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Product Management Software Startup Akeneo In $13M Series B
April 05, 2017

The Investment Tracker accelerated in terms of activity and deal size in the week that ended March 31. For that period, $2.3 billion in fund flows was logged, with the top three transactions coming from the FinTech sector. That marks a change from the previous...

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Amid Tech Giants, Big Tobacco Lights Up Stock Market
April 04, 2017

Investors tend to get swayed by smoking-hot tech stocks. But what about smoking-hot smoking stocks? 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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Blue Apron Might Be Prepping For IPO
April 03, 2017

Rumors are swirling that Blue Apron may be preparing to file for an IPO this year, with Reuters reporting that the company has hired bankers from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup to look into it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Payments Stocks Log Positive Performance
April 03, 2017

For the week that just ended, payments stocks were weighted to the positive end of performance, where the top five gainers posted mid-single-digit increases. By way of contrast, only a single stock in our pantheon posted similar metrics to the downside. Get the Full Story...

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Car Marketplace Carvana Files Its IPO
April 03, 2017

The mark of success for most any new business is whether or not it makes the leap to “go public.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Robinhood Close To Raising Cash That Gives It Valuation Of More Than $1B
April 03, 2017

Robinhood, the stock trading app, is close to closing a round of funding that could give it a valuation of more than $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Snapchat To Lose $2B This Year?
March 31, 2017

Looks like losing billions of dollars is a snap. Literally. 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 this...

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Bank Of America Investing $1.5M In Fintech Hub Efforts In Charlotte, NC
March 31, 2017

Bank of America is gearing up to invest $1.5 million in a Charlotte, North Carolina, initiative to build a FinTech hub in the city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Europe Tech Stocks Poised To End Q1 As Best-Performing Sector
March 31, 2017

Europe technology companies may not have splashy names like Facebook, Snap and Amazon and may not command the market value that their U.S. counterparts do, but in terms of an industry that is doing well in the stock market, European tech stocks are it. Get...