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2.2KCoronavirusAirbnb Mulls Fundraising To Recoup Coronavirus Losses
During the coronavirus crisis, certain industries, like hospitality and airline travel, have been hit especially hard. Airbnb, the company that lets people...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsOffice Depot Turns To B2B eCommerce To Boost Revenues
In an effort to boost revenue after disappointing Q4 earnings, Office Depot is turning its attention to business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce, according to...
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3.2KInvestmentsSoftBank To Invest In Indonesia’s Sustainable City
SoftBank Chief Executive and Founder Masayoshi Son wants to invest in the building of a $34 billion smart capital in Indonesia that...
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2.4KInvestments58 Home Online Services Firm Nears $2B In Pre-IPO Round
With a potential U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on the horizon that could value the company at as high as $2 billion,...
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2.0KSMBsRevenues Grow While Profits Flat For Over Half Of US SMBs
More than half of U.S. small businesses (SMBs) — 57 percent — reported revenue growth in 2018, although profits remained the same...
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1.8KMarketsNYSE Lobbies To Allow Fundraising With Direct Listings
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) wants to amend rules so that companies can go public through a direct listing, and raise...
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3.4KInvestmentsCapital’s Venture Debt Alternative To Invest $100M In Startups
New York-based FinTech startup Capital, an alternative financing company for startups, launched on Wednesday (Oct. 30) with a $100 million fund to...
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2.9KStartupsFrench Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has announced that institutional investors are ready to loan $5.5 billion to assist tech startups over the...
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4.0KInvestmentsVoyage Lands $31M To Expand Self-Driving Vehicle Fleet
Voyage announced that it has raised $31 million in a Series B fundraise. The round was led by Franklin Templeton, with participation...
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2.7KInvestmentsFastPay Teams With AIG To Launch Media Receivables Funding Vehicle
Financial technology company FastPay has announced it is creating a “receivables securitization program” with an $80 million first tranche. It has partnered...
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1.7KInvestmentsUK Fund Aims To Match US Tech Startup Investments
A fund, backed by some of Cambridge’s most well-known scientists, called Ahren Innovation Capital has raised about £200 million ($254 million USD)...
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3.1KInvestmentsOpen Banking Co Token Receives $36.5M Investment
Turnkey open banking platform Token has received a $36.5 million investment from a few investors, including Opera Tech Ventures, which is the...
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3.6KDigital PaymentsWestern Union Launches Money Transfer Service In Thailand
Western Union has expanded its services into Thailand and launched a brand new international money transfer service in the region, the company...
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3.8KCryptocurrencyCrypto And The (Lack Of) Bank Funding Conundrum
All businesses need capital to survive. That is especially true for embryonic firms with untested business models or products or services. The...
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3.5KInvestmentsWeWork Announces $3B Fund To Invest In Its Own Rentals
WeWork, which recently renamed itself The We Company, has built a multibillion-dollar valuation with its business model of renting out spaces. The...
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4.4KAmazon InnovationsAmazon Launches Lending Referral Program In China
Amazon has launched a new lending service in China dubbed Lending Referral Program, which is open to select merchants that sell products...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsPanxora Safeguards ICO Capital For Treasurers
Cryptocurrency consortium Panxora is rolling out a new solution aimed at helping organizations preserve the funds they have raised through Initial Coin Offerings...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsFed Sees Jump In SMB Capital Demand
The Federal Reserve has released new data on small businesses’ appetite for capital, and it appears that financing demand is on the...
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5.1KBank RegulationFed Eyes Changes To Banks’ Liquidity, Living Will Regulations
In what may be a rollback of at least some banking regulations put in place in the wake of the financial crisis...
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3.0KInvestmentsTeacher-Focused Homebuying Startup Lands $7.5M
A startup called Landed that helps teachers buy houses has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round, according to reports. Landed...
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7.5KB2B PaymentsLogistics, Alt Lending Lead B2B Startup Funding
The more than $1.593 billion raised by B2B startups this week showcases investors’ interest in business finance and payments. FinTechs that landed...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsReliant Funding Launches SBA Loan Service Amid Government Shutdown
Small business finance company Reliant Funding is launching a new program that can link borrowers to faster, short-term capital while they wait...
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8.3KInvestmentsInside Clearbanc’s ‘Alt VC’ Model For eCommerce Startups
Capital tied to equity can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes deflating. Funding negotiations and deals are complex. A business might end up...
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6.0KInvestmentsGoogle Invests In Japanese AI Company ABEJA
Google, in an unusual move, has invested in Japanese AI and machine learning company ABEJA during a follow-on funding round, according to...
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5.1KSMBsVeterans Face New SMB Financing Challenges
It stands as one of the most famous economic programs in U.S. history, and it helped created modern middle-class consumer culture —...
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5.8KInnovationCurve Aims To Become The ‘Amazon Of Banking’
An Amazon of banking? That’s the description — perhaps clichéd but still apt — applied to FinTech firm Curve, which is on...
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17.2KLegalSnap Shareholders Can Pursue Lawsuit
Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, saw a court ruling that gave investors the green light...
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4.6KEuropeLendix Notches $37M Amid European Expansion
After raising $37 million in a funding round backed by investors such as Idinvest and Allianz, French lending platform Lendix is eyeing...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsTidelift Amid Firms Lifted By Tide Of VC Capital
From open source software to high tech talent outsourcing, B2B firms at the startup (and stealth!) phases picked up funding this past...
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5.2KB2B PaymentsAfrica FinTech Leads This Week’s B2B Investments, Breaks Record
After a few quiet weeks, U.S. B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsInvestors Impressed By Mix Of AI And Analytics
With more than $175 million raised for B2B startups this week, the undoubted winner was a California-based artificial intelligence data analytics company...
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11.0KLoansMax Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
Fresh off a $200 million funding round, Affirm's CEO Max Levchin cautions PYMNTS' Karen Webster against thinking the money is simply a...
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3.0KRetailIndia Startups Hiring Efforts Hurt By Lack Of Capital, Demonetization
The lack of capital and demonetization has resulted in a reduction of startup employees in India during 2016, with the reductions amounting...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsCrossflow And The Flow Of Supply Chain Finance
Banks continue to shy away from traditional lending to smaller firms — especially when it comes to supply chain financing. Crossflow CEO...
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4.5KInternationalJPMorgan CEO Weighs In On Capital Rules, Brexit
The final days of the Euro region may be in the offing. Capital rules on banks should be examined and perhaps scaled...
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4.1KPYMNTS Topic TBDBeating The SMB Cash Crunch
Many firms live the equivalent of paycheck to paycheck — with less than a month’s worth of cash in the bank. Financing receivables...
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3.2KInternationalBoE Opens Brexit Lending Relief Value
The Bank of England, amid the volatility in world markets following the surprise and shock of the Brexit vote last month, has...
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3.2KInternationalTiger Global’s $1 Billion Startup Spending Spree
Tiger Global, the hedge fund noted for raising billions of dollars to invest in fast-growing companies, is, well, raising billions of more...
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2.8KNewsTidemark Gets $25 Million In Funding, And Workday Signs On As Investor
Cloud-based financial planning and analysis player Tidemark has finalized a $25 million funding round that includes strategic financing from Workday. Tidemark’s latest...
