What Is Investing?

What Is Investing? Investing is a way to increase the amount of money you have by putting it into financial products. These include bank accounts, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals and property. Anything that potentially increases in value can be an investment.

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India’s Lendingkart Closes $30M Series D Round
India’s Lendingkart Closes $30M Series D Round
August 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Indian startup Lendingkart has announced that it raised $30 million as part of a Series D financing round. Existing investors Fullerton Financial Holdings, Bertelsmann India...

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Bitcoin Daily: German Blockchain Finance Firm Bitwala Raises $14.5M; Rain Becomes First Licensed Crypto Exchange In Middle East
Bitcoin Daily: German Blockchain Finance Firm Bitwala Raises $14.5M; Rain Becomes First Licensed Crypto Exchange...
August 01, 2019  |  Bitcoin

German blockchain finance firm Bitwala announced that it has raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB...

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Ethiopia Softens Banking Rules To Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
Ethiopia Softens Banking Rules To Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
July 31, 2019  |  International

Ethiopia has softened its banking rules and opened up the financial space in the country to about five million citizens who have changed to other...

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Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
July 24, 2019  |  Investments

Startup companies in Vietnam, ranging from FinTech to logistics and artificial intelligence, are attracting a record amount of venture capital money in the country, according...

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The Credit Union Loyalty Disconnect
The Credit Union Loyalty Disconnect
July 23, 2019  |  Innovation

When it comes to loyalty and rewards innovation, credit unions (CUs) and their members don’t always see eye to eye. Loyalty and rewards innovation tops...

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Robinhood Raises $323M On $7.6B Valuation
Robinhood Raises $323M On $7.6B Valuation
July 22, 2019  |  Investments

Stock trading app Robinhood has announced a $323 million Series E financing round, which brings the company’s valuation to $7.6 billion. “We’ll use the funding...

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Stifel Launches Lending Unit For Startups And Their Investors
Stifel Launches Lending Unit For Startups And Their Investors
July 22, 2019  |  Loans

Stifel Financial Corp. has announced the launch of a venture banking and lending business to provide debt capital financing and commercial banking solutions to growth...

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Wiserfunding Debuts EU’s First Certified SMB Credit Rating
Wiserfunding Debuts EU’s First Certified SMB Credit Rating
July 22, 2019  |  SMBs

Wiserfunding has announced the launch of Europe’s first certified credit rating for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Created in partnership with modefinance, the service will...

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BofAML: Apple App Store Revenue Accelerates Slightly
BofAML: Apple App Store Revenue Accelerates Slightly
July 19, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s App Store revenue exhibited a bit of acceleration in the third quarter, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) said. The bank indicated that, according to...

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