PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Many FIs and businesses are relying on 2FA measures that leverage SMS — or text message-based — verification to cater to a growing number of consumers who are using mobile channels to transact. This month’s Deep Dive examines organizations’ efforts to leverage SMS-based verification for onboarding, checkout and every step in between.

Sales 108

Sales Leverage Securities Banking 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Poland’s startup ecosystem may be considered still in its infancy compared to larger European tech hubs, like London and Berlin, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked by entrepreneurs or investors. About 30 percent of all Polish startups surveyed in Startup Poland ’s annual report are based in Warsaw.

Startups 81

Startups Nonprofit Banking Communication 81

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”. The R3 effort aims to explore how these financial institutions can work with the R3 startup group. The bank compared early venture capital investments in blockchain to the funding patterns seen in Internet startups in the 1990s. The free lunch is over,” PwC concluded. “FS

Startups 50

Startups Banking Compliance Leverage 50

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

The last five days have seen numbers bouncing around between $790 and $800. While not quite back up to last October’s highs, these numbers are nothing to scoff at. Another number was on Amazon’s mind of late as well: $20 million. Just a few days ago, Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai The number 11.5

Numbers 40

Numbers Retail Leverage Startups 40

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

A number of officials have spoken out against SWIFT’s lack of action in addressing these flaws and broader security concerns. At the time, the central bank was not using two-factor authentication measures. The controversy over SWIFT’s security flaws, especially those tied to its messaging terminals, has been growing since 2016.

Leverage 44

Leverage Securities Banking Startups 44

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Recode noted Maris is one of a number of executives to leave Google parent Alphabet. The Financial Times also said the number of companies GV backed decreased from 57 last year to 34 in 2015. The report noted Maris has already put together a group of limited partners for the fund, which is dubbed Section 32, a reference to Star Trek.

Valuation 73

Valuation Startups Investments Leverage 73

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Moreover, significant “insurers” of these wagers were highly leveraged, systemically important financial institutions. The collapse of the cryptos has triggered the collapse and bankruptcy of a number of crypto exchanges, crypto lenders, crypto hedge funds, crypto miners, etc. By Wolf Richter, editor at Wolf Street.

Leverage 100

Leverage Entertainment Startups Numbers 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

has invested in artificial intelligence startup CognitiveScale for an undisclosed sum, bizjournals.com reported. CognitiveScale traces its roots to a number of IBM engineers who had in turn worked on Watson, the supercomputer project that works with A.I. The USAA (United Services Automobile Assn.) and data analytics.

Startups 43

Startups Investments Leverage Numbers 43

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we head back to Europe to explore Germany’s “startup capital” and learn about the thriving ecosystem where a new startup is born every 20 minutes. . In 2015, Deutsche Startup Monitor found that a third of startups in Germany reside in Berlin.

Startups 45

Startups Banking Investments Currencies 45

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

MOBI is a nonprofit alliance that includes automakers, startups and smart city leaders, among others, working on standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers and adjacent innovations, per the announcement. The VID has other use cases, such as electric auto charging and vehicle financing, among other purposes, according to the announcement.

Nonprofit 81

Nonprofit Transportation Leverage Startups 81

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 19, 2017

A biometric security startup with a fast growing membership-based secure identification program just recently scored a considerable amount of additional funding. The company will soon add LAX to its list of airports leveraging its service. “We just recently received $15 million in private equity funding from asset management firm T.

Startups 40

Startups Securities Leverage Numbers 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The original 10-person team settled on leveraging augmented reality (AR) into an app that could help would-be creators to create. Katav also noted that the startup is in the process of finalizing deals with two of the country’s biggest arts and crafts retailers, though their identities remain unknown.

Numbers 43

Numbers Leverage Startups Retail 43

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

In the life of a startup, there’s no better news than growth, be it across new verticals, devices or geographies. As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. AvidXchange.

Startups 40

Startups Compliance Currencies Leverage 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Carvana, the Phoenix-based online buying and selling platform for used cars and creator of the used car vending machine, has acquired computer vision startup Car360, which leverages 360-degree imaging technology to help sellers show off their vehicles from every angle.

Startups 40

Startups Leverage Investments Technology 40

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

When it comes to financial services and financial technology startups, making the right investment decisions is not easy or obvious work. And separating the wheat from the chaff isn’t easy, says Samantha Ghiotti, partner at Anthemis Group – particularly because there is a lot more chaff than wheat when it comes to early-phase startups.

Startups 41

Startups Investments Banking Construction 41

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Product Management Software Startup Akeneo In $13M Series B. Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo , first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce.

Startups 40

Startups eCommerce Communication Investments 40

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 13, 2023

We also talk about how Danika’s former career in corporate finance at a number of tech startups inspired her to work with women in tech, as she realized that she understood the financial issues they faced and by being specifically niche-focused, she could create more repeatable processes and it would be easier to scale the business over time, (..)

Corporate Finance 98

Corporate Finance Auditing Leverage Startups 98

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

As financial institutions (FIs) work with FinTechs, they need to know that these tech-nimble startups are not only enabling access to customers’ account data but also in a manner that embraces KYC and AML. Cohen said that if banks don’t jump on board with those goals, they risk losing significant numbers of customers.

