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Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise

Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

Microsoft is participating in a new $2 billion equity funding round for self-driving carmaker Cruise, bringing the startup’s post-money valuation to $30 billion. Get the...

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PPP Round Two Aims To Clean Up Issues From Round One
PPP Round Two Aims To Clean Up Issues From Round One
January 19, 2021  |  Loans

The second round of federal funds to small businesses is already on its way out the door, with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) opening up...

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FinTech PPRO Raises $180 Million, Hits Unicorn Status
FinTech PPRO Raises $180 Million, Hits Unicorn Status
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

London-based payments infrastructure provider PPRO has pulled in new investment amounting to more than $180 million that raises the company’s value above $1 billion, according...

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Walmart Teams With Western Union For In-Store Money Transfers
Walmart Teams With Western Union For In-Store Money Transfers
January 19, 2021  |  Partnerships

Retail giant Walmart is partnering with global money movement leader Western Union to offer in-store payments and transfers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp
LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp
January 19, 2021  |  Partnerships

LendingClub said Tuesday (Jan. 19) it has received all the regulatory approvals necessary to close its $185 million acquisition of Radius Bancorp. The stage is...

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UK To Require Companies To Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days
UK To Require Companies To Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days
January 18, 2021  |  SMBs

The U.K. government is looking to crack down on companies that take too long to pay suppliers, according to a report from the Financial Times...

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Sequoia Could Put $7.2 Billion Into Auto1 With IPO Approaching
Sequoia Could Put $7.2 Billion Into Auto1 With IPO Approaching
January 18, 2021  |  Investments

Sequoia Capital has agreed to invest around 6 billion euros in Auto1 Group before the online car trading platform’s initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept....

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How Voice Is Winning Consumers By Being Everywhere They Want To Be
How Voice Is Winning Consumers By Being Everywhere They Want To Be
January 18, 2021  |  Voice Activation

While historians will have no shortage of things to write about at great length when it comes to the year 2020, one of the highlights...

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