SoftBank Group Corp.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo.

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SoftBank Faces Scrutiny For $1B Investment In Wirecard
SoftBank Faces Scrutiny For $1B Investment In Wirecard
June 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the Wirecard scandal unfolds, SoftBank Group Corp. is facing questions about its investment in the embattled German payment services provider, CNBC reported. Last year, the Tokyo-based global...

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Credit Suisse Eyes Its Supply Chain Finance Funds Amid Investor Scrutiny
Credit Suisse Eyes Its Supply Chain Finance Funds Amid Investor Scrutiny
June 24, 2020  |  Investments

Credit Suisse Group has started to look into funds invested in loans arranged by billionaire Lex Greensill and backed by Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Vision Fund,...

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Bango Expands Into Japan’s Booming Mobile Market With Payment Option
Bango Expands Into Japan’s Booming Mobile Market With Payment Option
June 15, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

SoftBank mobile phone owners can now pay for everything from movies to membership fees on Amazon.com with help from mobile commerce firm Bango, according to...

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New Funding To Make DoorDash A $15B Company
New Funding To Make DoorDash A $15B Company
June 12, 2020  |  Investments

DoorDash Inc. is expected to receive new funding that would value the nation’s largest on demand meal delivery company at $15 billion even before the...

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WeWork Eyes Closing Doors On Its WeLive Shared-Housing Communities
WeWork Eyes Closing Doors On Its WeLive Shared-Housing Communities
June 09, 2020  |  Investments

WeWork is considering ending its plans for WeLive, its communal living program based in Crystal City near Washington D.C., Bloomberg reports from anonymous sources. It...

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SoftBank Announces $100M Fund For Minority-Led Startups
SoftBank Announces $100M Fund For Minority-Led Startups
June 03, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank is rolling out a $100 million loan fund targeted exclusively at minority-led startups, in the latest move by a big corporate player to address...

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SoftBank CEO Says WeWork Investment Was ‘Foolish’
SoftBank CEO Says WeWork Investment Was ‘Foolish’
May 18, 2020  |  Investments

It’s not often that a CEO publicly admits they made a blunder, but that’s just what SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son did Monday (May...

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Today In Payments: Grubhub Says No Deal, But Negotiations Continue; SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As Jack Ma Exits Board
Today In Payments: Grubhub Says No Deal, But Negotiations Continue; SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As...
May 18, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Grubhub says “no deal” to Uber, but negotiations continue. Meanwhile, SoftBank posts $18 billion in losses after Jack Ma resigns, and...

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SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As Jack Ma Exits Board
SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As Jack Ma Exits Board
May 18, 2020  |  Investments

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group posted a record-breaking $18 billion operating loss right after Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announced he was stepping down from the...

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