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Chinese FinTech Stocks Climb; US Lenders Tumble
Chinese FinTech Stocks Climb; US Lenders Tumble
August 28, 2022  |  Stock Index

In the past week, three of the biggest gainers in financial stocks have been Chinese FinTechs, boosted by an agreement that gives U.S. authorities access...

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BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
August 26, 2022  |  International

Polish Payment Standard (PPS), the operator of Poland’s popular mobile payment solution BLIK is set to acquire the Slovakian mobile transaction service provider VIAMO, marking...

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FTC Warns Public About Student Loan Forgiveness, Payment Pause Scams
FTC Warns Public About Student Loan Forgiveness, Payment Pause Scams
August 26, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The federal government’s plan to forgive some student loans isn’t up and running yet, but it’s certainly been getting a lot of coverage in the...

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Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
August 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Since the start of June, mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $150 billion have either been postponed or canceled as financing becomes scarce. Get the...

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Report: DOJ Preps Apple Antitrust Suit
Report: DOJ Preps Apple Antitrust Suit
August 26, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly readying an antitrust complaint against Apple, a potential sign that the government’s ongoing investigation of the tech...

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Bunq’s CapitalFlow Picks Up $10M for Green Financing
Bunq’s CapitalFlow Picks Up $10M for Green Financing
August 26, 2022  |  Investments

Ireland-based Capitalflow Group, owned by neobank Bunq, has secured 10 million euros (about $10 million) from the low-cost Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (EELS) of the...

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Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
August 26, 2022  |  Retail

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Chinese tourists — once the darlings of luxury spending on European high streets — have been such...

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Alma Notches $130M Series D to Expand Mental Healthcare Access
Alma Notches $130M Series D to Expand Mental Healthcare Access
August 26, 2022  |  Healthcare

Mental health provider network Alma raised $130 million in a Series D funding round led by Thoma Bravo with participation from Cigna Ventures that will...

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The RealReal CFO Looks to Trim Costs, Sell Higher-Margin Goods
The RealReal CFO Looks to Trim Costs, Sell Higher-Margin Goods
August 26, 2022  |  Retail

Luxury goods reseller The RealReal is looking to cut costs and sell higher-margin products in an effort to turn its first profit. Get the Full...

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