PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

51job and existing investors Origin Ventures, Uncork Capital and others also participated in the round. Founded in 2015, Fountain processes more than 1 million applications to fill 150,000 hourly and gig positions every month for its customers, which include Golden Gate Bell, Chick-fil-A, Lime, Safeway and more.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

16 | Suspects under arrest by Russian law enforcement for likely participation in the Cron malware attacks. 16 | Suspects under arrest by Russian law enforcement for likely participation in the Cron malware attacks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

“Blockchain technology enables a new era of end-to-end transparency in the global food system — equivalent to shining a light on food ecosystem participants that will further promote responsible actions and behaviors,” said Frank Yiannis, Walmart’s vice president for food safety. “It

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2018

In 2015 , with just 30 employees and three warehouses, Boxed raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding. The investment was led by GGV Capital and Digital Sky Technologies, with participation from Founders Fund, AME Cloud Ventures and Vaizra Investments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The announcement revolves around its Series A funding with participation and support from CincyTech Fund IV and other sources within the CincyTech local, regional and national investor community. million in its seed round in early 2015 and now has a staff of more than 20 team members. Eccrine Systems, Inc. just raised $5.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

In 2014, that number was just 893, and, in 2015, the number fell to 802. The documents asked for all United States Coinbase customers who transferred convertible virtual currency (in this case, bitcoin, since the company did not trade ethereum at the time) from 2013 to 2015.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Now, the company will follow CEO Chieh Huang’s original strategy: He wished that the company stay private and then go public in the future. In 2015 – with just 30 employees and three warehouses – Boxed raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding. Compared to Amazon, Boxed offers fewer products – and items in bulk sizes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

The site, which launched in 2015 and is also regarded as the would-be craigslist killer, has raised more than $3.25 Billing itself as a “hyperlocal marketplace optimized specifically for mobile use,” letgo’s app has geolocation-based search and instant chat, which the company says links buyers and sellers instantly.

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Fintech News

MARCH 6, 2024

MYbank MYBank was founded in 2015 by Ant Financial, Shanghai Fosun Industrial Technology Development Co., Originally providing online lending services, it has since branched out into payments, credit, and wealth management. Receiving its banking license in November 2015, it had over 250,000 customers by April 2017.

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CB Insights

JULY 21, 2017

With Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin making headlines, space tech has seen an increase in both media attention and investment activity: total funding ballooned to more than $2B in 2015, and last year deals hit a record high of 49. Using CB Insights data, we examined funding trends to startups working in space tech.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The C$54 million number is higher than the original estimate of C$43 million, illustrating the potential of the market. The legalization of marijuana in Canada was a big win for the prime minister, who said he would legalize pot use when he was running for office in 2015. Bank Participation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2017

SAIF Partners, Sequoia India and Creation Investments also participated, according to reports by Inc42. “We are growing at an exciting pace, currently originating over INR 200 Cr in disbursals every month,” the company said in a statement. billion in 2015. 21) led by Ribbit Capital, based in Silicon Valley.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

The current hype surrounding AR can draw in new customers to a brand that implements it, while AR’s ability to increase user participation can work toward customer retention. billion in 2015 to $162 billion in 2020 as the technologies rapidly improve and become less expensive to produce and distribute.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The Series B round was led by Experian ( F12 ), included a venture debt facility from Bridge Bank, and featured participation from Finicity’s existing investors. ” Pictured (left to right): Nick Thomas (President, Finicity Data Services) and Chip Whitmer (CTO) demonstrating TxPUSH API at FinovateSpring 2015. .”

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Segregated Witness is a soft fork , meaning the current chain is being developed in a secondary direction that will still be compatible with and considered valid by the original chain. Segregated Witness removes data related to signatures from bitcoin transactions, making them smaller in size so that more transactions can fit in a block.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The Sneak Peek series looks at the innovators demoing live on stage at FinovateFall 2015. Why it’s great: Ldger extends the innovation associated with marketplace lending post-origination, facilitating efficient and transparent access for multilateral participants to sophisticated capital markets. Presenters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

But what happens when the sensors and other data-collecting and data-transmitting technology installed by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) play a part in insurance costs? Portillo’s and Nekter Juice Bar are the first live brands to participate in the in-car ordering pilot.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Apple Pay caught up in 2014; in 2015, the wearables market made everyone aware of the tap’s potential. In 2015, many merchants switched to NFC-enabled terminals; by 2019, most banks were issuing contactless cards. This prevents unauthorized devices from participating in transactions. No contact, no germs.

