Podcasts about paypal ventures

This week's Espresso covers news from PayMon, Olé Life, Finmaq, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:30] – Finmaq raises $29M to expand SME asset financing in Colombia[00:39] – Olé Life raises a $13M Series B led by PayPal Ventures[00:49] – PayMon raises $600K pre-seed round led by Magma Partners[01:00] – Airwallex acquires Mexpago to enter Mexican market[01:10] – Nubank partners with OXXO to expand cash services in Mexico[01:19] – Latamlist Roundup January 1st – January 15th[01:27] – Cuentología: Revolutionizing emotional growth through stories for children[01:44] – Interview with José Javier Cordero CEO of PayMonResources & people mentioned:Startups: Finmaq, Nubank, PayMon, Olé Life, Airwallex, Mexpago, Cuentologia Companies and Institutions: OXXO VCs: Magma Partners, PayPal Ventures,People: Fiorella De La Sotta Rubio, José Javier Cordero

In this episode, we dive into fintech and commerce enablement with Jay Ganatra, one of the founders of Infinity Ventures. Learn how this former PayPal Ventures team brings expertise in payments, lending, risk, and financial infrastructure to back the next generation of startups. We explore the backstory of PayPal Ventures, the challenges and opportunities in fintech investments, and why corporate venture arms play a unique role. Hear insights on the current fintech M&A landscape and how strategic partnerships shape success for founders. Jay also shares his journey in founding Infinity Ventures and their approach to identifying and supporting high-potential fintech companies.If you're a founder or investor looking to better understand the fintech ecosystem, this conversation is packed with valuable advice! I / jayganatra 00:00:00 – Introduction to Infinity Ventures and PayPal's Legacy00:01:30 – Infinity Ventures Investment Focus00:03:00 – PayPal Ventures: Impact and Acquisitions00:05:00 – PayPal's Global Reach and Market Expansion00:07:00 – Challenges and Lessons from Corporate Ventures00:08:30 – Success Stories: Plaid and TRM Labs00:11:00 – Infinity Ventures Founding Journey00:12:30 – Fundraising and Building Infinity Ventures00:15:00 – Key Investments: Vinyl and Transfer Agent Disruption00:18:00 – Navigating Regulation and Market Entry for Vinyl00:24:30 - Exploring Simple Closure: Shutting Down Businesses00:30:15 - Addressing Market Misconceptions

Highlights from this week's conversation include:Lisha's Background and Journey in VC (1:44)Inspiration for Equity Charge (2:38)Angel Investing Data (4:36)Access to Venture Capital (6:02)Role of LP Investing (9:32)Advice for First-Time LPs (11:07)Valuing Early Backers (15:04)Economic Opportunity Fund at PayPal Ventures (16:14)Team Collaboration and Initiative (17:24)Advice for Other Organizations (20:00)Insider Segment: How Adoro Provides Scalable Solutions for VC Firms (21:09) Naming Adoro Advisors (23:27)Evolution of Fund Administration (25:37)Adoro's Unique Positioning (28:13)Synergy with Portfolio Companies (30:51)Building Synergistic Relationships (32:47)Diversity in GP Representation (33:39)Legacy of Racial Equity Movement (35:20)Investment Strategy and Portfolio Balance (37:42)Fintech Opportunities and Challenges (39:52)Adoption of Financial Technologies (42:10)Podcast "Sisters with Ventures" and Parting Thoughts (44:54)Lisha Bell has over 20 years of experience in technology innovation, specializing in digital money movement. She currently leads PayPal Ventures' Economic Opportunity Fund, a $100M investment in diverse emerging fund managers. Previously at PayPal, she led Product for the Financially Underserved Segment and Pay with Venmo. Prior roles include payments-related positions at Wells Fargo, Kohl's, and Feedzai, where she developed early digital financial products like online banking and digital wallets. Lisha is cofounder of BLXVC, an angel syndicate supporting Black and Brown founders, and host of the Sisters with Ventures podcast. She previously led deal flow at Pipeline Angels and serves as board chair for Black Girl Ventures. Lisha holds a BSc from USC and MBAs from UC Berkeley and Columbia, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and dancing, all while balancing motherhood duties with her daughter. Aduro Advisors is a trusted partner for venture capital fund managers, offering comprehensive and expert fund administration services. Known for being agile, responsive, and focused on making fund operations seamless, Aduro enables fund managers to concentrate on investing. With deep expertise across a variety of fund sizes and strategies, Aduro provides a full suite of services, including fund accounting and compliance. The firm understands the fast-paced nature of venture capital and prides itself on being as innovative and driven as the funds it supports. Aduro doesn't just manage operations—they help funds scale. https://www.aduroadvisors.com Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only.

