Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Investors Go After B2B FinTech Maturity
Investors Go After B2B FinTech Maturity
November 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the fallout from WeWork’s stumbles continues, one could easily wonder if the market is beginning to question not only the position of WeWork backer...

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Loyalty Firm Punchh Raises $40M For Brick-and-Mortar Analytics
Loyalty Firm Punchh Raises $40M For Brick-and-Mortar Analytics
November 14, 2019  |  Retail

As eCommerce rises in popularity – currently accounting for about 11 percent of retail sales, which is an increase of about 14.8 percent from last...

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DoorDash Adds Another $100M To $2B Coffer
DoorDash Adds Another $100M To $2B Coffer
November 13, 2019  |  Investments

Delivery startup DoorDash, which is backed by investing giants like SoftBank Group and Sequoia Capital, has received an investment of $100 million, according to a...

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Chinese EV Startup XPeng Reaches $4B Valuation With $400M Fundraise
Chinese EV Startup XPeng Reaches $4B Valuation With $400M Fundraise
November 12, 2019  |  Investments

Alibaba-backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup XPeng has raised nearly $400 million from investors, including Xiaomi Corp, in a new funding round, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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Visa To Invest $200M In Nigerian FinTech Interswitch
Visa To Invest $200M In Nigerian FinTech Interswitch
November 12, 2019  |  Investments

Africa’s veteran FinTech firm Interswitch became the sector’s first unicorn following a $200 million investment by Visa that gave it a 20 percent equity stake...

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How Supplier Focus Propels AP Innovation
How Supplier Focus Propels AP Innovation
November 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Innovation in the accounts payable (AP) space continues to expand, with FinTechs looking to capture their piece of a growing market driven by businesses’ desire...

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens
Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens
November 11, 2019  |  Data Dive

The holiday shopping season is generally not a time of year marked by restraint or a “less is more” type of attitude. In fact, in...

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Lawsuit Targets WeWork For Lost Value After Pulled IPO
Lawsuit Targets WeWork For Lost Value After Pulled IPO
November 10, 2019  |  Legal

A lawsuit is being launched by minority shareholders against WeWork, Adam Neumann — its co-founder and former chief executive officer — and the prime investor,...

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China To Update Rules To Lure More Public Tech Listings
China To Update Rules To Lure More Public Tech Listings
November 08, 2019  |  IPO

China has changed some IPO rules to entice more tech companies to list publicly in the country, according to a report by The Wall Street...

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