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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Liquidity Services Buys Government Real Estate Platform Bid4Assets
November 02, 2021

Liquidity Services, the biggest eCommerce marketplace for business and government surplus, is acquiring Bid4Assets, a digital platform that targets real property auctions for the government, including tax foreclosure sales and sheriff’s sales, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Freelancing Platform Fiverr Pays $95M for Stoke
November 02, 2021

Freelance services platform Fiverr International is paying $95 million to acquire online freelance management platform Stoke Talent. 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...

B2B Payments
New Research Shows 15% of B2B Receivables Are Overdue
November 02, 2021

Manual processes, such as paper invoicing, invoice matching and reconciliation, have long defined how B2B businesses manage their accounts receivable (AR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

IPO
India’s Delhivery Files for Nearly $1B IPO
November 02, 2021

The Indian supply chain startup Delhivery has filed for an almost $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Google Invests in Robot Delivery Company Nuro
November 02, 2021

Google was a surprise investor in autonomous driving platform Nuro during a recent $600 million Series D fundraising round that will help the company accelerate commercialization of its robotic delivery services, according to a Forbes report on Tuesday (Nov. 2). Get the Full Story Complete...

Investments
Blood Pressure Monitoring Firm Aktiia Nets $17.5M in Series A Funding
November 02, 2021

Swiss health-tech startup Aktiia raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 2) report from UK Tech. Venture capital firm Draper Esprit led the funding round, which also received participation from 415 Capital, Redalpine Venture Partners, Verve Ventures and...

Investments
GI Partners Bets on Healthcare FinTech Rectangle
November 02, 2021

The healthcare FinTech Rectangle Health has received a recapitalization from GI Partners, a private investment firm with healthcare technology and payments investing experience.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

eCommerce
China eCommerce Retailers Cautiously Optimistic About Singles Day
November 02, 2021

China’s eCommerce leaders are turning a cautiously optimistic eye toward Singles Day on Nov. 11, touted as the biggest shopping day in the world, despite the specter of slowing economic growth and increasing scrutiny by Chinese regulators about their operations, CNBC reported Tuesday (Nov. 2)....

IPO
Coffee Companies Perk up at Opportunity to Break Big on Public Market Following Dutch Bros.’...
November 02, 2021

Coffee companies have seen Dutch Bros.’ success on the public market, and they are taking note. Seven weeks after the drive-thru coffee chain went public via initial public offering (IPO), a rousing success by most accounts, Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC), a coffee company focused...