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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Kabbage Receives $250M Strategic Growth Investment From SoftBank
Kabbage Receives $250M Strategic Growth Investment From SoftBank
August 04, 2017  |  Investments

Kabbage Inc., a financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses globally, has announced the agreement on a $250-million equity investment from a subsidiary...

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Chinese Alt-Lender Dianrong Lands $220 Million
Chinese Alt-Lender Dianrong Lands $220 Million
August 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Singapore sovereign fund GIC recently led a $220 million funding round for Chinese alternative lending platform Dianrong as the company looks to focus on research...

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InContext Solutions And The New (Virtual) Reality Of Retail
InContext Solutions And The New (Virtual) Reality Of Retail
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

Gaming gets much of the glory when it comes to the emerging virtual-reality ecosystem – and for good reason – the application of the technology...

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B2B Startups Lead FinTech Investment Rebound
B2B Startups Lead FinTech Investment Rebound
August 02, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Good news for FinTech startups: in the U.S., venture capitalists have been boosting their activity in the market, with Q2 FinTech investments regaining its strength,...

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Xiaomi Phone Maker to Grow Internationally With $1B Loan
Xiaomi Phone Maker to Grow Internationally With $1B Loan
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

The first thing people check in the morning and something that is typically on their person at all times just got a jolt to its...

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The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
July 31, 2017  |  Facebook

Some of our most important innovations have happened by accident. In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming left his lab for vacation without cleaning up. He returned to...

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Stitch Fix Confidentially Files For IPO
Stitch Fix Confidentially Files For IPO
July 28, 2017  |  IPO

Stitch Fix has filed confidentially for an initial public offering as it readies itself to go public in the near future, according to Tech Crunch....

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GDP Growth Rebounds in 2Q, Consumer Spending Up  
GDP Growth Rebounds in 2Q, Consumer Spending Up  
July 28, 2017  |  Economy

Looks like the United States economy may be picking up steam. Numbers from the Commerce Department on Friday showed that gross domestic product gathered momentum...

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WeWork Lands $500M With Big Plans For China
WeWork Lands $500M With Big Plans For China
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

It may be slow on the B2B venture capital front, with just $31.5 million in funding rounds for some pretty niche enterprise service providers. But...

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