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eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding
eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

In Series B and Series B+ rounds headed up by VMG and XVC, California-based eCommerce grocer Weee notched almost $50 million in financing. Lightspeed Ventures,...

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Airbnb Execs Take Less Pay, Sideline $800M Marketing Plans
Airbnb Execs Take Less Pay, Sideline $800M Marketing Plans
March 30, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Airbnb is looking to pause its marketing campaigns as a way to save $800 million while the company’s executives slash half of their salaries, Reuters...

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US Mall Owner Taubman Tells Tenants To Pay Up
US Mall Owner Taubman Tells Tenants To Pay Up
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

U.S. mall owner Taubman is telling tenants that their rent must be paid despite the inability to meet obligations, according to a CNBC report on...

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US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
March 30, 2020  |  Banking

Bank regulators have rolled back the Jan. 1 accounting standard known as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) in an effort to bolster loans in the...

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Egypt Limits Bank Withdrawals, Deposits To Curb Inflation, Hoarding
Egypt Limits Bank Withdrawals, Deposits To Curb Inflation, Hoarding
March 30, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

In Egypt, banks have been told to impose a limit on cash withdrawals and deposits in a move to hopefully stop hoarding and inflation. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: WHO Debuts MiPasa Blockchain To Share Covid-19 Data; Coinbase’s Retail Payments Portal Passes $200M Transactions Processed
Bitcoin Daily: WHO Debuts MiPasa Blockchain To Share Covid-19 Data; Coinbase’s Retail Payments Portal Passes...
March 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with blockchain and other tech companies on a program to help convey data about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
March 29, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. government could deliver its stimulus funds to help the coronavirus-wrecked economy. Get the...

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Satellite Internet Startup OneWeb Closes After SoftBank Fund Raise Fails
Satellite Internet Startup OneWeb Closes After SoftBank Fund Raise Fails
March 29, 2020  |  Startups

OneWeb, which wanted to make internet access worldwide and widespread, has filed for bankruptcy and let most of its employees go after it couldn’t get...

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Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
March 29, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As a potential recession lurks, FinTechs, traditional banks and other financial institutions (FIs) are tightening the reins on loans to small businesses and households with...

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