Start-Ups

As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has collapsed. The regulators have circled the wagons. The damage is contained.  Maybe.   Maybe just for a day, because who knows what...

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Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Small banks. Big Impact. The demise this past week of crypto-bank Silvergate and the lingering issues at SVB Financial (Silicon Valley Bank) will likely have...

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J.P. Morgan to Open New Office and Payments Innovation Lab in Greece
J.P. Morgan to Open New Office and Payments Innovation Lab in Greece
November 11, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

J.P. Morgan plans to open both a new local head office and a new Payments Innovation Lab within that office in Athens, Greece.  The new...

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October’s VC-Backed Funding Rounds Value Was Lowest of the Year
October’s VC-Backed Funding Rounds Value Was Lowest of the Year
November 11, 2022  |  Investments

The total value of the venture capital (VC)-backed funding rounds completed around the world in October was the lowest of any month so far this...

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Reg A+ IPOs Lose More Investors’ Money Than They Make
Reg A+ IPOs Lose More Investors’ Money Than They Make
February 12, 2018  |  IPO

Rules aimed at removing hurdles for small companies to list on the stock market aren’t resulting in much gains for investors. According to a report...

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Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018
Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018
January 10, 2018  |  Mastercard

When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to...

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Walmart Makes Cash Cheap, Banks Balk At Bitcoin And Startups Struggle To Profit
Walmart Makes Cash Cheap, Banks Balk At Bitcoin And Startups Struggle To Profit
May 01, 2017  |  Data Dive

Last week, earnings managed to steal the front and center show. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks and MoneyGram all dropped their latest round of performance...

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VC Firms Are Raising Money Like It’s 1999 (They Just Aren’t Spending It)
VC Firms Are Raising Money Like It’s 1999 (They Just Aren’t Spending It)
January 11, 2017  |  Investments

VC funds are currently receiving money like they were back in the days of the dot-com boom — they are just spending it a lot more...

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Yerdle And the Second Life Of Stuff
Yerdle And the Second Life Of Stuff
April 28, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

The new start-up will offer an online marketplace for free second-hand items.

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