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UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm

UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

UBS Group might be investing $400 million in India’s Paytm, which is owned by Ant Group, according to a report from Tech in Asia. Get...

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Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

British delivery power-house Deliveroo said Sunday (Jan. 17) in an announcement that it has raised $180 million in new investments, which push its valuation to...

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Q4 Earnings Show Big Banks Fared Better Than Expected In 2020
Q4 Earnings Show Big Banks Fared Better Than Expected In 2020
January 15, 2021  |  Earnings

In the first wave of Q4 earnings reports, J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo showed the pandemic’s impact on critical lending and spending, and...

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Fed’s Powell: CBDC Will Be Years, Not Months, Away
Fed’s Powell: CBDC Will Be Years, Not Months, Away
January 14, 2021  |  Payment Methods

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he isn’t in a rush to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because of the risks such...

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Biden Stimulus: $1,400 Checks And $20 Billion For Vaccines
Biden Stimulus: $1,400 Checks And $20 Billion For Vaccines
January 14, 2021  |  Economy

President-elect Joe Biden will push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Decision Time Approaches For Competing COVID Immunity Passport Schemes
Decision Time Approaches For Competing COVID Immunity Passport Schemes
January 14, 2021  |  Coronavirus

In America’s antebellum south, mosquito-borne yellow fever was the COVID-19 of its day. There was no vaccine. People built up socially valuable “immunocapital” by catching...

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Four Tools To Help SMBs Compete In The Digital-First Economy
Four Tools To Help SMBs Compete In The Digital-First Economy
January 14, 2021  |  SMBs

A year ago, solidifying a digital business was still at the level of a “nice to do” for most SMBs. A year and one global...

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Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

With “renewed clarity” and “reignited vision,” shares of Petco began trading on Thursday (Jan. 14) after the owner of 1,500 pet stores completed its third...

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PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
January 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal has become the first foreign company to own 100 percent of a payments platform in China as the financial technology company gobbled up the...

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