CFO Plans

JANUARY 27, 2025

For instance, a tech startup used client revenue segmentation to identify their most profitable customer segments. Concentrating on key revenue drivers and employing effective financial prioritization can maximize ROI and establish a strong foundation for future success.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Concentration Planning 52

Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 29, 2012

If you’re running an early-stage startup, chances are there are some knowledge gaps in your core team. Are you prepared to manage the day-to-day of your startup, from recruiting new talent to bookkeeping to financial planning? Look for a professional CFO who has experience working with startups. So, what should you do?

Startups 52

Startups Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) GAAP Accounting Principles 52

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

From telehealth to new financing options for patient treatments to big retailers like Walmart , Walgreens and CVS mashing up retail with healthcare, everyone from startups to incumbents are using the pandemic as an opportunity to disrupt — and reinvent — healthcare. Here’s a look at some of the latest developments.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Concentration Startups Retail 87

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The original plan concentrated on bigger firms, and fizzled after Alibaba and others “dragged their feet.” . The new rules will cover startups, as well as companies with international listings. New rules from regulators are expected soon, sources told WSJ.

Startups 43

Startups Concentration Planning Technology 43

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

On-demand job market startup Shiftgig knows this and works to facilitate the growing gig space by connecting hourly workers with local businesses. states, a majority of its participant businesses and workers are concentrated within 12 major U.S. As the gig economy continues to grow, more and more workers in the U.S.

Startups 40

Startups Concentration Retail Planning 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

In today’s top news, Wells Fargo began taking loan applications, saying it will disperse $10 billion to nonprofits and small businesses, and Apple bought voice assistant startup Voysis. Apple Buys AI Voice Assistant Startup To Make Siri Smarter. Wells Fargo To Cap SMB Bailout Loans at $10 Billion. Siri is getting an assistant, sort of.

Startups 52

Startups Nonprofit Concentration Numbers 52

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.

Startups 52

Startups Finance CFO Forecasting 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

In the next 60 days, the San Francisco-based startup will bring on another 250,000 workers. The next round of new hires will be concentrated in high-demand locations — California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Toronto and Washington, D.C.

Concentration 72

Concentration Manufacturing Startups Numbers 72

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. The filing comes on the heels of the popular mobile shopping app raising $300 million in a recent Series H funding round.

eCommerce 70

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 70

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Digital Risks targets small businesses, startups and freelancers with subscription-based insurance products. Reports in Verdict.co.uk

B2B 70

B2B B2C Concentration Startups 70

Global Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2024

But 66 million Mexicans, or 51% of the population, remain unbanked , creating cross-border payment and remittance opportunities for nearly 1,000 fintech startups. Concentrating on small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), Kapital saw a need for a one-stop solution for businesses.

Banking 64

Banking Concentration Startups Economics 64

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

already possesses expertise in successful FinTech ventures and the capability to continue this trend, demonstrated by the $564 million invested in FinTech startups this year alone.”. FinTech startups in the first half of 2017 alone. s loss of passporting rights, are key concerns for investors and startups, researchers said.

Startups 63

Startups Concentration Marketing Finance 63

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Taking the pulse of where we stand coming into the last few months of 2019, deal activity has seemingly been concentrated within the alternative finance and investment arenas. As was reported during September, Groww , a startup based in Bangalore, said that it raised $21.4 Of that, logistics holds sway, at just over 29.5

Finance 57

Finance Concentration Startups Investments 57

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

It is the smaller businesses that have held the ear of Modi’s government, which of course has had the Startup India program in place for three years. That program has recognized more than 15,400 companies as startups, creating more than 148,000 jobs.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Concentration Economics Startups 75

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

For years, the weekend after Thanksgiving has been a harmonic convergence of made-up shopping holidays, concentrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday into three days of riotous retailing. It’s the scary state of shopping this year that’s made us pensive – and it’s the perfect time to have a little fun with it. Hard to say.

Concentration 79

Concentration Retail Startups Sales 79

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Over the next year, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup will advance its developing business, which now offers food delivery, digital payments and digital content. Tan said Grab is concentrating on its customers’ most immediate needs. “We The startup is planning to raise $6.5 billion of total capital this year.

Concentration 54

Concentration Transportation Startups Investments 54

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 2, 2024

She has been an early investor in companies that went public such as FIGS, Casper, and CloudFlare, as well as startups like Gimlett and Lightwell, that were later acquired by Spotify and Twitter. Soraya Darabi : About half the time VC firms are concentrated into three metropolitan areas, California, New York, and Massachusetts.

Investments 72

Investments Valuation Startups Concentration 72

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

Concentration 56

Concentration Healthcare eCommerce Startups 56

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. The filing comes on the heels of the popular mobile shopping app raising $300 million in a recent Series H funding round.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The startup is also planning to earmark $150 million for additional research into artificial intelligence (AI). Tan said Grab is concentrating on its customers’ most immediate needs. “We Grab has to go public by March 25, 2023, or Uber can exercise a cash redemption option, according to CNBC, which cited Uber’s IPO prospectus.

