American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Offer multiple payment options, such as credit cards, digital wallets, and bank transfers. Consider accepting payments via credit card and incorporate the credit card processing fee into the sale. Effective Credit Policy for Accounts Much of cash flow is determined by the terms that are given to customers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 6, 2021

There’s nothing worse than walking into your favorite coffee shop, only to realize it doesn’t accept cash and you don’t have your bank card. Although credit and debit cards are the gold standard for cashless, emerging technologies such as e-wallets, Google Wallet and Apple Pay have seen a quick uptake in recent times.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We got some big news yesterday about USDC which is that the VISA card network is going to “help select Visa credit card issuers start integrating the USDC software into their platforms and send and receive USDC payments.”

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2017

The industry treats VCs as if they hold all the cards, and the worst behaviors of investors reflect that. Be careful giving too much credit to an investor who lucked out because a stupid acquirer mistook a flaming pile of dog poo for the greatest thing since sliced bread. Frankly, it makes me uncomfortable, because it's undeserved.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 13, 2020

In his book The Innovation Stack , he recounts how he and his cofounder, Jack Dorsey of Twitter, approached the problem of credit cards with a new perspective. We went about it completely differently from the existing credit card processors, and it worked. So not knowing the system was pretty handy.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 30, 2021

And it required a crypto wallet experience that was tightly integrated into the game that allowed new users to fund their wallets with credit cards in addition to crypto assets. That required a deal with the NBA which they made happen a few years ago. And it required Flow to launch.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

The opportunity set is much bigger than ever (50x more users, 10x time online, mobile, social, credit-card enabled, global) … when things work they work faster and at an unprecedented scale. Having worked through the data with Glenn I am even more optimistic about venture capital than I was even a year ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

A certain amount of the growth in today’s market is genuinely caused by the economic leaps that globally connected markets, widely available smart phones and frictionless commerce caused by the linking of our credit cards, bank accounts or crypto currencies to our phones for 1-click purchasing.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 22, 2020

Debts can include loans, credit cards, and even mobile phone bills. Know how much money you have on hand, perhaps in a savings account, or how much money you might be able to borrow, perhaps using a credit card. What is your debt-to-income ratio? During uncertain times, having access to cash is important.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The company has been built on the concept of giving consumers a way to buy things online without having to pay for them upfront, and without resorting to a credit card. Image Credits: Klarna. In contrast, when you spend on a credit card, the merchant is effectively holding your credit card company’s money.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 24, 2020

Another way to adapt is to implement card payments as customers do not want to run out of cash or have to handle it for hygiene reasons. Keep your brand in the minds of customers. Maintaining a good relationship with clients requires effort and strategy.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out. I probably met with 20+ investors, including Fred Wilson and Josh Koppelman, and both rejected our company as too early.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

The company at the time had also announced a $300 million credit facility. billion, touts that it “provides a single, global, cloud-based, open API Platform for modern card issuing and transaction processing.” Once the deal closes, Power Finance CEO Randy Fernando will lead the product management of Marqeta’s credit card platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

If your closet is full of clothes and your credit card is full of debt – of course you’re going to trade clothes with other people rather than only buying new stuff. You can watch the 20-minute video of my talk if you want here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Union54 founders launched the company last year when they went through painstaking processes to issue debit cards for their previous startup and challenger bank, Zazu.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 7, 2021

“For example, for a friend’s birthday recently, my son wanted to give cash instead of our usual gift-card approach. He explained that a gift card to a specific store meant his friend could only use it there, but if he doesn’t want anything from that store, our gift would be inconsiderate.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And the process of borrowing money or financing asset purchases can be an eye-opener for those who are not used to today’s lender and seller aversion to grant easy credit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

Digital access: What are the passwords and logins for their online accounts such as credit cards, investments, banks, social media, emails. Documents such as wills, trusts, automobile titles, property deeds, insurance policies, tax returns, Powers of Attorney, healthcare directives (eg, DNR) .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Image Credits: Djamo. Whether it’s affording Ivorians the luxury to pay for online services like Amazon, Alibaba, or Netflix, or providing VISA debit cards in a timely fashion, these tailored approaches have made Djamo grow organically via word of mouth. After that, you pay as you go in transaction fees.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 10, 2019

