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Uber May Hit $10.8B In Bookings This Year
August 24, 2015

Uber Technologies is on pace to log $10.8 billion in global bookings this year, up three times over last year’s tally, and could reach $26 billion in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
China Cracks Down On Cybercrime With 15K Arrests
August 24, 2015

Chinese police arrested 15,000 people for allegedly committing cybercrimes, which came as a result of the investigations of more than 7,400 cases involving offenses such as hacking, online fraud and the illegal sale of personal information.

Alternative Finances
Crowdfunding Platform Eyes Next Funding Move
August 24, 2015

During its two and half years of existence, the OurCrowd crowdfunding platform has enabled startups to receive funding from accredited investors, along with providing direct investments to the startups using its site. But now, the Jerusalem-based startup is considering its own funding future.

B2B Payments
Big Value For Visa Europe, Big Progress For The Blockchain And Big Trouble For Snapchat
August 24, 2015

Between Apple’s falling share prices, Amazon’s HR woes and the great Ashley Madison data dump of 2015, last week was an all-around great time for gossip in America. And with so much scurrilous (and potentially spurious) data floating free in cyberspace, it might have been...

Samsung Taking Apple To The Supreme Court
August 21, 2015

In the three-year-long saga that is the patent litigation between Apple and Samsung — which Samsung lost — the newest wrinkle is that the Korean tech giant is trying to take its U.S. rival to the Supreme Court. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Banking Giants Back Online Lender Avant
August 21, 2015

Avant, the online lender that offers funds to consumers with less than stellar credit, has garnered debt financing from a series of big banks, Fortune reported on Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Visa Int’l May Roll Up Visa Europe For $21B
August 21, 2015

In the latest twist in the ongoing saga between Visa and its European counterpart, Sky News reported Thursday (Aug. 20) that the payments giant has “proposed the outline” of a takeover, which has as a hallmark a large upfront payment in a deal that could...

Retail Analytics Startup Boosts Big Data With $4M Funding
August 20, 2015

IntelligenceNODE, a retail and merchandising analytics startup based out of Mumbai, secured $4 million in a Series A funding round led by New Enterprise Associates and Orios Venture Partners.

Why Tata Is Tapping $100M Into Uber
August 20, 2015

Tata, the huge conglomerate based in India, has entered a strategic partnership with Uber and is investing as much as $100 million in the ride-sharing app company, which is based in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...