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Investments
Indian Food Delivery Giant Swiggy Raises $700M at $10.7B Valuation
January 24, 2022

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy raised $700 million and doubled its valuation to $10.7 billion, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. 24), citing unnamed sources with insider information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Why are Activists Suddenly Swarming Kohl’s and Other Retailers Now?
January 24, 2022

With as many as two additional activist bids coming in for Kohl’s over the weekend, in the wake of last week’s scathing critique from Macellum and an earlier broadside from Engine Capital in December, it is hard not to conjure up the familiar closing cant of auction houses...

B2B Payments
Lockstep on Harnessing the Power of Virtual Cards to Improve AP Efficiency
January 24, 2022

More than 60% of finance professionals say their businesses have suffered vendor payment and invoice processing delays after going remote. In the B2B Digital Payments Tracker, Matthew Shanahan of automated collections software provider Lockstep, explains how virtual cards help remote AP departments gain efficiencies.

Banking
Bank Of Montreal On Personalizing Functionality With Open Banking
January 24, 2022

Companies want many of the embedded finance options that FinTechs offer, and APIs and open banking help banks give their corporate clients the best of both worlds. In the Next-Gen Commercial Banking Tracker, Bank of Montreal’s Sean Ellery explains how they’re using open banking APIs...

Investments
VC Funding, FinTech Unicorns Break Records in LatAm
January 24, 2022

Latin America (LatAm) saw record funding of $15.3 billion from venture capitalists (VCs) in 2021, triple what it was in 2020, with FinTech, eCommerce and PropTech capturing nearly 75% of investments, Financial Times reported on Monday (Jan. 24). The previous record of VC funding was...

Delivery
Gorillas to Snap Up Frichti for Bigger Slice of Food Delivery Pie
January 24, 2022

German rapid grocery startup Gorillas is working on a deal to acquire the French delivery firm Frichti for undisclosed terms, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
Half of US, Canadian Firms Say Data Management, Compliance Costs Blunt Innovation
January 24, 2022

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International
UK Economic Crime Tops What Gov’t Spends to Fight It, Data Shows
January 23, 2022

A report from anti-graft charity Spotlight on Corruption says economic crime in the U.K. ends up costing the government “hundreds of times more” than the government spends fighting it, according to a Financial Times report Sunday (Jan. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Moroccan B2B eCommerce Platform Chari Nets Funding on $100M Valuation
January 23, 2022

Morocco-based B2B eCommerce and FinTech startup Chari could see a valuation of $100 million after a new bridge round of funding, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...