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JUNE 11, 2020

Social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the virus’s spread are preventing compliance professionals from obtaining physical identification documents and holding in-person meetings that typically enforced anti-money laundering/know your customer (AML/KYC) compliance. Compliance Enforcement Goes Remote With Biometrics.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To better serve clients and help make their businesses run smoother and more efficiently, FinTech startups are tackling an array of challenges, from data security to card declines to clunky customer experiences. Here is the latest October news out of Startup Land. That challenge is not lost on FinTech startups.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Indian technology sector saw several major announcements in the Union Budget 2022, with a few misses in the startup segment. Budget 2022’s announcements on manufacturing, sustainability, electronics, digital currency, innovation and startups with technology as the cornerstone are expected to give a fillip to the tech industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

CNBC reported that the Silicon Valley startup has raised more than $1 billion in funding this year. 16, Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood alleging that the company aggressively marketed to inexperienced investors and failed to implement controls to protect them, violating state laws and regulations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Enterprise cybersecurity startup Tanium has raised additional funding just five months since its last investment round, according to reports on Tuesday (Oct. Corporate cybersecurity is a popular target for venture capitalists today, and a bright spot for B2B startups. No patient data was shared during those demos.

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MAY 30, 2024

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 16, 2023

SVB may have been a unique case as its customers were mostly startups, and primarily tech startups. It is possible that other banks could be on the same path to failure, given that they may have gotten caught up in the “easy money” during Covid and mismanaged their fixed-income securities portfolios during the interest rate hikes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In July, reports in the Financial Times said Switzerland is working to open the nation’s traditional corporate banking market to cryptocurrency companies finding it difficult to get banked, thanks to fears over anti-money laundering (AML) violations and other compliance issues. “Time is pressing,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The EU’s PI licensing requirements are especially stringent, with strict requirements on PI infrastructure, shareholder qualifications, Know Your Customer (KYC) and AML policies and information security programs. Among Chinese financial services firms establishing a presence in the EU, PingPong stands out as the only startup.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Consumers have reason to be concerned, especially when choosing which mobile services to trust with their personal finances, and many may resultantly prefer to use apps from major financial companies with long-established reputations over those from fledgling startups. Such caution presents a high bar that app-based startups must overcome.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Guillaume Pousaz , Checkout.com founder and CEO, said the London-headquartered startup will facilitate MoneyGram’s “global digital P2P momentum," enabling real-time, transparent payouts. "As The company has invested some $100 million since 2012 to enhance its own compliance programs following allegations of consumer fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Cryptocurrency platform startup Circle has overhauled its network to advance mainstream trading, while its stablecoin USDC has surpassed three billion in circulation, growing by nearly 500 percent in 2020. “At

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The idea is to help startups and [SMBs] get a corporate credit card in the name of the company," said Harshil in the post, adding the card would be issued for the value of cash flows to business, which is a simple form of credit for SMBs.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: FinanceHQ has launched as a new digital lead generation platform for financial advisors, which takes a more niche-focused approach to matching prospective clients with advisors – representing a bet that capturing prospects (..)

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

As the organization grew, they needed to implement formal policies, handle compliance issues, and professionalize their approach to managing employees. Donors, often from business backgrounds, appreciated the sustainable business model and treated their contributions more like investments in a startup.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

Banks and financial institutions spend billions of dollars to ensure they are meeting compliance requirements and properly managing risks. For this reason, ComplyAdvantage is out to disrupt the market by delivering on solutions that does more than just check the compliance box. Filling The Compliance Gap.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. See how nearly $174 million in funding for B2B startups landed in our roundup below. Mission Secure. Shape Security.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

To stay competitive, especially with digital startups unencumbered by legacy systems, traditional financial institutions (FIs) need to deliver seamless customer services to individual consumers and enterprise customers alike. 1: Security. FIs, he said, have been consistently underestimating the end user’s expectation of security.

