The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This practice allows businesses, investors, and finance professionals to evaluate investment opportunities, assess risks, forecast future scenarios, and support strategic decision-making. Investment Evaluation - Assessing mergers, acquisitions, or new projects. Investment Evaluation - Assessing mergers, acquisitions, or new projects.

Financial Modeling 52

Financial Modeling Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Budgeting Forecasting 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion.

Valuation 72

Valuation Financial Systems Economics Finance 72

CFO News Room

JANUARY 21, 2023

By the end of 2021, it was clear that this bout of inflation was not as transient a phenomenon as some had made it out to be, and the big question leading in 2022, for investors and markets, is how inflation will play out during the year, and beyond, and the consequences for stocks, bonds and currencies.

Treasury 130

Treasury Currencies Numbers Marketing 130

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Stock trading app Robinhood has announced a $323 million Series E financing round, which brings the company’s valuation to $7.6 It recently applied for a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which will enable it to offer banking products.

Valuation 59

Valuation Currencies Finance Banking 59

CFO Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a world where currencies are volatile and their movements hard to predict, profits can be wiped out in the blink of an eye. Price disclosure is less thorough than for exchange-traded assets, and liquidity in many currencies can fluctuate significantly, exacerbating the already high levels of volatility in the market.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Currencies Foreign Exchange Valuation 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

B2B 75

B2B Securities Investments Startups 75

CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

Country Risk: Drivers and Measures. An investment in Nigeria or Turkey clearly exposes a firm or investor to more risks than an otherwise similar investment in Germany or Canada, but why? Country Risk: Currency and Cost of Capital.

Marketing 130

Marketing Currencies Valuation Treasury 130

Creative CFP

AUGUST 31, 2022

We recently performed a valuation exercise for a client who intends to swap shares in a successful South African application software company for those of a similar company in the Netherlands. While these companies operate in the same industry, we found the comparative valuations to be vastly different.

Valuation 52

Valuation Economics Finance Currencies 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

A strongly growing India needs massive investments in infrastructure to succeed, and the Adani Group seemed uniquely qualified because of its perceived capacity to deliver on its promises, as well as its political connections. In contrast, your investment in Krupps is less likely to be affected much by your views on the German economy.

Currencies 97

Currencies Valuation Investments Economics 97

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

In pursuit of an answer to that question, I used company-specific data from Value Line, one of the earliest entrants into the investment data business, to compute an industry average. In January 1993, I was valuing a retail company, and I found myself wondering what a reasonable margin was for a firm operating in the retail business.

Valuation 105

Valuation Financial Analysis Analyzing Data Profit and Loss 105

CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

In fact, almost every investment scam in history, from the South Sea Bubble to Bernie Madoff, has offered investors the alluring combination of great opportunities with no or low danger, and induced by sweet talk, but made blind by greed, thousands have fallen prey. Let me use two illustrations to bring this home.

Hurdle Rate 130

Hurdle Rate Currencies Investments Corporate Finance 130

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Macro news : While macroeconomic news (about the economy, inflation or currency exchange rates) cuts across the market, in terms of impact, some companies are more exposed to macroeconomic factors than others, and analysts will have to revisit earnings estimates in light of new information.

Marketing 134

Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss Forecasting 134

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2022

By the end of 2021, it was clear that this bout of inflation was not as transient a phenomenon as some had made it out to be, and the big question leading in 2022, for investors and markets, is how inflation will play out during the year, and beyond, and the consequences for stocks, bonds and currencies.

Treasury 99

Treasury Currencies Numbers Investments 99

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Cloud-based finance software Bill.com can now facilitate international payments in 106 currencies and 137 countries, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday, Sept. But businesses need a partner that can help them manage the complexities that come with processing multi-currency invoices and making payments in local currencies.

Currencies 40

Currencies Accounts Payable Valuation Invoicing 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

Coinbase has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, giving the digital currency startup a post-money valuation of $1.6 With the bitcoin market surging, Coinbase has facilitated almost $15 billion in digital currency exchange in just the first half of 2017, which is five times more than was exchanged in all of 2016.

Valuation 40

Valuation Currencies Startups Planning 40

Musings on Markets

JULY 13, 2022

Country Risk: Drivers and Measures An investment in Nigeria or Turkey clearly exposes a firm or investor to more risks than an otherwise similar investment in Germany or Canada, but why? That increase in interest rates is not restricted to the US dollar, as local currency government bond rates have risen around the world.

Currencies 103

Currencies Economics Valuation Treasury 103

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

A funding round earlier this month put Roblox’s valuation at $29.5 The SEC’s issue is over how Roblox recognizes revenue from the sale of its currency, Robux, according to the memo seen by Reuters. Earlier this month, Roblox raised $520 million in a funding round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group.

Entertainment 82

Entertainment Valuation Currencies Startups 82

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The round saw the company's valuation hit over $215 million. While it initially focused on currency in online checkouts, the company has branched out to work on checkout and fraud detection, integrating with companies like Shopify , Magento , BigCommerce , WooCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud , according to the the report.

eCommerce 98

eCommerce Valuation Currencies Accounting 98

CFO News Room

JANUARY 9, 2023

In a third post on July 1, 2022 , I pointed to inflation as a key culprit in the retreat of risk capital, i.e., capital invested in the riskiest segments of every market, and presented evidence of the impact on risk premiums (bond default spreads and equity risk premiums) in markets. Second Order Effects: Risk Capital and Risk Premia.

