PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The plan was always to incorporate cryptocurrency as a form of payment for flights. Decentraland , a startup founded in the heart of the cryptocurrency boom, has emerged as a somewhat unexpected financial success for participants. ” Currently, virtual property is the most popular asset being traded within the Ethereum blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

It will be easier for New York cryptocurrency businesses to launch in New York, thanks to a plan by regulators that would ease licensing rules. The existing licensee would provide the startup with the operational, staffing, and other support until it can obtain a full DFS virtual currency license.

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Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

The plan is to raise the defense budget to at least 4% of GDP in 2026. Vital Statistics Location: Northeastern Europe Neighbors: Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania Capital city: Riga Population (2024): 1.9 million Official languages: Latvian (56.3%), Russian (33.8%), other 0.6% GDP per capita (2024): $22,200 GDP growth (2024): 1.2%

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard Founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space. An event is planned at Lounge K in Gangnam on Sept. Howard is launching a $1 billion endeavor for specially-designed cryptocurrency hedge fund portfolios.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

In other news, Purse, a bitcoin startup, plans to close following a run that lasted for six years, CoinDesk reported. The company provided discounts as high as 5 percent at Amazon by linking holders of Amazon gift cards with digital currency investors. Users could buy gift cards at reduced prices with bitcoin or bitcoin cash.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut on the stock market. Last year, Noto had said going public was a long-term plan but not a priority. Noto is an ex- Goldman Sachs investment banker.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 23, 2025

These factors shape the environment in which businesses operate and include: Economic Pressures : Inflation, recessions, or currency fluctuations can impact costs, pricing, and customer spending habits. Unlike traditional risk management, which focuses on minimising immediate threats, SRM aligns risk planning with long-term strategic goals.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to using loyalty points as a currency, some might underestimate the difficulty of such an application: “People kind of shrug,” Modo CEO Bruce Parker told PYMNTS.com in an interview. They think that “deploying loyalty points and redeeming them for stuff seems like something that should be pretty easy.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

FinTech startup Populous has officially launched. The FinTech startup developed its own virtual currency tokens, Pokens, pegged with fiat currencies. With the smart contract, we have created our own tokens, our own currency in a sense, which the contracts accept,” Williams explained to the publication. “If

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Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

The latest such episode started in 2019 with the ongoing debt crisis, followed by a currency collapse and, in 2022, the fall of the scandal-ridden government of Rajapaksa. With the next presidential and parliamentary elections planned for 2024, the approval ratings of the incumbent president and his government are weak. billion. .):

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CFO Share

DECEMBER 9, 2023

From startups to established enterprises, understanding the dynamics of financial forecasts is fundamental to effective business planning. Forecasting as a Tool for Strategic Financial Planning Financial forecasting becomes an indispensable tool, especially for a small business experiencing high cash burn rates.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

However, users will need to use a UBP bank account — and show a government-issued ID — to exchange funds to and from the virtual currency. Last year, Zhao said his company planned to launch exchanges on almost every continent. A new startup from the co-founder of Simple Bank has launched an open beta.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

Russia is getting more into digital currency with the central bank in the country launching tests of several digital currency schemes. “Regulators of all countries agree that it’s essential to develop a national digital currency, that it is the future,” Skorobogatova said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Today’s coverage includes the latest on how Visa views cryptocurrencies, and Expedia’s fresh plan to take on Airbnb. Moody’s has news about the charge-off climate, chocolate is getting more expensive and the OCC’s bank charter plan faces more trouble. The startups let owners of apartment buildings control short-term rentals.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The government’s record borrowing plans for the next financial year sent benchmark bond yields to two-and-a-half years high. The rebound in equity markets, however, failed to push the rupee up as the local currency lost 18 paise against the greenback to close at 74.80.

