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Kasisto Lands $17M, Plans Expansion
December 14, 2017

Kasisto, the creator of KAI, the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform for finance, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 13) that it raised $17 million in a Series B round of fundraising. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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PayPal, Accel Back Fraud Detection Startup, Simility
December 13, 2017

Simility, the fraud detection and risk management startup, has landed $17.5 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...

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Uber Ex-Employees Worry About Stock Value In Face Of SoftBank Investment
December 11, 2017

Uber employees are taking advantage of the rare opportunity to convert their paper shares of Uber into cold, hard cash as SoftBank, the Japanese technology giant, buys 17 percent of the ride-hailing app’s outstanding shares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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India’s Bigbasket Getting Even Bigger With Alibaba Investment
December 08, 2017

India’s biggest online supermarket Bigbasket is about to get even bigger. Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has said it will invest $200 million in the company, leading a $280 million funding round and garnering Alibaba a 25 percent stake in the startup. Get...

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WorldRemit Lands $40M
December 08, 2017

Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40 million to drive its next phase of growth, bringing its total amount raised to $220 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
December 08, 2017

Ofo, the Chinese bicycle sharing company, has raised $1 billion or more from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and other investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Amid The Good (Stock Market) Cheer, Clouds Gather?
December 07, 2017

Nine years is a long time for anything to run — a TV show, your car, a bowling league — especially so the bull market that has stretched into the present day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Affirm Said To Eye $150M Capital Raise On $1.5B Valuation
December 05, 2017

Affirm Inc., an online lender, is reportedly in late-stage talks to land a new round of financing that would propel it to unicorn startup status. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Europe Leads ICO Investments
December 01, 2017

Atomico, the European venture capital firm, said in a report on Thursday (Nov. 30) that over the course of the past few years, close to half of the money that went into initial coin offerings (ICOs) has come from European investors. Get the Full Story...