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An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.
(source: investopedia.com)
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2.2KIPOStudy: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
Price is what you pay, value is what you get. And when it comes to investing, the two may not always converge....
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1.7KInvestmentsIndian Public Listings Fall $2.7B YOY
Initial public offerings (IPOs) in India during 2019 have dropped to a four-year low as the Southeast Asian country’s economy cools, according to...
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4.1KInvestmentsInvestors Raise Billions To Invest In Later-Stage Companies
Later-stage tech startups are getting cash infusions from big investors eager to make deals, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday (Nov....
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2.3KInvestmentsWeWork’s IPO Flop Triggers Tech Startup Scrutiny By Investors
Following WeWork’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov....
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2.7KInvestmentsSoftBank Losses From WeWork, Uber Failed IPOs Top $5B
Analysts are starting to weigh in on the mounting damages SoftBank could incur after such mishaps as WeWork and Uber, Bloomberg reported...
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6.4KIPONasdaq Moves To Limit Chinese SMB IPOs
Nasdaq is putting the heat on initial public offerings (IPOs) of small Chinese companies, Reuters reported on Sunday (Sept. 29). Nasdaq —...
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5.7KIPOCalifornia Expects IPO Tax Windfall
California is gearing up to get a tax windfall from all the initial public offerings of California companies slated for this year....
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5.3KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
IPOs are everywhere, it seems, but Lyft may be a special case. Yes, Levi Strauss was a star earlier in the month,...
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Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course...
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13.3KInvestmentsOptions A Windfall For Pre-IPO Firms’ Employees?
Stock options drum up images of the dot-com era, of IPO riches reaped for getting in on the ground floor of a...
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9.8KInvestmentsTencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
Go big or go home — that could describe Tencent’s aggressive investment philosophy, one whose pace will not ease, according to Martin...
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3.8KToday In DataToday In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets
Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets, such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Uber’s and Lyft’s initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to take place this year, which...
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3.2KEconomyGov’t Shutdown May Have Cost The US $6B
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government – which lasted 35 days, the longest in modern history – cost the U.S....
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9.1KIPO2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
Tech companies are taking more time to reach their initial public offerings, with the median gap between their early financing and their...
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3.1KStartupsSeed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling
Startups just in their infancy are getting attention from seed investors — but unlike the dotcom days when every idea got some...
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6.3KInvestmentsAs IPOs Rise, Red Ink Fails To Deter Investors
You know the acronym. IPO. Stands for Initial Public Offering. Or maybe it could stand for “It’s Profitable…Or not.” It doesn’t seem...
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4.8KNewsFive At Five: Pay U Acquires New Payments Platform
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3.9KSizzle/FizzleIPOs Sizzle Amid Stocks, While Ripple Gets Served
Sizzle IPOs: See a renaissance of sorts, topping $35 billion in 2018, amid the fastest pace in 20 years and among verticals...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsFor SMB Underwriting, Exploring A More Reliable Kind Of Alternative Data
The pullback of banks from the small business lending space left a gap filled by alternative lenders who are exploring new ways...
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5.1KInvestmentsIn IPO Debut, Adyen Valuation Jumps Nearly 90 Percent
The FinTech rally comes to the Street. Well, at least for one firm, which had an IPO this week – and that...
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7.2KRetailBJ’s Wholesale Files for IPO
Just seven years after going private, BJ’s Wholesale Club has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported....
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4.5KStartupsSoftBank Driving Investments In Silicon Valley Startups
Silicon Valley startups have been raising more money in recent months, and they have SoftBank of Japan largely to thank. According to...
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4.9KStartupsSilicon Valley Gearing Up For Tech IPO Bonanza
Silicon Valley is preparing for a slew of new initial public offerings, as some of the well known and most highly-valued technology...
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5.4KB2B PaymentsFunding Circle Chooses Bank Partners For Record-Setting Float
Funding Circle has reportedly chosen the banks to help it go public, according to Bloomberg reports from Sunday (March 11). An unnamed...