This week, co-hosts Mary-Ann Azavedo and Haje Kamps were joined by the ever-insightful Kirsten Korosec to dive into the latest and greatest happenings in the startup world. Kicking things off, our trio of hosts break down three major deals of the week. First, there's Waabi, an autonomous trucking startup that just closed a whopping $200 million Series B round. Kirsten Korosec provides an inside look into how Waabi's AI-first approach is setting it apart in the crowded autonomous vehicle space and why investors are still willing to back big bets in this field despite the market's ups and downs.Next, they explore the intriguing case of Gynger, a fintech company that has raised $20 million led by PayPal Ventures. Mary-Ann explains how Gynger is shaking up the way startups handle tech purchases with its buy-now-pay-later model, working both with buyers and sellers to offer flexible payment terms. Kirsten and your trusty correspondent weigh in on the potential risks and rewards of this unique business model, especially in today's volatile economic environment.The third deal takes us into the realm of artificial intelligence with Safe Superintelligence. I'm delving into the story of OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's new venture, which aims to develop general AI with a focus on safety. We discuss the ambitious goals of this startup and the challenges of balancing rapid advancement with the ethical considerations of creating superintelligent AI.After dissecting these deals, the conversation shifts to a sobering topic: the wave of bankruptcies that have hit the startup world in 2024. Kirsten provides a detailed analysis of the factors leading to these failures, with a spotlight on high-profile cases like EV startup Fisker and fintech service Synapse. The team discusses the common pitfalls that led to these companies' downfalls and what other startups can learn from their mistakes.But it's not all doom and gloom—our hosts wrap up with an exciting discussion about the future. They dive into Voodoo's acquisition of social media startup BeReal for $537 million. Mary-Ann explores the reasons behind this bold move, how Voodoo plans to integrate ads into BeReal's platform, and what this could mean for the landscape of social media. Kirsten and myself debate the potential success of this strategy and the broader implications for user engagement and authenticity in the age of digital advertising.Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Hoy tengo como invitada a Ximena Alemán, cofundadora y CEO de Prometeo, una startup cuya tecnología habilita el Open Banking en Latinoamérica, que permite a empresas acceder a la información de múltiples instituciones financieras y realizar pagos cuenta a cuenta de manera automatizada.Por favor ayúdame dejando una reseña en Spotify o Apple Podcasts: https://ratethispodcast.com/startupeableXimena es periodista de profesión y al venir de una camino poco convencional se enfrentó a múltiples retos como fundadora de una startup — especialmente — al levantar capital.Estos obstáculos la llevaron a construir una empresa muy eficiente desde el día 0. Hoy Prometeo trabaja con más de 280 instituciones financieras en 10 países y tiene clientes como Citi, Santander y Rappi. Y hace unos meses, Prometeo cerró una ronda de inversión de 13 millones de dólares con inversionistas como Antler, Paypal Ventures y Samsung Next.Hoy, Ximena y yo hablamos:  • De por qué le costó tanto levantar capital y sus errores más grandes  • De qué cosas hizo para mejorar su capacidad de levantar capital  • De cómo diferenciarte en un mercado con grandes competidores  • De lo beneficios de NO levantar capital en un inicio  • Y mucho más sobre su estrategia de negocios y producto Notas del episodio: https://startupeable.com/prometeo/Para más contenido síguenos en:YouTube  | Sitio Web -Distribuido por Genuina Media

On today's news round up, Alex, Mary Ann and Karyne are looking at:Deals of the Week: Rasa's $30 million Series C had our tongues wagging. The startup is building finservice-focused conversational AI tools. Karyne wanted to talk about the latest round at the intersection of AI and crypto, while Alex wanted to riff on Hippo Harvest's $21 million round for indoor robot farming.Venture capital's year of transition: After OpenView called it quits, and Countdown Capital returned funds to LPs it became clear that venture is evolving. New news that Foundry is not going to raise another fund after its current $500 million vehicle added another name to our roster of venture firms that are taking a different direction in the future.YC's new call for startups: Well-known startup accelerator Y Combinator has a new request for startup list. Given the weight that YC carries in startup-land, we had to dig into what it's proposing. Though we're a little skeptical of the near-term impact of spatial computing, the other updates made good sense to our minds.We'll be back on Monday!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more! Credits: Equity is hosted by TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Visa and Transak PartnershipWe kicked things off discussing the partnership between Visa and Transak, which is set to revolutionize how people use their crypto wallets. With Transak joining Visa's Direct program, users in over 140 countries can now spend their crypto assets using a Visa card, converting them to local currency on the fly. This is a game-changer for travelers and those living in countries with volatile currencies, as it provides a secure and immediate way to access funds without the need for traditional banking.Ethereum ETF SpeculationNext up, we touched on the potential approval of an Ethereum spot ETF by the SEC, expected around May 23rd, 2024. This follows the approval of a Bitcoin ETF earlier in the year. We discussed the implications for the market and how the ETF's structure might differ from Bitcoin's due to Ethereum's variable issuance policy.PayPal Ventures Invests in MeshIn investment news, PayPal Ventures made a significant move by investing $6.5 million into Mesh, a company aiming to be the 'plaid of crypto,' facilitating the movement of assets across different blockchain networks. Notably, $5 million of this investment was made using PayPal's own stablecoin, PYUSD, showcasing a real-world application of stablecoins in institutional investment.The Rise of StablecoinsWe wrapped up the episode reflecting on the growing importance of stablecoins in the crypto ecosystem. Stablecoins offer a way to transact with the stability of fiat currencies while leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology. This trend is being recognized by major players like PayPal and is expected to continue growing in 2024.

