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LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
January 24, 2016

LendUp has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its product reach and credit facility. 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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Retail Stocks’ Long Shadow
January 20, 2016

The phrase “creative accounting” usually comes in relation to SEC investigations and court sentences, but the fact of the matter is that corporate finances aren’t the cut-and-dry concept that consumers might think they are. Rather, some differing interpretations of the same numbers can lead to...

The Cloud Factor(ing)
January 20, 2016

Factoring – or the financing based on receivable debt – is a fairly ancient idea that has existed as a method of financing commerce for almost as long as buyers, suppliers, and a lag between receiving goods and paying for goods has been around.  ...

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Foursquare’s Valuation Halved In Latest Funding Round
January 15, 2016

It would be fair to say that 2015 was a tough year for Foursquare, and so far, it looks like 2016 is definitely going to be tougher, since its valuation is now approximately half of what it once was. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Euclid Raises $20M To Better Track Shoppers In Store
January 15, 2016

Retailers have an obvious investment in keeping track of how customers interact with retail environments, and Euclid Analytics is capitalizing on that shared goal to the tune of $20 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Moneybox Secures $3M To Make Millennials Savvy
January 14, 2016

Moneybox, a U.K.-based investment app company, has raised $3 million in its seed funding round ahead of its planned 2016 launch date. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Uber China’s $2B Round Raises Value To $7B
January 14, 2016

Uber’s China division received a nearly $2 billion investment from Chinese firms, boosting the unit to a valuation of $7 billion. 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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Skyscanner Travel Search Site Joins The Unicorn Race
January 13, 2016

Travel search site Skyscanner has raised $192 million in its latest round of funding, joining a clique of British unicorns. 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...

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Canadian Firm Hubba On Track For $45M Round
January 13, 2016

When it comes to investments and the payments and commerce tech startups that need them, 2016 so far is shaping up to be a rather tense time. The World Bank thinks global markets are heading for a “perfect storm” of instability and the first two...