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5.5KIPOReg A+ IPOs Lose More Investors’ Money Than They Make
Rules aimed at removing hurdles for small companies to list on the stock market aren’t resulting in much gains for investors. According...
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6.5KRetailBlue Apron Tops The List For Worst Performing IPOs
Blue Apron was the worst-performing tech initial public offering (IPO) in 2017, according to Crunchbase’s ranking of tech IPOs. The meal kit company...
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12.1KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin
Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments...
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12.1KStartupsCybersecurity Startups Struggle
While there is certainly no shortage of cyberattacks, U.S. cybersecurity startups are struggling to thrive against more advanced hackers and larger companies...
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9.7KNewsAll Sizzle, No Fizzle: Top Payments Topics Of 2017
Voice activation, artificial intelligence, alternative financing and IPOs: These were some of the year’s hottest topics in the payments industry – and...
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Global IPOs Reach Record High In 2017
Global initial public offerings (IPOs) over the past year saw the highest number of listings since the financial crisis, driven by strong...
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3.9KNewsGiddy 2017 — But Be Mindful of 2018’s IPOs?
Stocks have had a high profile run for 2017, and some are expecting a new crop of IPOs to fare well in...
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5.7KIPOChinese FinTech IPOs Don’t Dazzle Wall Street
Newly listed Chinese FinTech companies in the U.S. are struggling on Wall Street, leaving investors with unexpected losses and posing as a...
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6.1KToday In DataToday In Data: QSRs Innovate, Subscription Commerce IPOs And Digital Currencies
Today in PYMNTS’ data, the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry is growing and adopting new technology, customers are starting to wonder how...
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4.9KInternationalChina FinTechs Turn To Overseas IPOs To Raise Capital
With China tightening its regulations, some of the country’s largest FinTech startups are eyeing initial public offerings (IPOS) overseas. According to a...
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17.3KInvestmentsFor ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle, Or SoS?
The 1960s TV show “Lost in Space” featured a robot that would stand pat, robot arms akimbo, shouting in its robot voice,...
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3.8KIPOUSA Technologies Eyes Public Offering
The payment technology service provider USA Technologies, Inc., (USAT) which powers integrated cashless and mobile transactions in self-service retail settings, may go public,...
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3.7KNewsBlue Apron Files To Go Public
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IPOs Get Push, But Not From Big Tech Outfits
Initial public offerings, or IPOs for short, may be making a comeback, but to call it a comeback necessitates IPOs viewed through...
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4.4KMobile ApplicationsIPO Day 3: Snap Shares Slide 12 Percent
Did Snap just, well, snap? The high-flying parent company of Snapchat, which debuted last week on the public markets and which rose...
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IPOs May Mark 2017 Unicorns
Will 2017 mark a steady drum of hoofprints from unicorns coming public? 2016 is already in the rearview mirror, with a somnolent showing,...
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14.9KInvestmentsEnterprise Software IPOs To Lead Charge In 2017
Snap Inc. and a handful of lesser known software companies are gearing up for IPOs in 2017 in a sign that the...
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5.7KInvestmentsUnicorns Eye Public Markets, Leaving Anemic 2016 IPOs Behind
Stocks are at all-time highs, as measured in the United States. And yet the torpor that marked the IPO market this past...
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2.5KNewsViewed from Across the Pond, A Tale of Two (IPO) Mindsets
IPOs are ready to roll. IPOs are on hiatus. Same subject, two statements, different mindsets, different geographies. The initial public offering is...
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3.9KEuropeEU Market Volatility Sidelines IPOs
Even while the U.S. is seeing a resurgence of sorts in initial public offerings, Europe may be seeing a bit of a...
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Hostess IPO On The Horizon
We’ve all heard the myths and rumors that a Twinkie pretty much has no expiration date and can sit on a store...
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4.1KInvestmentsWill Unicorns Take Flight with IPOs?
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5.4KPayment MethodsLonging For The Good Old (Bubble) Days?
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11.1KSecurity & FraudIs The Cybersecurity Market Facing A Downturn?
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6.3KNewsWhat 2015’s Tough Tech Startup Market Means For 2016
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