Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Data Dive, Milestone Edition: Gig Payments, Affirm And Contactless March On
Data Dive, Milestone Edition: Gig Payments, Affirm And Contactless March On
April 08, 2019  |  Data Dive

For baseball fans, April 8 is a day that lives in semi-infamy, as it is the day 45 years ago in 1974 that Hank Aaron...

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Tandem Launches Fundraising For Expansion Plans
Tandem Launches Fundraising For Expansion Plans
April 05, 2019  |  Investments

Startup bank Tandem is trying to secure a new investment to help its plans for overseas expansion. Citing sources close to the bank, Financial Times...

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Yahoo Sells, Shutters Altaba, Its Alibaba Stake
Yahoo Sells, Shutters Altaba, Its Alibaba Stake
April 03, 2019  |  Investments

The company created to hold Yahoo’s considerable stake in Alibaba, called Altaba, will be sold and close shop by Q4 of this year, according to...

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Affirm Raises $300M In Series F Funding
Affirm Raises $300M In Series F Funding
April 03, 2019  |  Investments

Financial services company Affirm has raised $300 million in a Series F funding round, the company said in a press release. The funding round was...

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Andreessen Horowitz Shifts Business Model From VC To RIA
Andreessen Horowitz Shifts Business Model From VC To RIA
April 03, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Andreessen Horowitz has revealed that it is transitioning from being a venture capital (VC) firm to a registered investment advisor (RIA). The firm filed last month to...

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PayPal Invests In Digital ID Blockchain Startup
PayPal Invests In Digital ID Blockchain Startup
April 02, 2019  |  Investments

PayPal has invested in a blockchain company for the first time — one that’s focused on using the technology to help give users greater control...

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Iran Ridesharing Co Snapp Completes 2M Rides A Day
Iran Ridesharing Co Snapp Completes 2M Rides A Day
April 02, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Snapp, the Uber of Iran, has hit a milestone by hitting two million fares a day in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg....

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Mastercard Invests In Africa-Focused Unicorn Jumia
Mastercard Invests In Africa-Focused Unicorn Jumia
April 01, 2019  |  Investments

Mastercard will invest 50 million euros in Berlin-based Jumia Technologies, an online retailer focused on Africa, before its initial public offering in New York, according...

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Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
April 01, 2019  |  Investments

Airbnb, the home sharing company, said Monday (April 1) it is investing in OYO Hotels & Homes, the India-based hotel booking company. According to a...

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