Jaemin Jin is the Co-Founder & CPO @ Magic (https://magic.link). Backed by PayPal Ventures, Lightspeed, Social Capital, SV Angel, as well as angels like Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Scott Belsky, Ryan Hoover, & more, Magic provides the leading wallet-as-a-service (plus essential NFT capabilities)—enabling all the benefits of web3, and none of the stress, for brands like Mattel, Animoca Brands, Magic Eden, & more. In this episode we chat about how Magic began, what their market is like, the earliest surprises and challenges in building Magic, working with big brands like Macy's or 7-11 (and how to think about solving for their needs), how crypto has changed since his start in the space, his most generalizable advice for crypto founders, & much more.Recorded Tuesday October 17th, 2023.

Sean Li is the CEO and Co-founder of Magic Labs, which is a wallet that enables passwordless login and Web3 onboarding without seed phrases. Despite not being as well known as other Web3 wallets, Magic Labs recently raised $52M from PayPal Ventures, onboarded mainstream brands like Mattel and 7-Eleven, and have over 25 million wallets installed. In our conversation, we will dive into how they've built enterprise-friendly wallet solutions, their major collaborations, the onboarding process of Web2 brands and how they're using Web3 technology, how DeFi can be more palatable for the mainstream, and much more. But first, Sean will get us started with Magic and describe how it's different from the other wallets. This episode is brought to you by: Bumper: Defend your crypto from market crashes & downside volatility

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up slightly at $26,882 Eth is up slightly at $1,860 Binance Coin is down slightly at $304 European Parliament study says cryptos should be considered securities by default. crypto .com receives Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Kraken sees 25% increases as Binance exits Canada. PayPal Ventures makes strategic investment in Magic. Jimbos Protocol offers hacker 10% for return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I have a conversation with Ashish, to explore the world of Corporate VC. He shares with us the differences between CVC and Institutional VC and what inspired PayPal to launch its CVC vehicle, as well as the primary goals of this initiative. We delve into the complexities of launching a CVC in the fast-paced and highly competitive startup ecosystem, and how PayPal's CVC differs from traditional venture capital firms in terms of investment strategy and approach to portfolio management. Ashish also reveals how PayPal ensures that the startups in which they invest receive the resources and support they need to succeed, and the value-add PayPal brings beyond just capital. We also learn about the evolution of the CVC landscape since PayPal launched its vehicle and how they have adapted their strategy to stay competitive in this changing environment. In the second part of the podcast, Ashish provides an inside look at PayPal Ventures, including its geographic presence, figures, team, and value proposition. We discuss how PayPal evaluates potential investment opportunities and the criteria used to determine whether a startup is a good fit for PayPal's portfolio.

In this episode, I have a conversation with Ashish, to explore the world of Corporate VC. He shares with us the differences between CVC and Institutional VC and what inspired PayPal to launch its CVC vehicle, as well as the primary goals of this initiative. We delve into the complexities of launching a CVC in the fast-paced and highly competitive startup ecosystem, and how PayPal's CVC differs from traditional venture capital firms in terms of investment strategy and approach to portfolio management. Ashish also reveals how PayPal ensures that the startups in which they invest receive the resources and support they need to succeed, and the value-add PayPal brings beyond just capital. We also learn about the evolution of the CVC landscape since PayPal launched its vehicle and how they have adapted their strategy to stay competitive in this changing environment. In the second part of the podcast, Ashish provides an inside look at PayPal Ventures, including its geographic presence, figures, team, and value proposition. We discuss how PayPal evaluates potential investment opportunities and the criteria used to determine whether a startup is a good fit for PayPal's portfolio.