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Boston Startup CFO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For many startups, the short answer is “no.” Some startups can create their own 409A valuation report for $0 using a DIY 409A calculator. This means that all startups — no matter how early the stage — must have a business valuation performed before issuing stock options to justify their choice of strike price. Well, there is.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But it was a Banking-as-a-Service company that led the roundup this time, with one startup looking to expand into Credit Cards-as-a-Service with its latest investment. Osome connects small and medium-sized businesses to a digital business assistant app to automate accounting, payroll and tax compliance workflows. and Hong Kong.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

is in a B2B startup lull, it seems. Some solid funding rounds made for more than $23 million in investments landing at startups across the globe, from Finland to Southeast Asia. B2B startups. The startup services businesses across Europe but said it will also look to expand geographically. ” Enterprise Security.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Here’s how these startups are hastening the robots’ day. The IRS is hiring and training more than 3,000 agents to enforce its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the onus is now on the payer to collect all necessary tax documents from the payee and validate the info on those forms. Chargehound. AvidXchange.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 Lendingkart. Growth Street.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Among other things, it makes running a footrace with FinTech startups — tough. A statement that triggered a logical follow-up question: In the face of global regulations and massive compliance complexities, can big banks really move fast? It’s not easy dealing with 200 years of legacy, technology and compliance debt,” she noted.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

Investors may be flocking to blockchain technology startups that are seeking out new ways to use the tool, but one startup just secured investment for making sure that the businesses using blockchain are doing so within the confines of the law. and secured $2 million in funding in 2014. The company is based in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Payroll startup PayFit has announced $79 million in new funding, according to reports Monday (June 17). The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and Bpifrance , which are backing PayFit’s payroll and human resource management technology services designed for multiple European countries’ particular labor laws.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2017

Dyadic Security has announced a $12 million fundraise to boost its enterprise security offerings. startup said Tuesday (March 14) that the Series B funding was led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments, Citi Ventures and Innovation Endeavors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The R3 effort aims to explore how these financial institutions can work with the R3 startup group. Post-bitcoin phase has opened new opportunities; indeed, financial institutions have already started to study and experiment with blockchains, and a large number of related startups have been funded.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The startup recently secured $16.5 Token plans to use the money to further develop TokenOS, an open banking platform that provides turnkey revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) compliance and an open banking application programming interface (API). Could Regulatory Compliance For Cross-Border Payments Be Simpler?

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Here’s how these startups are hastening the robots’ day. The IRS is hiring and training more than 3,000 agents to enforce its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the onus is now on the payer to collect all necessary tax documents from the payee and validate the info on those forms. Chargehound. AvidXchange.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A startup usually can't afford to establish a complete finance organization with accountants, controllers, planners, and tax specialists right from the beginning. To establish an effective finance function for a startup, the process can be divided into three stages.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

For the second time this week, a blockchain startup has secured funding from venture capitalists. The startup had already launched a venture to facilitate microfinancing in partnership with the World Bank across Latin America. The company was created by RSK Labs, the official recipient of the financing.

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VCFO

MARCH 9, 2023

So how did Schoox move from a startup with a bold vision to a strong and rapidly growing organization with now more than 2,000 customers and 20 million learners around the world? The post From Startup to Sustainable Success– How Schoox Did It appeared first on vcfo. At vcfo, our mission is always to make your company stronger.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the intelligence and security organization that provides signals intelligence and information assurance to the British government and armed forces, announced the first cohort of its own startup incubator. as a result of the program. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s top payments news, India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. 25) that it secured $1 billion in new funds from Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant. The exposed information, however, reportedly did not include password data, Social Security numbers or any financial information.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

B2B FinTech startups struck out this week, but that doesn’t mean venture capitalists ignored the B2B startup space altogether. While VC favorite enterprise cybersecurity showed up on the scoreboard, investors also eyed startups that help businesses manage their employees and their business partners. ” Compliance.

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