Treasury 130

Treasury Currencies Valuation Forecasting 130

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Weeks after Facebook took aim at its core business, Seattle-based Remitly notched $135 million in funding at a valuation of almost $1 billion. Generation Investment Management, a long-term investment vehicle that was co-founded by Al Gore, led the company’s fundraise.

Valuation 57

Valuation Currencies Investments Planning 57

Creative CFP

AUGUST 31, 2022

We recently performed a valuation exercise for a client who intends to swap shares in a successful South African application software company for those of a similar company in the Netherlands. While these companies operate in the same industry, we found the comparative valuations to be vastly different.

Valuation 40

Valuation Economics Finance Currencies 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The stock-trading startup is voluntarily pulling its bank charter application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which was submitted earlier this year. Earlier this year, Robinhood announced a $323 million Series E financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to $7.6 The feature will enable customers to earn 2.05

Banking 75

Banking Valuation Cash Management Currencies 75

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Liquidity risk, driven by rising rates and borrowing costs, remains a key challenge for medium-sized and investment-grade companies. Treasurers are advised to assess counterparty risk differently and explore strategies for managing currency risk, given the geopolitical uncertainties.

Treasury 105

Treasury Technology Cash Flow Forecasting Leverage 105

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The number would be a drop from the company’s previous valuation, due to worldwide conditions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the first such drop in valuation since 2016, according to Bloomberg. Temasek has also recently been in talks to invest as much as $100 million in Indian food delivery firm Zomato.

Valuation 61

Valuation Auditing Currencies Investments 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This week, RPA startup Automation Anywhere made waves with its $300 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, reports said Thursday (Nov. The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 While Automation Anywhere’s funding was the largest of the week, its valuation is not the biggest. million raised, U.K.-based

Accounts Payable 77

Accounts Payable Currencies Foreign Exchange Startups 77

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

At the same time that bitcoin’s market cap was falling, rival digital currencies Ripple XRP and Ether were battling it out for the second-place spot in terms of digital currencies. New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season, with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving Day.

eCommerce 74

eCommerce Planning Currencies Valuation 74

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Currency transfer and finding ways for consumers to avoid the inevitable fees is a hot spot for FinTech startups. With Revolut, the money can be spent in over 90 currencies around the world at the cheapest exchange rate available, the interbank rate, with no fees, at least for now. Last week in investments. Revolut, a U.K.-based

Currencies 40

Currencies Foreign Exchange B2B Investments 40

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

In US dollar terms, Latin America was flat in the first half of 2023, though there were a couple of Latin American markets that delivered stellar returns in local currency terms, albeit with high inflation eating away at these returns. US Equities in 2023: Into the Weeds! trillion in the first six months of 2023, 97.2%

Marketing 98

Marketing Treasury Currencies Valuation 98

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In a third post on July 1, 2022 , I pointed to inflation as a key culprit in the retreat of risk capital, i.e., capital invested in the riskiest segments of every market, and presented evidence of the impact on risk premiums (bond default spreads and equity risk premiums) in markets.

Treasury 99

Treasury Valuation Currencies Forecasting 99

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In fact, almost every investment scam in history, from the South Sea Bubble to Bernie Madoff, has offered investors the alluring combination of great opportunities with no or low danger, and induced by sweet talk, but made blind by greed, thousands have fallen prey. Let me use two illustrations to bring this home.

Hurdle Rate 95

Hurdle Rate Currencies Investments Corporate Finance 95

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Colas sees the inclination to use credit cards to purchase the volatile digital currency asset as “a cautious note.”. Overall, Bitcoin holds a solid lead in Google searches for digital currencies. This is it.”. billion, Bitcoin is more valuable than the next 70 or so competitors combined.

Currencies 49

Currencies Valuation Investments Marketing 49

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In other news, people can start mining crypto in the comfort of their own home without having to invest in a huge machine. The device comes equipped with an Intel Celeron Processor J Series processor and an AMD Radeon RX570 graphics card, in addition to a 1 TB drive to hold the blockchains needed for currency management.

Currencies 54

Currencies Valuation Startups Banking 54

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

The investment came from its existing shareholders, the Canadian private-equity firm Novacap and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, one of the largest Canadian institutional investors. If Nuvei goes public, a source told Bloomberg the IPO would boost that valuation.

Valuation 60

Valuation Currencies Technology Finance 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

According to CoinDesk , the latest to receive payments are the digital assets team at Fidelity Investments and LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman. The new funding, led by RPM Ventures and partners at DST Global, brings the company’s total raised to more than $120 million, with its valuation at $365 million. Last year, the U.S.

Currencies 51

Currencies Valuation Startups Investments 51

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The currency isn’t going to work,” the executive said. You can’t have a business where people can invent a currency out of thin air and think that people who are buying it are really smart.”. Moreover, that lag time, apart from being annoying, added to the opacity of the pricing, since currency exchange rates fluctuate.

Currencies 73

Currencies Banking Valuation Treasury 73

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There are multiple definitions that you will see offered, from it being the cost of raising capital for that business to an opportunity cost , i.e., a return that you can make investing elsewhere, to a required return for investors in that business.

Hurdle Rate 52

Hurdle Rate Currencies Investments Valuation 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Business owners may be experts in their particular industries, but that doesn’t mean they’re always familiar with some of the back-end processes of running a company, like cash management and investing. Devanath said SMERGERS has collected data on businesses across industries and geographical markets to help guide the valuation process. “An

Foreign Exchange 52

Foreign Exchange Valuation Currencies Sales 52