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SoftBank Invests $1B Into Wirecard
April 24, 2019

Wirecard, the German financial company, and Japan’s SoftBank Group announced Wednesday (April 24)  a deal in which SoftBank will invest about EUR 900 million in Wirecard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Zoom Tops 2019 IPOs With $17.7B Valuation
April 24, 2019

Zoom has surpassed Lyft as the most valuable of all the tech companies to go public this year. The milestone comes after just three days of trading for Zoom, which surged 5 percent on Tuesday (April 23) to close trading with a market capitalization of $17.7...

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SoftBank Mulls Stake In Wirecard
April 24, 2019

SoftBank is considering investing in German financial company Wirecard, according to Bloomberg. 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...

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Tencent Invests In Argentinian Mobile Banking Startup
April 23, 2019

Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has invested in Argentinian mobile banking startup Uala, according to a report from Reuters. 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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Intellimize Raises $8M To Expand AI Platform To Offer Personalized Web Pages
April 23, 2019

Intellimize, a startup that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously personalize web pages for visitors, raised $8 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Alt Thirty Six Raises $10M To Bring Digital Payments To The Pot Industry
April 23, 2019

Alt Thirty Six, a digital payment and compliance platform designed to help the cannabis industry go cashless, announced Tuesday (April 23) it raised $10 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Chinese Coffee Co. Luckin Files For US IPO
April 22, 2019

The Starbucks rival in China, the Beijing-based Luckin Coffee, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States with a valuation of almost $3 billion since its last funding round, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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eBay In Talks To Invest In Paytm Mall
April 22, 2019

eBay is reportedly in talks to lead an investment in Paytm Mall in an effort to branch into offline-to-online commerce in India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Pinterest Valuation Tops Nordstrom’s
April 19, 2019

Pinterest, the image search startup, made its debut as a publicly traded company Thursday (April 18) and was able to close up 28 percent from its IPO price. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...