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Signal Goes From Non-Profit To Profit With $50M Investment
February 22, 2018

Moxie announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) that it is launching the Signal Foundation with the support of Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp, who is investing in the new non-profit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Even Financial Reports $3M Financing Round
February 20, 2018

Even Financial announced news on Tuesday (Feb. 20) that it received $3 million in a strategic investing round, with participation from American Express Ventures, the strategic investment unit of American Express. The financial services company said Amex was joined by Plug & Play and Arab...

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Tempest In A Meal Box?
February 16, 2018

Tempest in a (meal) box?   Attention turned to meal kits as the government invoked “Blue Apron” as a model of sorts for a new food stamp initiative.  Turns out the real Blue Apron has its hands full, too, in a hypercompetitive market where subscribers are...

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IdentityMind Raises $10M
February 15, 2018

IdentityMind Global announced that it has closed a $10 million Series C round of financing. 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,...

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YapStone Raises $71M To Fund Expansion, M&A
February 13, 2018

YapStone, the online and mobile payment company, has raised $71 million in venture capital 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,...

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Reg A+ IPOs Lose More Investors’ Money Than They Make
February 12, 2018

Rules aimed at removing hurdles for small companies to list on the stock market aren’t resulting in much gains for investors. 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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UK’s Regulator Warns Banks That Security Won’t Cut It As Excuse To Fend Off Competition
February 08, 2018

Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulatory watchdog, warned UK banks on Wednesday (Feb. 7) that they shouldn’t use excuses of security concerns to stop FinTechs from accessing customer data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Alibaba Follows Amazon’s Lead, Buys Grocery Store
February 02, 2018

Two months after news surfaced that China’s Alibaba wanted to make an online grocery play in India by investing in BigBasket, it appears the deal has finally been made official through a $300 million funding round, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Bad Week Worsens For Cryptos; No TGIF Here
February 02, 2018

There’ll be no TGIF from bitcoin and its brethren, it seems. 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...