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Mastercard, Santander Invest In Mobile Pay App For Messenger
November 25, 2016

A group of investors, including Mastercard and Banco Santander, have invested $6 million in PayKey, an Israeli startup focused on enabling consumers to make payments through messaging applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Money Saving App Albert Raises $2.5 Million
November 25, 2016

Albert, the money saving app, has recently closed on a $2.5 million round of seed 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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UK Government Commits To Invest £500,000 A Year In FinTech
November 24, 2016

The U.K. is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a year into financial technology companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Deutsche Börse Invests In Banking FinTech figo
November 24, 2016

Germany stock exchange Deutsche Börse has participated in a funding round for local FinTech startup figo, reports said Wednesday (Nov. 23). 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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Symantec Will Buy LifeLock For $2.3 Billion
November 21, 2016

Big buys this week to start out the news. Symantec Corp has announced that it will acquire U.S. identity theft protection services company LifeLock Inc for $2.3 billion. The deal comes as Symantec is looking to bolster its Norton Software offering. Symantec’s security software often...

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PeerStreet Raises $15 Million In VC Funding Led By Andreessen Horowitz
November 18, 2016

PeerStreet, the financial technology startup, raised $15 million in a venture capital funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. 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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Increased Diversity Present Among SMB Investment Teams
November 17, 2016

A recent research study revealed that the investment teams of small business investment companies (SBICs) show greater gender diversity compared to the broader private equity investment community. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Snapchat’s IPO Rumors
November 17, 2016

It’s rumored that the Snapchat IPO may hit the market as one of the biggest since 2014. 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...

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Interest Rates To Trump Trump Stock Rally?
November 15, 2016

Remember interest rates? That little economic mechanism that people were worried about before Donald Trump won the presidency and stocks roared ever upward? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...