SoftBank Group Corp.

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

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Five At Five: Square’s New Payments Program
Five At Five: Square’s New Payments Program
October 05, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five,  your late look the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a look at Square’s newest merchant offering, along...

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SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
October 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

SoftBank Group is close to reaching a deal with Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing company, in which it will invest $500 million. Reuters, citing sources...

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Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
October 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes tension between two big online players, along...

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SoftBank, Toyota Partner To Create New Mobility Services
SoftBank, Toyota Partner To Create New Mobility Services
October 04, 2018  |  Innovation

Toyota Motor and SoftBank announced Thursday (October 4) they have formed a strategic partnership to enable the creation of new mobility services. In a press...

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Mastercard Eyes Blockchain For B2B            
Mastercard Eyes Blockchain For B2B            
September 19, 2018  |  Blockchain

Patent filings have been in blockchain-related news, and Mastercard has filed applications that target B2B transactions and data flow. Elsewhere, LG Uplus is trialing blockchain...

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SoftBank Builds Blockchain Mobile Payments Proof Of Concept
SoftBank Builds Blockchain Mobile Payments Proof Of Concept
September 13, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Japanese telecom carrier SoftBank has announced a partnership with Synchronoss and TBCASoft on a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a new cross-carrier mobile payments service. The service...

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Rakuten Reveals Its Plan To Take On Amazon
Rakuten Reveals Its Plan To Take On Amazon
August 28, 2018  |  Retail

Japanese eCommerce firm Rakuten is thinking big these days, according to recent reports, sharing ambitious goals of taking on wireless technology provider SoftBank by launching a...

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Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
August 24, 2018  |  Partnerships

Alibaba and SoftBank have invested $3 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery company that is owned by Alibaba. According to a report in CNBC, Ele.me...

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SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
August 22, 2018  |  Investments

Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and inside investors also...

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