private equity

Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Unicorns, Caveat Emptor
Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Unicorns, Caveat Emptor
April 04, 2016  |  Payment Methods

When the Feds come knocking and want to look under the proverbial hood, the unicorns may crash to earth.

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VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
March 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Money is pouring into the venture capital space like there’s no tomorrow, but that may be the giddiness of a wild ride before motion sickness...

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VC-Backed FinTech Doubled In 2015 — Despite Q4 Slump
VC-Backed FinTech Doubled In 2015 — Despite Q4 Slump
March 10, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

The FinTech world can be divided between public and private companies. Publicly traded companies have had a tough time the last several months. Key fallen stars...

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Nordic Payments Firm Nets Heading For IPO?
Nordic Payments Firm Nets Heading For IPO?
February 18, 2016  |  International

Another payments processor may be coming to the public equity markets. Bloomberg reported that the owners of Nets Holding A/S are looking at a number...

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Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
January 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In the private equity world, just as is the case in the public equity markets, the time to buy is when others are fearful. That’s...

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Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
November 19, 2015  |  International

WeBank, the online finance operation that is owned and operated by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, will seek to raise as much as $1 billion...

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