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Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses

Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
September 20, 2020  |  Partnerships

Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants Oracle and Walmart to pay $12 billion for a combined 20 percent stake in its social media giant TikTok...

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Mobile Banking Firm Chime Gets $14.5B Valuation With New Funding
Mobile Banking Firm Chime Gets $14.5B Valuation With New Funding
September 18, 2020  |  Investments

Mobile banking upstart Chime has completed funding that has provided the firm with a $14.5 billion valuation, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile

President Donald Trump will follow through on his pledge to ban downloads of TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday (Sept. 20).  Get the Full Story Complete...

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MetLife To Gain 35M Members With Versant Health Acquisition
MetLife To Gain 35M Members With Versant Health Acquisition
September 17, 2020  |  Partnerships

MetLife has agreed to acquire Versant Health, which owns popular brands Davis Vision and Superior Vision, in a $1.675 billion transaction from its owners, an...

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Jacksonville Jaguar Fans Can Now Pay Via QR Codes
Jacksonville Jaguar Fans Can Now Pay Via QR Codes
September 17, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The Jacksonville Jaguars are now allowing QR-based mobile payments at retailers and concessions at the TIAA Bank Field Stadium through a mobile Jags Pay wallet...

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EU Could Force Apple To Share Payments Tech With Competitors
EU Could Force Apple To Share Payments Tech With Competitors
September 17, 2020  |  Apple

The European Union (EU) could pass new laws that would make it mandatory for Apple to share the payments technology in its iPhones, according to...

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Mortgage Lender LoanDepot Looks Toward $15B IPO
Mortgage Lender LoanDepot Looks Toward $15B IPO
September 17, 2020  |  IPO

Five years after LoanDepot ditched plans to go public, the California-based lender, now worth as much as $15 billion, is giving the idea a second look. Get...

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TikTok Deal With Oracle Faces Tough Road To US Approval, Experts Say
TikTok Deal With Oracle Faces Tough Road To US Approval, Experts Say
September 17, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

ByteDance’s bid to retain ownership of TikTok in the United States through a “partnership” with Oracle faces long odds of winning White House approval, according...

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