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Contactless Payments Push-to-Card Encryption Online and Mobile Banking 88

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At best—its originator and Visa’s SVP and global head of innovation and go-to-market, Shiv Singh, told Karen Webster—back in 2015, it was a mini project, a toe in the water to engage an entirely new audience for Visa: the developer. In 2018, participating U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Speed is important, but it is not the only driver for participants in these transactions. colleges and universities alone in the 2015–2016 academic year. Not surprisingly, the fastest-growing places of origin for international students are China, India and Korea. Over 1 million international students studied at U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Coverage this week includes a new Amex financial service, deep looks at real-time payments and the woes at WeWork, advances in voice retail and payments, a potential new opportunity for financial institutions, and original PYMNTS research into use case for artificial intelligence. Amex Launches Pay By Bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 30, 2016

Aspire was created in 2015 with a vision of re-imagining the technology infrastructure in the alternative and asset-backed lending markets. Networking tools for better access to market participants. A look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on September 8 & 9, 2016. Register today. Why it’s great.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Conditions on cocoa plantations in West Africa — where some 60 percent of the world’s cocoa supply originates — are akin to slavery, with long hours, little food and brutal treatment. While the goal may not have been to make money, they have managed to make some anyway since launching in 2015. “We Enter Tony’s Chocolonely.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

Also participating in the financing round, which remains open, are Endeavor Equity Holdings and Pivot Investment. Pictured (left to right): StreetShares co-founders Mickey Konson (COO) and Mark Rockefeller (CEO) demonstrating their platform at FinovateEurope 2015 in London. The post StreetShares Raises $4.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2016

By the time Walmart Pay was announced late in 2015, the writing was more than on the wall. And while that may seem a bit harsh, CurrentC did make sure to at least thank its beta test participants on its way out the door. “We We want to say a special thank you to everyone who participated in our CurrentC beta test in Columbus, OH!

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

It’s not that they don’t want to participate in their given professions, Josie Scapa noted — they want that very much. According to a 2015 Conference Board of Canada report , the Canadian economy is missing out on as much as $13 billion a year because of unrecognized education and skills of immigrants. Strangers in a Strange Land .

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

The bank also holds a two-day external hackathon called “Think Big, Hack Small” for approved third-party providers, enabling participants access to a test environment to experiment on potential solutions. The participants were encouraged to develop solutions aimed at helping the small business community. In 2015, U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Leveraging the power of technology to make raising capital in the bond market easier and more efficient for large companies is the goal of Overbond , the Toronto-based startup launched in 2015. Founded in 2015. Here are his thoughts on the impact his company’s technology can make on the bond origination process.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

To drive customer engagement, we are asking for your participation.”. The company originally announced that its senior hour for shoppers aged 60-plus would extend through May 31, but now says the program will remain indefinitely. Amazon asked sellers to submit deals with discounts of at least 30 percent by Wednesday (June 3).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Households that participate in our seamless offerings — those who engage with our digital platforms and with our physical stores — spend more per week than households that do not,” McMullen added. In 2015, Kroger announced the launch of 84.51° — its data analytics arm focused on creating better consumer engagement strategies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

workforce participated in the gig economy in the second quarter of this year, according to the PYMNTS Gig Economy Index. The Amazon Handmade platform was launched in 2015 as a microsite that sells handcrafted goods to consumers in 30 countries. In all, 33.8 percent of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

And continuing the theme of running when one firms might walk, SoFi will end February with an equally big piece of news: The company has firmed up $500 million in new funding in a round led by Silver Lake with participation from GPI Capital and SoftBank. An “Opportunistic” Round. CEO Mike Cagney recently confirmed that $4.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

What would you say was the biggest hurdle you had to overcome prior to Plaid’s April 2015 launch? We founded the company in 2012 and stayed in private beta until April of 2015, during which time we worked very closely with our early customers and partners as we expanded our platform and functionality.

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FICO

JANUARY 15, 2021

Sally notes that analysis of FICO® Resilience Index data by Tom Parrent, former chief risk officer for Genworth Financial, shows that from 2010 to 2015, nearly 600,000 additional mortgages could have been originated to consumers with FICO® Scores between 680 and 699, had the FICO® Resilience Index been available to lenders at the time.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Stitch Fix itself just lowered its planned IPO pricing, from the $18-$20 it originally proposed in its S-1 filing down to $15-$16, according to reports on 11/16. Baseline participated in Stitch Fix’s Series A and C; Lightspeed invested in the Series A; and Benchmark led the Series B and followed on in the Series C.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But it’s clear that the company remains very focused on building financial services products that support its core strategic goal: increasing participation in the Amazon ecosystem. But in October 2015, the company announced it would be shut down. Amazon Allowance: A kid-friendly solution.

Online and Mobile Banking 101

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Several big-name venture capital firms — Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst among them — invested early, and have continued to participate in follow-on funding rounds to the company. Thrive Capital, Khosla, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Redpoint also participated in early fundraising rounds.As

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