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52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019

52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
52 Monday Conversations About Payments In 2019
December 30, 2019  |  Karen Webster

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UK Digital Bank Monzo Taps Visa Exec As US CEO 
UK Digital Bank Monzo Taps Visa Exec As US CEO 
December 03, 2019  |  Banking

London’s digital unicorn Monzo has appointed TS Anil to head U.S. operations as chief executive officer (CEO), Monzo said in a press release on Tuesday...

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Visa To Invest $200M In Nigerian FinTech Interswitch
Visa To Invest $200M In Nigerian FinTech Interswitch
November 12, 2019  |  Investments

Africa’s veteran FinTech firm Interswitch became the sector’s first unicorn following a $200 million investment by Visa that gave it a 20 percent equity stake...

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India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank
India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank
October 07, 2019  |  Investments

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO announced a $1.5 billion funding round led by founder Ritesh Agarwal, SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia...

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VCs, Execs Meet To Discuss State Of IPO Landscape
VCs, Execs Meet To Discuss State Of IPO Landscape
September 30, 2019  |  IPO

Hundreds of venture capitalists and high-level executives are meeting in Silicon Valley to discuss whether the current initial public offering (IPO) model is outdated and...

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TransferWise Reports 66 Pct. Profit Growth YOY
TransferWise Reports 66 Pct. Profit Growth YOY
September 18, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

TransferWise, one of Europe’s top five FinTech startups, announced profits for the third fiscal year in a row, with revenue after taxes 66 percent higher...

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Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
August 27, 2019  |  IPO

AI startup Megvii Technology has filed for a public listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
August 06, 2019  |  Investments

Rewards company Ibotta announced it has closed a series D funding round led by Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing Ibotta to a $1...

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