“For example, for a friend’s birthday recently, my son wanted to give cash instead of our usual gift-card approach. He explained that a gift card to a specific store meant his friend could only use it there, but if he doesn’t want anything from that store, our gift would be inconsiderate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2020

To support healthcare providers, British telecommunications provider Esendex is giving 1,000 free credits and full account management to those sending emergency communications. We purchase gift cards weekly from them and distribute those to non-profits with communities in need and frontline workers that are keeping us safe.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Typically , they would be required to use a bank account or card. Mobile money and card payment gateways. ” Image Credits: PawaPay. Both platforms are largely focused on addressing the unique challenges accompanying mobile money, while the others drive innovation around bank and card payments.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

But what if you’re a credit card company and you want to know where to find your next customers? It is the fact that somebody follows hate groups on Twitter and not commensurate opposing views and is about to be part of a selection group to be considered in an important trial. Those are the obvious cases.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

If you don’t have an internal CFO who is forecasting, budgeting, managing lines of credit and managing cash flow, consider hiring an outsourced part-time CFO or working with a proactive CPA (not reactive) who can help you plan throughout the year. This can be done in a lot of little ways.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

He estimates that almost half of enterprise payments still involve a paper check, while fintech bets heavily on cards that come with 2% to 3% transaction fees, which Almond said is untenable when a business is routinely sending $100,000 invoices. Image Credits: Paystand. Paystand’s platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

If you really get nervous and are afraid you’ll forget your lines have one 3X5 cue card in your hands for each slide. Photo Credit: Asmund on 500px. If you wants some words to support the image – fine. But make them sparse and make the B-I-G! If you write sentences you’ll read them and you’ll … suck.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

However, due to the risk of personal information leakage, biometric solutions have yet to replace ID cards or become commonplace in high-security facilities. Initially, we developed a system for access control that authenticated individuals using their employee ID card. ANDOPEN’s solution stores face images on employee ID cards.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Despite South Africa’s high card and mobile penetration rates of over 70%, the country’s SMEs still struggle to accept cards. He did mention, however, that the company is still very much a card-focused payment provider. Image Credits: Yoco. Yoco has raised a total of $107 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Historically, Square has been known for its card reader and point-of-sale payment system, used largely by small businesses – but it has also begun facilitating credit for the entrepreneurs and smalls businesses who use its products in recent years. Homam Maalouf, Chief Credit Officer. Samantha Ku, Chief Operating Officer.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Chari has a fintech side by providing these retailers with credit. Access to credit is still very much a problem to the millions of small and medium businesses in Nigeria, which make up most of the country’s businesses. African fintechs are in the business of providing virtual and physical cards to their customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2015

Life doesn’t necessarily deal us those cards. He is patient and wise and would rather enable a team member with a great pass than to seek credit himself even though he personally wants to succeed. So naturally I expected my boys to be the same. My son Jacob is tall, sturdy and not the fastest guy on his team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

In developed countries where credit is traditionally accessed via credit cards, BNPL can be seen as a nice-to-have, mainly due to its installment aspect. However, for developing markets where credit penetration is low or having a credit history is asking for too much, BNPL has a more robust use case.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And it stead of running up more credit card bills to buy new clothes, how about if they got new good stuff without spending new cash? We started talking about how in a country with so much consumer debt she could help women unlock the value of the clothes already in their closets.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

” VCs to recommerce startups: Let’s pop some tags Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need Image Credits: Overearth / Getty Images America’s long-standing wealth gap between white and Black households contributes to the lack of diversity among startup founders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Image Credits: Edwin Remsberg (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. The newly launched Zettle Terminal connects to the internet via Wi-Fi or a free-of-charge pre-loaded SIM card on the 3G and 4G networks to enable business owners to operate on the go. This company wants to improve your credit by gamifying financial literacy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Credit card penetration in Egypt is low, with just over 4 million cards used in a population of more than 100 million people. As such, people in the country have little or no access to credit, given the other few options that exist in the market.

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