Even Financial announced news on Tuesday (Feb. 20) that it received $3 million in a strategic investing round, with participation from American Express Ventures, the strategic investment unit of American Express. The financial services company said Amex was joined by Plug & Play and Arab...
Tempest in a (meal) box? Attention turned to meal kits as the government invoked “Blue Apron” as a model of sorts for a new food stamp initiative. Turns out the real Blue Apron has its hands full, too, in a hypercompetitive market where subscribers are...
IdentityMind Global announced that it has closed a $10 million Series C round of financing. 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,...
YapStone, the online and mobile payment company, has raised $71 million in venture capital 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,...
Two months after news surfaced that China’s Alibaba wanted to make an online grocery play in India by investing in BigBasket, it appears the deal has finally been made official through a $300 million funding round, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
There’ll be no TGIF from bitcoin and its brethren, it seems. 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...
Alibaba, China’s leading eCommerce player, announced a 56 percent increase in earnings during its third quarter and revealed it’s acquiring a 33 percent stake in Ant Financial, its payment affiliate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
SoftBank is acquiring a majority stake in LINE MOBILE, a subsidiary of Line Corporation, which owns and operates the messaging app LINE. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Wag Labs, a startup that connects dog walkers with dog owners through an app, is receiving $300 million in funds from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