This is an excerpt from the episode published on Sunday. In this episode, I have a conversation with Ashish, to explore the world of Corporate VC. He shares with us the differences between CVC and Institutional VC and what inspired PayPal to launch its CVC vehicle, as well as the primary goals of this initiative. We delve into the complexities of launching a CVC in the fast-paced and highly competitive startup ecosystem, and how PayPal's CVC differs from traditional venture capital firms in terms of investment strategy and approach to portfolio management. Ashish also reveals how PayPal ensures that the startups in which they invest receive the resources and support they need to succeed, and the value-add PayPal brings beyond just capital. We also learn about the evolution of the CVC landscape since PayPal launched its vehicle and how they have adapted their strategy to stay competitive in this changing environment. In the second part of the podcast, Ashish provides an inside look at PayPal Ventures, including its geographic presence, figures, team, and value proposition. We discuss how PayPal evaluates potential investment opportunities and the criteria used to determine whether a startup is a good fit for PayPal's portfolio.

Külön költözött a feleségétől Navracsics Tibor Telex     2023-04-06 05:25:46     Belföld Navracsics Tibor A területfejlesztési miniszter 2006-ban házasodott össze Prevoz Anikóval, akitől két lánya született. A méltányos bérekért küzdő bölcsődei dolgozók szerint a kormány tett egy lépést - az ellenkező irányba G7     2023-04-06 04:34:57     Gazdaság Bár a minisztérium és a BDDSZ közötti egyeztetés megakadt, illetve érdemben tulajdonképpen el sem kezdődött, a kormány megkezdte a köznevelési törvény módosítását. Schadl-ügy: alkotmánybíró gyerekeit hallgatták le 24.hu     2023-04-06 05:48:07     Belföld Nyomozó Alkotmány Noha a nyomozók szerint gyanúsak voltak, a jelek szerint még tanúként sem hallgatták ki Fiedler Bálintot és Laurát. Aprózódva készül az ellenzék az EP-választásra 444.hu     2023-04-06 05:56:20     Belföld DK MSZP Közvélemény-kutatás Az EP-választást a legnagyobb közvélemény-kutatásnak tartják az ellenzéki oldalon, mert itt nincs összefogás, és tisztán listás rendszer van. A DK, a Momentum és a Párbeszéd már közölte, az MSZP pedig kiszivárogtatta, hogy kikkel indulnak. Szaporodnak a pártok, úgyhogy rengeteg ellenzéki szavazat veszhet el jövőre. A világ legkisebb országa akkora, mint egy nagyobb kert Noizz     2023-04-05 22:24:04     Bulvár Vatikán Himnusz A világ legkisebb országa mindössze 4000 négyzetméter, a tengeren fekszik, van saját himnusza, de van vele egy kis bökkenő: hivatalosan senki sem ismeri el Sealand Hercegségét országként. De ha elismernék, akkor a kis mesterséges szigethez képest még a Vatikán is óriásinak tűnne. Azonnal kivett 100 milliárd forintot a kormány az államkasszából a távhőszolgáltatás miatt Portfolio     2023-04-05 23:49:00     Gazdaság Távhő A szerdai közlönyben hirdette ki a kormány azt a határozatát, amivel 100,6 milliárd forintot vont el a Rezsivédelmi Alapból a távhőkassza pozitív egyenlege megőrzésének érdekében. Jean Todt indulatosan beszélt Michael Schumacher állapotáról Infostart     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Sport Ferrari Michael Schumacher Jean Todt A korábbi Ferrari- és FIA-főnököt egy lapinterjúban kérdezték a hétszeres Forma–1-es pilóta egészségéről. A legrosszabb zöldségek, ha fogyni szeretnénk Magyar Mezőgazdaság     2023-04-06 04:18:00     Mezőgazdaság Gazdaság Fogyókúra A zöldségek nélkülözhetetlenek az egészséges étrendhez, különösen, ha a fogyásról van szó. Az olyan zöldségek, mint a brokkoli, a kelbimbó és a kelkáposzta tele vannak tápanyagokkal, amelyek segítenek a szervezetnek a zsírégetésben. Azonban nem minden zöldség egyforma. Míg a legjobb fogyókúrás zöldségek alacsony kalóriatartalmúak, más zöldségek híz Putyin: Nem tehetem meg, hogy ne mondjam ki! napi.hu     2023-04-05 22:20:00     Külföld Ukrajna Vlagyimir Putyin Moszkva Válság Nagykövet Az Egyesült Államok színes forradalmakat támogató politikája provokálta ki a jelenlegi ukrajnai válságot – jelentette ki Vlagyimir Putyin orosz elnök 17 új moszkvai nagykövet megbízólevél-átadási ünnepségén. A Finanzguru 13 millió euróval gazdagodott Fintech     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Modern Gazdaság A Finanzguru 13 millió eurót gyűjtött be a Scor Ventures és a PayPal Ventures által vezetett finanszírozási körben. Ezzel a legújabb befektetési fordulóval a Finanzguru 2018-as alapítása óta összesen 27 millió eurónyi tőkére tett szert. Közölte eredményeit és céljait a Vitesco autopro     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Gazdaság A Vitesco Technologies közzétette a 2022-es pénzügyi évre vonatkozó fenntarthatósági jelentését. A Real Madrid bejutott a Király Kupa döntőjébe miután legyőzte a Barcelonát Eurosport     2023-04-05 23:20:53     Foci Spanyolország Real Madrid FC Barcelona Király Kupa A Real Madrid bejutott a labdarúgó spanyol Király Kupa fináléjába, miután 4-0-ra győzött az FC Barcelona otthonában, ezzel megfordítva az elődöntős párharcot. Naná, hogy Rashford törte meg a gólcsendet! Rangadó     2023-04-06 03:33:42     Foci Marcus Rashfordnál csak egy ember lőtt több gólt a topligákban a világbajnokság óta. 20 fok közelébe melegszik az idő a jövő héten Kiderül     2023-04-06 05:09:19     Időjárás Hétvége A hétvége még hűvös idővel telik, majd melegedés veszi kezdetét. A jövő héten megközelítjük, a hét második felében többfelé át is léphetjük a 20 fokos hőmérsékletet a legmelegebb órákban.

