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Revolut Nabs $10M To Ease Global Currency Exchange
July 12, 2016

London FinTech startup Revolut announced that it raised a $10 million (£7.75 million) Series A funding round to help improve the way people spend and send various types of currencies across the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Startup CityBase Raises $6.25 Million In VC Funding
July 11, 2016

CityBase, the Chicago startup that aids cities in reaching and serving residents and businesses, announced on Thursday (July 7) it raised $6.25 million in a Series B round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Walmart Pay Pays Off, Marketplace Lending Falls Off
July 08, 2016

It's a good time to be a retailing or tech giant — or a combination of both. Walmart says it’s found traction in mobile payments, Samsung grows profits ... but smaller and once nimbler players in FinTech are hitting air pockets, cutting staff and valuations.

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Unicorns Remain (IPO) Shy
July 07, 2016

Amid stock volatility, some unicorns pull back from previous IPO plans. Could there be cannibalization amid mergers and acquisitions, too?

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X-Border Payments Startup Banks $3M
July 06, 2016

Australian FinTech startup Airwallex secured $3 million in its pre-Series A funding round, led by Alibaba’s venture capital fund manager, Gobi Partners, ZDNet reported on Tuesday (July 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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June’s Strong Finish And HourlyNerd’s Strong Series C
July 06, 2016

The changing workforce has been something of an obsession since the rise of Uber and its many imitators. While 1099 contractors were not a new idea that on-demand introduced to the economy, the sudden surge has notably been a more recent phenomenon. Get the Full...

Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million
June 29, 2016

In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Lyft Is Working With Qatalyst Partners
June 28, 2016

In an interesting and certainly watchable turn of events, Lyft has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners, according to reports that surface in the Wall Street Journal yesterday (June 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Circle Snaps Up $60M To Take On Chinese Market
June 23, 2016

Circle — a popular social payments app — has just picked up $60 million in new funding that will allow it to make some big steps in China with the creation of a new, Beijing-based company: Circle China. Get the Full Story Complete the form...