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Airbnb Picks Nasdaq For IPO
October 27, 2020

Airbnb has chosen to list its shares on the Nasdaq market, marking the index’s biggest listing since Facebook‘s $16 billion one in 2012, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Ghost Kitchen Firm Ordermark Nets $120M Led By Softbank
October 27, 2020

Ordermark, which provides online ordering solutions for restaurants, announced the close of a Series C funding round with $120 million, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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India’s FreshToHome Poised For Expansion After New Round of Financing
October 27, 2020

As business surges amid the coronavirus, Indian eCommerce startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish, meat, chicken and vegetables, has pulled down $121 million in new financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Chinese Firms Sprint Toward IPO Finish Line Amid Ant’s Record Filing
October 27, 2020

Ant Group’s filing of an estimated $34.5 billion record IPO is running parallel to a stampede of Chinese firms racing to file globally, according to a CNBC report on Tuesday (Oct. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Google To Invest In Indonesia’s Online Marketplace Tokopedia
October 26, 2020

Google’s push into eCommerce is taking it to Indonesia, where online shopping is growing at explosive rates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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ByteDance Explores IPO For Douyin, China’s Version Of TikTok
October 26, 2020

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, could hit the markets as a publicly-traded company under plans being pursued by its parent company, ByteDance, new reports find. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Ant Group Seizes Moment, Files For $34.4B Blockbuster IPO
October 26, 2020

Investors have been increasingly eager for FinTech company Ant Group to file for an initial public offering of stock, which could be the biggest IPO ever. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Dunkin’ Privatization Bid Points To Caffeinated Competition
October 26, 2020

News that Dunkin’ Brands might be taken private in an $8 billion deal with a 20 percent premium suggests that investors could be seeing value in restaurant and retail chains that are reinventing themselves in the post-COVID era. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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MerchantE: An Appetite For Pandemic Risk
October 26, 2020

“COVID-19 has been a sobering reminder that pandemic risk is real, and it can dramatically affect an organization’s risk profile and resiliency,” notes MerchantE Executive Vice President of Risk and Compliance Eric Haru. He discusses the importance of managing pandemic risk and having a “refined...