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Monzo Raises $80 Million At Lower $1.6 Billion Valuation

Monzo Raises $80 Million At Lower $1.6 Billion Valuation
Monzo Raises $80 Million At Lower $1.6 Billion Valuation
December 02, 2020  |  Investments

U.K. challenger bank Monzo has closed a funding round with another 60 million pounds ($80.3 million), the same amount as its last funding round from...

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Report: Amazon Eyes Buying Startup Wondery As Entry To Podcasts
Report: Amazon Eyes Buying Startup Wondery As Entry To Podcasts
December 02, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is in talks to purchase of podcast maker Wondery, a startup that could help the tech giant push more into the burgeoning podcast sector,...

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Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
December 02, 2020  |  Taxes

Facing a growing budget deficit and the cries from local businesses about fairness, the Canadian government is proposing a new digital tax on foreign web...

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Ant Group Reportedly Eyes Sale Of 30 Pct Stake In India’s Paytm
Ant Group Reportedly Eyes Sale Of 30 Pct Stake In India’s Paytm
December 02, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s Ant Group, which owns the widely used Alipay payments app, is looking at selling its 30 percent stake in India’s Paytm as friction between...

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Burger King India Holds IPO To Raise Cash, Pay Down Debt
Burger King India Holds IPO To Raise Cash, Pay Down Debt
December 02, 2020  |  IPO

Burger King India Ltd., the Indian branch of the popular QSR chain, is expected to hold its initial public offering (IPO) from Dec. 2 through...

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Walmart Adds Free Shipping To Walmart+ Subscription Program
Walmart Adds Free Shipping To Walmart+ Subscription Program
December 02, 2020  |  Walmart

Another day, another move to capture consumer spend as the holiday shopping season enters into its second half in 2020. This time around it’s an announcement...

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Shake Shack Eyes Expansion With Curbside Pickup, Digital Ordering In Plans
Shake Shack Eyes Expansion With Curbside Pickup, Digital Ordering In Plans
December 02, 2020  |  ResTech

Shake Shack is among the first restaurants to implement restaurant designs inspired by the things people did during the pandemic lockdowns this year, CNBC reports....

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Cyber Monday Rings Up $10.8 Billion In Record Sales
Cyber Monday Rings Up $10.8 Billion In Record Sales
December 01, 2020  |  eCommerce

Cyber Monday consumers rang up $10.8 billion in sales for the holiday, smashing records for the biggest online shopping day ever, according to new data...

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