-Waleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Co. for $148 million in a deal authorized by the ride-hailing startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
