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Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
August 24, 2018

Visa has made a strategic investment in Paidy, which offers instantly issued post-pay credit services for eCommerce consumers based in Japan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Deutsche Bank Invests In Modo
August 24, 2018

Deutsche Bank announced that it has acquired an equity stake in Modo Payments, a payments technology company focusing on reducing friction in the payments industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding
August 23, 2018

Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Atomic, Founders Fund, Cherubic Ventures and Wing Ventures, as well as a $50 million debt facility. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Latch Raises $70M In Funding Led By Brookfield Asset Management
August 22, 2018

Latch, manufacturer of a smart access system, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 22) that it has raised $70 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 logins required....

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Boxed Raises More Than $100M In Funding
August 22, 2018

Grocery startup Boxed announced that it has raised $111 million in a new round of funding. 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...

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SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
August 22, 2018

Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and inside investors also participated in the round. Getaround provides instant and keyless carsharing through its patented, integrated hardware and software platform. Get the...

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Klook CPO Liu Outlines Travel Booking Platform’s Global Expansion
August 21, 2018

Having $1 billion in bookings and more than 200 destinations globally – those are big numbers, to be sure, but these are not stats gleaned from an airline. Throw another round number into the mix: $200 million. That’s the amount that Klook — a startup based in Hong...

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Citi Ventures Invests In AI Software Company Anaconda
August 20, 2018

American Banker, citing Citi Ventures, reported that the investment shows banks are embracing and implementing AI. According to the report, the investment provides more insight into how Citigroup is using AI across the company. The software is popular with younger generations, which is an important...

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YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
August 20, 2018

YayYo, the online ridesharing company, is gearing up an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Seeking Alpha, citing an S-1/A registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reported the company is aiming to raise $5 million in gross proceeds from the IPO. As...