Külön költözött a feleségétől Navracsics Tibor Telex     2023-04-06 05:25:46     Belföld Navracsics Tibor A területfejlesztési miniszter 2006-ban házasodott össze Prevoz Anikóval, akitől két lánya született. A méltányos bérekért küzdő bölcsődei dolgozók szerint a kormány tett egy lépést - az ellenkező irányba G7     2023-04-06 04:34:57     Gazdaság Bár a minisztérium és a BDDSZ közötti egyeztetés megakadt, illetve érdemben tulajdonképpen el sem kezdődött, a kormány megkezdte a köznevelési törvény módosítását. Schadl-ügy: alkotmánybíró gyerekeit hallgatták le 24.hu     2023-04-06 05:48:07     Belföld Nyomozó Alkotmány Noha a nyomozók szerint gyanúsak voltak, a jelek szerint még tanúként sem hallgatták ki Fiedler Bálintot és Laurát. Aprózódva készül az ellenzék az EP-választásra 444.hu     2023-04-06 05:56:20     Belföld DK MSZP Közvélemény-kutatás Az EP-választást a legnagyobb közvélemény-kutatásnak tartják az ellenzéki oldalon, mert itt nincs összefogás, és tisztán listás rendszer van. A DK, a Momentum és a Párbeszéd már közölte, az MSZP pedig kiszivárogtatta, hogy kikkel indulnak. Szaporodnak a pártok, úgyhogy rengeteg ellenzéki szavazat veszhet el jövőre. A világ legkisebb országa akkora, mint egy nagyobb kert Noizz     2023-04-05 22:24:04     Bulvár Vatikán Himnusz A világ legkisebb országa mindössze 4000 négyzetméter, a tengeren fekszik, van saját himnusza, de van vele egy kis bökkenő: hivatalosan senki sem ismeri el Sealand Hercegségét országként. De ha elismernék, akkor a kis mesterséges szigethez képest még a Vatikán is óriásinak tűnne. Azonnal kivett 100 milliárd forintot a kormány az államkasszából a távhőszolgáltatás miatt Portfolio     2023-04-05 23:49:00     Gazdaság Távhő A szerdai közlönyben hirdette ki a kormány azt a határozatát, amivel 100,6 milliárd forintot vont el a Rezsivédelmi Alapból a távhőkassza pozitív egyenlege megőrzésének érdekében. Jean Todt indulatosan beszélt Michael Schumacher állapotáról Infostart     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Sport Ferrari Michael Schumacher Jean Todt A korábbi Ferrari- és FIA-főnököt egy lapinterjúban kérdezték a hétszeres Forma–1-es pilóta egészségéről. A legrosszabb zöldségek, ha fogyni szeretnénk Magyar Mezőgazdaság     2023-04-06 04:18:00     Mezőgazdaság Gazdaság Fogyókúra A zöldségek nélkülözhetetlenek az egészséges étrendhez, különösen, ha a fogyásról van szó. Az olyan zöldségek, mint a brokkoli, a kelbimbó és a kelkáposzta tele vannak tápanyagokkal, amelyek segítenek a szervezetnek a zsírégetésben. Azonban nem minden zöldség egyforma. Míg a legjobb fogyókúrás zöldségek alacsony kalóriatartalmúak, más zöldségek híz Putyin: Nem tehetem meg, hogy ne mondjam ki! napi.hu     2023-04-05 22:20:00     Külföld Ukrajna Vlagyimir Putyin Moszkva Válság Nagykövet Az Egyesült Államok színes forradalmakat támogató politikája provokálta ki a jelenlegi ukrajnai válságot – jelentette ki Vlagyimir Putyin orosz elnök 17 új moszkvai nagykövet megbízólevél-átadási ünnepségén. A Finanzguru 13 millió euróval gazdagodott Fintech     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Modern Gazdaság A Finanzguru 13 millió eurót gyűjtött be a Scor Ventures és a PayPal Ventures által vezetett finanszírozási körben. Ezzel a legújabb befektetési fordulóval a Finanzguru 2018-as alapítása óta összesen 27 millió eurónyi tőkére tett szert. Közölte eredményeit és céljait a Vitesco autopro     2023-04-06 04:20:00     Gazdaság A Vitesco Technologies közzétette a 2022-es pénzügyi évre vonatkozó fenntarthatósági jelentését. A Real Madrid bejutott a Király Kupa döntőjébe miután legyőzte a Barcelonát Eurosport     2023-04-05 23:20:53     Foci Spanyolország Real Madrid FC Barcelona Király Kupa A Real Madrid bejutott a labdarúgó spanyol Király Kupa fináléjába, miután 4-0-ra győzött az FC Barcelona otthonában, ezzel megfordítva az elődöntős párharcot. Naná, hogy Rashford törte meg a gólcsendet! Rangadó     2023-04-06 03:33:42     Foci Marcus Rashfordnál csak egy ember lőtt több gólt a topligákban a világbajnokság óta. 20 fok közelébe melegszik az idő a jövő héten Kiderül     2023-04-06 05:09:19     Időjárás Hétvége A hétvége még hűvös idővel telik, majd melegedés veszi kezdetét. A jövő héten megközelítjük, a hét második felében többfelé át is léphetjük a 20 fokos hőmérsékletet a legmelegebb órákban.

