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Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
November 13, 2017

Recent moves from Donald Trump to undo policy changes in U.S. relations with Cuba have caused U.S. businesses to pull back on excitement over getting involved with the island, according to news from Reuters on Friday (Nov. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Trouva Nabs $10M To Help UK SMBs Compete With Amazon
November 13, 2017

Trouva, an online marketplace for merchants that don’t sell their products online, has raised $10 million in a new round of venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Tencent Gives Snap A Capital Boost
November 09, 2017

Despite failing to meet growth projections and seeing a decrease in ad sales, Snapchat disclosed that Tencent has increased its stake in the company by more than 12 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Used Car Seller SouChe.com Raises $335M Led By Alibaba
November 02, 2017

SouChe.com, the Chinese car trading website, raised $335 million in venture capital funding, led by eCommerce giant Alibaba. 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...

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Remitly Raises $115M Series D
November 01, 2017

Remitly, an independent digital remittance company, announced that it had agreed to raise up to $115 million in series D funding, according to Business Wire. PayU, a FinTech investment division of Naspers, will lead the investment round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Corona’s Parent Company Gets Into Pot
October 31, 2017

Constellation Brands, a beer distributor that owns Corona, announced that it has signed an agreement to buy an almost 10 percent stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded cannabis company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Samsung And Ant Financial Eye AI With $40M Investment
October 25, 2017

Ant Financial, the financial arm of China’s Alibaba, and Samsung Group, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, led a $40 million fundraising round for DeePhi Tech, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Hiya Grabs $18M To Make Caller ID Technology Smarter
October 20, 2017

Hiya, which was spun out by Whitepages a year ago, announced its first outside funding: a Series A of $18 million led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Nautilus Venture Partners and Lumia Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Tony Fadell Launches Firm To Invest In Future Device Tech
October 20, 2017

Investor, entrepreneur and former Apple exec Tony Fadell has unveiled his latest investment: a new investment and advisory firm called Future Shape that’s working with engineers and scientists. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...