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Zetwerk Raises $32M Series B Led By Lightspeed, Greenoaks Capital

Zetwerk Raises $32M Series B Led By Lightspeed, Greenoaks Capital
Zetwerk Raises $32M Series B Led By Lightspeed, Greenoaks Capital
December 11, 2019  |  Investments

Indian business-to-business (B2B) marketplace startup Zetwerk has raised $32 million in funding, led by new investors Lightspeed and Greenoaks Capital, reports said on Tuesday (Dec....

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DOJ To Wrap Up Probe Into Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple In 2020
DOJ To Wrap Up Probe Into Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple In 2020
December 11, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that he wants the government probes into big tech companies completed by 2020, according to a report Tuesday (Dec....

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NYC’s Payoneer Acquires optile To Bolster Payment Technology
NYC’s Payoneer Acquires optile To Bolster Payment Technology
December 11, 2019  |  Partnerships

New York City digital payment platform Payoneer is set to acquire the Germany-based open payment orchestration platform optile, Payoneer announced in a press release on...

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DOJ To Review Google’s Fitbit Acquisition For Antitrust Flags
DOJ To Review Google’s Fitbit Acquisition For Antitrust Flags
December 11, 2019  |  Partnerships

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is going to investigate Google’s proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit for potential antitrust issues, according to Reuters....

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ECB President Touts Benefits Of Central Banks Launching Crypto
ECB President Touts Benefits Of Central Banks Launching Crypto
December 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday (Dec. 11) to talk about the pros and cons of introducing their...

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SoftBank’s Hard Lessons From The Animal Kingdom
SoftBank’s Hard Lessons From The Animal Kingdom
December 10, 2019  |  Investments

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Amex: The Race For Rewards Dominance Is Slowing
Amex: The Race For Rewards Dominance Is Slowing
December 10, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

American Express (Amex) said there is finally some relief from the rewards war that has been raging for the past three years, Bloomberg reported on...

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Pear Raises $160M To Back Seed-Stage Startups
Pear Raises $160M To Back Seed-Stage Startups
December 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital firm Pear has announced $160 million in new fundraising to fuel its next wave of investments, with a focus on seed-stage B2B startups....

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