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Ant’s Alipay Intros Advisory Platform For Asset Managers
March 22, 2021

Ant Group in China is introducing an investment consulting solution that will enable robo-advisers to extend services to Alipay’s 1 billion users, Bloomberg reported on Monday (March 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Deliveroo’s London IPO Aiming For $12 Billion Valuation
March 22, 2021

In one of the U.K.’s biggest public listings, food delivery startup Deliveroo is seeking a valuation as high as $12.8 billion (£8.8 billion) in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) set to debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), CNBC reported on Monday (March 22). Get...

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SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
March 22, 2021

The continued, heady pace of “blank-check” firms filing to go public shows no sign of abating. And while some observers may point to what seems an unsustainable pace (and soaring initial public offering prices), others note that listing via special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) has...

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Coinbase’s IPO Gets Pushed To April
March 21, 2021

Rather than go public this month, Coinbase will now do so in April, Bloomberg reported. 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,...

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Gig Workforce Payments Platform Payfare Opens Trading At $6
March 21, 2021

Payfare, the global financial technology company working in the field of pay solutions for the gig economy, has successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) for $65.4 million, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Toyota Leads $500 Million Round For Chinese Auto Driving Startup Momenta
March 21, 2021

Momenta is now the recipient of a $500 million investment round led by Toyota in order to provide new technologies like automated HD mapping and updates through vision-based technologies, a company announcement says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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App Software Platform ironSource To Go Public Via SPAC
March 21, 2021

ironSource, which helps developers scale apps, is going public by merging with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thoma Bravo Advantage in a transaction that values the emerging company at about $11.1 billion, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Brazilian FinTech EBANX Expanding Payments Across Central America
March 19, 2021

Brazilian FinTech startup EBANX has expansion plans for its payments operation across Central America and is kicking off operations in Costa Rica, with plans to launch in El Salvador, Panama, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic in the first half of 2021. Get the Full Story...

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Restaurant Roundup: Investors Back ResTech Solutions
March 19, 2021

While the week’s biggest story in restaurant technology investment news was Olo’s IPO and its valuation north of $4.6 billion, this week also saw significant investments in smaller ResTech companies. Restaurant equipment maintenance solutions provider 86 Repairs closed its latest round with $2 million in...