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Grab And ZhongAn Unit To Sell Insurance In Southeast Asia

Grab And ZhongAn Unit To Sell Insurance In Southeast Asia
Grab And ZhongAn Unit To Sell Insurance In Southeast Asia
January 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Grab, the ride-hailing startup, has inked a joint venture deal with a unit of ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., the Chinese Internet insurance company, to...

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Snap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
Snap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
January 16, 2019  |  Personnel

Snap, the struggling maker of the disappearing app Snapchat, saw its stock take a big hit after announcing its chief financial officer Tim Stone, who...

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Chairish CEO: What High-End Furniture eTail Can Learn From Designer Clothing’s eFoibles
Chairish CEO: What High-End Furniture eTail Can Learn From Designer Clothing’s eFoibles
January 16, 2019  |  Retail

Chairish Inc., the San Francisco-based parent company of high-end vintage furniture site Chairish and interior designer-focused online marketplace DECASO, today (Jan. 16) added a new brand to its family: Dering...

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Bitcoin Daily: TaxToken Takes On Crypto Taxes, ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Parents Ask For College Donations
Bitcoin Daily: TaxToken Takes On Crypto Taxes, ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Parents Ask For College Donations
January 16, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptopia, a digital currency exchange based out of New Zealand, has experienced what has been described by the company as a “security breach,” Coindesk reported....

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WeChat Takes On Alibaba With ‘Payments Score’
WeChat Takes On Alibaba With ‘Payments Score’
January 16, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

WeChat is now using a rating system to determine if a user is eligible to receive perks, including deposit-free renting services. Get the Full Story...

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Logistics Startup Bringg Raises $25M For Delivery
Logistics Startup Bringg Raises $25M For Delivery
January 16, 2019  |  Investments

Delivery logistics platform Bringg announced that it has raised $25 million in new funding, bringing its investment total to $53 million. Get the Full Story...

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Pandora Debuts Voice Assistant
Pandora Debuts Voice Assistant
January 16, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Streaming music provider Pandora has announced the launch of Voice Mode, a smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile app through simple voice...

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Amazon HQ2 Posts First Jobs
Amazon HQ2 Posts First Jobs
January 16, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon posted two job openings mentioning its HQ2 office in New York City. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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With This Ring, I Thee Pay — Buy, And Authenticate
With This Ring, I Thee Pay — Buy, And Authenticate
January 16, 2019  |  Matchmakers

Human wrists deserve a break when it comes to payments, commerce and even authentication, right? To put it another way: Is there a better way...

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