Banking 108

Banking Securities Accounting Leverage 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A number of websites have been posting a story saying this show, Breakfast, had a young bitcoin investor on for a chat, and during the chat, he helped me invest money, which I made a huge profit on straight away … Well, that’s a lie. But Faitaua said that has never owned any bitcoin, and any claims to the contrary are simply false. “I

Startups 46

Startups Pharmaceutical Healthcare Leverage 46

CFO Plans

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A noteworthy example is a financial services provider that leveraged cutting-edge ROI analysis tools to assess the impact of their investments. By automating routine tasks and leveraging data-driven insights, they have streamlined their operations and improved their ability to respond swiftly to market changes.

CFO 52

CFO Cost Management Leverage Planning 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“Enterprises are increasingly leveraging cloud-based services though API connections to help them run their operations,” Fitzgerald stated. “Cloud Elements helps companies simplify the process of managing their growing number of API connections with its unique ‘one-to-many’ approach to integration.”

Investments 54

Investments Startups B2B Leadership 54

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

When leveraged correctly, a forecast is useful for implementing innovative decisions and changing strategies. When you understand the role financial forecasting plays in your business operations, you can successfully leverage financial forecasting methods. This method is critical for startups without historical data.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Profit and Loss 98

CFO Plans

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Accounting Automation for Startups: The Secret Weapon For tech startups, accounting automation is like having a secret weapon. By embracing accounting automation for startups , tech companies ensure their financial data is always on point, setting the stage for sharp decision-making.

Management Consulting 52

Management Consulting Risk Management CFO Startups 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

But in the more sophisticated world of Google, those resources are termed “rocketship startups,” the enemies are the Apples and Amazons of the world and destroying good resources is … well, just a waste. According to Wired , Google’s Suman Prasad, since 2012, has sought out startups that show potential and sucked them into Google’s world.

Startups 51

Startups Leverage Technology Numbers 51

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

It’s what you do with the data, and how you leverage it into new customer-facing offerings that matters. There are a whole range of forward-thinking firms leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs) to issue cards, to create virtual accounts, promote micro-lending and micro-saving and even pay workers — all in bits and bytes. “Our

Banking 92

Banking Accounting Concentration Leverage 92

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. The Review noted that one startup, Chainlink , has been working with academic researchers at Cornell to develop what is being billed as a “provably secure” blockchain network, which can be used in constructing legal contracts.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Construction Leverage Startups 78

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Say hello to the payments industry’s 83-year-old startup. In fact, President, CEO & Chairman of UATP Ralph Kaiser told Karen Webster in this week’s edition of Monday Conversations that all UATP cards start with the number “1” because they were the first cards issued 83 years ago. “We

Startups 42

Startups B2B Marketing Sales 42

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

Earlier this year, Visa announced the start of its second annual Everywhere Initiative , where startups go head-to-head to imagine the future of commerce. specifically, Mehta pointed out that over the last 12 to 18 months the number of new app downloads has dropped to an average of zero for 65 percent of people. In the U.S.

Startups 45

Startups Prioritization Retail Advertising 45

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

These startups are leveraging blockchain technology to create app-based solutions that will let individuals download and control their health records and selectively share them with businesses, industries and health organizations.

Investments 105

Investments Securities Technology Leverage 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

29) announced a deal for the AML platform of Beam Solutions , a San Francisco-based startup that focuses on transaction monitoring and helping financial companies comply with KYC regulations. The Palo Alto-based firm on Tuesday (Sept. The financial terms of Jumio ’s acquisition of Beam’s AML platform were not disclosed.

Compliance 61

Compliance Leverage Startups Numbers 61

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

As Poovala told Webster: “We had to get a debit card by actually creating our own startup. Oyster, he added, can leverage the cultural mistrust of traditional banks in Mexico with the general trust that country’s citizenry places in foreign brands (Starbucks, he said by way of example, is ubiquitous and beloved in Mexico).

Banking 103

Banking Invoicing Accounting Leverage 103

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Though LendingClub is still reporting losses this quarter and missed its revenue estimates, the market mostly liked what it saw out of the financial services startup when it reported its Q2 earnings. By the numbers, net loss came in at $10.66 million or $0.12 million or $0.72 Adjusted loss per share narrowed to $0.01 from $0.08

Leverage 51

Leverage Startups Forecasting Communication 51

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In developing the lending venture, the Chinese electronics company partnered with a few different FinTech startups, including ZestMoney, which is based in Bangalore. Because of the number of firms Xiaomi has partnered with, the company said that it’s highly likely a person will get credit. Xiaomi said it offers a “low” interest rate.

Startups 52

Startups Leverage Finance Numbers 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Griffin Carlborg, a researcher at the digital intelligence firm Gartner L2, said those numbers show how much people trust the eCommerce giant. The company invested $60 million in a same-day delivery startup called Kozmo, and even though that failed, the idea reportedly inspired Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive.

Leverage 56

Leverage eCommerce Startups Sales 56

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As a startup founder, it’s got to feel exhilarating to see new customers streaming in and paying for your product or service. Considering how many startups fail, watching customers put money down can make you feel like you’ve slayed a dragon. CURT NICKISCH: So what is the scale-up phase and how do startups know when they’re in it?

Startups 100

Startups Economics Manufacturing Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Amid the slew of real estate startups coming to market, with any number of approaches in changing the way real estate transactions are made, there are also new initiatives to change the way homes function. For Amazon, the move represents a deeper push into real estate.

Leverage 49

Leverage eCommerce Startups Sales 49