Concentration 50

Concentration Valuation Startups Technology 50

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Singapore FinTech startup Nium — formerly branded InstaReM — is dropping its pursuit to compete for a digital wholesale banking license in the city-state, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. The company is instead going to concentrate on its cross border business-to-business payments solution. So far, no one else has backed out.

Banking 40

Banking Concentration Startups eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

As more tech-savvy startups and challenger banks, like Monzo, and juggernauts, such as Google, seek to broaden their offerings with digital checking and other “banking-as-a-service” options, the limitations of the traditional FIs stand out in stark relief. in sight, too. “We’re

Banking 92

Banking Accounting Concentration Leverage 92

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Radchuk said the database of referees includes more than 500, which is not only growing but helpful to compete against referee associations: “They’re basically armies of referees that concentrate on one single sport rather than many, which we offer.”. PYMNTS: Can you share a hurdle or two about the startup experience?

Concentration 70

Concentration Startups Technology Planning 70

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The cuts are heavily concentrated in Gojek’s GoLife and GoFood Festivals divisions. The $14 billion Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup said last week that it would cut 300 jobs, or just under 5 percent of its payroll. Gojek’s layoffs come on the heels of similarly large cuts at rival Grab.

Concentration 52

Concentration Transportation Startups Economics 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The influx of funding has given SentinelOne the ability to remain in startup mode, privately funded, for some time to come, though company officials admit that it’s time for it to go public. SentinelOne is concentrating its efforts on endpoint security, an area valued around $8 billion, according to analysts. billion.

Concentration 52

Concentration Securities Startups Marketing 52

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. According to a Goldman Sachs report from May of 2017, there are 210 FinTechs operating in Brazil, representing the largest concentration in Latin America.

Marketing 46

Marketing Concentration Startups Investments 46

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2024

They want to diversify away from that concentrated position and at the same time not pay a giant tax bill if, you know, if it could be avoided Ari Rosenbaum : Exactly right. Ari Rosenbaum : Yeah, the positions are at a gain; this particular concentrated position, it is a gain. So what they did was they brought the position to us.

Concentration 98

Concentration Investments Accounting Marketing 98

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2020

Sujith Narayanan and Sumit Gwalani, both co-founders of Google Pay India — formerly called Google Tez — said the seed funding brings the neo-bank startup epiFi to a valuation of roughly $50 million. Co-founder Gwalani, chief product and technology officer, said the startup has about 24 employees, some coming from Netflix, Flipkart and PayPal.

Concentration 40

Concentration Startups Valuation Financial Systems 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The concept of installment loans is hardly new, having been around for decades, but the ease and clarity with which these payment alternatives are now being offered by Affirm and other startups like it is unprecedented. As of September 30, 2020, more than 6.2 million consumers have completed approximately 17.3

Valuation 66

Valuation Concentration Startups Finance 66

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

McDonald’s acquired artificial intelligence (AI) startup Dynamic Yield for $300 million in March of 2019 to integrate the latter’s solutions into its customer relationship management (CRM) platform. It is no wonder that so many big-name QSRs are turning to the latest digital technologies to tackle this problem. .

Concentration 71

Concentration Data Analysis Prioritization Startups 71

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

Though small in size, Wellington, New Zealand has grown into quite a hub for successful tech-based startups and social enterprises. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, we travel to what may just be the most southerly startup hub to see how the small city packs a big 20 percent advantage over other tech centers.

Startups 47

Startups Concentration Education Numbers 47

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Seattle-based startup Joe Coffee built a platform to enable customers of local coffee shops to pre-order and pay for their drinks on mobile devices. Despite big investments by major chains, independent businesses have also been testing mobile order-ahead services. Washington, D.C.-based

Concentration 65

Concentration Restructuring Startups Sales 65

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2023

After Stripe, Singapore-based online marketplace startup Shein raised the next largest deal ($2 billion), followed by US artificial intelligence startup Inflection ($1.3 US-based payments company Stripe’s $6.9 billion raise was by far the largest VC round of the quarter globally.

Investments 52

Investments Concentration Startups Education 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

That is a big question mark that remains, though it seems some particularly niche startups catering exclusively to urban millennials may have some rethinking to do. Logistics are much more complicated as one’s core customer base is no longer entirely concentrated in a handful of urban areas.

Advertising 75

Advertising Concentration Retail Startups 75

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As with Altruist, the ‘other’ new startup RIA custodian to launch in recent years, Entrustody is pledging to have a more modern interface with a better user experience, more and deeper integrations, and a more transparent price structure than ‘traditional’ custody services.

Compliance 130

Compliance Communication Planning Concentration 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Currencycloud founder Nigel Verdon is reportedly leaving the company to focus on a new FinTech startup, RailsBank. According to a report in Business Insider , Verdon said he was leaving Currencycloud because the business is going well and shareholders of RailsBank want him to concentrate on that FinTech more fully.

Concentration 40

Concentration Startups Banking eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

When Amazon first launched in Brazil, it concentrated on selling eReaders, books and streaming movies. As a result, the company partnered with startup CargoX to launch a pilot program using bulletproof trucks for the delivery of expensive goods in the country. Of Magazine Luiza’s 954 stores, 300 are in cities without any bookstores.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Concentration Entertainment Startups 43