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2.1KStartup Check-InCan FinTechs And Banks Actually Have A Perfect Marriage?
The relationship between FinTechs and banks has been complicated, with relatively young upstarts competing with established financial institutions in a new and...
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2.8KB2B 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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2.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsSafe-Driving AI Startup Newton Joins Team At Nauto
Safe-driving AI startup Newton Technologies has announced that it is joining Nauto, a transportation company working to make human drivers and autonomous...
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2.0KRetailReinventing On-Demand Wheels In The Rideshare Era
To stand out from the ubiquitous ridesharing giants of the world, on-demand startups are putting a new spin on transportation services with...
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3.1KDeliveryUber Co-Founder Kalanick Prepares Global Network Of Food Delivery Kitchens
Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder, is busy with his next venture, reportedly working behind the scenes to create a network of food...
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1.7KRetail2ndKitchen And Platforms As A Satellite Kitchen Service
Bars, breweries and bowling alleys may serve up drinks and experiences, but they don’t always have kitchens to prepare meals or bar...
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2.4KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Ripple Mulls XRP Recruiting Bonuses; Facebook Hires Talent From Blockchain Startups
Ripple reportedly offered bonuses via its digital currency during its recruiting process, according to CoinDesk. One unnamed source was said to have...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsB2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC
Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services,...
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2.6KInvestmentsTim Armstrong’s New Venture To Eliminate Retail Middleman
Tim Armstrong, the veteran tech CEO, is launching a new company on Thursday (Feb. 7) dubbed dtx, which will focus on direct-to-consumer...
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3.4KStartupsChinese Firms Look Beyond Borders As China’s Economy Slows
To keep revenues growing, tap new markets. To that end, a number of tech startups in China, eyeing a slowing economy at...
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2.6KInvestmentsVCs Urge Tech Startups To Spend Less
Venture capitalists are reportedly urging startup companies to curb their spending and hold on to more capital as concerns about the volatility...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsB2B FinTech Firms Address Risk To Land Investor Support
Payments company Stripe stole the B2B FinTech investment show this week with its funding that propelled its valuation to $22.5 billion, just...
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3.8KDeliveryOn-Demand Delivery Service Munchery Ceases Operations
Munchery, the on-demand delivery startup that raised $125 million in venture funding, has shut down the service effective immediately. Reports citing an email...
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3.7KRidesharingLime, Bird Raise Money At Lower Valuations
Lime and Bird, the two electric scooter startups that raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in 2018, are aiming to...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsB2B eCommerce A Favorite Among Investors
With more than $65 million placed with B2B FinTech firms this week, it wasn’t the most lucrative roundup for the industry. Yet,...
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5.7KGoogleAmazon, Google’s Expansion In NYC To Spark Talent War
A talent war in New York is heating up with Amazon opening up its second headquarters in the city and Google expanding...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsB2B Startups Ink $2.4B Despite Talk Of A Bubble
PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released startling data on Thursday (Jan. 10) about the growth of venture capital (VC): Investors...
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3.0KArtificial IntelligenceChinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
SenseTime, the most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) startup in the world, is getting ready for a financing round that could amount to...
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4.0KBankingKPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
Cash management is both opportunity and challenge for banks as cross-border payments gain traction. Troy Hagey, strategy principal with KPMG, tells PYMNTS how...
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5.4KStartup Check-InHow FinTech Startups Scale Servers On Demand
Payments can be very cyclical for clients of FinTech startups – they can be flooded Monday morning after a quiet Sunday. With...
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2.3KInvestmentsUS Startups Raised A Record $130B In 2018
U.S. startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 billion, marking a...
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4.5KInvestmentsIndian Tech Startups Broke Funding Records In 2018
Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about...
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4.2KStartupsStartups Turn To PE Firms For Exits
Ajay Chopra, who founded Pinnacle Systems, a digital video hardware and software company for consumer and broadcast markets, wrote a column in...
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4.4KStartupsMorgan Stanley Takes Steps To Make FinTech Partnering Easier
Morgan Stanley wants to make it easier to acquire new tech from startups as well as pick up the pace of collaboration amid...
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2.4KStartup Check-InHow FinTech Startups Return To Their Roots With Developer Programs
Before Rachel Carpenter co-founded FinTech startup Intrinio, she faced a challenge when it came to building an app for the finance industry:...
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2.3KAmazonJust How Useful Are All Those ‘Uber Of’ And ‘Amazon Of’ Clichés?
