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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Virgin Money Takes Big Haul In RBS Innovation Fund
Virgin Money Takes Big Haul In RBS Innovation Fund
September 23, 2020  |  Investments

Virgin Money said on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that it has landed the equivalent of $44.7 million from the United Kingdom’s Capability Innovation Fund, which was...

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Google To Invest $10B In India’s Tech Industry
Google To Invest $10B In India’s Tech Industry
July 13, 2020  |  International

Google is ramping up its ties to India with a $10 billion investment in the country’s technology buildout. The move is part of Big Tech’s...

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India’s Investor Laws Blocks Food Delivery Startup Zomato From Chinese Investor Money
India’s Investor Laws Blocks Food Delivery Startup Zomato From Chinese Investor Money
July 06, 2020  |  Delivery

Zomato, the $3 billion Indian food startup, has been cut off from its biggest Chinese investor Ant Financial amid new Indian regulations, The Financial Times...

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Pactum Closes $3M Seed Funding Round
Pactum Closes $3M Seed Funding Round
June 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Pactum, which works to let companies automate personalized commercial negotiations on a wide scale, has ended a seed funding round for $3 million, according to...

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Analytics Firm Dun & Bradstreet Launches IPO
Analytics Firm Dun & Bradstreet Launches IPO
June 25, 2020  |  IPO

Analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet has launched an initial public offering (IPO), with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and Barclays acting...

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SoftBank Faces Scrutiny For $1B Investment In Wirecard
SoftBank Faces Scrutiny For $1B Investment In Wirecard
June 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the Wirecard scandal unfolds, SoftBank Group Corp. is facing questions about its investment in the embattled German payment services provider, CNBC reported. Last year, the Tokyo-based global...

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Trustly Nets Capital Infusion From Blackrock-led Investment Group
Trustly Nets Capital Infusion From Blackrock-led Investment Group
June 10, 2020  |  Investments

Online payment platform Trustly’s global expansion plans just got a big boost. A high-powered slate of investors led by BlackRock is buying a stake in...

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Amazon Eyes Deal For $2B Stake In Indian Telecom Bharti Airtel
Amazon Eyes Deal For $2B Stake In Indian Telecom Bharti Airtel
June 04, 2020  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon may become the latest American tech giant to buy its way into India’s fast-growing telecom market as it eyes a deal that could upend...

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PayPal Boosts Investment In Tink Open Banking Platform
PayPal Boosts Investment In Tink Open Banking Platform
June 03, 2020  |  Investments

PayPal has re-upped its stake in Tink with an investment of an undisclosed size that was part of a previously announced 90 million euro funding...

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