Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Delving into the key trends shaping the treasury landscape in 2024, the focus is on themes such as staffing challenges, macroeconomic risks, technology adoption, and strategic financial management. Staffing challenges and technology adoption Staffing emerges as a central theme for corporate treasurers.

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Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

In the last four decades, computer chips have become part of almost everything we use, from appliances to automobiles, and the companies that manufacture these chips have seen their fortunes rise, and sometimes be put at risk, as technology shifts. From High Growth to Maturity!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2021

The parent fund already invested $200 million in the space, according to the release. insurance industry is five times larger than that of the banking industry; yet the technology used by most insurance companies is antiquated. The revenue of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s top news, Flywire could file for an IPO later this year that could value that company at $3 billion, and Mastercard debuted new quantum-resistant technology for contactless payments. Flywire Said To IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation. Mastercard Debuts NextGen Contactless Technology. Morgan Chase & Co.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

has said that it was chosen to be ByteDance’s “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok's American operations, and Alibaba is considering an investment in Grab. Technology Provider’. has said that ByteDance chose it to be the “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok’s American operations.

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CFO Network

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

But did you know that business valuation can give you more insight into your business than just the economic value? Keep reading to learn more about why business valuation is such an important process for every business. Business valuation is the best way to get proof of how well your business is doing year to year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

ParkJockey , a fully integrated parking technology solutions provider, has announced an investment from the SoftBank Group , bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. The Impark transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2019.

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion and predicted operating margin of 25% in that year reflected my optimistic take for the company, with substantial reinvestment (in acquisitions and technology) needed along the way (as seen in my reinvestment). Note that I am capitalizing R&D expenses to give the company healthier margins right now, to begin my valuation).

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 7, 2024

And a valuation that now exceeds $150 billion might appear to give the Microsoft and Softbank-backed startup an insurmountable advantage in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) space. Sakana AI is positioning itself as a key player by focusing on resource-efficient technologies. billion most recently.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 2, 2021

Just over a week ago, I valued Zomato ahead of its market debut, and as with almost every valuation that I do on this forum, I heard from many of you. The Prelude After I posted my valuation last week, I did find some of the portrayals of my post to be a little unsettling. Let me dispel both delusions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Automated business payments processing firm AvidXchange is launching a new fundraising round that could give the firm a $2 billion valuation, The New York Times reported on Monday (Dec. billion valuation led by PayPal Co-founder Peter Thiel and Mastercard. 9), citing sources. This latest fundraising could top $300 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

The stats suggest the strength of the B2B FinTech market’s ability to attract big-ticket funding rounds despite an overall dip in investment. PYMNTS outlines the latest investments below. million in Series C funding this week, with the fraud detection technology company noting Draper Esprit led the round. TradeDepot.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In an interview with Paul Purcell , partner at Continental Advisors , four panelists — investors and analysts all — weighed in on the current investment climate … and whether that climate is getting overheated. And though valuations may be stretched, fundamentals are indeed sound. follow the money. The Big Picture . And Who’s Got It

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2019

Lime and Bird , the two electric scooter startups that raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in 2018, are aiming to raise more but at a lower valuation. That is under the $3 billion or higher valuations they were fetching in years past. But with the lower valuations, it appears that business is starting to fray.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, I concluded the post by arguing that investors in Facebook were pricing in their belief that the billions of dollars the company had invested in the Metaverse would be wasted, and argued that Facebook faced some of the blame, for not telling a compelling story to back the investment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

OneConnect provides technology solutions that help increase revenue and manage risks for small and mid-size financial institutions (FIs) in China. 12) indicated that the company was looking to raise $299 million at a valuation of $3.6 billion valuation last year, according to filings by PingAn.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 28, 2024

He mentioned that he had developed a Damodaran Bot, and explained that it was an AI creation, which had read every blog post that I had ever written, watched every webcast that I had ever posted and reviewed every valuation that I had made public.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 25, 2023

