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Brex Notches $150M To Advance Expense Management Tools
May 19, 2020

FinTech startup unicorn Brex has closed a $150 million funding round led by previous investor DST and new investor Lone Pine Capital, Brex said in a statement on Tuesday (May 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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SoftBank CEO Says WeWork Investment Was ‘Foolish’
May 18, 2020

It’s not often that a CEO publicly admits they made a blunder, but that’s just what SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son did Monday (May 18) regarding the firm’s WeWork investment, which went south, Business Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Robinhood Site Goes Down, Again
May 18, 2020

Users of the digital trading platform Robinhood have taken to social media once again to express their outrage about outages locking them out of a stock market rally on Monday (May 18), according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As Jack Ma Exits Board
May 18, 2020

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group posted a record-breaking $18 billion operating loss right after Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announced he was stepping down from the board, according to a company announcement on Monday morning (May 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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General Atlantic Latest To Pony Up Cash For Stake In India’s Jio Platforms
May 17, 2020

The New York-based private equity firm General Atlantic closed an $870 million deal for a 1.3 percent stake in Jio Platforms, the digital subsidiary of Reliance Industries in India. The deal puts Jio’s valuation at $65 billion, according to a report in The Financial Times (FT)...

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Payments Tech Startup Shift4 Payments Files IPO Plans
May 17, 2020

Payments technology firm Shift4 Payments, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Securities and Exchanges Commission filing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Investor Concerns Over Credit Losses Pull US Bank Stocks Down
May 15, 2020

The U.S. banking industry is the runt of the litter of the current stock market rally as interest rates sink and loans crumble, according to Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Monzo Closes In On New Funding As Valuation Plunges 40 Pct 
May 15, 2020

London FinTech unicorn Monzo is closing in on a new funding round as it faces a near 40 percent drop in valuation due to coronavirus pandemic economic fallout, according to a report in the Financial Times on Friday (May 15), citing sources. Get the Full...

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Chicago’s Tock Raises $10 Million For Upscale Takeout
May 13, 2020

Chicago-based restaurant booking platform Tock raised $10 million in a Series C funding round led by Valor Siren Ventures with participation from Origin Ventures.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...