SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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OYO Reduces Hotel Room Count, Begins Layoffs
OYO Reduces Hotel Room Count, Begins Layoffs
January 14, 2020  |  Retail

As it encounters pressure from SoftBank, its largest investor, to cut back on operating losses, budget hospitality company OYO is quickly scaling back. The firm...

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SoftBank To Invest In Indonesia’s Sustainable City
SoftBank To Invest In Indonesia’s Sustainable City
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank Chief Executive and Founder Masayoshi Son wants to invest in the building of a $34 billion smart capital in Indonesia that would focus on...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

As far as investments go, SoftBank’s Vision Fund’s recent bumps and bruises, and the state of many of its once high-flying holdings, bring to mind...

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Employees Claim OYO Uses Corrupt Practices To Boost Growth
Employees Claim OYO Uses Corrupt Practices To Boost Growth
January 03, 2020  |  International

The New York Times is reporting that OYO, a quickly growing hotel startup that aims to be the largest hotel chain in the world by...

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Top News in Payments: Visa, TD Partner For US-Canada Money Transfers; Japanese Lenders Hinder SoftBanks’ WeWork Bailout
Top News in Payments: Visa, TD Partner For US-Canada Money Transfers; Japanese Lenders Hinder SoftBanks’...
December 23, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Visa partners with TD Bank to provide real-time transfers for U.S. TD Bank account owners to their Canadian accounts. Also,...

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Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
December 23, 2019  |  International

SoftBank’s negotiations with Japan’s three dominant lenders to procure $3 billion as part of a $9.5 billion WeWork bailout have been hindered by lending limits,...

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Goldman Leads $1.75B Line Of Credit For WeWork
Goldman Leads $1.75B Line Of Credit For WeWork
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

With conditions that clear up a trove of cash for WeWork, the office space and workplace solutions firm has received $1.75 billion in new financing in...

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Banking Apps Spread In Brazil As Critics Note Potential For Shakeout
Banking Apps Spread In Brazil As Critics Note Potential For Shakeout
December 17, 2019  |  International

With a bewildering number of choices, banking apps fueled by Tencent Holdings Ltd, SoftBank Group Corp, and other players are spreading in Brazil, as some...

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WeWork’s Bid To Find A New Lease On Life
WeWork’s Bid To Find A New Lease On Life
December 13, 2019  |  Investments

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