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GoogleGoogle Sets Up Shop In Tokyo’s Chic Shibuya Neighborhood
Google relocated its head office to Tokoyo’s hip Shibuya neighborhood, taking up most of the 35th floor of the Shibuya Stream skyscraper,...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). The move comes after the Canadian...
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B2B PaymentsWESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator
WESCO International has announced that WESCO Distribution has partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup Plug and Play to launch their newest accelerator, B2B Sales...
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RetailStartup Accelerator Debuts From Farfetch
A startup accelerator is not so far-fetched for Farfetch. Businessoffashion.com reports that the company is debuting a startup accelerator that looks to...
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RetailAccelFoods Fund For Food Innovators Hits $35M
AccelFoods, as the organization’s name suggests, is an accelerator that works to back early-stage food and beverage startup companies. Recently, said TechCrunch, the...
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Security & FraudAccelerator Backed By UK Spy Agency Selects First Startups
The U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the intelligence and security organization that provides signals intelligence and information assurance to the British government...
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InvestmentsNFL Invests Player Capital To Launch Venture Fund
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) is starting a venture capital group and business accelerator. But what has most people talking about the...
- Vantiv
Vantiv Launches Program With Android Pay
While momentum may be a relative term, in the eCommerce space, it is clear that there is momentum with more consumers choosing...
- Merchant Innovation
Techstars, Barclays Launch In Cape Town
Techstars and Barclays are launching yet another accelerator program, this time in Cape Town, South Africa. And the application window for interested...
- Blockchain / Distributed Ledger
loyyal Solves Customer Incentive Challenges Through Dubai Accelerators Program
Across the world, business accelerators have been popping up. In the U.S. alone, the number of accelerators grew from 16 programs to...
- International
loyyal Joins Historic Dubai Future Accelerators Program
Blockchain startup loyyal is participating in the historic Dubai Future Accelerators program, backed by a $275 million fund. The announcement from the...
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Fintech InvestmentsOctopus Investments Gives FinTech Startups A Leg-Up
TechCrunch reports that, while the accelerator investment model has been used in tandem with other strategies (by marquee names, such as Barclays),...
- Innovation
MasterCard, Silicon Valley Bank Pick Commerce Startups
MasterCard and Silicon Valley Bank have selected the next group of participants for its Commerce.Innovated. virtual accelerator class intended to give startups...
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B2B PaymentsB2B Tech Startups Get New Accelerator In Hong Kong
A new B2B tech accelerator is opening in Hong Kong. It is Swire-owned Blueprint, Hong Kong’s latest 20,000 square-foot (spread across two floors...
