May 23, 2023
PE Outfits Selling More Discounted Shares in Portfolio Companies
Private equity operations are reportedly gloomy about their portfolio companies regaining their high valuations. That’s according to an analysis published Tuesday (May 23) by the Financial Times (FT), which finds...
May 22, 2023
Firmbase Raises $12 Million for Financial Planning and Analysis Platform
Firmbase has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $12 million for its financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform. The Tel Aviv-based firm’s platform can be implemented in days and...
May 22, 2023
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation: An Ambitious Instrument that Raises Significant...
This contribution discusses the recently adopted Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market, usually referred to as the Foreign Subsidies Regulation or “FSR”. After providing some context,...
May 22, 2023
Transnational Subsidies: Achilles’ Heel for Foreign Investment, Trade, and Competition
In the recent years, the discussion around transnational subsidies is gaining momentum, and there is some debate about of how these government interventions should be regulated. The present article discusses...
May 19, 2023
FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.4% as Upstart Soars on Consumer...
The FinTech IPO gathered 2.4% in a week that saw the last few remnants of earnings reports trickle in. And of course, beyond the revenues and various customer metrics detailed...
May 16, 2023
Paysafe Says Digital Wallet Use Helped Q1 Revenue Jump 7%
Payments platform Paysafe saw a revenue boost due to a rise in digital wallet use. “We kicked off 2023 by delivering our strongest quarterly revenue since going public,” CEO Bruce Lowthers said in a...
May 16, 2023
As Meta Exits, Can Amazon, Google and Reddit Get Social...
The realm of social commerce is undergoing remarkable advancements with key players such as Google, Amazon and Reddit venturing into the trend of integrating eCommerce within their platforms. But what...
May 15, 2023
PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Automation Technology to Mitigate Hospitality Labor Shortages
The hospitality industry has been experiencing staffing shortages across the board in recent years, with both hotels and restaurants feeling the squeeze. The industry has been slow to recover from...
May 12, 2023
FinTech IPO Index Soars 9.3% as Blend, Open Lending Lead...
Earnings, earnings, everywhere — and for the FinTech IPO Index, a notable rally marked the past five sessions. The overall index was up 9.3%. Blend Labs led the charge, where...