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PayPal Ventures Joins VNLIFE’s $250M Funding Round

PayPal Ventures Joins VNLIFE’s $250M Funding Round
PayPal Ventures Joins VNLIFE’s $250M Funding Round
July 30, 2021  |  Investments

PayPal Ventures was among investors taking part in VNLIFE’s Series B funding round of more than $250 million, which secured the digital banking and payments...

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Spending Rebound May Be On Shaky Ground
Spending Rebound May Be On Shaky Ground
July 30, 2021  |  Economy

A spending rebound, yes — but the question is whether it will be sustainable, or whether the Delta variant will stop consumer sentiment, and the...

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Deliveroo Could Leave Spain To Expand Elsewhere
Deliveroo Could Leave Spain To Expand Elsewhere
July 30, 2021  |  Delivery

London-based delivery service Deliveroo is mulling an end to its offering in Spain as part of a plan to expand in new and existing markets,...

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Gopuff Plans Expansion After Landing $1B Investment
Gopuff Plans Expansion After Landing $1B Investment
July 30, 2021  |  Delivery

Gopuff is valued at about $15 billion after the Philadelphia-based delivery company raised $1 billion in its most recent funding round, with Guggenheim Investments, Hedosophia...

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QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
July 30, 2021  |  Mobile

Telecoms operator Airtel Africa notched a $200 million investment for its Airtel Mobile Commerce unit from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), MarketWatch and other news...

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PayPal’s Not-So-Subtle Super App Ambitions Point To Brewing Fight
PayPal’s Not-So-Subtle Super App Ambitions Point To Brewing Fight
July 30, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Amazon $887M
EU Privacy Regulator Fines Amazon $887M
July 30, 2021  |  Amazon

A European privacy watchdog has fined Amazon 746 million euros ($887 million) for violating data protection laws. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Payment Changes Forced By The Pandemic Provide Businesses With Competitive Advantages
Payment Changes Forced By The Pandemic Provide Businesses With Competitive Advantages
July 30, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look...

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Coffee On The Go Is Coming Back, Say Major F&B Brands
Coffee On The Go Is Coming Back, Say Major F&B Brands
July 30, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Coffee on the go is coming back. This week, Starbucks, Nestlé, Keurig Dr Pepper, and Restaurant Brands International (RBI) all reported that coffee away-from-home purchases...

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