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Report: African FinTech Flutterwave Planning an IPO
August 22, 2023

 Nigerian payments company Flutterwave is reportedly planning to go public. In an interview with Bloomberg News published Tuesday (Aug. 22), the company’s chief executive said it is moving forward with a planned initial public offering (IPO). Olugbenga Agboola, also one of the co-founders of Flutterwave, told Bloomberg the company...

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Will Instacart IPO Open the Door for Other eCommerce Platforms to Mull the Market?
August 18, 2023

Where Instacart goes, the question follows: will other eCommerce platforms follow? At this writing, the online grocer is mulling a traditional initial public offering, and the details are slated to become more concrete as soon as next week. If the plans do come to fruition, it...

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Report: Instacart to Make IPO Plans Public in Coming Week
August 18, 2023

Online grocery marketplace Instacart is reportedly gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as September. The firm is anticipated to make its IPO plans public by filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the coming week, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 18), citing unnamed...

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Report: Amazon and Google Could Invest in Chipmaker Arm’s IPO
August 09, 2023

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to invest in chipmaker Arm’s initial public offering (IPO). Arm owner SoftBank is also talking to Google and companies from other industries heavily dependent on semiconductors in anticipation of a Nasdaq listing for Arm, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Aug. 9). Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of...

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Europe’s Low IPO Listings Pose Challenge to Capital Markets
August 02, 2023

Both the value and the volume of European initial public offerings (IPOs) have dropped to their lowest level in 14 years. Companies raised 2.4 billion euros (about $2.6 billion) through stock market listings in the first half of the year, with the number of public...

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Report: Figure Technologies Lays Off 90 Employees and Plans IPO
July 28, 2023

Figure Technologies has reportedly laid off staff and is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO). The firm laid off 20% of its staff — 90 employees — this week, Bloomberg reported Friday (July 28), citing documents the media outlet had reviewed. The documents also showed that Figure...

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Toast’s 15.5% Plunge Helps Lead FinTech IPO Index Lower for the Week
July 21, 2023

Toast shares got scorched in a week that saw the FinTech IPO Index give up 0.3%. And earnings season has yet to begin in earnest — at least for the FinTechs. Beyond the banks, beyond the details on deposit flight and whether consumers are spending...

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Bank of America: Europe’s IPO Market Will Recover Gradually
July 20, 2023

Anyone expecting a dramatic restoration of Europe’s IPO market might have to wait. That’s according to bankers at Bank of America (BofA), who told Bloomberg News in an interview Thursday (July 20) that it could take some time before there is a flurry of new initial public offerings (IPOs)...

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Ola Electric’s Rapid Growth Sparks Early IPO Plans
July 17, 2023

Indian startup Ola Electric Mobility is reportedly in line for an initial public offering (IPO) sooner than anticipated. This change is due to its success in India’s electric scooter market, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 17). With 38% share of that market, Ola Electric has sold...