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Checkbook Launches Virtual Cards After Joining Visa FinTech Program

Checkbook Launches Virtual Cards After Joining Visa FinTech Program
Checkbook Launches Virtual Cards After Joining Visa FinTech Program
September 02, 2020  |  Real-Time Payments

Checkbook has joined Visa‘s FinTech Fast Track program and launched Virtual Cards, a program that will expand the reach of real-time payments, according to a...

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Report: Robinhood May Face $10M+ SEC Fine For Not Disclosing Payments For Order Flow
Report: Robinhood May Face $10M+ SEC Fine For Not Disclosing Payments For Order Flow
September 02, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Robinhood, the brokerage app often favored by inexperienced stock aspirants, is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its alleged failure to...

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InsurTech Firm PasarPolis Raises $54M
InsurTech Firm PasarPolis Raises $54M
September 02, 2020  |  Investments

Insurance technology firm PasarPolis has notched $54 million in funding, with Xiaomi Corp., LeapFrog Investments Ltd. and SBI Investment among the backers in the Series...

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Google Maps Enables Parking Payments With Passport
Google Maps Enables Parking Payments With Passport
September 02, 2020  |  Google

Passport has collaborated with Google to offer mobile parking payments in Austin, Texas through Google Maps. The function will begin launching on Wednesday (Sept. 2) and will...

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Potential TikTok Buyers Look At Options Despite Chinese Regulations
Potential TikTok Buyers Look At Options Despite Chinese Regulations
September 02, 2020  |  Partnerships

Prospective buyers of video-sharing service TikTok want to see ways to quickly acquire the app from parent ByteDance, with one option being buying the U.S....

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Why Airbnb Is Saying ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To Bill Ackman’s SPAC
Why Airbnb Is Saying ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To Bill Ackman’s SPAC
September 02, 2020  |  IPO

Short-term rental giant Airbnb has said “thanks, but no thanks” — at least for now — to a proposal to go public by merging with...

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Airbnb Rejects Blank-Check Offer To Go Public
Airbnb Rejects Blank-Check Offer To Go Public
September 02, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb Inc. has rejected investor William Ackman’s offer to merge with his newly formed blank-check company to go public. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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PropertyGuru Eyes Further Expansion Into Vietnam, Malaysia With New VC
PropertyGuru Eyes Further Expansion Into Vietnam, Malaysia With New VC
September 02, 2020  |  Investments

PropertyGuru has landed an additional $220 million in venture capital as the Southeast Asian real estate search and services site seeks to expand its product...

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