Investors have decided to settle a lawsuit with Theranos and founder Elizabeth Holmes, aiming to get whatever they can from the struggling blood testing company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Flameouts. Scams. Investors who tread among ICOs are taking their shots in the Wild West. Only a minority of ICOs make it into their fifth month. But as research from Boston College shows, returns are still positive, staggeringly so, as Hugo Benedetti, PhD candidate and the paper’s...
For the more than 170 million Americans who live paycheck to paycheck — three-quarters of all American workers, according to a recent survey — the idea of better financial planning can seem a bit like wanting a pet unicorn. It would certainly be nice, and...
Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC, bringing the food delivery company a $1.4 billion valuation. DoorDash plans to use the funding to expand into additional cities this year. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Video game startup Blast has raised another $7 million in funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping. According to Bloomberg, Ele.me wants to expand a business that’s burning enormous amounts of cash, according to anonymous sources. Get...
PPRO Group, a U.K. cross-border ePayment provider, announced on Monday (July 16) a $50 million round of investment led by PayPal. In a PayPal press release, the company said that in addition to its investment, Citi Ventures and returning investor HPE Growth Capital participated in...
Paidy, the company that instantly issues post-pay credit accounts linked to mobile phone numbers, announced on Thursday (July 12) that it raised $55 million in a round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
