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Airwallex Teams With Bird for Streamlined International Payments
Airwallex Teams With Bird for Streamlined International Payments
April 22, 2024  |  Partnerships

Payments platform Airwallex has launched a partnership with global communications platform Bird, formerly known as MessageBird. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), is designed to power Bird’s international payments...

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E-Scooter Startup Bird Declares Bankruptcy Following Delisting
E-Scooter Startup Bird Declares Bankruptcy Following Delisting
December 20, 2023  |  Transportation

Bird, the once high-flying electric scooter startup, has filed for bankruptcy. The Miami-based company announced its Chapter 11 filing two years after going public, one...

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Bird Expands Its eBike Fleet, Launches Smart Vehicle
Bird Expands Its eBike Fleet, Launches Smart Vehicle
June 23, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Electric transportation startup Bird has added shared eBikes to its fleet of vehicles along with the launch of Bird Bike, a shared smart vehicle, the...

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InsurTech SPACs In Spotlight, And Bird Takes Flight Toward IPO 
InsurTech SPACs In Spotlight, And Bird Takes Flight Toward IPO 
May 14, 2021  |  IPO

The weekly SPAC/IPO Tracker shows that through the middle of the month, year-to-date banking related listings stood at 25, trailed by a baker’s dozen of...

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Vehicle Sharing Startup Bird Plans Public Offering With SPAC Merger
Vehicle Sharing Startup Bird Plans Public Offering With SPAC Merger
May 12, 2021  |  IPO

Silicon Valley vehicle-sharing startup Bird is planning to go public with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Switchback II Corporation. Travis VanderZanden, founder and CEO...

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Bird Seeks Public Offering Via SPAC At $2.3 Billion Valuation
Bird Seeks Public Offering Via SPAC At $2.3 Billion Valuation
May 10, 2021  |  IPO

Electric scooter company Bird is looking to go public with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Switchback II Corporation, dot.LA reported. The proposed deal values Bird at...

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NYC Teams With Bird, Lime, VeoRide For eScooter Pilot Launch
NYC Teams With Bird, Lime, VeoRide For eScooter Pilot Launch
April 14, 2021  |  Ridesharing

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has announced it is partnering with Bird, Lime and VeoRide to run its first-ever pilot program...

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Today In Payments Around The World: First Nordic SPAC To Go Public; Bird To Expand In Europe
Today In Payments Around The World: First Nordic SPAC To Go Public; Bird To Expand...
March 17, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, SEB is the global coordinator and bookrunner of Scandinavia’s first blank-check company, while Bird is launching an...

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Bird’s Scooter-Sharing Platform Invests $150 Million In Europe
Bird’s Scooter-Sharing Platform Invests $150 Million In Europe
March 16, 2021  |  Investments

Silicon Valley scooter and vehicle sharing platform Bird is launching an expansion across Europe and is earmarking $150 million to make it happen, according to...

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