Cliché — or, if you prefer, motto or metaphor — can drive so much of life, for good and bad. “Early bird...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsNewly Funded B2B Startups Get Creative With Enterprise Data
B2B startups are increasingly building themselves on top of troves of enterprise data, uncovering new ways to unlock and aggregate information across...
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2.9KInvestmentsCoffee Startup Luckin Challenges Starbucks With $200M Investment
A coffee startup in China that’s gunning for Starbucks has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s...
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5.0KB2B PaymentsOweMe Lands Seed Funding For Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
Supply chain financing startup OweMe has landed seed funding from pi Ventures, TechCircle reported on Tuesday (Dec. 11). Investors provided $1 million...
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1.9KStartupsMainVest On Bringing Everyday Investors To Main Street Shops
There are all kinds of startups that set out with a big goal in mind — disrupting an ecosystem; remaking the way...
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4.7KStartupsBird, Lime Seek Capital At Lower Valuations As Investor Interest Wanes
Bird and Lime, the two electric scooter sharing startups, have been reducing the amount they are seeking to raise from investors amid...
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4.9KRidesharingUber Eyes 2019 IPO
Uber is moving ahead with its initial public offering, filing paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S. last week....
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2.9KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Plunge Sinks Crypto Startups; New Tech Predicts Crypto ‘Pump-And-Dump’ Scams
In February, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a warning to consumers about pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scams, and now regulators have some...
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2.9KRetailRetailers Eye Industry-Shaking Innovation With Accelerators
Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsIntel, Nasdaq Back Crypto Startup BOX’s Supply Chain Finance Launch
China cryptocurrency startup BOX is introducing supply chain financing services for corporate users with the help of Intel, Nasdaq and Baidu Cloud....
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2.8KRetailRent-A-Christmas Delivers Holiday Decorations On Demand
For some people, decorating for Christmas is an important part of the season’s fun: unpacking the decorations, laying them out perfectly and...
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3.6KStartupsFrance’s Macron To Urge Visiting VCs To Invest In French Startups
French President Emmanuel Macron is gearing up to address a group of leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, when he will urge them...
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4.7KInvestmentsForeign Startups Receive Fresh Capital From Chinese VCs
China’s venture capitalists have started to take an interest in foreign startups in an attempt to find the next tech unicorn. “China’s...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsStartups (And Their Investors) Offer Enterprise Processes A Digital Overhaul
With more than $370 million raised by B2B startups this week, investors are showing their support for companies that help other businesses...
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3.8KInnovationQualcomm Launches Fund For On-Device AI
Qualcomm, a wireless technology company based in San Diego, has launched the Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, with a plan to invest up...
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2.6KRetailCotopaxi And Selling Outdoor Gear For The Greater Good
When Cotopaxi Founder Davis Smith began shopping his idea for an outdoor gear company with a focus on giving back — particularly to...
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2.1KInvestmentsHong Kong’s Oriente Raises $105M
Hong Kong-based startup Oriente has announced a $105 million initial funding round, which included investment from the founders, as well as a...
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2.1KRidesharingGO-JEK Rolls Into Singapore
Indonesian ride-hailing startup GO-JEK is getting set to launch a preliminary version of its ride-hailing app in Singapore this week, taking on...
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2.8KRetailOllie And Fresh Food Delivery For – Yes – Dogs
If spending is any gauge of affection, it is safe to conclude that Americans truly love their pets. According to the Bureau...
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3.4KInvestmentsModo On How FinTechs Can Help Merchants Access Payments Marketplaces
Funding can often be a sign of confirmation for FinTech startups. For Modo, the company’s Series A round showed that there is...
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5.7KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: SWIFT India Teams With Blockchain Startup; Giga Watt Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
SWIFT India, a joint venture between SWIFT SCRL and several banks, plans to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with blockchain...
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3.6KRetailEyewear Startups Put On Their Customer Experience Glasses With AR
Before the dawn of 3D smartphone technology, it wasn’t easy for startups to create a customized product — and market it to...
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3.5KInvestmentsCareem Aims To Raise As Much As $200M From Chinese Investors
Careem, the leading ride-sharing rival to Uber in the Middle East, is aiming to raise between $100 million and $200 million. According...
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5.4KB2B PaymentsRobotics Process Automation Rakes In The VC Cash
In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a...
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3.5KInvestmentsStandard Cognition Raises $40M To Take On Amazon Go
Standard Cognition, which provides AI-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers, announced it has raised $40 million in Series A funding, bringing...
