SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank
Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank
January 31, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Visa reported positive first-quarter earnings, totaling 700 million Visa Direct transactions, and CFPB sued Citizens Bank for violating the Truth in...

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SoftBank Asked Uber And DoorDash To Discuss Merger
SoftBank Asked Uber And DoorDash To Discuss Merger
January 30, 2020  |  Delivery

The Financial Times is reporting that food delivery companies Uber and DoorDash met to talk about a potential merger about six months ago, at the...

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Monzo Courts SoftBank As Part Of £100M Capital Raise
Monzo Courts SoftBank As Part Of £100M Capital Raise
January 27, 2020  |  Investments

British banking unicorn Monzo is in talks with Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank for financial assistance in its growth plans into the U.S. Monzo Co-founder Tom...

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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
January 26, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SoftBank-Backed Grofers Hires 4K Employees For Shopping Event
SoftBank-Backed Grofers Hires 4K Employees For Shopping Event
January 23, 2020  |  Retail

Online grocery company Grofers has contributed ₹100 crore to boost its India operations. A top official also confirmed that the company has hired 4,000 more...

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WeWork Unloads Business Software Company In Pursuit Of Profits
WeWork Unloads Business Software Company In Pursuit Of Profits
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

WeWork has sold its business management software company Teem and also the minority stake it had in startup The Wing, to focus its business going...

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SoftBank Joins Berkshire Grey’s $263M Funding Round For Retail Robotics
SoftBank Joins Berkshire Grey’s $263M Funding Round For Retail Robotics
January 22, 2020  |  Investments

Robotics and artificial intelligence company Berkshire Grey has raised $263 million in Series B financing to continue providing global Fortune 100 companies with retail, eCommerce...

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SoftBank Could Invest $40B In New Indonesian Capital
SoftBank Could Invest $40B In New Indonesian Capital
January 17, 2020  |  Investments

While no figure has been suggested yet, SoftBank has reportedly offered to invest a maximum of $40 billion in a new capital city Indonesia intends to create...

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WeWork’s Lease Volume Dries Up After Botched IPO
WeWork’s Lease Volume Dries Up After Botched IPO
January 16, 2020  |  Investments

Shared workspace and real estate company WeWork only signed four new leases in Q4, a drop of 93 percent in leasing activity, after its failed...

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