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Our guest this week is Tony Jamous, CEO @ Oyster™Oyster is a distributed talent enablement platform that allows growing companies to tap into the global talent pool and offer their remote workers around the world, a great employment experience. They have raised over $220 million from the likes of Connect Ventures, Slack Emergence, Salesforce Ventures. PayPal Ventures and others.Tony joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss the future of work, the traits of successful founders, creating a healthy schedule and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date!

Lisha Bell is cofounder of BLXVC, an angel syndicate of moms funding Black and Brown founders. She is also the co-founder of the Women of Color Capital Collective, a women of color led group ensuring equitable distribution of capital  for women of color. She is the host of the Sisters with Ventures Podcast that aims to tell the stories of women in VC. Bell is also the deal flow lead for Pipeline Angels.She has over 20 years of demonstrated technology innovation focused on digital money movement solutions and is currently at PayPal Ventures where she leads the Economic Opportunity Fund, the 100M investment into emerging fund managers.  In this episode, you will hear:Why VC wouldn't let Lisha in and what she did about itWhat founders should know about the shift in current valuationsWhere we can go from here and what marginalized founders can do to get the funding they deserveConnect with your host on Instagram at @shauna.armitage and listen to more Startup Renegade stories at www.startuprenegades.com

Anton Katz has gone from Olympic shooter to becoming an instrumental coder who has been creating the framework for the new global digital economy. His venture, Talos, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Notation Capital, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, and PayPal Ventures.

Miguel Armaza sits down with Peter Lord, CEO & Co-Founder of Codat, where they are building a universal API for small business data. Founded in 2017, Codat now has more than 200 corporate clients and has raised over $160 million from JP Morgan, Canapi Ventures, Shopify, Plaid, Tiger Global, PayPal Ventures, Index Ventures, AmEx Ventures, and more.In this episode, we discuss:Leaving his past employer to build Codat and solve some of the technical challenges he was encountering at his old job.His ambitious vision for Codat to become the go-to infrastructure for the small business economy to share data and how Peter plans to get there.International Expansion vs Industry Vertical Expansion. Since launching in 2017, Codat has expanded to several countries and is now serving many industries. Find out which one is harder and why.The future of fraud-fighting and why real-time data can help small businesses get access to credit, especially during a challenging economy… and a whole lot more!Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary, instead? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join 36,000+ readers and listeners around the world!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIpqp

Leo Kish from Cortex joins us to discuss their powerful new decentralized content and social media platform so that users can own their data. https://www.crtx.app/info.html https://twitter.com/app_cortex https://twitter.com/leonardkish Walken the strongest entry in the Walk To Earn field with a high caliber team announces closing $4.7 million round. https://twitter.com/walken_io/status/1532006409847640069?s=20&t=c022EnwsIp__Tk589wKQsA https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/move-to-earn-wellness-project-walken-seals-47m-funding-round Aptos Labs that is bringing the Meta blockchain Diem out raised funds from Paypal Ventures https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/31/paypal-ventures-invested-in-team-reviving-diem-blockchain/ Stellar goes to bed with MoneyGram. Not really in the spirit of crypto. https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/moneygram-partners-with-stellar-to-develop-stablecoin-remittance-platform-and-eyes-el-salvador-partnership-2832012 Stablecoin balances on exchanges at record high https://twitter.com/cryptounfolded/status/1530130213073473536?s=20&t=1GFyB2cIlV9VSjQrw8uLzQ Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/missiondefi/support

Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Barb Maclean, VP Integration & Analytics, Celero Aya Ibrahim, Commercial Director, Paymob Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Editor, TechCrunch We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Canadian Neo Financial's $185 million fund raise signals confidence in neobanks - 4:10 Egyptian fintech Paymob raises $50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital - 16:30 Tiger Global hit by $17bn losses in tech rout - 27:45 Sequoia, Binance and a16z among 19 investors backing Elon Musk's Twitter bid - 37:08 Stripe's Patrick Collison hits back at Plaid CEO's accusations - 46:30 Dutch fintech Bunq vies for Ulster Bank and KBC account holders - 48:32 Google Chrome is getting built-in virtual credit cards - 50:45 The Vatican Will Create an NFT Gallery to ‘Democratise Art' - 52:25 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let's face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we've made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It's hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Aya Ibrahim, Barb MacLean, and Mary Ann Azevedo.

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Coinbase users are reporting difficulty withdrawing funds, heightening fears amid a widespread crash in cryptocurrency prices. The company confirmed the issues in a tweet on Thursday. JUST IN: Mark Cuban is reliving the internet boom when he looks at crypto. The ‘consolidation phase' is coming, he says. AS FOR PARTNERSHIPS The leading Swedish expense sharing fintech Steven AB has chosen Enfuce, one of Europe's leading fintechs, as its payment card issuing provider. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON VENTURE FUNDS? A trio of PayPal Ventures alumni has raised $158 million for Infinity Ventures, a new early-stage venture firm dedicated to investing in fintech startups globally. WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS? Wayflyer secured $300M (approximately €288.28M) in a debt financing round from J.P. Morgan, with Neuberger Bermann acting as a mezzanine provider. TIFIN raised a $109 million Series D round. belo, the digital wallet that allows the exchange between Argentine pesos and crypto, received an investment of US$3 million. NOW, LET'S COVER NEW LAUNCHES AND FEATURES. Clear Junction announced the introduction of a new e-wallet solution that will enable open banking providers to overcome some of the challenges they face when going to market. Atom Finance, the investment intelligence app that was founded to bridge the information gap between Wall Street professionals and everyday investors, announced the official release of its embedded stock and crypto intelligence platform.

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Fintech Meetup. This is the last week to get tickets. Also, we have the winners for the Fintech Meetup ticket giveaway! The lucky winners will be contacted by email tomorrow. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Ali Niknam, founder & CEO at bunq, an Amsterdam-based challenger bank, has offered to help Ukrainian refugees by offering them safety and shelter in Bulgaria and Georgia, and by subsequently helping to bring them to the Netherlands on an HSM visa. JUST IN: London-based lender Zopa has pledged new support measures for Ukrainian candidates applying for jobs at Zopa in the UK. ALSO: The value of transactions enabled by Klarna Bank AB's payment options rose 42% to $80 billion in 2021, as the company's U.S. expansion continues to boost demand. FURTHERMORE, Despite reporting strong fourth quarter results, Coinbase saw its shares fall the last week of February trading as it warned of a rockier Q1. WHAT ABOUT CRYPTO? The United Arab Emirates is poised to issue federal licenses for virtual asset service providers by the end of the first quarter in an effort to attract some of the world's biggest crypto companies, according to a government official. WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS? In our latest #DoneDeal Newsletter Q&A, Pedro Carneiro from Edenred Capital Partnerssays "I would pay attention to B2B commerce, which is such a large space and still fundamentally manual and offline in its workflows." WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS? Payhawk has raised an additional $100m to extend its Series B round to $215m. The Series B extension was raised at a valuation of $1 billion, making Payhawk the first ever Bulgarian company to achieve unicorn status. Upswing Financial Technologies founded by ex-bankers Anupam Bagchi and Nihar Gupta, has raised $4 million from marquee global fund QED Investors and a clutch of renowned fintech founders. UK-based fintech helping parents invest and plan for their children's financial futures, Nosso has raised $2.8 million (£2.1 million) funding. Plinqit announced that it has raised $5 million in its latest Series A funding round, bringing the total to just under $10 million since its founding. Skipify announced that it obtained a strategic investment round from investors that include PayPal Ventures, Synchrony, Amex Ventures and Okta Ventures.

