Investments

Investing can provide you with another source of income, here are investment options that will return a percentage of the vested value.

Alibaba Boosts Stake In Cainiao With $3.33B Investment
Alibaba Boosts Stake In Cainiao With $3.33B Investment
November 08, 2019  |  Delivery

Two years after acquiring a majority stake in the firm, Alibaba plans an additional investment of roughly $3.33 billion in logistics affiliate Cainiao to increase...

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Gig Economy Co Upwork Reports Revenue Gain, New Enterprise Push
Gig Economy Co Upwork Reports Revenue Gain, New Enterprise Push
November 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Gig economy platform Upwork plans to focus more on larger companies in the coming months, as the company seeks to increase its market share in...

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Finding Payments’ 2020 Hidden Value Today
Finding Payments’ 2020 Hidden Value Today
November 07, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

One of the themes of the coming decade — we’ve sprung for a top-shelf crystal ball here at PYMNTS, so we can state such things...

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FinTech Startup Digits Notches $10.5M
FinTech Startup Digits Notches $10.5M
November 07, 2019  |  Investments

FinTech startup Digits has announced the close of a $10.5 million Series A funding round, led by Benchmark. There was also participation from 72 angel...

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Fiserv Payments Revs Up 6 Pct, While eComm Gains Double Digits
Fiserv Payments Revs Up 6 Pct, While eComm Gains Double Digits
November 06, 2019  |  Earnings

Fiserv reported results for the third quarter that, in the wake of its acquisition of First Data, showed progress on realizing revenue synergies and growth...

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IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
November 06, 2019  |  Retail

IKEA and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) are putting money into technology startups as a way to help them sidestep retail disruption, the Financial Times (FT)...

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Top News In Payments: SoftBank Reports $6.5B Loss; FIS Sees Strong Merchant Sales In Q3
Top News In Payments: SoftBank Reports $6.5B Loss; FIS Sees Strong Merchant Sales In Q3
November 06, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5 billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. 6) with its first quarterly drop-off in 14 years. Also,...

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Silicon Valley Bank To Lend $200M To Danish Tech Firms
Silicon Valley Bank To Lend $200M To Danish Tech Firms
November 06, 2019  |  Loans

Silicon Valley Bank, a unit of SVB Financial Group, revealed plans to invest a minimum of $200 million to supply loans to Danish technology companies....

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SoftBank Tightens Startup Regs After WeWork’s Washout
SoftBank Tightens Startup Regs After WeWork’s Washout
November 05, 2019  |  Regulation

SoftBank is looking to develop stricter regulations for startups in the wake of the near collapse of WeWork. Sources have said the Japanese powerhouse is...

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