For the more than 170 million Americans who live paycheck to paycheck — three-quarters of all American workers, according to a recent survey — the idea of better financial planning can seem a bit like wanting a pet unicorn. It would certainly be nice, and...
Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC, bringing the food delivery company a $1.4 billion valuation. DoorDash plans to use the funding to expand into additional cities this year. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Video game startup Blast has raised another $7 million in 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...
Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping. According to Bloomberg, Ele.me wants to expand a business that’s burning enormous amounts of cash, according to anonymous sources. Get...
PPRO Group, a U.K. cross-border ePayment provider, announced on Monday (July 16) a $50 million round of investment led by PayPal. In a PayPal press release, the company said that in addition to its investment, Citi Ventures and returning investor HPE Growth Capital participated in...
Paidy, the company that instantly issues post-pay credit accounts linked to mobile phone numbers, announced on Thursday (July 12) that it raised $55 million in a round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
JD.com’s finance unit has raised $1.96 billion 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
On Tuesday (July 10), L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, and Chinese retailer JD.com announced a strategic partnership with Secoo Holding Limited, one of Asia’s online integrated upscale products and services platforms. Through the partnership, L Catterton Asia...
