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WeWork Eyes Closing Doors On Its WeLive Shared-Housing Communities
June 09, 2020

WeWork is considering ending its plans for WeLive, its communal living program based in Crystal City near Washington D.C., Bloomberg reports from anonymous sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Dispute Management Firm Chargeback Raises $6.6M To Accelerate Platform Automation
June 08, 2020

Retail dispute management system Chargeback announced Monday (June 8) that it has closed a $6.6 million Series A1 funding round. 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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Silver Lake Increases Stake In Indian Telecom Jio Platforms
June 05, 2020

Silver Lake has upped its ante on India’s Jio Platforms. The Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm said Friday (June 5) it will buy an additional stake worth $600 million in the Indian telecom operator, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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UAE Fund Pumps $1.2B Into Jio Platforms, India’s Telecom Giant
June 05, 2020

Mubadala Investment Co., an investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is investing $1.2 billion in Jio Platforms, the Indian telecommunications firm, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Building Cities With Online Platforms And Opportunity Zones
June 05, 2020

If recent headlines have taught us anything, it is that economic support and investments can go a long way toward helping cities, businesses and individuals navigate any number of challenges (the pandemic is only among the most recent challenges). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Varo Raises $241M To Become A National Bank
June 03, 2020

Varo Money Inc., the mobile banking company, closed on a $241 million Series D funding round, the San Francisco-based company announced on Wednesday (June 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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SoftBank Announces $100M Fund For Minority-Led Startups
June 03, 2020

SoftBank is rolling out a $100 million loan fund targeted exclusively at minority-led startups, in the latest move by a big corporate player to address racial inequities in the United States amid coast-to-coast protests over police brutality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PayPal Boosts Investment In Tink Open Banking Platform
June 03, 2020

PayPal has re-upped its stake in Tink with an investment of an undisclosed size that was part of a previously announced 90 million euro funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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PayPal, Facebook Take Stakes In Gojek
June 03, 2020

PayPal and Facebook are collaborating on a funding round by GoJek, the Indonesian digital payments company, to boost their profiles in Southeast Asia’s financial services sectors and fuel its use among small businesses, the tech companies announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...