SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket

SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket
SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket
January 07, 2021  |  IPO

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 billion deal that brings it instant liquidity...

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Today In Payments: Crypto Market Tops $1 Trillion; UnitedHealth’s Optum Buys Change Healthcare
Today In Payments: Crypto Market Tops $1 Trillion; UnitedHealth’s Optum Buys Change Healthcare
January 07, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the cryptocurrency market topped $1 trillion after bitcoin set new record highs above $37,000, and UnitedHealth’s Optum bought Change Healthcare. Plus,...

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Games Platform Roblox Reels In $520 Million, To File Direct Listing
Games Platform Roblox Reels In $520 Million, To File Direct Listing
January 07, 2021  |  Investments

Roblox, which offers an online games platform, has raised $520 million in a funding round led Menlo Park, California-based Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group....

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Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 Billion In Sales
Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 Billion In Sales
January 07, 2021  |  Retail

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported on Thursday (Jan. 7) as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 results that its Retail Pharmacy USA division had $27.2 billion...

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Integrated Workflows Fuel Cross-Border B2B Payments
Integrated Workflows Fuel Cross-Border B2B Payments
January 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

There are a lot of moving parts in B2B payments that are keeping corporate finance executives busy as they work to modernize and optimize their...

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QR Codes Set To Move From Sideshow To The Main Payments Stage
QR Codes Set To Move From Sideshow To The Main Payments Stage
January 07, 2021  |  Digital Payments

While QR codes have become an extremely prominent part of the payments landscape in the Asia Pacific region in general and in China specifically, in...

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UnitedHealth’s Optum Buys Change Healthcare For $13 Billion
UnitedHealth’s Optum Buys Change Healthcare For $13 Billion
January 06, 2021  |  Healthcare

After being bought by UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare will join with OptumInsight to boost software and data analytics, tech-fueled research and revenue cycle management offerings for...

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Stimulus Checks Pose Issues For H&R Block, TurboTax 
Stimulus Checks Pose Issues For H&R Block, TurboTax 
January 06, 2021  |  Economy

Americans expecting a second stimulus check deposited into their accounts have not received payment as anticipated, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full...

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Rivian Close To Raising Funds At $25 Billion Valuation
Rivian Close To Raising Funds At $25 Billion Valuation
January 06, 2021  |  Investments

Electric truck startup Rivian Automotive, which is backed by Amazon, is near to a new funding round which would value it at $25 billion, Bloomberg...

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