This week's list of top stories in fintech: Institutional Bitcoin Broker NYDIG Valued at $7B in Whopping $1B Funding Round Largest funding round in crypto history Led by Westcap, a lot of demand; other investors are mainly TradFi: Affirm, FIS, Fiserv, MassMutual, Morgan Stanley and New York Life Raised $200m in March of this year May not hold the record for long as FTX is raising a mega round Nydig = crypto banking, entirely BTC Anchorage Digital raises $350 million in funding round led by KKR $350m Series D at a $3b valuation Huge syndicate of TradFis: Goldman Sachs, Alameda Research, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo credit funds, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, Delta Blockchain Fund, Elad Gil, GIC, GoldenTree Asset Management, Innovius Capital, Kraken, Lux Capital, PayPal Ventures, Senator Investment Group, Standard Investments, Thoma Bravo and Wellington Management Services are perhaps more ETH centric, including governance Institutional crypto custody has  momentum MoneyLion agrees to acquire Even Financial for $440M, sees accretion $360M upfront payment $15M in cash  $345M in preferred shares that are convertible into 34.5M MoneyLion common shares at $10/share $80M earn-out, payable up to 8M in preferred shares valued at $10 per share Current price is $3.75; it's hard to read whether or not the preferred shares are actually worth anything or if they are like underwater stock options. Fintech, CDFI offer small-dollar loan with new twist Small dollar loans from a CDFI, NAAC Finance in partnership with Asenso Finance Low interest 3.5% - 20%, up to $2,500 Financial education is a

John Lunn is the Founder and CEO of cloud payment orchestration platform Gr4vy. He is a technology and fintech entrepreneur with 21 years of experience working and investing in financial services, commerce enablement, e-payments, data, security and infrastructure. Lunn worked as the Director of Technology for six years at CyberSource, the world's first payment service provider, which was sold to Visa for $2Bn in 2010. He then helped found Passmark Security which was sold to RSA Security in 2006. In 2006, Lunn joined PayPal as the fourth employee in the UK (now 2,000+), where as Global Director of Developer and Startup Relations, he built and grew PayPal's first Developer Relations team. In 2015, he was instrumental to the purchase of Braintree by PayPal and joined the team. In 2016, Lunn was part of the team that launched PayPal Ventures, the venture capital arm of PayPal, a $350m fund with backing from the Board. Lunn was a Board Observer for Dosh, Arkose, Raise, Acorns, Toss and many others.

John Lunn, the CEO of Gr4vy and he is our special guest this week on episode 111 of the Leaders in Payments podcast. John was born in the UK, raised in Switzerland and about 5 years ago moved to the Bay Area. John was employee number 4 at PayPal outside of the U.S. He also ran PayPal Ventures for 5 years prior to starting Gr4vy.   Gr4vy is a tool in the cloud that allows companies to add, manage, change and orchestrate their payments types without large engineering teams. They recently closed an $11.1 million dollar series A round and currently have 21 employees. John is passionate about making fintech and payments available to everyone not just those with credit cards and the latest gadgets. He's a cold-water swimmer and cycles hundreds of miles – for fun.   

Anirudh Singh sits down with Peter Sanborn, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures. In this episode they discuss: - Peter's early career at HSBC - Transitioning to PayPal and launching PayPal Ventures - Developing a thematic investing approach - Leveraging PayPal's broader network to invest globally And much more! Peter Sanborn: Peter Sanborn serves as Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at PayPal and Managing Partner of PayPal Ventures, responsible for identifying, evaluating and executing global M&A and corporate venture capital investments. At PayPal since 2014, Peter is focused on the intersection of financial services, commerce and technology and on providing strategic thought leadership and business insights within PayPal and to PayPal's venture portfolio companies as an investor & board observer. He has led or helped manage the acquisitions of Honey, Xoom, Hyperwallet, Swift Capital, Happy Returns and Paydiant as well as investments in Acorns, Toss, Pine Labs, Tala, Paidy, Paxos, Neon, Divvy, Flutterwave and MercadoLibre. Prior to PayPal, Peter worked in financial services at HSBC for over nine years in Asia (Hong Kong) and Latin America (Mexico City) in M&A/investment, strategy, finance and investor relations roles. Peter enjoys working with passionate entrepreneurs and serves as an advisory board member for Village Capital's US Fintech program and as a mentor in the Endeavor network. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24

Mario Ruiz, previously at PayPal Ventures and now Co-Founder & Partner at Infinity Ventures, talks about a roadmap for diversifying the VC & startup ecosystems.

Chingona translates to a woman who is intelligent, fearless, and can get things done. Founding Partner of Chingona Ventures, Samara Hernandez is as Chingona as it gets. Samara launched the Chicago based early stage VC fund in 2019 and has made 18 investments and received part of a $50m investment from PayPal Ventures. She is focused on investing in overlooked, massive and growing markets. We talk about spotting opportunities, diversity as an accelerant to outsized returns and why cultivating different networks improves your chances of success.

Today Divvy, a Utah-based startup that focuses on corporate spend management, announced that it has closed a $165 million round at a $1.6 billion valuation. The company said that the new capital was raised from Hanaco, Schonfeld, PayPal Ventures, and Whale Rock, along with a cadre of prior investors. The new investment is not Divvy's […]

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