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Aye Finance Raises Another $27.5M Amid Pandemic
June 24, 2020

Bucking the coronavirus-driven economic downturn, Indian FinTech Aye Finance on Wednesday (June 24) said it had raised $27.5 million from a group of investors led by the private equity arm of Alphabet, Google’s corporate parent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Bidders For eBay Classifieds Unit Ready To Pay Up To $2.6B
June 24, 2020

With the last bids due in early July for eBay Inc.’s classified advertising business, private equity companies seeking to win the auction could arrange for as much as $2.6 billion worth of debt to finance the transaction. Those who are left taking part in the...

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Credit Suisse Eyes Its Supply Chain Finance Funds Amid Investor Scrutiny
June 24, 2020

Credit Suisse Group has started to look into funds invested in loans arranged by billionaire Lex Greensill and backed by Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Vision Fund, Bloomberg reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Blank Check Companies Set Sights On Unicorns
June 23, 2020

Amid Wall Street’s gyrations and the search for the next great tech unicorn: 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....

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Cedar Raises $102M For Simplified Patient Medical Payments
June 22, 2020

Cedar, a provider of technology focused on fostering smooth financial interactions between healthcare providers and patients, announced $102 million in new venture capital funding and a new business relationship with a provider network on Monday (June 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Cloud-based FI Software Provider nCino To Go Public
June 22, 2020

nCino, a cloud-based software provider for financial institutions (FIs), plans to go public, per a press release. 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...

India’s Morning Grocery Service Milkbasket Eyes Profitability In 2020, Raises $5.5M
June 22, 2020

Online grocery delivery service Milkbasket has landed $5.5 million in venture capital in a round led by Inflection Point Ventures. That brings the funding pulled in by Milkbasket to over $33 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

DraftKings To Sell More Shares in $1.6B IPO
June 19, 2020

While questions linger over the 2020 sports season, that hasn’t stopped DraftKings from upping its previously announced initial public offering (IPO) to 40 million shares of stock.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Palantir Notches $500M Ahead Of Potential IPO
June 19, 2020

In what is said to be one of the final investments prior to the trading of its shares publicly, Palantir Technologies Inc. notched $500 million in funding from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. The infusion reduces the need for the data firm, which Peter Thiel...