SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
October 14, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Also, British cybersecurity software company Sophos is being...

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Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
October 13, 2019  |  Partnerships

A source has revealed that Brazilian lender Banco Inter SA is currently in discussions with Uber about partnering in financial services. The move is another...

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SoftBank Wants Control Of WeWork
SoftBank Wants Control Of WeWork
October 13, 2019  |  Investments

The parent company of WeWork is at a junction after its initial public offering (IPO) tanked and its chief executive officer stepped down, Reuters reported...

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SoftBank To Downshift Vision Fund Strategy Post-Uber, WeWork IPO Flops
SoftBank To Downshift Vision Fund Strategy Post-Uber, WeWork IPO Flops
October 11, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly reconfiguring his strategy for investing with his latest Vision Fund due to the struggles of companies like Uber and...

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Cash-Strapped WeWork Turns To SoftBank For Funding
Cash-Strapped WeWork Turns To SoftBank For Funding
October 11, 2019  |  Investments

WeWork needs to be financed by the end of November or it will run out of money. Bloomberg is reporting that the co-working company, which...

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Top News In Payments: Libra Fears Grow; Uber-IPO Impact Spreads; And SMBs Get Faster Payments
Top News In Payments: Libra Fears Grow; Uber-IPO Impact Spreads; And SMBs Get Faster Payments
October 09, 2019  |  News

Today’s payment news roundup includes a look at more fears and concerns around Libra, the spreading losses related to Uber and WeWork, fresh PYMNTS research...

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SoftBank Losses From WeWork, Uber Failed IPOs Top $5B
SoftBank Losses From WeWork, Uber Failed IPOs Top $5B
October 08, 2019  |  Investments

Analysts are starting to weigh in on the mounting damages SoftBank could incur after such mishaps as WeWork and Uber, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct....

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SoftBank CEO Not Satisfied With Firm’s Growth
SoftBank CEO Not Satisfied With Firm’s Growth
October 08, 2019  |  Investments

So far, the CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. isn’t impressed with his accomplishments at his company. “The results still have a long way to go, and...

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Former Google Exec To Lead AI Tech Division At OakNorth
Former Google Exec To Lead AI Tech Division At OakNorth
October 07, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

OakNorth, a FinTech backed by SoftBank, has hired former Google executive Sunil Chandra to lead its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology arm. The Financial Times is...

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