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eCommerce
Online Sellers Demanding Real-Time, Unified View of Sales From Payments Services Providers
May 05, 2023

Despite advancements in eCommerce technology, businesses that operate in digital commerce, particularly those with multiple storefronts, still lack a complete and unified multi-platform overview of their finances, says Samir El-Sabini, CEO and co-founder at Juni. It’s a gap that the Swedish FinTech firm is aiming...

Security & Fraud
71% of Gen Z Consumers Prefer Banking via Smartphone for Security
May 04, 2023

As smartphone security measures like biometrics become more advanced, more consumers feel safe conducting financial transactions via mobile, including over half of seniors and baby boomers. The study “Consumer Behaviors and Perceived Security Across Devices,” a PYMNTS and Entersekt collaboration, which surveyed nearly 2,600 U.S....

Retail
Carvana Expects Return to Profitability in Q2 After Cutting Costs
May 04, 2023

Carvana expects to return to profitability in this quarter after cutting costs. The used car retailer expects to achieve positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the current quarter, Carvana said in a Thursday (May 4) letter to shareholders. This forecast...

Investments
HV Capital Closes $782 Million Fund for ‘Technology Disruptors’
May 04, 2023

Germany’s HV Capital says it has closed a €710 million ($782 million) fund targeting “high-growth” firms. The new fund — the venture capital (VC) investment group’s ninth — was announced Thursday (May 4) on HV Capital’s LinkedIn page and comes at a time when many...

Regulation
SVB’s Former Owner May Have to Wait to Claim $2 Billion
May 04, 2023

SVB Financial wants to collect $2 billion it is owed. The FDIC says: Wait your turn. The company, which owned the failed Silicon Valley Bank, hopes to recover $2 billion in deposits held in receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). But according to bankruptcy court...

IPO
Johnson & Johnson Spinoff Kenvue Valued at $41 Billion in IPO
May 04, 2023

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer healthcare spinoff has made the biggest U.S. initial public offering (IPO) since 2021. Kenvue, which includes Band-Aid and several other well-known consumer brands that had been part of Johnson & Johnson, raised $3.8 billion in an IPO that valued it at...

Banking
Western Alliance Denies ‘Irresponsible’ Reports of Sale
May 04, 2023

Western Alliance says it will not be the next regional bank to go up for sale. The Arizona-based lender on Thursday (May 4) denied a report from earlier in the day by the Financial Times (FT) that it was considering a sale. “There is not...

Investments
Qatar-Based Snoonu Raises $12 Million to Continue Building Super App
May 04, 2023

Qatar-based eCommerce startup Snoonu has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round. “A new milestone has been achieved in our unicorn journey,” Snoonu said when announcing the funding round in a Wednesday (May 3) post on LinkedIn. Snoonu aims to provide fast and...

Banking
Goldman Sachs’ Advisory Work With SVB Probed by Feds
May 04, 2023

Federal authorities are investigating Goldman Sachs’ work with Silicon Valley Bank ahead of its collapse. Goldman Sachs revealed the probe in a regulatory filing Thursday (May 4) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying it was cooperating with and giving information to “various governmental bodies” as they look into the...