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SoFi Moves Closer to Expansion Plans With $500 Million Round Of Funding
February 27, 2017

SoFi, an online finance company providing student loan refinancing, mortgages, personal loans and more, announced last week it has entered into an agreement for $500 million in Series F financing, led by Silver Lake, a private technology-investing firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Acting SEC Chair: Startups Need More Access, Overhaul Of ‘Accredited’ Investor Standard Needed
February 27, 2017

The acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that his agency should let more investors be designated as accredited so that they can take stakes in private firms, among them marquee names such as Lyft and Airbnb. Get the Full Story...

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NYMBUS Clinches $16M Round To Accelerate Growth
February 24, 2017

A mission-critical core technology provider for financial institutions, NYMBUS announced yesterday (Feb. 23) that the company secured $16 million in a venture capital funding round led by Home Credit Group. The most recent round comes just six months after another $12 million investment. Get the...

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Hiatus App Tracks Subscriptions, Scores $1.2M Seed
February 24, 2017

The subscription model has taken off across commerce categories in recent years. It’s a versatile business model being used by merchants across segments to both reach and keep consumers. But as the number of subscriptions increases, it’s becoming easier for consumers to forget what they’re...

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Stocks: When Is Too Far Too Fast Too Much?
February 22, 2017

New highs and new highs, and some more new highs. Where will it all end up, and when will the stock markets pull back? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Dangerous Road Ahead On Auto Loans?
February 22, 2017

Insert your own car/road/looming accident analogy here, and then take a look at auto loans. While consumer confidence may be good, the stock market is at new highs and wages in general are up, there are some concerns bubbling up in this crucial sector of...

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Investment Tracker: uShip Closes $25M Series D
February 22, 2017

What a difference a week makes. Where the Investment Tracker logged anemic activity barely above the triple-digit level two weeks ago, in this past week PYMNTS saw a relatively staggering volume of fund flows. In the billions of dollars. Think several billions of dollars and,...

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The Fed And Interest Rate Hike Tipping Point?
February 21, 2017

In the midst of headlines tied to the Trump administration, from immigration and on down to any number of staffing changes, at the top on down, a few things are going to linger, rippling to impact the way corporations and consumers interact. Get the Full...

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Some Earnings Stirrings For Payments Stocks
February 21, 2017

(Editor’s note: Forgive the lack of graphics-based data, as per usual. We at PYMNTS are working through some technical issues and will endeavor to have that part of the weekly stock column restored as soon as possible.) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...