Affirm Hits 4.5M Users, Shoots For Everyday Payment Expansion
Affirm Hits 4.5M Users, Shoots For Everyday Payment Expansion
February 11, 2021  |  Earnings

Buy now pay later platform Affirm held its first earnings call as a public company Thursday (Feb. 11), presenting solid metrics for 2020 and a...

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Ex-Microsoft Exec Forms Truveta To Share Anonymized Patient Data
Ex-Microsoft Exec Forms Truveta To Share Anonymized Patient Data
February 11, 2021  |  Healthcare

A new startup, Truveta, is looking to improve healthcare for patients and care facilities in 40 states in relation to the pandemic through the use...

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LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
February 11, 2021  |  Acquiring

Flying taxi developer Joby Aviation is getting some help from the blank-check company helmed by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, the Financial Times (FT) reported. A...

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American Express Brings SME Loans To Canada
American Express Brings SME Loans To Canada
February 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

American Express is rolling out business loans in Canada in an international extension of its current corporate financing offerings. American Express, which is working with...

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UK FinTech Monzo’s Carol Nelson Will Head American Expansion
UK FinTech Monzo’s Carol Nelson Will Head American Expansion
February 11, 2021  |  Personnel

Monzo’s strategic adviser, Carol Nelson, will lead the American expansion for the U.K. FinTech as its first female chief executive officer, TechCrunch reported on Thursday...

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Subscription Models Gain Traction With Tech Companies, Traditional Media
Subscription Models Gain Traction With Tech Companies, Traditional Media
February 11, 2021  |  Subscriptions

The great subscription rush is on. It seems like every day another traditional subscription-based business reports big numbers or there’s another big name making new...

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Everyday Credit FinTech OppFi Will Go Public Via SPAC
Everyday Credit FinTech OppFi Will Go Public Via SPAC
February 11, 2021  |  IPO

FinTech platform Opportunity Financial (OppFi) has entered into an agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FG New American Acquisition Corp. (FGNA) to become a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers With Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers...
February 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin hit a new record Thursday (Feb. 11), surging past $48,000, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Stay-At-Home Economy Cuts Both Ways For Disney
Stay-At-Home Economy Cuts Both Ways For Disney
February 11, 2021  |  Earnings

The Walt Disney Company’s latest quarterly earnings report, released Thursday (Feb. 11), showed the strength of the stay-at-home economy. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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