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CFO Talks

AUGUST 29, 2024

This helps you see potential cash shortfalls early and make plans, like talking to suppliers about extending payment terms or arranging a short-term loan. For instance, a tech startup might avoid debt initially, relying on investor funds instead. Practical Tip: Create a cash flow forecast that looks at least a year ahead.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Bermuda government is working on a plan to roll out a digital stimulus token to help residents and vendors, The Royal Gazette reported. In other news, the rollout of China's Central Bank Digital Currency (CDBC) might not only include digital wallets — it could also come with hardware wallets, too, CoinDesk reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Singapore-based FinTech startup InstaReM , which enables banks and consumers to send money across borders , announced a partnership with First Data to assist businesses that issue corporate credit cards. Ripple participated as well, and has partnered with InstaReM to enable the startup to send payments around the world. million.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Vertical payments startup Flywire has acquired healthcare technology startup Simplee , while also closing a $120 million Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. High-deductible health plans are contributed to rising healthcare costs. It is estimated that U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

Russia’s love-hate relationship with digital currency continues. Now, Russia has overcome its fears and has opened the first digital currency exchange. The new exchange will provide 24/7 currency exchange services and, according to News BTC , the Russian exchange is an actual office. In the first half of 2016, 7.8 Regulation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. 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

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed a conditional licensing framework that promises to make it easier for cryptocurrency startups. plans to offer a Samsung Pay Card that will operate like a digital wall for customers. Morgan: Treasurers Are Critical To Helping Firms Plan For Business Resiliency.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Hong Kong-based finance startup Neat has closed a Series A funding round and come away with $11 million, according to a press release. The company plans to invest more in customer support, expand its customer base in Southeast Asia, and add more regulatory licenses around the world.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The plan, as of this writing, has not yet been confirmed. It can not only use existing resources to mobilize the enthusiasm of commercial banks but also smoothly improve the acceptance of the digital currency.”. As Reuters reported , Jordan said that such problems would come as Libra would be linked to a basket of currencies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

African FinTech payment startup Chipper Cash has attracted some high-profile investors and raised $2.4 The company went live in October of 2018, and it’s a no-fee, P2P cross-border startup. The company plans to use revenues from Checkout to support its no-fee business. He said having Montana as an investor adds value.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

But off the trading floors, the news cycle carried its own pace as Walmart made cash cheaper to send, bitcoin and the blockchain got a series of thumbs down from bankers around the world and startups started feeling the burn. prohibits banks it transacts with from dealing with virtual-currency exchanges, for example. Investment in U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

InstaReM, the Singapore FinTech startup that enables banks and consumers to send money across borders , raised $41 million in venture funding. According to a report in TechCrunch , the four-year-old startup raised the money in a Series C round of funding. To date, the startup has raised $59.5 million, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

In its second known investment in a cryptocurrency startup, Visa has reportedly invested millions in the crypto storage company Anchorage. The payments firm co-led the funding round along with digital currency-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, Fortune reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

The SEC is investigating how the San Francisco-area startup allocates revenue. . Roblox was planning to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter of 2020 but in an SEC filing on Jan. 8, the company changed its plans to a direct listing to occur in February. . 29), citing an employee memo.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In Venezuela, citizens reportedly now need to use the country’s new Petro digital currency to pay for passports, Coindesk reported. A new passport will now come at the cost of two Petros, which is equivalent to 7,200 of the country’s bolivar currency. Obaid Saif al-Zaabi, who is the head of the U.A.E.’s

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With $521 million raised this week among B2B FinTech startups, the industry continues to prove its appeal among venture capitalists. Corporate card startup Ramp announced the debut of its product this week, alongside its $25 million funding round led by Founders Fund’s Keith Rabois, as reported by Pulse 2.0. CybelAngel.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Ukrainian financial institution UKRSIBBANK is collaborating with Sweden-based FinTech upstart Dreams, while Oportun Financial is pursuing a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Plus, N26 is launching a subscription-based online banking suite.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

From startups to blockchain and financial institutions, there has been a myriad of investing related news announced late this week. million | Amount of funding announced by food delivery startup JoyRun. $7 7 million | Series A funding for digital currency startup Ledger. subprime lender. . $7 subprime lender.

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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. Another California cybersecurity startup, Contrast Security, announced $65 million in Series D funding this week. Contrast Security.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Mitsui Sumitomo, a Japanese insurance provider, announced plans last week to offer a new product exclusively for cryptocurrency. Ernst & Young clients will be able to settle auditing invoices and advisory services with the currency. In India, the stage may be getting set for the digital currency revolution Stalder spoke of.

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Along with being agile and able to pivot on a dime, these businesses have the ability to make decisions and act on them with confidence, and that means mastering the art of scenario planning. . Read on to learn about the importance of evaluating business assumptions and discover the top variables affecting scenario planning.

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