For much of the last two years, rather than teach my classes in a classroom, I taught my classes from my home office, making a few low-cost, low-tech investments to improve my set up. My classroom teaching at Stern has been mostly corporate finance and valuation, to both MBAs and undergraduates.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based Chime has raised $500 million in a Series E funding round that sent its valuation soaring to $5.8 The funding, led by DST Global, is the largest individual equity investment for a challenger bank, surpassing NuBank’s $400 million, which was also led by DST Global, according to CB Insights. 5), citing sources.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2019

Uber announced late last week that it landed a $1 billion investment from Toyota, DENSO and the SoftBank Vision Fund. On Twitter , Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the investment, saying the companies are jointly working toward “the future of mobility.” The investment gives Uber ATG a valuation of $7.25

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Future CFO

JUNE 22, 2021

The most digitally mature firms saw valuations 23% above pre-crisis levels, on average, within six months of the pandemic’s start, said BCG recently when releasing the results of a study. . Connecting technology and human capabilities.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Brex, the credit card startup, announced Tuesday (June 11) it raised $100 million in venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $2.6 The funding comes a few months after Brex raised $125 million, giving it a valuation of $1.1 At Brex, we build corporate payment technology to accelerate entrepreneurs and scaling companies.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

FinTech company Greenlight Financial Technology , which makes products to help parents raise financially literate children, said Thursday (Sept. The investment and its associated valuation put the company's total value in excess of $1.2 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

now has a valuation of $1.5 According to a report in CNBC , the San Francisco startup said the Series D round of venture funding was led by DST Global , as well as new investors Coatue, General Atlantic, ICONIQ Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. billion valuation, with DST leading the round. billion valuation.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 11, 2024

Most of you are not enrolled at NYU, paying nosebleed prices, and that is prerequisite to be in the classroom, but thanks to technology and a loose reading of the rules that constrain me, you can get a close approximation of the classroom experience, wherever you are in the world, with broadband being your only constraint.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Ola coincidentally has been developing electric car technology for the past few years. Ola Electric ’s parent group raised $300 million in a Series J round with investments from Kia and Hyundai to grow mobility options in the country. India recently set a goal to make 40 percent of its fleet electric by the year 2026.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Airtable , a spreadsheet startup, ended a funding round with a new valuation of $2.5 The company will use the new funding to make it easier for people with no technological background to build productivity tools, Bloomberg reported. billion, according to Bloomberg. The effect was to more than double Airtable’s $1.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has invested $200 million in the Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna , the buy now, pay later service for shoppers, both companies announced on Thursday (Jan. CBA gave Klarna an initial investment of $100 million in August. This new funding is at the same valuation — $5.5 percent stake. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Startups just in their infancy are getting attention from seed investors — but unlike the dotcom days when every idea got some form of funding, investors are being choosier, resulting in fewer deals but with the ones getting funding enjoying surging valuations. The median valuation for seed companies increased to $7 million from $4.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A robotics process automation (RPA) startup has just secured a $3 billion valuation as B2B FinTech continues to explore how the technology will disrupt the market. The funding, which also saw Accel participate, followed only a few months after the company raised $153 million, pulling UiPath’s valuation up to $1 billion.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A key value proposition for financial advisors is helping clients avoid common behavioral biases that can lead to suboptimal investment decisions. Which often leads to advisors counseling their clients to stay diversified and stick with a disciplined investment strategy to optimize their risk and return over the long term.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Blockchain lending firm Figure Technologies announced that it has closed a $103 million series C funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital. as well as other new and existing investors, also participated in the round, which brings Figure’s total amount raised to more than $225 million and its valuation to $1.2 and abroad.”.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Welcome to the November 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In a knowledge-based economy, assets like research and development (R&D), software, patents, and technology are becoming more important than physical assets. The authors argue that the standard is not suitable for industries that rely on long-term innovation cycles, where R&D investment is essential.

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